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  • 2020-04-25 Flox coming along
  • 2020-04-25 Tulips are blooming
John Johnson – Flox and tulips in bloom
Bob Rude – some creative shots
Madhu Singh – some creative shots
  • 2020-04-26 Tulips in full bloom
  • 2020-04-26 Violets and dandelions are in bloom
John Johnson – yesterday to today made a big difference in the tulips
Mark Gromko – Maple Seeds-5
Judy Mitschelen – bluebird
Mark Gromko – Bleeding Hearts-1
  • Johnny Brian – 2 – 300FUJINON 1to1 Crop
  • Johnny Brian – 3 – 300FUJINONScannerWindow
  • Johnny Brian – 4 – 450NIKKOR 1to1 ScannerWindow
  • Johnny Brian – 5 – 450NIKKOR ScannerWindow
  • Johnny Brian – 1 – 2 4×5 slides in scanner overview
  • Johnny Brian tweaked in LR
Johnny Brian – They are from my backyard last week. They were shot with a Canham 4×5 camera with some Kodak Ektachrome film. 

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Judy Mitschelen – This year, a new-to-me tiny water bird came to rescue me from overwhelming nostalgia. I went to Wickiup Hill (just around the corner from where I live) early in the morning and waited…  and waited for the sora to come out of their hiding places in the cattail marsh. The wait paid off in several hundred images I’m having trouble culling. Here’s a few favorites. BTW, their main call is described as a descending whinny. Check out the second sound at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sora/sounds and then multiply that times a dozen or so to imagine all the mocking laughter going on around me while I waited to spot these elusive creatures.
Mark Gromko – Honey Locust-1
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Today I’ve been binary encoding my film holders — this involves cutting notches into the flap at the end of the holder so that when the film is exposed, the notches create a unique pattern on the film so I can identify the film holder used for each exposed sheet of film. I chose to use binary numbers — binary is perfect as its all 1 or 0 — so notch present or absent — and I can encode up to 63 holders with just 6 notches. Some who are astute with math might say, 2^6 = 64, but I did not want to use number 000000, as it would be indicated by no notches. If I ever go over 63 (unlikely, that’s a lot of film holders) I will only need to add a seventh notch, and then i can encode up to 127 holders. I have ruler guide that I made — its important to have the notches in a defined location so they can later be read. The notches start 1 inch from the right edge and are spaced at 1/4 inch intervals.

One issue with encoding film holders is that they need to be empty, but I have been shooting some 4×5 lately, so some of the holders are empty. I have about 6 or 8 more sheet of film to develops, so I will have some more empty holders soon. So far, I have over half of my holders marked.

Legend for images

  1. Guide that I use to position the notches.
  2. Guide layout.
  3. Guide in place against right side to place notches.
  4. New notches — its important not to damage the outside of the flap as that is what forms the light seal.
  5. It always good to have a vetting system when you are about to make irreversible changes.
  6. How to read notches.
  7. Reading notches from film.
  8. EXTRA BONUS POINTS — What in which number film holder was this sheet exposed?

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