I have an electronic metronome in my darkroom, but haven't used it since I hung a cuckoo clock in there. It just tick-tocks away every second, but I really like the pulse idea.
-- John Bower http://www.studioindiana.com/ On Nov 11, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Sauerwald Mark wrote:
A couple of 'tricks' that I use when out shooting:I almost always wear a broad brimmed hat when out shooting, which can be held to block the lens from the sun in lieu of a lens-shade.I shoot mostly large format, and often have long exposures. I do not wear a watch. I time my exposures with my pulse, if my pulse varies from 60 beats per minute by more than a stop, I am going to have problems!Mark --- On Tue, 11/11/08, John Bower <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: John Bower <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [pure-silver] Tricks To: "Silver Silver" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 11:00 AMIn the spirit of "What would you build differently in a new darkroom?" how about sharing some tricks you've picked up over the years? They could be either tricks in the darkroom, or tricks out shooting. Perhaps something most professions would know, but amateurs might not.Here's one of mine: I keep a couple of drafting triangles (different sizes) hanging next to my enlarger. They're great for aligning an image that has either verticals or horizontals. My eye is pretty good, but I often find that a triangle is more accurate.-- John Bower http://www.studioindiana.com/
