Tina:
Very nice work. I checked out all 242 photos. You have a real affinity for
people expressed beautifully with your photographic craftsmanship. I have to
admire your dedication and determination, too. You lived in some extremely
primitive conditions in order to get your photos.
Did you process your own film? I used to use Diafine two-bath developer. In use
the "normal" ASA/ISO for Tri-X was 1250-1600. The extra stops really came in
handy with slower lenses. I shot a lot of photos at 1600 ASA. It was near
impossible to over develop negatives, since the developing time was chemically
self-limiting. Diafine was/is a fine grain developer like Acufine, which was/is
made by the same company. Diafine and Tri-X were a very good combination for
B&W back in the day. I used a Lucky (Japanese) enlarger purchased in Okinawa,
(similar to the Vivitar E-74), a "cold light" enlarger head from Zone VI, El
Nikkor lenses, and variable contrast paper.
I still have all of my enlarging equipment, including 35mm, 2 1/4" X 2 1/4,"
and 2 1/4" by 3 1/4" negative carriers for the enlarger. It is a nice enlarger,
a poor man's Besseler or Omega. ;o) It is still in great shape. Recently I have
been thinking of creating a darkroom in my basement, dragging out my OMs (1, 2,
and 4) and some B&W film, and once again trying my hand at developing and
printing. I have always had a favorite spot in my heart for B&W photography. It
is a special art form.
Incidently, I bought my first OM-1 and 50mm 1.4, 50mm macro, 75-150mm zoom, and
300mm telephoto lenses in Okinawa (1974). I wanted to get an outstanding
Japanese enlarger to go with them. Imagine my surprise to learn that the
Japanese made very few enlargers. I only found the Lucky. I was told that the
Japanese preferred European made enlargers. Fancy that. ;o) The Lucky worked so
well that I never bothered replacing it.
Robert
---- Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> PESO:
>
> The reason I don't use flash: When I stay with families in communities
> where there is no electricity, I want to sit back in a corner and try to be
> invisible, until they forget that I'm there and go about their daily lives.
> The inside of their adobe houses is very dark. I use fast lenses, quiet
> cameras and high speed film.
>
> I don't think I ever even carried a flash after 1990. It just doesn't work
> for documentary photography.
>
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