Heidelberg and Frankfurt

I recently visited Heidelberg to attend the opening of The Art of Pinhole Photography exhibition.  I also managed to spend a day in Frankfurt.  Here are a few snapshots from my visit.  All were taken with a DeMaria-LaPierre Dehel 6x9 folding camera.    

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Dreikonigskirche, Frankfurt, 2016

Cathedral, Frankfurt, 2016

Bridge, Heidelberg, 2016

Heidelberg, 2016

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2015

WPPD 1, 2015

WPPD 2, 2015

WPPD 3, 2015

WPPD 4, 2015

WPPD 5, Family Portrait, 2015

WPPD 6, 2015

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day was on April 26th this year.  Here are some of my photos from the day.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera.

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Rocks Trees Pinhole

Rocks and Trees, 2015

Shot with a medium format Zero 2000 pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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More Caffenol C Experiments

Abandoned Village, 2014

Ruin, 2014

Huge pile of film sitting around in need of processing.... time for more Caffenol C experiments.  The negatives were far too dark this time, but I was able to scan some of them.

These were shot with a Harman Titan 4 x 5 pinhole camera on Kodak TMax 100 film.  Processed in Caffenol C, 12 minutes.

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Wineol - Film Developed in Red Wine!

Lately, I've started experimenting with a few alternative processes again.  I  tried caffenol on film a few times (see some results here), and I read that one could also process film in a similar solution made with red wine.  Of course I had to try it!  Here are details of the recipe and my results.

The recipe:

1 bottle (750 ml) red wine.  I used home - made red wine that has (I think) a fairly high alcohol content.  I think any red wine will work, though.

Approx 6 Tbs washing soda (This should be about 75 grams, I think. I don't have a scale so I'll admit to estimating this measurement)

4 grams Vitamin C (You're supposed to use acetic acid powder, but I used crushed tablets and it seems to work okay.)

The ingredients, ready for mixing.

Mix everything well.  The mixture starts to smell like Manischewitz concord grape wine.  Nasty.

Mix Well

Some of the washing soda solidified in the solution.  This should probably be filtered out.  I didn't filter and said f**k it and threw everything in the tank.  Probably not a good idea, but I've never been a stickler for details.

Wineol in the tank, working its magic.

Load the developing tank.  I was processing T-Max 100 4 x 5 sheet film (expired in 2012) and loaded a Paterson tank using the 'taco method'.   Bump the tank to remove air bubbles, and agitate for the first minute.  Develop in the wineol for 45 minutes.  I agitated every three minutes or so.

Dumb the developer

After the time is up, dump the developer from the tank.  As you can sort of see in the photo above, it has gone from a lovely dark purple color to a dark brownish black.  It also smells even nastier at this point, so be sure to do this in a well ventilated space.  Pour water into the tank (I never use stop bath) and agitate a couple of times, drain, add more water and agitate for about one minute.  Dump the water and add fixer.  I use Ilford Rapid fix.  When the fixing time is up, pour out the fixer and wash the negatives for about 12 minutes.  Remove the film from the tank and allow to dry.

That's it.  And now, here are the results:

R and T, 2014

Ghosts, 2014

R and W, 2014

R and J, 2014

As you can see, there is a lot of streaking on each side of each negative.  I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but I think it's because I didn't filter my developer.  I'm still fairly pleased with the results.  Tomorrow, I'll shoot more film and try again.

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Albelda de Iregua

Hall of Windows, 2014

Window, 2014

Both photos shot with a Calumet 4 x 5 view camera on expired (2012) Kodak T-Max 100 4 x 5 sheet film.  Home developed in Caffenol C (made with some moldy old instant coffee, crushed vitamin C tablets and washing soda) for 12 minutes.

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Ermita in a Vineyard

Ermita in a Vineyard, 2014

Ibiza, 2014

Both photos were shot with an Ilford Obscura 4 x 5 pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film. Almost everything went wrong during processing that could go wrong. Developer too old... check. Water probably too hot... check. Film sheets fell out of the slots in the developing tank... check. Lid fell off of the developing tank during processing... check. Still, I'm not too disappointed with the results.

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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2014

Monastery of Irache, 2014

Monastery of Irache 2, 2014

Abandoned, 2014

Abandoned Grain Elevator, 2014

Electrical Transformer in a Wheatfield. 2014

Transformer, 2014

Here is a selection of some of my photos shot on this year's Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.  As per usual on Pinhole Day, we drove far and wide looking for interesting places to photograph.  This year's interesting finds include the Monastery of Irache near Estella and an abandoned grain elevator.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Alberite Landscapes

Carniceria, 2013

The Old Ice Cream Stand, 2013

Grassy Ruin, 2013

Nessie Takes a Dip, 2013

Finally got around to scanning some recent pinholes shot in and around Alberite.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Fuji Reala 100 speed film.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Armor, 2013

Statues, 2013

Paintings (About to be asked to leave), 2013

Lecture, 2013

Temple of Dendur, 2013

Pinhole photos shot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, in August of 2013.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Union Square, NYC

Krishnas in Union Square, 2013

Union Square, NYC.  Shot with a Zero 2000 Medium Format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Abandoned Monastery

Chapel, 2014

Windows, 2014

Hall, 2014

I finally got to take my new camera out for a spin!  Hooray!  All three of these photos were shot in the abandoned monastery in Albelda de Iregua with an Ilford Obscura 4 x 5 pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Krýsuvík, Iceland

Krýsuvík, 2014

Here's a strange photo that I shot in Iceland with my somewhat broken pinhole camera (after it fell the first time, before it smashed after falling the second time).  I think the black dots are the result dust in the camera falling on the film after fall number one.   Oddly, this was the only exposure on the roll with this kind of damage.

Shot with a wobbly and dented Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Akihabara, Tokyo

Akihabara, 2013

Giant Robot, 2013

Akihabara Street Corner, 2013

Pinhole photos from the Akihabara neighborhood in Tokyo.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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5 Pointz

40 Yrs of Hip Hop, 2013

5 Pointz, 2013

Bradley and Treyvon, 2013

Save 5 Pointz, 2013 

5 Pointz 2, 2013

The 5 Pointz Aerosol Arts Center, the graffiti mecca in Long Island City, Queens, was recently painted white and is scheduled to be demolished soon.  Sad news.  I'm glad I had a chance to take a few pinhole photos there last August.

All photos were shot using a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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