Post Yer Still Lifes take 2

[Paul Kierstead]

David, that is very nice; aesthetically pleasing and interesting. Well seen and shot.

[Mark Sawyer]

Wishful thinking...

[Jim Galli]

chebby stuff

Ron Kline scolds me for having Chevy junk at my web site (he's a Model A guy) but the foundry in town was also the Chevrolet dealer in the 1930's so the junk on the shelves is decidedly Chevy.

[Mark Sawyer]

The Guardian.

Grrrrrrrrrrr...

Half-plate with an old B&L 5.5-inch f/3 projection triplet. Neat little lens, I don't think I did it justice. But I still liked the photograph. Good excuse to use it again...

[Scott --]

Dragged out the Royal again today. After some rookie mistakes (ugh), ended up with a couple 4x10s that didn't make me yack.





Seneca Improved View 8x10, Ross Universal 10" Petzval, splitter. Had the camera at full draw, about 6.5 feet in the air.

[JoeV]

Underwood Universal, circa 1936; my favorite of the three manual typers with which I am entrusted.

150mm binocular lens on 8"x10" nested box camera, stopped down to 17mm aperture, camera focal length extended to ~360mm (close-up), effective aperture ~f/21. 4 second exposure on pre-flashed grade 2 paper negative. I use Arista (i.e. Freestyle) grade 2 RC paper, rated at EI=12, developed in Ilford Universal Paper Developer 1:15 @ 68c for 1:30.

~Joe

PS: A bit of dust on the space bar, only noticed after processing the paper negative.

[Mark Sawyer]

When you don't know what to photograph, just relax, have a cup of tea...


with a little Wray Rapid Rectilinear

[Scott --]

I've shot this poppy seedpod before, but never on film, let alone 8x10...



Seneca Improved View, SA 121/8, 55 seconds at f/11. Arista.EDU Ultra 100 in HC-110 dil H.

[Paul Kierstead]

I've shot this poppy seedpod before, but never on film, let alone 8x10...

Very nice shot. I'm curious as to what you think of the results, artistically, compared with your previous shots, since it is a familiar subject to you.

[Scott --]

Thanks, Paul. I'm not sure I've got this right yet. When I first shot it, it was digital while the seed pod was still in the flower bed. Too busy. I like the more Spartan composition here better, but the light's a bit too harsh, I think, and I really need to get some kind of seamless background for these macro shots. The trim on our knee wall is surprisingly textured at these magnifications...