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As I have the studio to myself this week, I thought I’d have a crack at some larger plates.<\/p>\n

I’ve just about got the Vageeswari 8.5×15 camera sorted, the plate holders have been fixed and varnished, got me some big glass cut and ready.
\nNo silver bath this size so I just used a clean tray in the darkroom, not ideal but it served its purpose. Main problem with this is some lines\/marks where you cant get a smooth insert into the bath.
\nIts a little bit more tricky trying to balance the plate and pour the collodion etc but I suppose its the same as the smaller plates just………bigger?<\/p>\n

Shot two plates, both underexposed and therefore over developed.<\/p>\n

\"Footlight001\"<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the whole plate doesn’t fit on the scanner, although I can get a decent enough scan of most of it by just laying it on top of the surrounding plastic and scanning with the lid up.<\/p>\n

This could get very addictive, I think I’m gonna like big plates.<\/p>\n

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