Re: (no subject)

all this left right up down is a little dyslexic, especially if you can't
see, so here is a tactile way to identify the emulsion side... the emulsion
side will absorb moisture so just hold your finger on it for several seconds
and it will feel sticky... this goes for paper, too

at hartwick college, where i teach, the students raise guide dogs and they
are often seen in great photos... i am wondering if & how your dog helps you
out in the practice of photography? for example, do you think a dog can be
of any assistance in letting you know when there is something interesting to
shoot or when the right time is to make an exposure? haw about training the
dog to use a point & shoot camera?

jim k

----- Original Message -----
From: "pete eckert" <peteeckert@mindspring.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] (no subject)

> I made a 8 x 10 camera to take glass plates. It was intended to have
liquid
> light painted on the plates so I could play with drawing with the
emulsion.
> It's the rainy season here in Northern California. so the camera is much
to
> slow four what I intended to do with it. I only found this out after
> reading some of the recent posts concerning paper exposure speeds. Thanks,
> saved me some bucks.
>
> To make a long story a bit shorter, I now want to put sheet film in it.
The
> stuff is expensive. I tried taking a few test shots to get the exposure
> down. My problem is, (besides being totally blind), I can't tell what side
> the emulsion is on. Paper has more tooth on the paper side than the
> emulsion side. the film feels the same on both sides. I tried both sides
> and my wife said both negatives had images. I noticed some notches on the
> film. Can I use them to orient the film?
>
>
> If you are wondering I had intended to use the glass plates to take shots
> of a nearby steam train as it stops at a station . I wanted to take them
in
> the rain, so the camera is so robust it looks like it was made in a
tractor
> factory. The train isn't running during the rainy season I just found out.
> I don't want a little rain to slow me down so I still want to give my
> camera a dunking.
>
> the guide dog didn't like the steam train anyway ,
>
> Pete
>
>
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Received on Tue Jan 22 22:16:17 2002