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p.1 #1 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

...showing us what large format is about

http://vimeo.com/53917349

Nov 22, 2012 at 09:46 PM

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p.1 #2 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

I love what that guy is doing, the results are so beautiful, and he has such a great personality for it. His subjects too.

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Nov 22, 2012 at 10:43 PM

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p.1 #3 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

very cool and emotional. thanks for sharing!

Nov 22, 2012 at 11:33 PM

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p.1 #4 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

Breathtaking. The story, and the result.

Nov 22, 2012 at 11:39 PM

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p.1 #5 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

Very touching, beautiful work indeed.

Nov 22, 2012 at 11:42 PM

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p.1 #6 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

Thanks for sharing.

Nov 22, 2012 at 11:58 PM

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p.1 #7 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

I spent about 1/2 hour yesterday trying to find this guys original clip, and failed. Thanks for posting this link.

To my mind this is what ‘art’ is all about and the individual or one-off nature of the process is an integral aspect.

Would it be the same if you did it in Photoshop?

Nov 23, 2012 at 12:13 AM

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p.1 #8 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

I have to try LF and soon!

Nov 23, 2012 at 02:00 AM

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p.1 #9 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

I'm very interested in knowing his process, it is clearly wet plate collodion, does that mean the truck is a portable lab? Or is he preparing the plates before he goes out?

They also appear flexible, so he is using a plastic instead of glass...

EDIT: ok, judging by the AgNO3 stains on their overalls, the truck is a portable lab. Which makes sense since wet plate doesn't last long between preparation and development.

Nov 23, 2012 at 05:40 AM

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p.1 #10 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

thrice wrote:
I'm very interested in knowing his process, it is clearly wet plate collodion, does that mean the truck is a portable lab? Or is he preparing the plates before he goes out?

They also appear flexible, so he is using a plastic instead of glass...

EDIT: ok, judging by the AgNO3 stains on their overalls, the truck is a portable lab. Which makes sense since wet plate doesn't last long between preparation and development.

Have a look at his earlier film which answers some of your questions.

https://vimeo.com/39578584

Wet collodian needs to be prepared, shot and processed on the spot before it dries. People don't realise how difficult it was to create some of the earlier images such as those shot in mountain ranges, before dry plates where introduced in around the 1870's, because you literally had to bring your darkroom with you. The truck is a camera and darkroom.

Nov 23, 2012 at 06:25 AM

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p.1 #11 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

awesome!

thanks for posting.

Nov 23, 2012 at 07:45 AM

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p.1 #12 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

$500 per shot... Wow
I have got 4x5" including film and developing costs down to about $3/shot. I can't imagine the feeling of going somewhere spectacular, and not being able to get the shot at $500 per attempt

Nov 23, 2012 at 08:03 AM

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p.1 #13 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

Thats pretty amazing, thanks for sharing.

Nov 23, 2012 at 10:10 AM

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p.1 #14 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

This is great, thanks for sharing.

Nov 23, 2012 at 07:22 PM

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p.1 #15 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

mortyb wrote:
This is great, thanks for sharing.

+1

Wow!

Nov 23, 2012 at 11:18 PM

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p.1 #16 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

wow.

Nov 26, 2012 at 03:12 AM

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p.1 #17 · Yes, the truck cam is out again

Thanks for posting, it's a great video. From the title I thought you were talking about rebuilding an engine.

Nov 26, 2012 at 04:10 AM

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