This box-plate camera is similar to the one Andrew used yesterday to capture images of the very old Erskine home at Papatotora. The photo taken outside of the front of the house didn't take too long, though by our modern digital standards it was an age, but those of the interior that showed the extraordinary wallpapers, framed portraits and other 1890's paraphernalia took 4 minutes or more for the exposure. Andrew said it was fortunate that he'd brought 400 asa as a slower film could demand an exposure time of up to half an hour!
It was amazing to see the image of the subject projected onto the ground-glass plate at the back of the camera before the film-plate was inserted and curious to watch a photographer drape a black cloth over his head, just as I've seen them do in old movies.
I can't wait to see the results.
4 comments:
So I'm guessing no USB port?
It would be insensitive to say 'not in the whole of Papatotara' so I won't but you're right Bio, not on that camera. It did however, have a games room with full-sized billards table!
Ha! just like the tardis!!
Funnily enough Shunda, Andrew looks very much like one of the Dr Who incarnations!
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