December 2010 Portraits

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My first attempt at a large format portrait. The model and photographer is me Being limited to being in one place at a time (and not having a self-timer) meant this took a while, next time I'll stay behind the camera I think.

MPP Mk7, Fujinon NW-125/5.6 wide open, ERA PSS 100 stand developed in Rodinal

[Miguel Coquis]

My first attempt at a large format portrait. The model and photographer is me Being limited to being in one place at a time (and not having a self-timer) meant this took a while, next time I'll stay behind the camera I think.

MPP Mk7, Fujinon NW-125/5.6 wide open, ERA PSS 100 stand developed in Rodinal

Wonderful self-portrait !!!

[Brian Bullen]

this was shot over the summer
and printed a few days ago ...

I like it a lot John, the smaller version more so.

[jfert92]

Heres one

[Shailendra]

This is the first image taken with the Petzval-type lens I bought from the shady Australian guy.
I wanted the whisky in focus.
I'm not sure how this lens performs yet, looks a bit odd right now, with the weird distortion on the left hand side. I'm not talking about the screwed-up development (I tried something new for the first and last time - hehe), but the rather severe radial distortion, which showed up more on a different image. I've opened it up and tried to align the lenses as good as I can, and I'll try again over the weekend. I'll find out the size and shape of the IC and so on. This is fun, but I don't quite know yet whether I bought a dud...

This was shot, developed and scanned under the influence of Ardbeg as well, so there is that...

"Self portrait with whisky"

I must say I find this photo appealling both from a visual perspective, but because I love Ardbeg

[Mark Sawyer]

The 12.5-inch Cooke Portric f/3.5 vs. the 13.5-inch Wollensak Vitax f/3.8, both used wide open with the diffusion adjustments set to full soft.

The Cooke:


The Vitax:


Detail from the Cooke:


Detail from the Vitax:


The model (one of my students) gets to give her mom a couple of prints for christmas, and I get to play with a couple of old lenses, and a few other students get a lf portrait lesson; seems like a fair trade all around!

I wasn't sure which thread to put this under, but the Portraits thread seemed as good as any...

[Jim Galli]

Really excellent Mark. Since I'll never get to have a 3.5 Cooke, I'm glad to see any old Petzval can suffice

[Mark Sawyer]

Thank you, Jim! Looking at the prints, I might still give the edge to the Cooke, but it's closer than I thought it would be! Of course, I always thought the Vitax was one of the nicer Petzvals...

[jim kitchen]

Dear Mark,

I like the softness within each image...

Nicely done.

jim k

[engl]

Wonderful self-portrait !!!

Thank you

I forgot to add, any critique or comments is welcome.