Solving the mysteries of a cut film camera.

[Grandpa Ron]

I call this "A Chipmunk's view of the woods"

This one is "Loading the canoe."

Old 4x5 Seneca view camera,
Both shots 1/50 sec. f16 aperture, ISO 400 film.

 

[terri]

Good stuff! I like the second one in particular. Does your lens naturally give the vignetting so distinctly?

 

[Grandpa Ron]

The vignetting in my photographs and the borders are added for two reasons;

1. It is my "tip of the hat" to acknowledge the skills and techniques of the long gone crafts men and women that built this gear at the turn of the last century. The vignetting and border give it an old timey look.

2. The Seneca camera was built in 1909 and the Wollensak lenses are about 7 decade old. While the gear is easy to use, it is a prone to light leaks if not handles carefully. The vignetting helps this also.

Bird feed out my window.

Fallen log.

 

[Rickbb]

Nice, seeing these almost makes me want to break out mu old 4 x 5.