Post Your Photos Made At Close Distance

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-03c.jpg
Teapot, February 2015
Sinar P, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Hugo Zhang]

Exquisite, Ken! Love that window reflection. I was looking at some André Kertész earlier today.

[Ken Lee]

Thank you Hugo :)

[Peter De Smidt]

The window reflection really adds to the photo. Nicely done!

[Will Frostmill]

Damn, that's fine work Ken. I love the quality of the blur, as well, and Hugo is quite right the window reflection is something special.

[William Whitaker]

Exquisite, Ken! Love that window reflection. I was looking at some André Kertész earlier today.

That's funny Hugo. I was thinking Kertész, too, (a perennial favorite of mine).

Good work, Ken!

[StoneNYC]

Interesting, is this different than a Macro thread?

I tried to upload an image of my "close up" work but apparently uploads aren't working again...

[Ken Lee]

Interesting, is this different than a Macro thread?.

If there is a macro thread, I couldn't find it.

Jere's another: not Macro, not Still Life but simply taken at close distance.


http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-02a.jpg
Typewriter, 2015
Sinar P, 150mm APO Sironar S
4x5 TMY, D-23

[tangyimail]

That's good Ken!


If there is a macro thread, I couldn't find it.

Jere's another: not Macro, not Still Life but simply taken at close distance.


http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-02a.jpg
Typewriter, 2015
Sinar P, 150mm APO Sironar S
4x5 TMY, D-23

[StoneNYC]

They said its fixed, let's see...

Delta100 Rodinal 150 Symmar-S Toyo45a

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[Taija71A]

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Large Format Macro Images -- Image Sharing (LF) & Discussion (Thread):

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?71483-Large-Format-Macro-Images

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Best regards,

-Tim.
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[Ken Lee]

Thanks Tim. I think I'll keep this thread going, since the photos I have in mind are not really macro, but detail shots.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-06a.jpg
Pitchers, February 2015
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-04-24a.jpg
Dishes, March 2013
Sinar P, 190mm Bausch & Lomb Tessar
4x5 TMY, D-23

[StoneNYC]

What if some of my close photos are nude parts of the body? Do I dare post those here?

[Taija71A]

I personally... Would say 'No'.
The Moderators of course... May choose to decide.

[Ken Lee]

What if some of my close photos are nude parts of the body? Do I dare post those here?

It's OK with me.

The items I photograph often have a certain curvilinear charm, not unlike the human form when approached as an aesthetic object.

My intention was to merely to share photos that are made at close distance, not macro.

[Pali K]

Love your work Ken. Beautiful photos here.

I need to get my Tessar back on the lensboard.

My vote for nude would be No in this thread because I often visit this site from work and having dedicated nude threads help control content I see when I am at work.

Pali

[Ken Lee]

Well that's 2 wise suggestions: let's say no nudes then.

[StoneNYC]

Yes that sounds like a reason not to, I forget that others view things not on their phone but also at the office (when they should be working!!!!) hah!

Noted, thanks!

[bob carnie]

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Here are a couple that I like from the ongoing solarization series

[Tin Can]

What is close up and what is Macro?

I thought 1-10 was the beginning of macro.

[dave_whatever]

If your cable release is quite short does that count as a photo "made at close distance"?

[Ken Lee]

What is close up and what is Macro?

I thought 1-10 was the beginning of macro.

According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography):


"Macro photography (or photomacrography or macrography, and sometimes macrophotography), is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size..."


If your cable release is quite short does that count as a photo "made at close distance"?

Yes, especially if your arm is quite short :rolleyes:

[Dan Quan]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-03c.jpg
Teapot, February 2015
Sinar P, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
4x5 TMY, D-23

I am really diggin the tone on tone stuff, and find myself studying the highlight reflection for additional info; beyond the image notes the reflection indicates this to be shot in winter. Thats pretty cool, pot steam may even add to the single photo story.

While this may not at first seem to be "staged" it is difficult to imagine the components are strictly found "naturally". But the other "close distance" work of yours I see suggests you prefer items which appear to have been photographed in a natural state. I would first ask if this is correct and then ask "why"?

Thanks.

edit: by "photographed in a natural state" I mean "less formally".

[Taija71A]

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I like it...
Very nicely done Bob!

The original shadow, under the Object on the table (*Now acting as a 'Highlight')...
Is extremely well thought out and executed!

-Tim.
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[Dan Quan]

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I like it... Very nicely done Bob!
The shadow, under the Object on the table (*Now acting as a 'Highlight')... Is extremely well executed!

-Tim.
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Yeah, I keep going back to this. On one hand I REALLY like it; I am conflicted though about the tension created by it is "off centered-ness". It's almost as if the "brain" appearance adds enough tension and the lack of centeredness pushes it out of bounds for me.

[Ken Lee]

While this may not at first seem to be "staged" it is difficult to imagine the components are strictly found "naturally". But the other "close distance" work of yours I see suggests you prefer items which appear to have been photographed in a natural state. I would first ask if this is correct and then ask "why"?

Some people have a special talent for creating beautiful scenes which feel natural, but when I try to arrange things they tend to look stiff and contrived.

I don't own any lights and don't have a studio. I'm an amateur and haven't had any training in those areas. My training from Fred Picker consisted of walking very slowly around cemeteries, barns and river beds, using a viewing filter with attention to precise camera placement. I suspect he got the same training from Ansel and passed it along intact.

In my house there's a small pantry with a glass door nearby. That's where my wife stores tea pots, dinner ware, a large ceramic pitcher, etc. On snowy days I have found that the light is very nice for this sort of subject: her pantry becomes my "studio".

Everything we do is staged and contrived. In the sense that I chose the camera placement, the teapot photo was staged too - but for me it was a discovery, no different than if I had been climbing over rocks at the beach and stumbled upon a promising arrangement.

[Dan Quan]

Some people have a special talent for creating beautiful scenes which feel natural, but when I try to arrange things they tend to look stiff and contrived.

I don't own any lights and don't have a studio. I'm an amateur and haven't had any training in those areas. My training from Fred Picker consisted of walking very slowly around cemeteries, barns and river beds, using a viewing filter with attention to precise camera placement. I suspect he got the same training from Ansel and passed it along intact.

In my house there's a small pantry with a glass door nearby. That's where my wife stores tea pots, dinner ware, a large ceramic pitcher, etc. On snowy days I have found that the light is very nice for this sort of subject: it becomes my "studio".

Everything we do is staged and contrived. In the sense that I chose the camera placement, the teapot photo was staged too - but for me it was a discovery, no different than if I had been climbing over rocks at the beach and stumbled upon a promising arrangement.

Thanks for the incisive and illustrative answer. This helps me "see" your photos.

[Taija71A]

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“It is amazing what you (Kenneth Lee) can accomplish... If you do not care who gets the credit.” :)

~~ Harry S. Truman. ~~
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[Dan Quan]

Some people have a special talent for creating beautiful scenes which feel natural, but when I try to arrange things they tend to look stiff and contrived.

I don't own any lights and don't have a studio. I'm an amateur and haven't had any training in those areas. My training from Fred Picker consisted of walking very slowly around cemeteries, barns and river beds, using a viewing filter with attention to precise camera placement. I suspect he got the same training from Ansel and passed it along intact.

In my house there's a small pantry with a glass door nearby. That's where my wife stores tea pots, dinner ware, a large ceramic pitcher, etc. On snowy days I have found that the light is very nice for this sort of subject: her pantry becomes my "studio".

