Flowers Anyone?

[lbenac]

Trying out for the first time my newly acquired Ilex Paragon 5.5" f4.5
Nice cheap little lens.

[drew.saunders]

Drew - those are beautiful images.

Thanks!

[drew.saunders]

I still like it very much. I like the "popping" effect of these tulips.

Cheers,

Luc

Thanks! There were two ladies with easels painting the same tulip patches that day.

Drew

[lbenac]

Sinar F2 Ilex Paragon 5.5/4.5 Fomapan 100 DD23




Sinar F2 CZJ 180/4.5 Fomapan 100 DD23

[Peter Mounier]

These are both great Drew! The tulips are simply luminous!
And the rose is sharp as a tack but conveys a softness that is really wonderful.

Peter

I went to the "Artist Access Day" at Filoli estates and gardens (http://filoli.org/) in Woodside CA last Thursday, the 10th. Once per month, on a Thursday, they allow people to use tripods or easels (not normally allowed) after 3:30PM if you've arranged in advance and paid a bit more. I have been and taken my smaller cameras before, but I wanted to bring the Ebony and use it on a tripod.



I guess I didn't check for falloff. This is with my 135/5.6 Symmar-S, which has a decent image circle for an old lens, but clearly not enough for the amount of front fall and rear rise that I used.



This was with one of Reinhold's Wollaston Meniscus lenses, a 190/3.3, at f/8. I tried the "Galli Shutter" and wanted to do 1/15th, but probably did more like 1/4, as it was over exposed. I should have put on my new cheap "Vivitar" variable ND filter.

[drew.saunders]

These are both great Drew! The tulips are simply luminous!
And the rose is sharp as a tack but conveys a softness that is really wonderful.

Peter

Thanks! At 100%, the rose is very far from in focus, but I think f/8 on that lens gives just the right amount of softness/sharpness for me.

Drew

[matthewlacroix]

These are two peony flowers in a vase.

[drgoose]

Orchid

Toyoview G 4x5
Caltar Pro 210mm
Arista Edo 400
Rodinal 1:50 15 mins

[Colin D]

A test with C41 processing using a weird spikey flower from the garden that doesn't always appear when it should.




Fujinon W 250mm
f11
Portra 160
Tetenal Colour Tec @ 30 degrees 5 min

[StoneNYC]

A test with C41 processing using a weird spikey flower from the garden that doesn't always appear when it should.




Fujinon W 250mm
f11
Portra 160
Tetenal Colour Tec @ 30 degrees 5 min

What causes the odd color effects?