Saturday, July 15, 2023

Ribstone

This shot is also from the recent batch of Ilford FP4+ given plus development in HC-110 Developer.
I shot this image early in the spring of 2023, and you can see a small patch of snow on the ground.  This is one of the Ribstones at the archaeological site near Viking.  The indigenous people in ancient times carved these glacial boulders with grooves that resemble the ribs of a bison.  To this day the site is sacred to the first nations people and they leave offerings here of sweetgrass, coins, tobacco, etc.  A braided wreath is visible to the right of the stone.
I shot this on April 8th 2023, at about 1:40 in the afternoon.  It was taken with my Ebony 4x5 view camera and a Schneider G-Claron 210mm lens.  I used a #25 Red Filter to increase contrast.  The exposure was F20.0 at 1/15 second.



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