Everything we do is staged and contrived. In the sense that I chose the camera placement, the teapot photo was staged too - but for me it was a discovery, no different than if I had been climbing over rocks at the beach and stumbled upon a promising arrangement.

I think I could appreciate the tones and curves more if the outside reflections were less defined and focused; if you altered the highlight with a silk, either inside to remove or outside to keep the window panes.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-03-02a.jpg
Pitcher, March 2015
Sinar P, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Vaughn]

A couple of older images -- solarized Type 55 negatives contact printed.

[Dan Quan]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-03-02a.jpg
Pitcher, March 2015
Sinar P, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
4x5 TMY, D-23

I can see the lines much more clearly and to me this is approaching feminine. I been thinkin about this alot. I love the that you left the table reflection in, and the way it curls around to the handle, it's almost "pregnant" with seduction. I love the little chiaroscuro at the focal point and the way the rim echos the curve of a woman's hips and thighs.

[blueribbontea]

Excellent images Vaughn.

[blueribbontea]

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A couple 5X7s done with my 2D and Protar VII lens.

[blueribbontea]

Another, done yesterday on Ektascan with an ex WA Wollensak 6 1/4 inch, and the neg revealed a light leak from the lens board.

130198 Currently processing ektascan in D-23 in a BTZS tube.

[Dan Quan]

I can see the lines much more clearly and to me this is approaching feminine. I been thinkin about this alot. I love the that you left the table reflection in, and the way it curls around to the handle, it's almost "pregnant" with seduction. I love the little chiaroscuro at the focal point and the way the rim echos the curve of a woman's hips and thighs.
Edit: I want to substitute the word "intimacy" for "seduction".

[StoneNYC]

I love macro and close distance images and I love night time long exposure lighting, this is a crap image but I kind of like it for some reason, I guess I just love the details of the leaves.

210 Graphic-Kowa, Acros100 4x5, f/22@5 seconds, Rodinal

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[Vaughn]

How about something near and far?

Mistaking the Map for the Territory
Yosemite National Park
16x20 Silver gelatin print

Gowland PocketView 4x5, 150mm/5.6 Caltar IIN, TMax100/HC-110, Ilford Gallerie/Dektol
Taken while backpacking one fine Memorial Day Weekend.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-06d.jpg
Pitchers, February 2015
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Arkasha_from_Russia]

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/353575/3827609.jpg

ShenHao TZ45IIA
Fuj 150
V100F

[Jmarmck]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=122225&d=1411524769
Zone VI with a Nikkor 5.6/90, TMX

[StoneNYC]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=122225&d=1411524769
Zone VI with a Nikkor 5.6/90, TMX

What is it?

[Jmarmck]

Fluorite.....with a few small crystals of sphalerite (zinc in its crystalline form)

[ckagy]

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Begonia

Fujinon-W 150mm
Arista Premium paper negative, cut down to 4x5, exposed EI 5, f/45, for ~1.5 min
Contact printed, scanned, lightly retouched

[jp]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-02-06d.jpg
Pitchers, February 2014
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

These are nice!

[Jmarmck]

I wonder if Ken has made a project from those soft, white enameled dishes.
Yes tis nice.

[Ken Lee]

I wonder if Ken has made a project from those soft, white enameled dishes.
Yes tis nice.

We had a very cold and snowy winter in the northeast of the USA. The longer the winter dragged on, the more appealing these dishes started to look :rolleyes:

[Jmarmck]

We had a very cold and snowy winter in the northeast of the USA. The longer the winter dragged on, the more appealing these dishes started to look :rolleyes:
That is fine. Just as long as you don't go all Donner Pass and start gnawing on each other.
I think those shots would make a nice set.

[Peter De Smidt]

Ken, that's a really lovely photo.

[Ken Lee]

Thank you all :)

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Here is a small group of mushrooms shot close up.

[Pali K]

http://photolog.netsoft2k.com/blogImages/0315Light%20Bulb%20Big%20-%20Mar%202015%20RAW%20-%20850px.jpg (http://tumblr.netsoft2k.com/image/113927208513)

Continuing my indoor exercises on light bulbs to learn about the entire setup / lighting / develop / scan workflow. This one appeals the best to me and hoping to hear what others think of the final image. I followed Ken's scanning tutorial on this one.

You can see the camera in the reflections if you look carefully.

Deardorff 8x10 on HP5+ | Fujinon 210mm F5.6 @ F11/3 Seconds
HC110-B in Jobo 3005

Pali

[Tin Can]

I have posted this before, but one good bulb deserves another.

5X7 FP4+

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[StoneNYC]

http://photolog.netsoft2k.com/blogImages/0315Light%20Bulb%20Big%20-%20Mar%202015%20RAW%20-%20850px.jpg (http://tumblr.netsoft2k.com/image/113927208513)

Continuing my indoor exercises on light bulbs to learn about the entire setup / lighting / develop / scan workflow. This one appeals the best to me and hoping to hear what others think of the final image. I followed Ken's scanning tutorial on this one.

You can see the camera in the reflections if you look carefully.

Deardorff 8x10 on HP5+ | Fujinon 210mm F5.6 @ F11/3 Seconds
HC110-B in Jobo 3005

Pali

Gorgeous!

I would love to see a version where the bulb is lit only slightly to make it flow without blowing out.

[Pali K]

Thank you Stone. I attempted to light this with two 9 volts battery and got the filament to turn orange. I think it'll make an interesting image in color and hopefully I'll get to it next time.

Pali

[kleinbatavia]

HP5+ in Rodinal, 210mm 1/16 @ 32, Wista DX

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[Jim Galli]

An abstract I call

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Velostigmat/7VeloSoft/03-15-15/03-15-15WollyVelo75Mod_4X5_Blossum_2s.jpg
apricot futures

Made with one of my modified (space between glass 1 and 2) Wollensak Velostigmat's.

[stradibarrius]

I really like this shot. Lighting a round glas object can be tricky and you did a great job with it. I have done the light blubs thing too as a study. It helped me learn several things.
http://photolog.netsoft2k.com/blogImages/0315Light%20Bulb%20Big%20-%20Mar%202015%20RAW%20-%20850px.jpg (http://tumblr.netsoft2k.com/image/113927208513)

Continuing my indoor exercises on light bulbs to learn about the entire setup / lighting / develop / scan workflow. This one appeals the best to me and hoping to hear what others think of the final image. I followed Ken's scanning tutorial on this one.

You can see the camera in the reflections if you look carefully.

Deardorff 8x10 on HP5+ | Fujinon 210mm F5.6 @ F11/3 Seconds
HC110-B in Jobo 3005

Pali

[Pali K]

I really like this shot. Lighting a round glas object can be tricky and you did a great job with it. I have done the light blubs thing too as a study. It helped me learn several things.
Thank you stradibarrius.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-03-09a.jpg
Pitchers, March 2015
Sinar P, 240mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Ironage]

I really love the softness of D-23 for this subject.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-04-03d.jpg
Typewriter, April 2015
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

[StoneNYC]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-04-03d.jpg
Typewriter, April 2015
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

Wonderful, I like your typewriter images.

[Ken Lee]

Wonderful, I like your typewriter images.

Thank you :)

[Brian Sims]

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I shot this today, not as artistic venture, but to illustrate the importance of using a proper sheer bolt on one's augur on the back of a 50 horse tractor. I hit a rock and the 7/16 inch bolt sheered like it was made of wax.

[Tin Can]

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I shot this today, not as artistic venture, but to illustrate the importance of using a proper sheer bolt on one's augur on the back of a 50 horse tractor. I hit a rock and the 7/16 inch bolt sheered like it was made of wax.

