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This is a medium format shot I took with an extremely old Voigtlander Brilliant. The camera dates back to circa the early 1932
To be honest I'm surprised anything came out at all.
I also used a very very old type of developer and no scheduling whatsoever for the film processing.
All was done in my basement and kitchen.
The skeletons were projects for my senior year Anatomy and Physiology class. Three groups created human skeletons mostly out of model magic. Me and my two parters decided to take on the challenge of piecing together an old sheep skeleton.
Not so easy...
hahaha I had a lot of fun with it anyway and with how degraded the film appears they look relatively realistic.

The white scratches occurred when I had difficulty advancing the film. I personally like the effect though I'm sure there are plenty out there who believe that the image is technically ruined. To each his own.

Winter

Winter
Originally uploaded by srtists13

Scanned and inverted negative 4x5 direct print from camera.

Shooting Stats:
f/16
approx 4 min (evening w/ poor artificial light)
Bellows: 19.5 in.
Dist. from Subj. 13 in.

Developing Stats:
D Time: 35 sec
S-B Time: 45 sec
F Time: 2 min.

This picture gives me the chills. It's really contrasty so the whites almost look like ice, or at least realistically it should look metallic. I'm a huge fan of the texture of the metal and how the dynamic light is caught on even the slightest of changes in the surface.

Skull 2

Skull 2
Originally uploaded by srtists13

Scanned and inverted negative 4x5 direct print from camera.

Shooting Stats:
Shutter Speed: ???
Aperture: F/8
Bellows: 11 1/8th in.
Dist. from Subj: 22 3/4 in.

Processing Details:
Developed: 15 secs (yikes!)
Stop Bath: 1 min. 30 secs
Fix: 2 min.

The story with this print is that sometimes the shutter release cable gets a little stuck halfway to closing... well this time that happened and i didn't notice until looking into the lens and noticing the open aperture. So I'm not even remotely sure what the shooting speed is haha.

Skull 1

Skull 1
Originally uploaded by srtists13

Scanned and inverted negative 4x5 direct print from camera.

Shooting Stats:
Shutter Speed: 2 secs
Aperture: F/5.4
Bellows: 13 in.
Dist. from Subj:21 in.

Processing Details:
Developed: 15 secs (yikes!)
Stop Bath: 1 min. 30 secs
Fix: 2 min.

This was my first real photograph from my 4x5 camera. (just getting the hang of it so far.) I was really worried when i put it in the developer and in less than 20 seconds it was rapidly getting darker and darker. There are a few chemical markings on the print but other than that and its being centered I'm pleased with it. :-)