scapa 2 by ingrid2101

scapa 2

Not a very high quality scan - this is from my "new" camera that came home yesterday.It's a Houghton's Ensign Klito 1/4 plate camera, although it was designed to take glass plates I thought I'd be able to use the backs for paper instead.. it can and there's 12 interchangeable plate carriers that saves so much work - it means I can load them all up in safelight rather than grappling in a changing bag. This is Scapa and it was a beautiful calm evening so went there a drive with my daughter and 2 of her friends. The exposure was 1 second and the apperture was f11. I did several tests in the garden this morning and I'm really glad I did as the bellows have tiny light leaks. I temporarily fixed this by wrapping black cloth around but will have to think of a more permanent solution.
I'm so pleased I got a link to work !!! Click below if you want to see an advert for this camera!
http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=klito34
I really need to get my darkroom up and running; excellent feel to this shot!
August 20th, 2013  
@grizzlysghost Do it!! Great for winter :)
August 21st, 2013  
Gorgeous, atmospheric shot, Ingrid.
August 21st, 2013  
Gorgeous moody shot! love that camera, sooo beautiful, i like the try for a pound sign too, made me smile :)
August 21st, 2013  
Um Fav!
August 21st, 2013  
Timeless.
August 21st, 2013  
Perfect tranquility...
August 21st, 2013  
You inspire me
August 21st, 2013  
so peaceful. Minimalist and striking. Wonderful
August 21st, 2013  
Great shot, love the mood of it.
August 21st, 2013  
I like the sun trying to sneak through the folds of cloud, and the blackness of the land. I love the atmosphere is this, the stillness. and I like that you're shooting on an antique!
August 21st, 2013  
Rik
I love the contrast in this
August 21st, 2013  
A proper camera!
August 21st, 2013  
Love the mood here, striking shot!
August 21st, 2013  
Fantastic shot, do so admire your work with some very different cameras. Fav.
August 21st, 2013  
Cool
August 21st, 2013  
Just clicked on that link - that is such a cool camera! Wonderfully serene image - love reading how you get all your wonderful contraptions to produce such fab images! : )) fav
August 21st, 2013  
the lens is clean? 1909 baby!! wet plate collodian!!!
August 24th, 2013  
@chewyteeth YES!!! That's what I thought too, 12 backs designed to take glass- £50 - couldn't resist. Been looking at so much on YouTube. Or I was... Laptop is knackered but definately.
August 24th, 2013  
@ingrid2101
I've only seen it done on aluminium sheets. I think flammable chemicals have been clamped down on in the post so I don't think it would be easy to get. dunno how flammable it is.
August 26th, 2013  
Great surface on water
August 27th, 2013  
Great camera BTW
August 27th, 2013  
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