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Portrait of Nicolas
I was pretty happy with this image considering the circumstances that surrounded getting it. I used the Eastman 7X11 camera and Wollensak 18" Verito lens. The wind was blowing that camera with that big lens around like a leaf. We waited for a lull. #5 studio shutter just like your big Pinkham J. 1/5th out in bright sun wide open was about 5 stops overexposed. The Pyrocatechol compensating developer saves my bacon on this stuff. That and a big pull on the development always gives me very usable negs. I may never get the chance to shoot this guy again but I think he's wonderful material.
Nicolas is reclining against a 1927 La Salle that once belonged to the Tonopah Mining Co. Read more about it here:
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 09:57PM
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Jim Galli
in Jim Galli, Wollensak Verito, monochrome
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3 Comments
Jim Galli
in Jim Galli, Wollensak Verito, monochrome
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3 Comments
Reader Comments (3)
Hey Jim
The eyes never lie!!! I'm surprised at how you and the Verito handled highlight detail under the circumstances you mentioned, and the portrait is still easy on the eye w/nothing garish. You did a great job of dialing down the overexposure.
Being outside, while the wind plays w/the camera and its bellows always drives me crazy.
Hey
You tell Karen Epperley for me that she absolutely looks like a CLASS lady!!! This La Salle is beautiful, who does it belong to now??
I love classic cars almost as much as I love classic lenses but can't afford another obsession where I'd be dumping every discretionary dime into it.
Congrats Jim,
Great series of images. I love the character change from one lens to the other. The Rochester is a very crisp lens and yet a lens from a similar period conveys a totally different feel. The restoration on the car looks superb.
Thanks for sharing your great talent.
Steve