Marvin Thompson, Clinton, Iowa, United States | Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2026 Exhibition
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Marvin Thompson, "Helmut the Troll"
Clinton, Iowa, United States
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"I have been involved with the construction of 3 Thomas Dambo Trolls in Clinton Iowa. Helmut is located close to the Sawmill Museum, and I have been milling the wood for the cladding of Helmut in our Sawmill. The Trolls are named after 3 bachelor brothers, farmers, Helmut, Warren, and Marvin."


camera"I use a modified Century Graphic 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 view camera. It is a 50mm focal length. The exposure was 23 seconds on Arista EDU 400 rated at 800 ISO. Metered with a Pentax analog spot meter. Processing was in LC-110b, 6 1/2 min @ 70f, intermittent hand agitation."


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