What SAE Grade was that bolt?

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-04-03b.jpg
Typewriter, April 2015
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

Another from the same shoot: unable to decide.

[jcoldslabs]

I prefer the first, Ken. The sweeping radial curve of the type bars offers a counter-point to the more grid-like layout of the keys. Plus the tiny circles of chrome surrounding the keys echoes the larger chromed curve, too.

Jonathan

[Brian Sims]

What SAE Grade was that bolt?
The head had an LB on it near the edge. I'm not sure it was an SAE grade, but my old hardware guy said it was the softest he had.

[Tin Can]

The head had an LB on it near the edge. I'm not sure it was an SAE grade, but my old hardware guy said it was the softest he had.

He would know and a shear pin is supposed to cleanly shear.

Thanks for the reply.

I used to test bolts by pulling them until they cracked apart on a huge computerized hydraulic press. Mostly torque to angle bolts that are best in an elastic loading condition. I would test and graph for repeatability.

[Jerry Bodine]

The head had an LB on it near the edge. I'm not sure it was an SAE grade, but my old hardware guy said it was the softest he had.

http://www.kramp.com/pdf/en_US/shear_bolt_torque_limiters_lb.pdf

[Ken Lee]

I prefer the first, Ken. The sweeping radial curve of the type bars offers a counter-point to the more grid-like layout of the keys. Plus the tiny circles of chrome surrounding the keys echoes the larger chromed curve, too.

Jonathan

Thank you Jonathan.

Your comments have encouraged me to to put these away for a few months until they're... fresh :cool:

[jcoldslabs]

Your comments have encouraged me to to put these away for a few months until they're... fresh :cool:

Never a bad idea. Sometimes my favorite image from a group of shots loses its luster after some time has passed. Plus, the opinions of others are a poor measure of what is "good," my own included. ;)

J.

[Fr. Mark]

I like the first typewrite image better too for what is worth for basically the same reasons---the curve and the details of the typeface on the bit of the mechanism that hits the paper (well, the ribbon).

I though shear bolts were relatively hard to as to snap, not soft so as to not elastically deform. One summer when I was farming I had no fun at all replacing shear pins/bolts on my baler. Also inadvertently sheared off a 3/4" hitch pin. That made an impressive snap when it let go. Took quite a bit of oxy/acetylene to get the tongue of the baler back to the right shape... Metallurgy's not my specialty.

[John Layton]

I did this one years ago...with a crown graphic onto which I reverse-mounted, onto a piece of masonite, the old but wonderful 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor. For the photo, I poured a bit of aluminum powder into a dixie cup, then gently floated some watch movement parts onto the surface of this. No shutter on the lens, so, in a completely dark room, I first focussed by the strong side-light of a desk lamp - turned this off to remove the dark slide, then turned it back on for a few seconds for the exposure. 132573

[Old-N-Feeble]

John, that's an interesting image. I saw it posted elsewhere and assumed those were much larger gears stuck in some mud. Anyway, I like it.

[StoneNYC]

I did this one years ago...with a crown graphic onto which I reverse-mounted, onto a piece of masonite, the old but wonderful 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor. For the photo, I poured a bit of aluminum powder into a dixie cup, then gently floated some watch movement parts onto the surface of this. No shutter on the lens, so, in a completely dark room, I first focussed by the strong side-light of a desk lamp - turned this off to remove the dark slide, then turned it back on for a few seconds for the exposure. 132573

Really clever, love it!

[photonsoup]

I did this one years ago...with a crown graphic onto which I reverse-mounted, onto a piece of masonite, the old but wonderful 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor. For the photo, I poured a bit of aluminum powder into a dixie cup, then gently floated some watch movement parts onto the surface of this. No shutter on the lens, so, in a completely dark room, I first focussed by the strong side-light of a desk lamp - turned this off to remove the dark slide, then turned it back on for a few seconds for the exposure. 132573

Cool. This gives me all kinds of ideas. Did the Micro-Nikkor cover the entire 4x5?

[John Layton]

Although I cropped the image slightly for composition, I do remember that the lens just covered 4x5 - keeping in mind the much greater than life size ratio did require a bit of extension. I don't remember the aperture setting - but I believe it was 16 (I seem to remember that lens stopped down to f/22 - but I was afraid of diffraction so did not use this).

The jpeg rendition which you see here does lack a bit of sharpness - the micro-nikkor is very impressive in this regard...and truly surprising for this (not exactly intended) use. But do notice how the tops of the pinions are out of focus...very narrow dof! (ha...spell-check changes dof to dog!) I also did mount a shutter to this setup a bit later - cutting a hole in a rear lens cap and mounting a naked shutter to this - then affixing to the rear of the reversed lens. But again, for this photo, I simply used the light switch and counted seconds.

A few years after I took this photo, the anatomy lab at Dartmouth pretty much gave me (they were downsizing) the most amazing LF (4x5) closeup setup - a Nikon Multiphot, complete with some amazing lenses, light stages, etc., but for some reason I never used this setup that much, and eventually sold it.

[Gary Beasley]

A few older shots, the hinge was shot on Ektapan more than likely with a 270mm tele lens. The playground equipment was on P/N type 55 with a 150 Caltar, and the violet may have been Ektapan shot with the 150 Caltar. The Okra blossom was done with a Crown Graphic and its 127mm lens, no idea about the film, maybe Tri X.

[limnidytis]

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The Spacemen. 4x5 Ilford HP5+, DDX, Schneider 150mm, Sinar F1.

[TPanico]

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[Jockos]

First tryout with my new Speed Graphic :)
Geronar 210 6.8
Rollei RPX 400
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[TPanico]

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[StoneNYC]

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Now THATS macro! What is that, 5:1?? And nice depth... Sheesh!

[jcoldslabs]

http://kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-TMY2001-JKD-Jigger.jpg

[Tin Can]

What is your oldest film?

Just curious.

Do you compensate somehow?

[jcoldslabs]

Randy,

My oldest film is some Gevaert 5x7 that expired in 1944 which works surprisingly well. (See here (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?98527-Still-Life-Images-2013&p=1052084&viewfull=1#post1052084) for an example shot with that film.) I always test each "new" batch of old film, but I can usually get close to an exposure and development target with a single sheet. The T-Max 400 from 2001 has barely lost any speed. I shoot it at EI 320 and but develop for 12 min. in HC-110 1:39 to boost the contrast.

The rule of thumb about film losing a full stop of speed per decade is generally true in my experience, with faster films degrading more quickly and very slow films holding up quite well.

J.

[Tin Can]

Randy,

My oldest film is some Gevaert 5x7 that expired in 1944 which works surprisingly well. (See here (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?98527-Still-Life-Images-2013&p=1052084&viewfull=1#post1052084) for an example shot with that film.) I always test each "new" batch of old film, but I can usually get close to an exposure and development target with a single sheet. The T-Max 400 from 2001 has barely lost any speed. I shoot it at EI 320 and but develop for 12 min. in HC-110 1:39 to boost the contrast.

The rule of thumb about film losing a full stop of speed per decade is generally true in my experience, with faster films degrading more quickly and very slow films holding up quite well.

J.

Thanks!

I will be starting a thread for glass plates, which expired in 1926. :)

I'll do that now, look for Expired film, plate usage and images. I hope you lead the way!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-10.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Sinar P, 180mm Fujinon SFS
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Fr. Mark]

Ken,

I enjoy these old typewriter photos. I am curious as to how you set it up or what movements you used and how extreme you need to be to do this. I think I kinda see how it was done by examining where sharp focus is and isn't. I'm also curious as to how much you stopped down the lens.

