Thank you, Robert! I loved every minute I spent with families in Honduras.
Yes, I developed all of my own film, except the Kodachromes. I used a Jobo
and everything from Diafine to Rodinal to Xtol. I pushed most of my TMax
400 to 800 and then used 3200 when it came out. I still have my enlargers
- a Leica Focomat for B&W and an Omega for color.
Thanks for viewing my photos.
Tina
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 3:21 PM, <r.burnette@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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