I just posted start of my Bridge series in my gallery.

[phototone]

For the past month and a half, I have been going out at least a couple of days a week and photographing all the antique, vintage road bridges I can find within a days drive of me here in Van Buren, Arkansas. I have been using my Leica M4-2 and Leica M6 cameras, with various Leica and CV lenses. For color I am shooting Various E-6 transparency films and processing myself, for b/w I am shooting Agfapan 100, and processing in WD2D pyro developer. Scans are made on a Nikon Coolscan 9000ed, or a Microtek Artixscan 120tf. The first five images are now in a new folder in my gallery. All comments appreciated. I think I have discovered a subject (bridges) that satisfies me from an artistic, historic and mechanical aspects.

 

[Nachkebia]

Nice pictures!

For color I am shooting Various E-6 transparency films and processing myself

How hard is it to process it at home? is there any documentation I can read?
Thank you

 

[phototone]

Nice pictures!

How hard is it to process it at home? is there any documentation I can read?
Thank you

Thank you. I don't process at home. I have a professional lab as part of my studio, that I also do my "fun" work in. It is a water jacket sink line, with temperature control. It is dip-n-dunk, with film on reels, in a hanger that is dipped in each tank, agitation by lifting up and down on the hanger. I "HAVE" processed E-6 at home, using a deep hypo tray as a water jacket sitting in the bathtub with water running in to heat the chemicals in 1/2 gallon bottles. It is not that difficult at all. The published processing steps for E-6 should be available on Kodak's web site. The critical time and temperature step is the first one, the first developer, which needs to be very precise. 6.5 min. 100f (within 1/2 degree), but all subsequent steps can have a wider temperature variance.

 

[jky]

Just looked throught the bridges gallery - very nice! Cheers, j

 

[Ash]

Nice set. I'm not one for bridges, I much prefer people, but you've composed some really nice photo's. What are you thinking of doing once you have a complete series?

 

[gb hill]

Really nice photographs of these old bridges. As a truck driver I cross my share of bridges. M.O.F. my first shots years ago with my first slr camera was with my son at an old covered bridge. Alot of the old steel bridges here in N.C. are closed off to traffic and are now historic sites. I look foward to seeing more from this series very soon.




Greg

 

[phototone]

Nice set. I'm not one for bridges, I much prefer people, but you've composed some really nice photo's. What are you thinking of doing once you have a complete series?

Well, I like people also, as you can tell from looking at my other folder in my gallery. I might self-publish a calender, or have a show, I don't know yet. I am working on this project with a buddy of mine. He shoots digital, I shoot film.
Look for more bridge photos in the days ahead. I have lots.

 

[phototone]

Just posted some more bridges to my bridge gallery. Comments encouraged.

 

[phototone]

Once again, I have added more photos to the Bridge gallery of mine. Tuesday

 

[RayPA]

Nice idea/concept. Difficult subject; although, you do a very nice job of combining image and text. While viewing your images I found that I really looked forward to reading your blurb. For something like this, I think you ultimately may need to supply a lot of historical information, which will probably require some research.

I can't help but imagine what each bridge may have looked like in its prime. Some old photos would be great as would some historical background and information. Nice shots. Good luck going forward! 🙂

 

[Charlie]

Nice series. I live just up the road in Fayetteville. You might be interested in this link to bridges in Washington County.

http://bridges.midwestplaces.com/ar/washington/

Regards,

Charlie

 

[robert blu]

I like your series, without any doubt has an aesthetic and historical interest. Many people, in our rush daily life, do not think how bridges are vital for transportation! Now and, as you are showing us , many years ago ! it s a good work on a good idea!
robert

 

[phototone]

Got Em

Got Em

Nice series. I live just up the road in Fayetteville. You might be interested in this link to bridges in Washington County.

http://bridges.midwestplaces.com/ar/washington/

Regards,

Charlie

Charlie, I have used that website as a guide, and I have almost all the steel truss bridges already photographed in Washington County, and a pretty good start on Benton County, I just haven't uploaded many of them yet, but I do have the Pedro bridge in my gallery, and a Concrete Arch bridge near Prarie Grove, which is not on that website. I have several bridges in NW Arkansas that are not yet listed on that website.

 

[stevew]

Just curious what film developer you used for the nightscene with the street lights. You mentioned you develop with wd2d. With tri-x and hc-110 dilution H I find halation effects are visible.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15878
I was curious how a tanning developer affects developer penetration and Depth development.

 

[amateriat]

Wonderful images of those bridges!

Wes: that shot's a knockout, too (and not just because of the model, though she's clearly a force of nature, too). I've photographed from that bridge (Manhattan Bridge, to those few wondering), and a bit underneath. Good going.


- Barrett

 

[iml]

Took me a while to notice the bridge 🙂

Ian

 

[phototone]

Just curious what film developer you used for the nightscene with the street lights. You mentioned you develop with wd2d. With tri-x and hc-110 dilution H I find halation effects are visible.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15878
I was curious how a tanning developer affects developer penetration and Depth development.

The images in my primary gallery of b/w rangefinder photography (not the Bridge gallery) were for the most part photographed with Neopan 400 developed in D-76 1+1 dilution. The remark about WD2D related only to future images posted to my Bridge gallery. At the time I was shooting images found in my main gallery, I had not gotten back into Pyro development.

 

[phototone]

I just posted more bridge photos to my Bridge gallery. I wish to thank those of you who have taken the time to leave comments. It is very much appreciated. I have tried to add more detailed commentary under my new uploads. I feel the words add to the appreciation of the photos.