Coast Live Oaks

Coast Live Oaks at Ragle Ranch in Sebastopol, California.

Alexander Greenlaw's process calotype.

7x11 Eastman No. 2, uncatalogued Wollensak lens.

4PM sun fairly low. LV 10 on trunk, 11 mid-scene, 12 brightest light through branches.
1 hour @ F/16

Development: 1.4g gallic acid in 200ml DH2O. Added 2-1/2 eyedroppers ANS, image was most faintly visible at start, came up normally. Stopped development at 28 minutes. Wash 2x5m DH2O, fix 2x10 minutes in hypo, 3m in sodium sulfite, wash 1.5 hours in changes of RO water. Dried for 2+ days between 3 changes of blotter.

I didn't notice any pinholes or black spots or defects on this calotype, which goes along with the idea that they get better after the 1st one goes through replenished sensitizer.