Earlier this summer I tried a combo of front tilt and swing to get a wooded trail in focus along with two signs one close, one a ways down the path. I got a little too hurried on account of the Mosquitos I guess because the signs and the diagonal connecting them are in focus but the other corners, not so much. Needed smaller aperture, I think.

Thanks

[Stephane]

Cheese grater

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5681/20795506306_44aedc9144_b.jpg

[Pat Kearns]

Stephane, excellent image, I am blown away by the glow of the highlights. What type of lens did you use? I've got a no name single lens meniscus that I need to look thru again.

[Stephane]

Thanks Pat, it is the effect of a P&S semi-achromatic, so a meniscus lens...

[Ken Lee]

Ken,

I enjoy these old typewriter photos. I am curious as to how you set it up or what movements you used and how extreme you need to be to do this. I think I kinda see how it was done by examining where sharp focus is and isn't. I'm also curious as to how much you stopped down the lens.

Earlier this summer I tried a combo of front tilt and swing to get a wooded trail in focus along with two signs one close, one a ways down the path. I got a little too hurried on account of the Mosquitos I guess because the signs and the diagonal connecting them are in focus but the other corners, not so much. Needed smaller aperture, I think.


These are made with a certain measure of improvisation, but judging from the oblique angle of the subject, tilt and swing were used to get focus along a diagonal. Apparently there was some shift too, since the typewriter keys at which we are looking straight ahead, are to the right of center. The Sinar P camera makes all this easy, since all movements are geared: you just dial them in while under the dark cloth.

That was probably made with the lens stopped down just a bit, like f/9... enough to render the sharp things sharp, but no more.

[Fr. Mark]

Ken,

Thanks. This Spring I bought a Sinar P kit from Igor Camera along with a Sinar shutter some DB lenses and later and from a different source a tripod and head that handle the weight and add to the work-out dimension of the photo taking. It is SO much easier to use (once you get it where you need it...did I mention it is heavy?) than other LF cameras I've tried that it is hard to believe. I'm also loving the 5x7 format.

Thanks for the explanation, it's more/less what I thought except I missed the shift and would've guessed a smaller aperture. I think it is on the articles page of this site someone recommends focusing at wide open, stopping down and re-examining the ground glass and if it looks ok, go ahead and stop down one more stop! This would've greatly improved ~16 or so 5x7's I made this summer, portraits and landscapes both. But, sometimes less focus/depth of field works, as in your picture.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-04-01.jpg
Typewriter, March 2015
Sinar P, 10 3/4 inch Goerz Apochromat Artar
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Pfiltz]

Velvia

http://www.keepsakephotography.us/4x5/VelviaPurpleFlower.jpg

[Fr. Mark]

Lovely!

[Pancake]

I really like the typewriter photos where the typebars and the keytop are both visible, Ken.

Bob, both those images are great. So many shapes and textures on the one on the left, it really looks alien.

141695

This is a Jim Beam Classic Car Decanter from the late 70s my grandfather had, still unopened. I like to call it a 40 year whiskey.

[Misko]

A couple of older images -- solarized Type 55 negatives contact printed.

Was the solarization induced by your or it happened on it's own by some process? Love the way they look!

[zsolt]

does this qualify here?tachihara 4x5,tmax 400,id11 ilford paper printhttps://farm6.staticflickr.com/5661/21493260164_8053cc1d77_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/yKhzr7)108 (https://flic.kr/p/yKhzr7) by barton attila (https://www.flickr.com/photos/75840958@N04/), on Flickr

[Pali K]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5729/22755360500_e0ab88f1a8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AEPaTJ)

Studio - Expired Velvia 100 Test (https://flic.kr/p/AEPaTJ) by Pali K (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palikalsi/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/753/22917602786_be31cf4af7_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AV9GSw)

Studio - Expired Velvia 100 Test - BW (https://flic.kr/p/AV9GSw) by Pali K (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palikalsi/), on Flickr

Shot some close up a few days ago. I don't think the light setup I used goes very well with velvia 100 because it had strong red cast. Tried to work with it in post but didn't really get the results I was hoping for so converted it to BW.

[Tin Can]

Shot 2 years ago, 5X7 FP4+ printed as contact for last years LF tiny print exchange and as 20X30" at Costco, now hanging on my wall. Too much black after looking at it for a year, so I changed it.

5X7 neg contact copied to 4X5 HP5+ and enlarged onto 11x14 RC, last week and again copied for posting here by iPod 6.

I gave a print of the second image, to a happy fellow photographer. He gave me much much more. Raw materials!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/13563279025_a34a3c15f1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mExmjn)Light bulb (https://flic.kr/p/mExmjn) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5725/22395956804_d36e882674_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/A848Gh)neg neg (https://flic.kr/p/A848Gh) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

[macolive]

B&O A2
Arca Swiss 4x5 F metric
150mm Apo Sironar S
Ilford FP4+
Rodinal 1:50

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5634/22408903603_48811cb50d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/A9cujX)B&O A2 (https://flic.kr/p/A9cujX) by Michael Olivares (https://www.flickr.com/photos/macolive/), on Flickr

[Dwayne Martin]

142289
As close as I can get.......

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-01-15.jpg
Coffee Creamer, January 2015
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-006b2.jpg
Antique Typewriter, 2014
Kodak 2D, 10 3/4 inch Apochromat Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Miguel Coquis]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-006b2.jpg
Antique Typewriter, 2014
Kodak 2D, 10 3/4 inch Apochromat Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

Shape and movement, composition enhances fascinating evocative power.
Like this much !
MAC

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2016-02-08b.jpg
Vintage Telephone, February 2016
Sinar P, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
4x5 TMY, D-23

[plaubel]

The distance has been nearly 2 centimeters, by using a Plaubel Profia and a "modified" Wollie Oscilloraptar and a which normally covers just 6x9cm.

146615

Ritchie

[reedvalve]

My first shot using a cheapo magnifying glass as a lens....what fun!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/reedvalve/brokelephant2.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/reedvalve/media/brokelephant2.jpg.html)
Broken Elephant

Korona 5x7 | dollar store magnifying glass on packard shutter | FP4+

[reedvalve]

...and the second


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/reedvalve/hyacinth.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/reedvalve/media/hyacinth.jpg.html)

Hyacinth

Korona 5x7 | dollar store magnifying glass on packard shutter | FP4+

[Fr. Mark]

Very nice!

[reedvalve]

thanks!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2016-03-01c.jpg
Bulldozer, March 2016
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Greg]

4x5 Platinum/Palladium

[HiHoSilver]

Most impressive, Greg. Beautifully done.

[Peter De Smidt]

Good stuff, Ethan!

Ken's stuff is always good. :)

Greg, those are some very interesting mushrooms. It looks a bit like an underwater scene.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2016-03-02a.jpg
Bulldozer, March 2016
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Tin Can]

Handheld iPod images

Macro 0.63% 11X14 X-Ray contact print, 610 mm f9 Nikkor 3 full power strobe pops at f22.

Studio setup a little crowded and my first time turning the big Deardorff upside down. Very easy to handle and a child could do it. This child was nervous, but I had checked everything.:)

I will be trying the lens at f64 soon as I am disappointed the upper left bolt and ground wire are fuzzy. That will take 12 pops, ASA 50 Double sided X-Ray.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7482/26459396864_33db39d3f5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Gj8jRE)Macro 11X14 (https://flic.kr/p/Gj8jRE) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/26952290722_3ffa320c5d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/H4Fx2C)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/H4Fx2C) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

[StoneNYC]

Handheld iPod images

Macro 0.63% 11X14 X-Ray contact print, 610 mm f9 Nikkor 3 full power strobe pops at f22.

