More from the Toyo

[kdthomas]

This is from my large-format 4x5 Toyo ... I am really falling in love with this thing. This is a direct scan ... no editing, it's straight from the negative.

Shot on Ilford HP5 Plus 400 at f/16 with a 200 mm schneider lens from about 24in away, tilted both standards vertical. Developed in fresh Kodak D76 for 7:30.

The tree bark is something I just decided to pick up out of the landscaping at work, that had fallen from one of the trees.

 

[acparsons]

Nice lighting.

 

[Derrel]

You seem to have come to good grips with the view camera, film, and developing basics! Your progress has been quite rapid, but then, you do have that old, 30-years-ago stint too, so it's not like you never took a picture before. The egg shot is an interesting exercise in lighting, composition, and exposure/development. The bark makes an interesting still life subject, and the shot was well-executed. Overall, I'm impressed with how well you've developed your 4x5 technique in such a SHORT time!

 

[kdthomas]

Thanks @Derrel ... I do love doing it and this one was a bit of a labor of love. It was hell trying to find something to get that stupid bark to stay on the foamboard! Finally settled on a pushpin through the back, and hanging it on the "hook"