Sounds like quite an undertaking Ken. Will there be any web display of the
images by the library?
Charlie
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Unless I have to reprint something and except for one picture I think I
> need
> to add, last night I finally wrapped up the printing of a major B&W job. I
> told you all about the library project and it's now completed, except for
> spotting, organizing and delivery. It took almost five packages of Adox MCC
> 110 11x14' paper to do it. Me thinks I didn't charge enough for this
> nightmare. ;) I think Karen is looking forward to having the house back
> again. Half the living room floor was covered with drying prints last night
> and the kitchen counters were covered in trays, bottles and a huge print
> washer. The top of the washer and dryer as well as the utility closet are
> lost causes and she just shakes her head.
>
> A special thanks to Bill Barber for the print washer. It was chock full
> last
> night on its inaugural usage. Another dose of silicone should address the
> escaping combined atoms of hydrogen and oxegon. Another thanks to Joel
> Wilcox for the eternal loan of the 35mm Shift lens. This lens was used for
> the majority of the pictures.
>
> The OM-4T, used for most of the shots was provided by Jim Timpe and James
> Olsen. The OM-3Ti and motordrives by Wayne Shumaker. What is significant
> about these gentlemen's actions is that they haven't just contributed to
> the
> continued usage of the OM system, but MY continued usage of the OM system.
> This is personal! I honor their contributions by using and promoting the OM
> system every chance I get. On two or three separate occasions this past
> year
> I've actually exhausted a battery on the motordrive. Rapid shooting isn't
> JUST for digital anymore. :)
>
> Lastly, the shots not using the 35mm Shift were taken with the 300 F4.5 and
> 35-80 F2.8 provided by Jim Timpe. Two exterior photos that made it into the
> final collection were from the 300mm lens!!! I did use my 24mm F2.8 and 50
> F3.5 for a couple of shots, but basically the above equipment was used for
> the entire project. It's not that I couldn't have done it with what I had
> before, but the coverage wouldn't have been anywhere near as complete.
>
> I am very thankful and grateful for the support these individuals have
> given
> me. I made extras of several pictures which will be on their way to these
> guys.
>
> I don't know when the pictures will end up on permenant display as the
> library is responsible for the mounting, matting, framing and hanging, but
> of the two sets being provided to the library, one goes into archival
> storage. This project is the photographic record of the old, now abandoned,
> library.
>
> Oh, in case anybody wants to know--nearly all pictures were taken on Ilford
> PanF with a final day's coverage on Fuji 100ss. The dynamic range
> (contrast)
> of the scene was beyond the practical capabilities of digital and the color
> of the lighting caused massive colorshifts making color photography
> impossible. The ventilation system was inadequate for the building and many
> of the photographs were taken upstairs in 100+ (F) heat.
>
> Ken
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