vignetted sun




vignetted sun

Originally uploaded by paulbeard.

Test photo from a camera I have been working on. The vignetting is from a shutter I tried to add to it. The angle of view is so wide that you can see the edges of the aperture, even though it’s an inch across and 1/4 inch deep. So that came off today, to be replaced by a simpler one.

I think the exposure is pretty good, the development (1:100 Rodinal for an hour) yielded a good negative: all in all, I’m pleased with it. The camera is a cigar box, about f/80, and exposures are in the 15-30 second range for this time of day. Click through to Flickr to see another image from the same outing.

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