Just Portraits, Without Rules or Date

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Superb, I like both shots.
What I have also noted is that it was made with an everyday lens, not a super powered Cooke, or Voigtlander, or whatever. So, the merit is - as we use to forget - to the person behind the camera - more even possible with controlled environment and light.

Cheers,

Renato

Thank you, Renato, as far as I know, there aren't any really bad modern lenses for LF (by modern, I mean in the last 50 years). This lens is fantastic, I have it for about 15 years and I have done many photos with it. I will not change this lens for any other.

[Vaughn]

Elaine with her 4x5 in Joshua Tree National Monument.
5x7 contact silver gelatin print

And just added another:

Elaine without her 4x5 in Joshua Tree National Monument.
5x7 carbon print

[HiHoSilver]

Dang, these are good.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

A simple portrait by the window in Yosemite the day after I proposed to June. 285mm Hermagis with my 8x10. Carbon transfer print.

[Scott Schroeder]

Wet plate

[Ootsk]

Speed Graphic.
Buhl 3.2 279mm projection lens.

[Pfiltz]

5x4

[williaty]

Speed Graphic.
Buhl 3.2 279mm projection lens.

That's quite a nice image. Is the Buhl lens a modern LCD projector lens or an old slide projector lens?

5x4

I like this quite a bit as well though I wish you'd swung the lens the other direction. The in-focus strip of barn behind her is distracting for me. Swinging the other way would have kept the in-focus are other than her out of the image.

[Pali K]

These images are so beautiful. I am going to take some time to share a few of my thoughts on the recent ones.

Renato: You captured such a beautiful moment in this one. I quite like the fact that they are not staring right into the lens which makes the moment you captured very authentic. Thanks for sharing!

Jim: That's a lovely picture and shows off the ring especially well. Love the story behind the picture as well.

Scott: Really love the 1st and the 3rd pictures in this set.

Ootsk: Gorgeous! Love the DOF.

Pfiltz: Stunning capture and very neat DOF effect which works perfectly in this image.

Regards,

Pali

[RSalles]

Thanks Pali, you're a gentleman - with eagle eyes!

Cheers,

Renato