Studio setup a little crowded and my first time turning the big Deardorff upside down. Very easy to handle and a child could do it. This child was nervous, but I had checked everything.:)

I will be trying the lens at f64 soon as I am disappointed the upper left bolt and ground wire are fuzzy. That will take 12 pops, ASA 50 Double sided X-Ray.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7482/26459396864_33db39d3f5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Gj8jRE)Macro 11X14 (https://flic.kr/p/Gj8jRE) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/26952290722_3ffa320c5d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/H4Fx2C)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/H4Fx2C) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

Nice to have that kind of space I'm sure, and those film holders in a row!!! Sheesh! Lol.

[FredrickSummers]

This is the first LF image I've shared here. This is my first "real" frame I shot in large format. I hope you like it, much to learn still but this image is the first shot I've done that came out almost 100% how I invisioned it in my head right out of camera. There has been only some minor cropping a a little dodge and burn, but not much at all.

Horseman 45HD/Rodenstock-N 135/Ilford FP4+ developed in Rodenol 50:1

CC welcome

https://photos.smugmug.com/Subject-Galleries/Plants-Flowers/i-zFC6mZ7/0/XL/Rebirth%20-%20Fern%20in%20Spring-XL.jpg (http://www.summersmountainphoto.com/Subject-Galleries/Plants-Flowers/i-zFC6mZ7/A)

[Tin Can]

Nice. Shyly anthropomorphic. I like it. :)

[Miskanarhi]

This is the first LF image I've shared here. This is my first "real" frame I shot in large format. I hope you like it, much to learn still but this image is the first shot I've done that came out almost 100% how I invisioned it in my head right out of camera. There has been only some minor cropping a a little dodge and burn, but not much at all.

Horseman 45HD/Rodenstock-N 135/Ilford FP4+ developed in Rodenol 50:1

CC welcome

https://photos.smugmug.com/Subject-Galleries/Plants-Flowers/i-zFC6mZ7/0/XL/Rebirth%20-%20Fern%20in%20Spring-XL.jpg (http://www.summersmountainphoto.com/Subject-Galleries/Plants-Flowers/i-zFC6mZ7/A)

Looks like a group of depressed human figures. Really nice!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2010-04-19.jpg
Iris, 2010
Sinar P, 210mm Macro Sironar
5x7 TMY, Pyrocat HD

[Pali K]

Wow Ken. That is spectacular!

[stawastawa]

wow ken, what's your f/stop.
and nice tones! pop!

[Ken Lee]

Thank you.

I don't remember the f/stop, but probably relied more on view camera adjustments than small aperture.

[mike rosenlof]

151104

Hula. 4x5 Wista SP, 150mm process lens in barrel. Nice long exposure.

[FredrickSummers]

Looks like a group of depressed human figures. Really nice!

Thank you. I intended for the depressing feel to it. Makes me want to shoot more b/w too!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Tin Can]

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7652/27366025231_0c441d193b_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HGf2Te)Watergate 2.5-1 Macro (https://flic.kr/p/HGf2Te) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

2.5-1 Macro of 4" object on 11X14 Kodak CSG X-Ray, shot with Sironar N MC 360mm f32 shutter aperture. Deardorff SC11, aka, Catalog camera. Actual bellows used 44.5"/14"=3.18 calculated magnification, but a ruler on negs show 2.5X actual.

8x10 portion of 11x14 negative scanned flat on V700 glass. 1200dpi, no sharpening in scanner or PS. Scanned as color film, converted to B&W in PS CC using 'blue' filter for contrast.

Focused on lettering, outside rim is 1/2" high to camera.

Stolen period ashtray, well used.

[jon.oman]

Randy, That's a cool image! A bit of history there.....

[Tin Can]

Thank you!


Randy, That's a cool image! A bit of history there.....

[Tin Can]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7326/27356595552_befbcb5438_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HFpGLy)Shitake 3-1 8X8 scan of 11X14 X-Ray (https://flic.kr/p/HFpGLy) by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr


Shiitake Macro 3-1, f64, Sironar N MC 360mm.

[Taija71A]

_______

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7326/27356595552_befbcb5438_h.jpg

Shitake 3-1 8X8 scan of 11X14 X-Ray by moe.randy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

____

Since, C&C has not been requested... I can only say:

Wow!!!!! :)

Best Regards, -Tim.

[Tin Can]

Thank you, Tim.

[Taija71A]

You are welcome Randy... "Keep up the good work!"

[Miskanarhi]

Don't know if this is close enough, could also be posted into the old things as this key really shows its age.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7471/26914597573_8ff8eb0f67_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/H1mmaK)
Old key (https://flic.kr/p/H1mmaK) by Miska Närhi (https://www.flickr.com/photos/16987567@N02/), on Flickr

Linhof Technika with 150mm Symmar-S on 4x5 Delta 100@100 in Pyrocat HD 100+1+1 16min.

[koraks]

It's exquisite! Absolutely lovely.

[Taija71A]

Agreed!
Miska, you 'definitely' have no need to worry.
--
Not only does your image qualify for this Thread (Close Distance)...
But, it is also a great example of what can be done within these parameters -- When you have a keen eye for 'Detail'.

-Tim.

[barnacle]

Very very nice!

Neil

[Miskanarhi]

Thank you everyone. I am very happy to live near these beautiful old treasures that are fun to photograph as this was shot on my neighbors yard.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2011-08-12bb.jpg
Hydrangea, 2011

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-05-10B.jpg
Hosta, 2013
Sinar P, 10 3/4 inch Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2008-07-305.jpg
Hydrangea, 2008
250mm Tessar, 5x7

[Pali K]

Absolutely beautiful Ken!

[Ken Lee]

Thank you Pali.

On my un-calibrated Windows machine at work, my recent photos look rather ugly. I guess they really depend on faithful rendering at the low and high ends of the tonal scale.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-01-02C.jpg
Dump Truck, 2015
Sinar P, 240mm Fujinon A
4x5 TMY. D-23

[Pali K]

Ken, I am viewing these on my calibrated photo monitor and they all look spectacular. Love your take on simple scenes that you capture so masterfully.

Pali

[Old_Dick]

Ken, what Pali said.

[Pali K]

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8894/28337703612_34daa2b50c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Kb791L)

CocaCola Life on Film (https://flic.kr/p/Kb791L) by Pali K (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palikalsi/), on Flickr

Sinar Norma 4x5 with Kodak Ektar 152MM F4.5 Tessar
Illford HP5 in Kodak HC110-B
Scanmate 5000 Drumscan

Pali

[IanBarber]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2015-04-03d.jpg
Typewriter, April 2015
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

Beautiful tones

[kiteboy]

Industar -51 on TK45.

5 seconds at f32

Fomapan 100 rated at ISO 50. Rodinal 1:50 7'30" at 20C.

153207

[koraks]

http://www.koraks.nl/galleries/8x10_archives/TW1672_XRGPCHD-03.jpg

http://www.koraks.nl/galleries/8x10_archives/TW1672_XRGPCHD-04.jpg

G-Claron 240/9, 8x10 green xray, Pyrocat HD, Epson 4990 scan from negatives.

