December 2013 Portraits

[Pfiltz]

8x10, 14 inch heliar, xray


Scan-131230-0004www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

A classic. I wish I had taken this, so I could have it on my wall.

[Corran]

Postcard shot and a cheezy portrait all in one, I guess. This is my girlfriend and I in Jackson Square, in front of the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Taken the day after Christmas (apparently at 11:55am) on my first roll through a Shen-Hao 6x17 purchased from C4D (finally!) on Provia 100F, with Nikkor 90mm f/8. Then I went and cropped it...



One can make an argument for ditching the LF cameras and stuff and shooting with a DSLR (or phone even) for this kinda thing, but I still get a lot of enjoyment from doing everything with LF cameras. Not that anyone else cares that the verticals are perfect with no converging lines, but I do, and I like it better that way.

[Pete Watkins]

Well said Brian. Al these so called photographers who seem to think that converging verticals and landscapes at f5.6 are compulsary or arty just proove that they lack knowledge.
Happy New Year.
Pete

[BrianShaw]

Nice Bryan. I immediately saw (and enjoyed) the careful set up. some may call it cheezy but I think it is very scenic, if not romantic. The most fun I ever had on a vacation was with a girlfriend in NOLA. I once told her that it was even more fun than our honeymoon... which was a big mistake (not the honeymoon, it was great... but telling her that NOLA was better was wrong on so many levels even though it is true). Don't do what I did!

[Jim Galli]

8x10, 14 inch heliar, xray

Stunning!

[Jim Galli]

Annie



Century No.10A w/5x7 back
Wollensak Vesta 14"/5
Ilford HP5 Plus / Adonal 1+50

Annie, in whom is no guile! Ben, you inspire me.

[jp]

Apologies for hogging the thread. I've had the entirety of my winter holiday to myself (pure delight!) which has given me lots of time to catch up on my developing and scanning.

Don't apologize; it's solid inspiration and quality!

[Corran]

Nice Bryan. I immediately saw (and enjoyed) the careful set up. some may call it cheezy but I think it is very scenic, if not romantic. The most fun I ever had on a vacation was with a girlfriend in NOLA. I once told her that it was even more fun than our honeymoon... which was a big mistake (not the honeymoon, it was great... but telling her that NOLA was better was wrong on so many levels even though it is true). Don't do what I did!

Duly noted! We both want to go back for an extended stay as we hardly scratched the surface of things to see and do.

[benrains]

She can also be fierce...



Century No.10A w/5x7 back
Wollensak Vesta 14"/5
Ilford HP5 Plus / Adonal 1+50

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Julklappar 10 by -88-, on Flickr