I had an interesting 5×12 image that is not very sharp due to wind that seemed to look better with toning. It made me wonder if the natural softness of salt printing would also enhance it so I decided to pull out the Alt Box of chemicals and give it a try. I coated HPR […]

I saw a great shot of a Covered bridge in square format which felt very constrained and wanted to go shoot it in 5×12. So I picked a cloudy day and head out for another Sunday Morning Adventure. I get lost on the way there and of course it is in the middle of nowhere […]

On one of my Sunday Morning Adventures I ventured down a dirt road near Helen GA to follow the Chattahoochee River. I found a spot to park near a trail that led down to the river and a rock outcrop. While I was setting up my camera a local resident decided he needed to bathe […]

I had visited the Westview cemetery in Atlanta a few years ago with other LF photographers from North Georgia. At that time I saw this huge red oak tree and tried to capture it on 4×5 film but even my wide angle lens did not do it justice. When I purchased my 5×12 camera in […]

Its starting to warm up around here and that always makes me restless to get out and photograph something. Also the new camera, the Chamonix 5×12, needed to be tested in a familiar location. But before I could go anywhere with this almost ULF camera I needed something to carry it in. I had an […]

My 2020 Christmas present to myself. Chamonix made 3 5×12 cameras this year, and I got one of them. The image above shows the size of the 5×12 vs my Chamonix 45N2 that I usually hike and shoot with. I have mounted a temporary Sinar to Technica lensboard adapter on it until I can get […]