[Pali K]

I really love both of these koraks

[koraks]

Thank you! I usually Van Dyke Brown proof my negatives and these came out quite well. However, for digital display, I prefer scanned negatives. But the prints are nice for a pair of proofs.

[SimonGibson]

Nice, typewriter. I like it!

[alanbutler57]

Two shots of the elephant in the garden. Both on 4x5 Ilford Ortho, first with Bi-Kardan and Mamiya 150SF (RB67 lens), second with Gundlach Petzval on a Graflex Super D:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7500/26263388624_ece016d23b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/G1NJrf)Dumbo Soft Focus (https://flic.kr/p/G1NJrf) by Alan Butler (https://www.flickr.com/photos/43210263@N04/), on Flickr

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7554/26766254222_0937157024_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GMf3RL)DumboSM (https://flic.kr/p/GMf3RL) by Alan Butler (https://www.flickr.com/photos/43210263@N04/), on Flickr

[reedvalve]

the results of experimenting with a 65mm Super Angulon on 8x10. The bulb is about 20mm long and was roughly an inch and a half from the lens (the bellows extension was ~28 inches)


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/reedvalve/bulb.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/reedvalve/media/bulb.jpg.html)

hot bulb, close up
8x10 HP5 in XTOL 1+1 using Jobo 2840

[Fr. Mark]

Ethan, on the negative can you see the fine structure of the filament? Most are a spiral wind wound again into a spiral and on line there not enough info. I like it. I made a similar enlargement of a silver dollar onto 4x5 with a 90mm el cheapo enlarger lens some time back. The Eagle's wings just barely fit on a 4x5. I should maybe do more macro work...

[reedvalve]

Yes, the filament is visible, though not as defined as I wanted it to be. But given the crazy bellows factor I'm pretty happy the way it turned out.

I wish I had some serious vacuum tube equipment around to photograph. I should bring a camera over to my friends rehearsal studio where he keeps his Mesa Boogie...

[reedvalve]

well... obviously the filament is visible... I meant to say that the windings have definition, especially when the curves or levels are tweaked in PS.

[jesse]

Deardorff 8x10, 305mm f9 Computar, Lucky 100, D-76

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8839/28206215983_07434d6b55_h.jpg

[Fr. Mark]

Ethan, thanks. I've been looking at my own negatives with a loupe and wondering what the ultimate limits are.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2016-08-04b.jpg
Wicker Chair, August 2016
Sinar P, 240mm Fujinon A
4x5 TMY, D-23

[Tin Can]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2016-08-04b.jpg
Wicker Chair, August 2016
Sinar P, 240mm Fujinon A
4x5 TMY, D-23

Sharp!

[Pali K]

Duplicate of the mistake photo (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?58849-Images-of-mistakes-good-or-bad&p=1343446&viewfull=1#post1343446) that I posted earlier.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8894/28247654463_97def7e800_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/K39Bxe)
Fruits [Velvia 100] (https://flic.kr/p/K39Bxe) by Pali K (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palikalsi/), on Flickr

Deardorff V8 with 4x5 Back Fujinon 210 F5.6
Fuji Velvia 100 Tetenal E6
Eversmart Pro Scan

Pali

[Pali K]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8139/28525946304_a89659777c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KsJW1q)
Gibson Les Paul on Film (https://flic.kr/p/KsJW1q) by Pali K (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palikalsi/), on Flickr

Deardorff V8 Symmar-S 360mm F6.8
Illford HP5 in HC110-B
Scanmate 11000 Drumscan

Pali

[Jmarmck]

Now yer talkin'! The Les Paul, heaviest guitar ever made.........except for the D'Angelico EX-DC.
Very nice work Pali.

[Pali K]

Thanks Marty! The weight sure does take some getting used but it is by far my favorite one to play. This version has coil splitting and classic warm humbuckers which can be very fun to switch while playing. Can really confuse people sometimes :)

[wasiraj032]

great pictures and close one is hd its owesome, thanks for sharing pictures

[reedvalve]

This one is also pretty heavy!



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/reedvalve/ibanez-small.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/reedvalve/media/ibanez.jpg.html)
Ibanez / Tominon 105mm / HP5 4x5 / V700


Pardon the bubbles - it was early experiment using the taco method.

[stawastawa]

This one is also pretty heavy!

Pardon the bubbles - it was early experiment using the taco method.

I want to get those bubbles! someday I will sacrifice film to find those bubbles.

[Jmarmck]

That is easy. Just don't use enough developer.....at least that is what worked on some of my Monument Valley 4x5 sheets in a Nikkor tank.
No, I didn't do it intentionally.
It is all one big learning experience.
Too bad photos of a place 3000 miles away had to be the subject of my learning.

[David Schaller]

I love the guitar pictures. Here's the first from my library project. FP4 in Pyrocat. 210mm, 11 inch bellows.

http://i.imgur.com/ZC5QgIO.jpg

[Jmarmck]

That is excellent David! Did the library object to the tripod and gear blocking the isle?

[David Schaller]

Thanks Marty.

I had to go through channels to get permission for my large format project, which was granted for the summer, but will have to end when the students come back. So I have about another week of access. Of course people walk around with cell phone cameras, and even DSLRs with no permission! I have tried to find places where I'm not in anyone's way, and time it later in the day, when fewer people are there.

Dave

[Jmarmck]

Try stacks with Melville on them.

[David Schaller]

That's a good idea. I'm going back tomorrow.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2008-08-314.jpg
Hosta, 2008
Sinar P, 5x7

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Fergusons122414/No523-2GooseneckFaucetGroupPinkhamBiQs.jpg
gooseneck faucet group at Ferguson showroom
Pinkham Bi-Quality lens

[HiHoSilver]

Ken, Great job on the Hosta. 'Made a few MF last month & loved how they turn out. The side-lighting keeps that texture even in the lower light treatment. 'A visual treat.

Jim, Your shot of the flathead was killer & the faucets confirm that you could take a shot of a phone book & I'd be staring for some time at it. 'Love your work.

[Jim Galli]

Jim, Your shot of the flathead was killer & the faucets confirm that you could take a shot of a phone book & I'd be staring for some time at it. 'Love your work.

Thanks!

[Randy]

Graflex Series D, with Reinholds (http://re-inventedphotoequip.com/Lenses.html) 190mm Wollaston Meniscus @ f/11

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/img764b.jpg

With bellows factor I needed 1/5th sec. @ f/11 but camera only goes down to 1/10th, so I did two exposures of 1/10th sec. - seemed like it made sense...?

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Expired HP4, shot with ICA Tropica 10x15 with a Novar anastigmat.

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8124/29548219906_0c3e97a3f8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/M25mkm)
Old HP4 (flatfilm 10 x 15cm) (https://flic.kr/p/M25mkm) by Ron (Netherlands) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zorki_2007/), on Flickr

[scheinfluger_77]

Graflex Series D, with Reinholds (http://re-inventedphotoequip.com/Lenses.html) 190mm Wollaston Meniscus @ f/11

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/img764b.jpg

With bellows factor I needed 1/5th sec. @ f/11 but camera only goes down to 1/10th, so I did two exposures of 1/10th sec. - seemed like it made sense...?

That's the trick. It looks like you were right on with exposure.

[Pali K]

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8741/28975181123_a64e4d292b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/L9rnSk)
Mamiya RB67 ProS on LF Film (https://flic.kr/p/L9rnSk) by Pali K (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palikalsi/), on Flickr

Sinar Norma | 210mm
HP5+ in HC110-B

Pali

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2016-09-02.jpg
Hosta, Sept 2016
Sinar P, 10 3/4 inch Apochromat Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Rory_5244]

Very lovely, Ken.

