Lock Machinery, C & O Canal

by Paul Gillis

This device is mounted next to Lock 10 on the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, near Cabin John, Maryland.  I think it opened & closed a sluice gate that would flood the lock to raise the canal boats up, as they travelled up the Potomac from Washington.  Unfortunately, the canal fell into disrepair & stopped being used in the early 20th century.  But it was made into a national park, and some of the locks & aqueducts are maintained as historic tourist attractions.

I took this photo with my Sputnik on Provia 100F, around sunset under a cloudy sky.  I think my exposure was 2 seconds.  I carried a digital SLR with me to serve as my exposure meter (and to take a few 2D photos & cha-chas.)

–Paul Gillis

Ring in the Rock

by Paul Gillis

In August I was trying to take some pictures near the Chain Bridge, which crosses the Potomac from Arlington to D.C.  It’s a fairly standard steel girder bridge, but a much earlier bridge at the same spot was a chain suspension bridge, and the name apparently stuck.  I spotted this iron ring embedded in the rock near the western abutment; perhaps it was a part of the old suspension bridge.

Taken with my Sputnik on Provia 100.

–Paul Gillis

Fairview Lake at Dusk

by Paul Gillis

A small lake near my home in Falls Church.  I took this with one of several Sputniks I have, the only one that has had internal flocking & light seals added.  Unfortunately, its lenses don’t seemed to be closely matched, or maybe they just need their relative focus and their shutters adjusted.  This was taken after sunset with a ten second exposure (or maybe longer).  Luckily there wasn’t much wind.

–Paul Gillis

Fountain of Faith

by Paul Gillis

This is just a small part of an amazing sculptural group in the National Memorial Park, a cemetery near my home in Falls Church, Virginia.  It was made by the Swedish sculptor Carl Milles in the early 1950’s.  Unfortunately the water works were out of commission when I took this picture.

I shot it in 1999 with two Mamiya C-330’s on a tripod.  That was a massive rig!  I can’t remember what lenses I used, but I think they were short telephotos, maybe 135’s.  After a couple of outings with that setup, I basically gave up on medium format stereo, until my interest was rekindled last year.

–Paul Gillis

Two Sepia, Two Pinholes.

by Steven Lederman

Sepia images and Pinhole images just naturally go together.  Okay, so maybe they don’t, but these are the images that I’ve selected for this go-’round of the Folio.

  1. “Ep-PIN-phone” –  this image was made with one of Todd Schlemmer’s TerraPIN Oskar 2 stereo cameras.  Todd’s camera creations are 3D printed using environmentally-friendly materials.  The exposure time for this image was about 26 minutes.
  2. “Pixel Rick At The Precipice” – expired Kodak TXP processed in Developer 2 by Dr. 5, captured with a TL-120-55.
  3. “Sgt. Ghost Peppers’ Lonely Pinhole Band” – captured with the TerraPIN Oskar 2.  Exposure was approximately 19 seconds.
  4. “Wedge” –  expired TXP, TL-120-55.

Jaguar

by Brian Reynolds
Jaguar

Jaguar

 

While walking into the center of town to visit the local museum my younger daughter and I came across this very nice Jaguar parked in the middle of the town square. Unfortunately it was not parked in a way that would allow me to get the town fountain and the museum in the background. Later, when we got out of the museum, the car was gone.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Fuji Provia 100F (aka RDP III). The film was developed and scanned by TheDarkroom.

University Housing

by Brian Reynolds
University Housing

University Housing

 

Based on Google translate, this building is apparently student housing for a fraternity associated with the university in Heidelberg. It is right next to Heidleberg Castle, where I was standing when I took this photo. I guess I went to the wrong university.

Taken with a Sputnik on Fujifilm Provia 100F (aka RPD III). The film was developed and scanned by TheDarkroom.

Schloss Schramberg Ruins

by Brian Reynolds
Schloss Schramberg Ruins

Schloss Schramberg Ruins

 

These are the ruins of the castle on the hill above the town of Schramberg, Germany. My wife’s maternal Grandfather was from Schramberg, and we have a photo of him from almost 100 years ago sitting on the edge of the ruins with the town down below in the background.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Fuji Provia 100F (aka RDP III).  The film was developed and scanned by TheDarkroom.

Old Guard

by Timo

One of the traction engine owners was having a rest. He was gracious enough to let me get this shot. This was at the Milton Steam Era show, held every Labour Day weekend. Shot with my TL120 on Provia 100f. I can’t recall the aperture, but it must have been large on this overcast day.

Ready, Set…

by Timo

I have wanted to try a circular mask for a while. I made this mask by cutting a piece of unexposed film with a hobby punch. Then I tried to find a subject slide to go with it. Turns out that a circular mask cuts out a huge amount of image. This makes it unsuitable for the vast majority of slides. I now consider it an option, just like portrait and landscape mounts, for when there are distractions on a slide pair that you need to remove.