[LargeFormat] Ilford 8X10 Film - Where to buy?

[Thom Tapp]

I'm looking for the best place and price to buy Ilford 8X10 Delta 100 film
for a friend for Christmas. My local Photo store can order it, but I can do
that myself, and save a bit... hopefully! Where do you suggest I get the
film in the U.S.?

Thom Tapp

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Warren" <cocam@cableinet.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Clifton Suspension Bridge


> At 7:10 am -0500 7/12/01, Guy Glorieux wrote:
> >Clive Warren wrote:
> >>  The camera is close to the Clifton suspension bridge - the bridge was
> >>  designed by the enigmatic Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
> >>
> >  > There is an infrared shot of the bridge here:
> >  > http://www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/Gallery/PEOPLE/warren/warren5.htm
> >>
> >Very dramatic picture, Clive. I love it.
> >
> >I find it very difficult to shoot bridges, because there is almost always
one
> >end of the bridge that extends into the frame of the image, looking as if
it
> >is not supported by anything.  You've done a great job here at getting it
> >well anchored in your frame. Perhaps this is because the suspension
cables
> >are held up just in the right corner of the image, while the left tower
is
> >positionned just on the 1/3rd line.  The infrared sure adds a strong
feeling
> >of drama to the scene.
> >
> >Do you happen to know when the brige was completed?  The suspension tower
has
> >a very ancient look to it while the suspension system seems fairly
modern.
>
> Thanks for the kind words.
>
> There was a 28 year gap between the completion of the towers and the
> cables/roadway being built!
>
> Did a quick search on the web to get the real lowdown and found this
> taken from http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Churchill/Tour/bristol1.htm
>
> 'Brunel submitted four different designs, of which the chosen
> Egyptian-inspired one was not actually his favourite. Many trials and
> tribulations followed for the builders. Work did not start until 1836
> and more financial  problems caused it to cease in 1853.  The piers
> stood in splendid isolation for several years, threatened with
> demolition. Eventually the 702 foot bridge was completed in 1864,
> five years after Brunel's death. The bridge is three foot lower on
> the Somerset side to counteract an optical illusion that would
> otherwise make it appear out of true.'
>
> Ironically there is a photo on the page that is taken using a similar
> composition to my own. The rest of the tour on this site is a nice
> introduction to the more interesting parts of Bristol.
>
> Cheers,
>         Clive
>
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