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Bordesley Junction

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RH Designs Friend Registered: September 2008 Location: Yorkshire Dales Posts: 1,088	A canal junction close to Birmingham city centre, taken on a recent holiday. These cast-iron bridges are a feature of the area and very photogenic.
	· Date: Wed, 24, November, 2010 · Views: 5882 · Filesize: 153.5kb, 93.3kb · Dimensions: 642 x 498 ·
	Additional Info
	Keywords: canal, bridge, waterway, lock, birmingham
	Film make, size & rating:: 35mm Fuji Acros 100, rated at 100
	Film developer & temp:: Rodinal 1+25
	Lens focal length, aperture & speed:: Olympus 35RC compact rangefinder, automatic
	Tripod used Y or N: no
	Paper:: Ilford MG4FB
	Paper developer & temp:: Agfa Neutol WA, 22 deg

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PaulBJE
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Registered: October 2010
Location: Kingsclere - North Hampshire
Posts: 170

Wed, 24, November, 2010 4:50pm

Nice light reflected up under the bridge. Were you dangling from a rope from the bridge to get this shot?
Regards,Paul

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RH Designs

Friend

Registered: September 2008
Location: Yorkshire Dales
Posts: 1,088

Wed, 24, November, 2010 7:59pm

Ha! No, nothing so exotic. I was standing on the towpath Smile

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Regards, Richard RH Designs darkroom equipment : dalesphoto.co.uk

MartyNL

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Registered: September 2010
Location: based in The Netherlands
Posts: 3,349

Wed, 24, November, 2010 11:00pm

A lovely image Richard with a strong dynamic composition. As Paul mentioned, the lighting on the underside of the bridge lifts it from the commonplace and gives it a slightly surreal feel. The exposure from the little Olympus looks bang-on and seems to have printed extremely well.
Did it print fairly straight or was there a lot to do burning & dodging to balance the highlights and shadows?

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MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950

RH Designs

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Registered: September 2008
Location: Yorkshire Dales
Posts: 1,088

Thu, 25, November, 2010 9:11am

Just two exposures, the main one at grade 3 then a grade 0 burn to put some tone back into the sky without adversely affecting the bridge. I picked up the 35RC from a local auction for a fiver, and after resoldering the wire onto the battery compartment (it had corroded) it seems to be as good as new!

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Regards, Richard RH Designs darkroom equipment : dalesphoto.co.uk

BobRob
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Registered: September 2008
Location: Rochdale Lancashire U.K.
Posts: 357

Fri, 26, November, 2010 8:53pm

just shows what a good photographer can do with a
quite ordinary camera plus darkroom excelence

bob robertson.

B&W Neil

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Registered: October 2008
Location: West Cornwall
Posts: 4,265

Thu, 2, December, 2010 1:42pm

Very nice Richard and an unusual one from you.

Neil.

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"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." Aristotle Neil Souch

Graeme

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Registered: February 2010
Location: Sunderland, UK
Posts: 377

Tue, 7, December, 2010 11:23pm

I really like this, and have the print - I thought I'd commented but can't see it? The light captured o the underside of the bridge is astounding, thank you.

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Best Wishes, Graeme http://graemestarkphotography.blogspot.com/

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