This is what's left of the motor the once powered the ventilation fan up at the Nordegg Mine Site. There are two fan houses remaining, and this one is from Nordegg No. Three mine. Of course the site has been looted and copper thieves have damaged a bunch of equipment to steal copper wire.
This was taken on a 4" x 5" sheet of Fuji Neopan Acros 100. I rated the film at 80iso and gave it N+1/2 development in Rodinal [APH-09] developer, 1:50, for 11:00 minutes at 24C. This is one of a batch of 20 sheets that I developed on February 1st. In hindsight that plus development was probably not a great choice. I was hoping it would support contrast in the midtones. It did, but it kinda blew out the highlights in the opening behind the motor, and in the clear corrugated panel on the left side. I had to burn these down in the scan, and would have to do the same in the darkroom if I print this negative.
I shot this photograph on July 29th 2025, at about 3:00 in the afternoon. I used my Ebony SV45Ti view camera and a 90mm Schneider Super Angulon lens. The exposure was for 16 seconds at F20.0.
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