Tailfins

I like to poke around in all the little towns in my state and see what I can find.  In Beresford SD I found an old lumber yard that was being used to store somebody's collection of junk.  It was a gloomy overcast day which worked perfectly for me--the light was soft and even.  I used my Chamonix 045n 4x5 camera with Acros 100 film.  The lens was one of my "pets,"   a 6 inch (150mm) f3.5 Petzval made in Paris in 1858 by Eugene Derogy.  The lens was designed for quarter plate--a bit smaller than 4x5.  This caused the image to vignette some, an effect I find pleasing.  

This is my first posted photo in awhile as I am finally getting back to normal, more or less.  during second week of February I spent four days in the hospital ICU.  I was nearly dead when I first arrived.  I've since regained my strength and have resumed roaming the odd corners and back roads of the Northern Plains, always with couple of cameras along for the ride.


Kent in SD