[Jeffrey Arthur]

Top notch as usual Ken!

[HiHoSilver]

'Love the subject matter, Ken. Beautifully executed.

[Ken Lee]

Thank you very much !

[HoodedOne]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1465/24480005012_28b7751d4d_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoodedone-photos/24480005012/)2016-045007a.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoodedone-photos/24480005012/) by HoodedOne (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoodedone-photos/), on Flickr

Camera: Wanderlust Travelwide 4x5
Lens: JML 56/1.9
Film: Polaroid T55

[David Schaller]

I didn't have much room for the tripod and 8x10, and I was running out of daylight. This is a 15 minute exposure with a G Claron 240 mm, FP4 @ 100, developed in trays, Pyrocat 11:00 @ 70F.

http://i.imgur.com/n1KBdae.jpg

[mike rosenlof]

5x7 Wood Canham, Eskofot Ultragon 150mm, HP5+, scan from the neg:

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[Fr. Mark]

Were the pumpkins still green? What film?

[David Schaller]

Yes, still green. The film was FP4.

[Volver]

4x5, voightlander heliar 150/4.5 @ f4.5, 1/2 sec.
fomapan 200, Diafine

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7676/27016708064_71f22ac15a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HanG4s)

[Randy]

Self Portrait - God I need to floss

8X10 X-ray film
150mm Konica Hexanon GRII

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/img775d.jpg

[tuco]

4x5, FP4+, Symmar-S 180/5.6

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8349/28836268224_d508c66eb3_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KWapUm)

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-02-P7.jpg
Telephone, 2013
Sinar P,135mm Tessar
4x5 TMY

[Kerosene Hat]

Hard case form my Super Speed Graphic, taken with an old Optar 135/4.5(?) on HP5+. One of my first LF photos and the first contact print I ever made (way too late, which was earlier this year).157691

[Fr. Mark]

I like the sense of the metal on the hard case.

[Fr. Mark]

Ken---I used to use a phone like that. Don't you usually shoot antiques... :p

[Kerosene Hat]

I like the sense of the metal on the hard case.

Thanks. My first exposure to consider extension, bellows factor, etc.

[Kerosene Hat]

Tuco, did you put a white card behind the bottle of hard lemonade? I like the lighting and arrangement-well done.

[tuco]

Tuco, did you put a white card behind the bottle of hard lemonade? I like the lighting and arrangement-well done.

Thanks. I used a large white nylon sheet hanging in front of a window and a reflector over the top of the setup.

[David Schaller]

One of the images I made in the library last summer. FP4 in Pyrocat, I think 210mm lens.

http://i.imgur.com/YZXrwgM.jpg

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2017-01-04B.jpg
Appetizer Plates, January 2017
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 FP4 Plus, D-23

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2017-01-03BB.jpg
Folded Linen Table Napkins, January 2017
Sinar P, 135mm Tessar
4x5 FP4 Plus, D-23

[Gary Tarbert]

Ken , the plate shot is fantastic

[Ken Lee]

Ken , the plate shot is fantastic

Thank you very much !

[David Lobato]

Sweet Potato Sprout.
11 January 2017. Toyo 45A, 135mm Nikkor at f32. HP5+, XTOL 1:1.
Illuminated with an LED flashlight fitted a homemade snoot, and manually painted the light in a dark room.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55432652/Sprout%20003%20700LFF.jpg

[TroyG]

This has been my favorite thread since I found this forum when I first purchased my LF camera! This is my first photo share post also! Unfortunately, I'm not completely pleased with it but it is at a very close distance!
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Graphic View - Rear lens element of my 162mm Kodak Anastigmat Lens - 1/15 @ f32. Fuji FP-3000b, with streaks from unclean rollers (or at least that's what I believe the issue to be, the same streaks are on every picture). Taken about 6" away, I needed my camera bag to counterweight the camera!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2017-02-07D.jpg
Typewriter, February 2017
Tachihara Field Camera, 150mm APO Sironar-S
4x5 FP4+, D-23

[Old_Dick]

Ken, I hope this is a compliment. You have wonderful style, I can pick out your work in any crowd. Very much "KL style".

[Ken Lee]

Thank you so much !

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2017-02-8BB.jpg
Typewriter, February 2017
Tachihara Field Camera, 150mm APO Sironar-S
4x5 FP4+, D-23

[Gary Tarbert]

Yes i agree i can pick Ken's work out on the page , one of the other feature of your work Ken is the tonality ,you seem to get every tone black to white and you never shoot in harsh or contrasty light

[Ken Lee]

Thank you very much.

My father's clarinet teacher told him "It's very important to have a nice tone. People will listen to anything you play, if the tone is nice."

[piton]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2830/33040283662_4f74dc8cfa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SkE6e9)
Yucca Pod (https://flic.kr/p/SkE6e9) by Piton Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitonphotography/), on Flickr

Shot at:
Standley Lake Regional Park.

The Details:
Wisner 8x10 with 5x7 reducing back.
Nikon 300mm f5.6
1/4s F8
Efke 25 film
processed in D76 1:1 on a Jobo CPP2

[John Layton]

Watch Movement - I shot this ages ago (I think in the mid-1970's - must've been in my late teens), having set up my old Crown Graphic with a reverse-mounted 55mm F/3.5 Micro-Nikkor with shutter mounted onto rear lens cap - set up looking down on an array of watch gears floating on a surface of aluminum powder which I'd sprinkled into a dixie-cup full of water. Did lots of this type of experimentation back in the day - and would like to come full circle and do more.
162040

[piton]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/590/32837032930_4e6d91a39e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/S2GnSb)
Pod #2 (https://flic.kr/p/S2GnSb) by Piton Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitonphotography/), on Flickr

Another dried seed pod. I'm not sure what plant they come from.
Bryan

[piton]

A couple more:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/676/32431296094_a56e294248_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RpQSru)
Succulent Fireworks (https://flic.kr/p/RpQSru) by
Piton Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitonphotography/), on Flickr

and

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3700/32422011973_eca9a47317_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Rp2hAr)
CactoMacro (https://flic.kr/p/Rp2hAr) by
Piton Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitonphotography/), on Flickr

Bryan

[bobbotron]

Pentax 645 illuminated with a number of shots from a Cactus flash. 90mm lens on my Bender 4x5. The flash really brought out the dust on the 645, lesson learned for next time.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2834/33149354301_a04f5f94d0_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Svi78p)

[Kerosene Hat]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2943/33025192472_8de31ffb50.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SjjK9d)Smokers Window (https://flic.kr/p/SjjK9d) by Brandon Ward (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_ward/)

[Dirk Rösler]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2943/33025192472_8de31ffb50.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SjjK9d)

Intruiguingly abstract!

[barnacle]

Car quarterlight?

Neil

[IanBarber]

Is this natural light Ken, the one of the Imperial typwriter

[Ken Lee]

Yes, it's natural light from a window. I don't have any lights.

[Rich14]

http://pre05.deviantart.net/e41d/th/pre/i/2017/073/f/c/bud_vase3_by_rich14-db2cb36.jpg

Hello,

I'm just getting back into using my 4x5 after letting it sit idle for about 20 years. I had forgotten how many large and small details of taking a good photographic image must be mastered. My digital equipment has so spoiled me. The "muscle memory" is slowly coming back.

