Vintage Tin National Park **12X20**
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jimgalli

Vintage Tin National Park **12X20**

If I had simply taken this photograph with my Nikon, it would just be another boring crummy snapshot of an old car sitting in the desert. About as interesting as a photo of a squirrel coming after a peanut in some guys hand.

BUT>> I made this with my ultra expensive 12X20 camera and a $10 sheet of film, so this is without any further argument........fine art.

What actually happened was I enjoyed myself for a good 45minutes making this photograph, so whether anyone else likes it or not, I was paid in full.
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Location
Somewhere E. of Tonopah.....
Equipment Used
Mega $$$$ 12X20 camera
Exposure
I'm far too important to bother recording such
Film & Developer
$10+ sheet of film
Paper & Developer
neg scan :~'))
You've hit the nail on the head Jim. Unless you're in the profit and loss commercial photography game, it's all about personal satisfaction. The equipment and process involved in getting to the finished print is integral to the hobby.

Incidentally if you've been successful in explaining this to non photographers who can't undertstand why photography as a hobby isn't solely about taking the quickest route to producing a pack of 5 x 7 colour prints then let me know how you managed it.

Nice shot
 
Monophoto
This week, I had a fabulous time making a couple of exposures at Union Station in Utica, NY. A beautiful, 1913 vintage building, built before Amtrak proved that, after all, railroads could be tacky.

Of course, in my excitement, I make both exposures on the same sheet of film, while the second sheet in the holder was unexposed. That didn't change my enjoyment - it only means that now I have to go back and enjoy it all over again.

Indeed - the process is almost as much fun as the final product.
 
Another winner....I like how the distant automobile balances the composition and adds depth.... John, the actual "Bonnie and Clyde" car is alive and well residing in Nevada, just a bit south of Las Vegas on I-15.
 
Thomas Bertilsson
Awesome! I can't even imagine how difficult it must be to load a 12x20 up and drag it around. In this case I have to say it was well worth the trouble.
Personally I think dragging my 4x5 around is usually a pain, but it usually pays off. Maybe it's in the effort?
I like your photograph a lot. Glad you had a good time. That's how I justify my hobby myself, and if I once in a while am able to sell a print, all the better, but it's certainly not the point.
- Thom
 
mikebarger
I suspect this is a 39 or 40, 5 or 6 years newer than Clyde's ( or whoever Clyde borrowed it from).
 
dphphoto
And I have a hard time hauling around my 8X10! You're right, it wouldn't be as good in 35mm. Dean
 
jimgalli
For those of you who were curious about my outlandish claims above, this was actually posted as a tongue in cheek response to another guy who had a thread claiming that folks with ULF cameras were pawning off their boring photos and standing behind a lame excuse of "it was done with my ulf" I was being facetious, and you all have been very gracious. Thanks. Yes Mike, a '39.
 
SteveH
Pretty neat Jim. I cannot imagine what the neg looks like. So, just how many grains of sand are visable in this image :D
 

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