Tired of my orchids yet? Here's one with a 150mm Rodenstock maxed out on my Ebony at 300mm extension.
Tired of my orchids yet? Here's one with a 150mm Rodenstock maxed out on my Ebony at 300mm extension.
Jim Cole
Flagstaff, AZ
Not tired of the orchids yet, Jim. Still beautiful.
Here's one I posted a little while ago on the "Miscl. Meniscii" thread, but it makes more sense to post it here. Taken of some tulips slowly dying on the mantel in the living room. Shot with VERY expired Portra 400 4x5. The sheet had been in the holder for eight years!
4x5 Pacemaker Speed Graphic
Portra 400
Loupe lens
Jonathan
I love the abstract quality of this image, Jonathan, but am slightly put off by the distracting hot spots under the flowers and at the lower left. My eye keeps getting drawn away from the good parts of the image. Maybe you could try this one again with more controlled lighting. Hope you don't mind the critique.
Jim Cole
Flagstaff, AZ
Jim,
Don't mind the critique at all, and I agree with you, in fact. Part of the trouble is this was a one-off, just shooting through some very expired film that I forgot was in my holders. Since I wasn't sure what I would get I was being more casual with composition than I would have if it was a proper shoot (some excuse, huh?). If I were to do it again, which I may, I would try to control the hot spots. It's a mixed bag with this little loupe: I like the overall soft effect, but highlights also become very distracting as they distort from all the uncorrected aberrations.
Jonathan
EDIT: Plus, this was shot as-found, without much arrangement on my part. The light source was a roman shade-covered window to the left, so it might take some doing to correct for the overexposed bits. My lighting skills are the weakest of my photographic abilities.
FP100C, inspired by Rita Angus' Gerbera on display at the Invercargill museum
David Cary
www.milfordguide.nz
FP100C, 21cm Heliar at f5.6
David Cary
www.milfordguide.nz
It still February, but my Lenten Roses are in full bloom. I always look forward to seeing the Lenten Roses bloom, knowing spring is not to far behind. I have seen them in full bloom in ice and snow, but we have not had much cold this winter in North Carolina.
Cameras and Lens:
The horizontal shot is with my Kodak Full Plate and I wanted to test the reducing back to 4x5 I made from an old Deardoff back. This was the first frame shot to see if the back was light tight. Lens a Scovill about 8” and F6.
The vertical shot was with my Toyo 45AX and a 210mm Schneider.
Film - Ilford in HC110
Jack
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