Richard Avedon’s Striking Portraits of Everyday Folk From the American West

Currently on show in London.

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This bench has been slowly falling apart for years in a local park. I don't know when or if it'll ever be fixed (it's miles in on the trail) but until then it's basically a guestbook of visitors, lovers come and gone, and a home for moss to grow.
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Testing, Philadelphia 2025 Benson Instant Box Camera, Optar 135 4.7, 3.5x5 dry tintype with fotospeed emulsion rated at iso 6, rockland Developer One of the best results I’ve gotten yet with coating my own dry tintypes. #BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat #Tintype

I realized I never shared any images of the LEGO Technica v2 itself, so here it is. "Bellows" extended vs not, ground (focusing) glass slotted in vs a film holder slotted in, setting up the shot, and what it looks like through the ground glass with shutter open.

I believe I've taken care of the light leaks around the front standard (vs v1), but now there are a couple of light leaks around the top of the film holder/glass slot. Those should be easy to resolve without needing to fully rebuild the camera again though.

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The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 Is Now IMAX-Certified

The GFX Eterna 55 wants to be an accessible entry point into IMAX filmmaking.

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The LEGO Technica v2 (my 4x5 film camera made of LEGO) is showing much-improved results vs v1 (see: https://awesome.garden/@brian/115848594175963303). My focus plane may need a bit of adjustment (or my focus was just off for this shot), and I'm clearly still having dev issues (I believe I need a better, purpose-built dev tank for 4x5). But... lots of progress. :)

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