Covered Bridge
A
covered bridge at the Valley Forge Park in Pennsylvania. The photo was taken in
October of 1984 with a Ricoh Singlex TLS 35 mm SLR equipped with a 55 mm f/1.7 Prinz Auto Rexatar lens
on Kodak Kodacolor VR100 film. For the first print, the negative was enlarged optically with a
Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 50 mm f/2.8 Rodenstock Rodagon lens on
Kodak Panalure Single Weight Fiber Based silver gelatin photo
paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a
final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing
agent, and washed in an archival washer.
8" x 10" Print
For
the second print, the negative was printed on Ilford Multigrade IV
Double Weight Fiber Based silver gelatin photo paper, giving a more
stark, contrasty, and grainy image.
Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a
final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing
agent, and washed in an archival washer.
8" x 10" Print