Self Portrait, Afternoon Couch, Surry Hills

[Maris]

Self Portrait, Afternoon Couch, Surry Hills
Gelatin-silver photograph on Ultrafine Silver Eagle VC FB photographic paper, image size 16.3cm X 21.5cm,
from a 4x5 Kodak Tmax 400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF field view camera fitted with a Schneider Super Angulon 90mm f8 lens.

A few platinotypes to look at, plenty of books to read, but mainly idleness prevails.

[Walter Glover]

Aaaah, hovering gently around a less orchestrated, more credible Arnold Newman 'environmental portrait'. (Did he ever delve into the selfie? — Task for tomorrow is to get one of the carers to reach down "One Mind's Eye" so I can check.)

Strange departures from the Maris-norm here with T-Max. The second version of TMY spoke to me but these days the costing might be prohibitive. Was this at the Undy's or elsewhere. Only time I met you was at their Reservoir Street edition of Point Light. Maybe this was about that time?

By my understanding, at this distance from you, this 'idleness' is possibly a characteristic Marisesque idleness of continuing engagement and enquiry.

[Maris]

Yes, Walter it was at chez Undy in the Excelsior on Elizabeth street.
TMY in the 4x5 format used to come in 100 sheet boxes for less than $1 per sheet if one dodged the 22% sales tax on it. It was a genuine 400 speed film and I bought up big on it, froze it, and used it well past the official expiry date. Now it's gone over-the-top stupid at $6.50 a sheet in ridiculous 10 sheet boxes. My film 'fridge has Fomapan in it now.

[Walter Glover]

No matter how many millions Australian governments gave 'Old Yella' to prop them up there was never any stopping them shooting themselves in the foot, Maris.