From an abandoned farm
Here in NJ, we have the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area, aka the Tocks Island Dam project, which absent the shrieks of the people who lived there, would have flooded a gigantic swath of wonderful natural area. Some people let the state take over their property, and some did not. The project died a gruesome death and left behind whole farms, houses and a small town to just rot away. The whole thing was later declared a national preserve and there it sits. This is one such left-behind farm. Following are two frames of one of the sheds. One taken with a Voigtlander brass cannon, and the other with a Wolly Verito.
Voigtlander: It definitely imparts an old-world look. I placed the shed dead center in the frame -- max focus for a petzval, and then did lift and shift to reposition the shed so as to not be dead center. There's flare in the frame -- probably from a hole in the ND filter I was using, blah, blah. about 10-11" on 4x5
Verito: The focus is definitely on the shed, in fact, you can see the weaving in the window screening. BUT, the wild flowers at the bottom of the frame appear to be better focused. I attribute this to the Verito having a curved focal plane. 14.5" on 4x5
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