Found plates

[Julio1fer]

Great pictures and story. I am guessing a quite accomplished amateur but more likely a pro, from the subjects and composition.

[PFMcFarland]

You just never know what you will find in a box of glass plates, Robert. And even though there is a lot of wasted space in the negative of the family in front of the white backdrop, the high resolution of a 5x7 negative means there will be minimum image quality loss when it is cropped and enlarged to a proper dimension.

I bought a box of smaller plates last year, but just haven't gotten around to digitizing them. Took me a while to find my light table, and then I just haven't given it much thought since then. But you've reminded me now that it needs to be done. Perhaps I'll tackle them while waiting for my three and a half month backlog of films are off to be developed.

PF

[jamesmck]

What a treasure trove, Robert!

[Santiago Montenegro]

Yes, outstanding!

[Brazile]

Thanks, all! PF, I look forward to seeing what you discover...

There will also be more here as I work my way through the boxes I picked up over the weekend.

Robert

[Philip]

Wow. What great pictures, and what a treasure trove of them!
Thanks for posting them.

[LarryD]

This is cooler than me looking for old slides. Most I have to recover the color on but with plates there is no color to save.

[Bennybee]

Yes, great pictures indeed. Thanks for sharing.

[Brazile]

Thanks! I'm making my way through the boxes. Going away for the weekend, but should get back to it when I return. Mostly shots of New England houses so far, including some interesting interiors. Here's one of a location I was able to identify:


FF-094, Parkman Bandstand by Robert Brazile, on Flickr

Robert

[jamesmck]

Your scans are fantastic!