Life & Death

Sorry to hear of your troubles, Andy. Is the plate at max bellows draw?

Actually Thomas, its got a lot more bellows left in it, i just had a shorter lens on... The silver is boiling down as we speak after i neutralized it with ammonium hydroxide to ph 7 and sunned it. It made a lot of crud precipitate out, and after the boil down, I'll rehydrate it with distilled water, check specific gravity, and add silver nitrate as needed. Then i will add nitric acid to bring the acidity back to Ph 4 and it will be like new again. the black dots I got were a visual warning that the bath needs mantenance...

I see. I was silently wondering to myself what a tighter crop might look like, but then realize that depth of field probably becomes a real issue. At f/4 you have maybe 1/8" or so to play with, depending on focal length (I imagine a 12" or so)? Your work on life/death/weirdness is interesting. Keep it up, brother.

Thanks T... The lens is a 10" actually. Better for 5x7 at infinity but good for close up and portraits closer in.

bones and straw , nice pattern

Hermagis Lantern Lens - perfect choice, the spots are not bothersome to me, love the tones on this plate.