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Date: May 21, 2012 10:01PM
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The 3rd Annual Will Dunniway and Company with Friends - 2012 Dirty Hand Collodion Workshop in the Yosemite Valley. May 10-14, 2012
Yosemite Falls with 2012 Jeep Larado-darkroom and portable Black Arts Woodcraft darkroom rig
With weather around 70 degrees and clear, we made 5x7 collodion glass plate negatives during the first portion of this field workshop. We used two original wet plate cameras; an 1860 Samuel Peck and an 1871 EA Anthony with a mixture of lenses. A wonderful small 1872 R.Morrison landscape lens, a Ross and a Dallmeyer whole plate rapid rectilinear lens.
We shot Yosemite Falls first and then trekked up to Washburn Point near Glacier Point. Both were spectacular. Washburn Point proved a little more difficult with Half Dome veiled in a blue haze. With collodion being 'blue' sensitive' it made Half Dome over exposed. The wind also caused problems with camera movement. Washburn Point is 7500 ft in elevation.
The second day we spent on a remote unmarked area of the Merced River with breath taking views of El Capitan, Three Brothers and the Cathedral Spires. It was a bit of a walk, but worth ever trek up and back between the darkroom and camera. The negatives were well exposed. We all returned to our lodge in Wawona and varnished all the plates before Bob and Cindy grilled up some burgers and fix-ins for us all.
We used two darkrooms. One of these was my new walk in dark room trailer. I bought it from Tom Baril in Pennsylvania last October. After some doing, I made it ready for its maiden trip to Yosemite. It was spectacular in its function. Christine Healy brought along her portable darkroom box made by the master carpenter, Steve Silipigni of Black Arts Woodcrafts. With 2 darkrooms and two cameras working, it was a relative short period for each student between images.
On the final day, a few of us returned to Cathedral Rock in the Yosemite Valley with the Woskie Pond in the foreground- shooting 18 x 22 tintypes! We used an English mammoth plate camera belonging to Doc Dave Smith. The lens was a NY Optical Works made by the renowned Richard Morrison around 1870. It has a 25" circle at the back focus. Incredible mammoth plate lens. Only one known to exist. We did tested a large C.C. Harrison 1862 'Globe' lens. It proved very worthy, but as expected a tad small for 18x22. The Globe was advertised to cover 14x17. Both lenses are owned by Milan Zahorchak.
On this 3rd Annual 'Dirty Hand' Collodion Workshop in Yosemite Valley I was assisted by my wife, Frances. Both before, during and after the event. My co-teacher was the master collodion artist, Robert Szabo. Bob and I followed Carleton Watkins footsteps in 2002 and 2003 in the Yosemite Valley.
I was assisted by James Burgess, Ted Roberts and Larry Moniot, all long time friends and collodion professionals. We had a couple friends come along too, but were not in any way part of the workshop. These 'groupies' were, Doc Dave Smith and Nick Hidek. They followed us and shot views near us. Thanks Dave for the loan of the mammoth plate camera on our final day. Last but far from least, Bob and Cindy Garacochea of Bay Cities Deli. Again they served us such great food and lots of it. It just would not be a 'Dirty Hand' Collodion Workshop without them there to feed us all. Great job!
It was a great time of learning and returning to this grand place, Yosemite. I hope to do this again, Lord Willing and the creek does not rise.
-Will Dunniway
The 3rd Annual Will Dunniway and Company with Friends - 2012 Dirty Hand Collodion Workshop in the Yosemite Valley. May 10-14, 2012
Yosemite Falls with 2012 Jeep Larado-darkroom and portable Black Arts Woodcraft darkroom rig
With weather around 70 degrees and clear, we made 5x7 collodion glass plate negatives during the first portion of this field workshop. We used two original wet plate cameras; an 1860 Samuel Peck and an 1871 EA Anthony with a mixture of lenses. A wonderful small 1872 R.Morrison landscape lens, a Ross and a Dallmeyer whole plate rapid rectilinear lens.
We shot Yosemite Falls first and then trekked up to Washburn Point near Glacier Point. Both were spectacular. Washburn Point proved a little more difficult with Half Dome veiled in a blue haze. With collodion being 'blue' sensitive' it made Half Dome over exposed. The wind also caused problems with camera movement. Washburn Point is 7500 ft in elevation.
The second day we spent on a remote unmarked area of the Merced River with breath taking views of El Capitan, Three Brothers and the Cathedral Spires. It was a bit of a walk, but worth ever trek up and back between the darkroom and camera. The negatives were well exposed. We all returned to our lodge in Wawona and varnished all the plates before Bob and Cindy grilled up some burgers and fix-ins for us all.
We used two darkrooms. One of these was my new walk in dark room trailer. I bought it from Tom Baril in Pennsylvania last October. After some doing, I made it ready for its maiden trip to Yosemite. It was spectacular in its function. Christine Healy brought along her portable darkroom box made by the master carpenter, Steve Silipigni of Black Arts Woodcrafts. With 2 darkrooms and two cameras working, it was a relative short period for each student between images.
On the final day, a few of us returned to Cathedral Rock in the Yosemite Valley with the Woskie Pond in the foreground- shooting 18 x 22 tintypes! We used an English mammoth plate camera belonging to Doc Dave Smith. The lens was a NY Optical Works made by the renowned Richard Morrison around 1870. It has a 25" circle at the back focus. Incredible mammoth plate lens. Only one known to exist. We did tested a large C.C. Harrison 1862 'Globe' lens. It proved very worthy, but as expected a tad small for 18x22. The Globe was advertised to cover 14x17. Both lenses are owned by Milan Zahorchak.
On this 3rd Annual 'Dirty Hand' Collodion Workshop in Yosemite Valley I was assisted by my wife, Frances. Both before, during and after the event. My co-teacher was the master collodion artist, Robert Szabo. Bob and I followed Carleton Watkins footsteps in 2002 and 2003 in the Yosemite Valley.
I was assisted by James Burgess, Ted Roberts and Larry Moniot, all long time friends and collodion professionals. We had a couple friends come along too, but were not in any way part of the workshop. These 'groupies' were, Doc Dave Smith and Nick Hidek. They followed us and shot views near us. Thanks Dave for the loan of the mammoth plate camera on our final day. Last but far from least, Bob and Cindy Garacochea of Bay Cities Deli. Again they served us such great food and lots of it. It just would not be a 'Dirty Hand' Collodion Workshop without them there to feed us all. Great job!
It was a great time of learning and returning to this grand place, Yosemite. I hope to do this again, Lord Willing and the creek does not rise.
-Will Dunniway
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