May 2012 Portraits

[sully75]

Sully's got some nice ones too, like he got inspired!

Thanks Frank. I had a good run. Now I got nothing to develop...getting anxious.

Here's the last of the batch (I had about 40 negatives waiting for the arrival of my jobo)...


Gary Grobman - 2012 Boston Marathon by Paul McEvoy, on Flickr


Jennie and Tommie II by Paul McEvoy, on Flickr

[Shutter]

+1, though I am more partial to your firat portrait of the same model.
Great work!

Thank you!! I feel the same way, the first one is much better in my opinion... but as I only took 5 shots I like them all ^^ sort of...

[sully75]

Excellent tones and texture on the feet!

If you ever re-do this, I'd think a triplet or older lens might render the pavement a little more gently. But as is, it's still a nice contrast between natural and artificial.

JP,

Don't want to sound like a dope but here goes: what's a triplet? Or more importantly, is that old brass lens territory or is there something in a shutter for 4x5 I could use? I'm interested. I believe that was a FUJI 180 - W.

[D-tach]

Sinar 8x10
Fomapan 400 / 360mm Symmar-S

Very nice indeed! Can I ask you what kind of background (and color) you used?

Regards

[jp]

JP,

Don't want to sound like a dope but here goes: what's a triplet? Or more importantly, is that old brass lens territory or is there something in a shutter for 4x5 I could use? I'm interested. I believe that was a FUJI 180 - W.

No problem... A 3 element lens. brass is close as cooke made famous and expensive triplet lenses. Some projector lenses are triplet, but lack a iris, so are less useful. I use a 210mm meyer trioplan on my 4x5 speed graphic (which has a focal plane shutter). I really don't know what's available shuttered; some other people might know better. Old lenses in general did a nice job rendering backgrounds, but old lenses are often without shutters; their outdoor use might be on a speed graphic or 4x5 SLR or indoors might have been used with a packard shutter.

[E. von Hoegh]

JP,

Don't want to sound like a dope but here goes: what's a triplet? Or more importantly, is that old brass lens territory or is there something in a shutter for 4x5 I could use? I'm interested. I believe that was a FUJI 180 - W.

A modern version of the Cooke triplet, in a modern shutter with modern coatings.http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...nar_Copal.html

[Jim Galli]

The most famous triplet in shutter........isn't a triplet. Modified triplet, the Voigtlaender Heliar.

[E. von Hoegh]

The most famous triplet in shutter........isn't a triplet. Modified triplet, the Voigtlaender Heliar.

I'd have thought the Tessar is better known.

[Emil Schildt]

I'd have thought the Tessar is better known.

better known, but not as famous... maybe that's possible?

[Old-N-Feeble]

Rather than "famous" maybe you mean "coveted".