I've been a drum scanner operator for over 30 years (professionally and now for my own pleasure). I've recently confirmed that using my D800e DSLR to "scan" my 35mm, medium format and 4x5 negatives and transparencies gives better results than the best scans I've been able to produce over the years and I've had access to every kind of drum scanner that has existed. I am really amazed at the capability of the Sony sensor in the D800. Resolution, dynamic range, color fidelity are superb.

I scan 4x5 images in 4 (slightly overlapping) quarters, pre-process and invert negatives in Adobe Camera Raw and bring into Photoshop for stitching and final processing. The whole process takes just minutes (compared to almost an hour on the drum scanner) for a complete 4x5 at 200mb,16bits (B&W) or 600mb RGB.

This image is of a tiny bud vase (about the size of a large chicken egg).

Calumet/Cambo monorail 4x5 view camera
Nikkor-W 210 f/5.6
50 sec at f/16
Bellows extension factor 2
Correction for reciprocity failure 7sec -> 50 sec
Arista EDU Ultra 100, EI 100
RO9 1:50 for 8-1/2 minutes



Thanks,

Rich

[lightchemist]

Some testing with Paper. Korona View 8X10, Unnamed 7 inch Petzval, Handmade Guillotine Shutter @ 1/45162519

[lightchemist]

Another. Korona View 8X10, Unnamed 7 inch Petzval, Handmade Guillotine Shutter @ 1/45
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[Rich14]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/2017-01-03BB.jpg
Folded Linen Table Napkins, January 2017
Sinar P, 135mm Tessar
4x5 FP4 Plus, D-23


Ken,

This is an outstanding image.

Rich

[Ken Lee]

Thank you very much !

[Mad Kiwi]

http://pre05.deviantart.net/e41d/th/pre/i/2017/073/f/c/bud_vase3_by_rich14-db2cb36.jpg

Hello,

I'm just getting back into using my 4x5 after letting it sit idle for about 20 years. I had forgotten how many large and small details of taking a good photographic image must be mastered. My digital equipment has so spoiled me. The "muscle memory" is slowly coming back.

I've been a drum scanner operator for over 30 years (professionally and now for my own pleasure). I've recently confirmed that using my D800e DSLR to "scan" my 35mm, medium format and 4x5 negatives and transparencies gives better results than the best scans I've been able to produce over the years and I've had access to every kind of drum scanner that has existed. I am really amazed at the capability of the Sony sensor in the D800. Resolution, dynamic range, color fidelity are superb.

I scan 4x5 images in 4 (slightly overlapping) quarters, pre-process and invert negatives in Adobe Camera Raw and bring into Photoshop for stitching and final processing. The whole process takes just minutes (compared to almost an hour on the drum scanner) for a complete 4x5 at 200mb,16bits (B&W) or 600mb RGB.

This image is of a tiny bud vase (about the size of a large chicken egg).

Calumet/Cambo monorail 4x5 view camera
Nikkor-W 210 f/5.6
50 sec at f/16
Bellows extension factor 2
Correction for reciprocity failure 7sec -> 50 sec
Arista EDU Ultra 100, EI 100
RO9 1:50 for 8-1/2 minutes



Thanks,

Rich

It's fun to get back into things you haven't done for a while, always challenging.

[hendrik faure]

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/flacon%20bucket_zpscdg0wyem.jpg
4x5speedgrafic retropan v750

[stawastawa]

Rich, lovely tones, details, and luminance. a very rich image, one to pause with and take in. The form also invites the imagination to probe its past.
Hendrick, that bird is a strong and sad image. the Buffed chest seems so proud and strong.
Ken, I really enjoy the detail, and the way the napkins transform into an abstract as they recede to black.

Here is a lili I received and photographed on my Birthday last month.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2870/33313654432_845abc7471_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SKPbQh)
Birthday Lili (https://flic.kr/p/SKPbQh)
Tachihara 4x5, 135mm Nikon W f/5.6.
Kodak Ektachrome 4x5 6116 (expired)
developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 8min with minimal agitation
scanned and adjusted in lightroom

responses and critique always welcome

[Rich14]

Thanks, Nicholas

[Rich14]

http://pre05.deviantart.net/f507/th/pre/f/2017/078/0/0/cup__zebra_wood_by_rich14-db2use7.jpg

Cup & Zebra Wood

Calumet/Cambo 4x5 View Camera
Nikkor-W 210mm, f 5.6
Arista EDU Ultra 100 @ EI 100
f 16 @ 9 sec
Bellows factor 2.8
Reciprocity correction 2.5->9 sec
RO9 1:50 8-1/2 min

I recently built some zebra wood shelves for our kitchen. My wife loves them.

[Darko Pozar]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3827/33137034940_137561048f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SucY1C)Prada Luxuria (https://flic.kr/p/SucY1C) by Darko Požar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/138416763@N03/), on Flickr


Horseman 45L 4x5" with Movements.
Schneider 135 f5.6 Apo Symmar
Ilford FP4
Processed D76 1:1

[Rich14]

http://pre04.deviantart.net/7bc9/th/pre/f/2017/083/9/3/coffee_beans_by_rich14-db3dhut.jpg

Freshly roasted coffee beans. I used to shoot a lot of food displays. Shooting food is great - you get to eat what you shoot!

I roast coffee in small batches - 70g at a time in a hot-air popcorn popper. I make about a pound each roasting. This is about 100g. The glass dish is about 5" across. Fresh out of roasting - smells great!

I'm trying to wrestle Arista Edu Ultra 100 (Fomapan 100) into submission. I'm not liking this film too much. Mostly soot and chalk rendition. I've been through HC110 1:64, RO9 1:50 (previous postings). The reciprocity correction needed for this film is ridiculous.

This image was processed in D23 for 11 minutes. D23 is by far the best to this point. At least I'm getting some mid-tones. And it looks sharper. I'm waiting for some Xtol to arrive.

Calumet/Cambo 4x5 monorail view camera
Nikkor-W 210mm f/5.6
10 sec at f/16
Base exposure 1 sec
Bellows factor 2.3
Reciprocity correction 2.3 -> 10 sec
"Scanned" with D800e in 4 overlapping quarters, processed in Adobe Bridge/ACR/Photoshop

Lens tilt 30 degrees. This is a lot of tilt, accomplished by both tilting the whole camera and forward tilt of the lens board. I can only get 15 degrees of tilt by the lens board alone. Film plane tilted back to vertical. I thought I had correctly calculated for the plane of the beans in the cup and the beans lying on the table in front. But I missed the front group. Both should have been in the plane of sharp focus, but it was very hard to focus on the ground glass with this much lens tilt. In any case, the beans in the cup are sharp front to back. Without the tilt only a shallow band would be sharp.

Rich

[gsinico]

http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_people/Alice%20Saergent/2164_ALICE.jpg

SA 90mm , about a feet from the nearest part of the subject... HP5+ souped in HC B.

[Nodda Duma]

Scan of a dry plate negative. A 4"x5" glass plate was hand-coated with a homemade emulsion. Camera is a Seneca No. 2 plate camera from ~1900.

My kitchen window.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170417/a7a5dfe227f3f36e43e033e3a0295f99.jpg

[alanbutler57]

Test shot with Green X-ray film, Microphen stock, Super D, Ektar 190 at max bellows:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2933/33772857130_6849cb13da_c.jpg

[jon.oman]

Scan of a dry plate negative. A 4"x5" glass plate was hand-coated with a homemade emulsion. Camera is a Seneca No. 2 plate camera from ~1900.

My kitchen window.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170417/a7a5dfe227f3f36e43e033e3a0295f99.jpg

Very nice image!

[Nodda Duma]

Thank you!