Still-Life Images, 2014

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-12-224b.jpg
Antique Phone
Sinar P, 210mm Macro Sironar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[gbogatko]

Xmas Lillies
Schneider Symmar 300, Seneca Improved
ADOX CHS 100 8x10
Stoeckler

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[ImSoNegative]

I love both these shots

[lbenac]

Memories of a good time

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s5/v130/p99991210-5.jpg

Sinar F1 CZJ 180/4.5
FP4 Pyrocat

[ckagy]

Flowers for the new year
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Arista Edu 100, Toyo 4x5, 12 min D76 1:1

[Ray Bidegain]

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Wild Pig skull 2013. 8x10 Platinum print

[Nathan Potter]

Ray, wonderful image, real creepy. I love those crossed tusks. The area where I live outside of Austin is infested with some of these feral hogs - real nasty and aggressive beasts.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Ramiro Elena]

I posted this over at tiny formats but I'll dare post here too even though it might not qualify as large format.
Polaroid 665
Isco-Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3.1

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/11783866154_c4d55ea110_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/11783866154)

[ostrygad]

...just a seashell...

http://thosetendermoments.com/spot+soft/sampel1.jpg

[gbogatko]

...just a seashell...

Wow. That's striking.

[StoneNYC]

...just a seashell...

http://thosetendermoments.com/spot+soft/sampel1.jpg

Really love this!

[StoneNYC]

Was testing out a theory and experiment.

Kodak 122mm Kodinar? "#2 stop" (research suggests f/16) lens off of a 1910's Kodak 2a Folding Autographic Brownie 116.

TMY-2 in Rodinal

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[ScottPhotoCo]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/10804288526_0ea9406a17_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/10804288526/)
A portrait of words (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/10804288526/) by ScottPhoto.co (http://www.flickr.com/people/themdidit/), on Flickr

Deardorff 8x10 + Ross 12x15 + Harman Direct Positive Paper
Image reversed in PS.

[cjbroadbent]

8x10 Fomapan for the first time yesterday. It lies flat with no newton rings. Also first time with a non-folding Shen Hao.
RetroTonal and TMax seem to have disappeared from the market over here.
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[StoneNYC]

8x10 Fomapan for the first time yesterday. It lies flat with no newton rings. Also first time with a non-folding Shen Hao.
RetroTonal and TMax seem to have disappeared from the market over here.
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I really like FOMA100 as a "look" when I tried it, and if it didn't have so many emulsion issues for me, I would probably use it again for portraits and stills, this is a lovely image by the way.

[bob carnie]

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From my on going series of solarizations.. 4x5 Fuji colour negative, hand process , solarized in mid dev, this is an inversion of the negative scan.

[StoneNYC]

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From my on going series of solarizations.. 4x5 Fuji colour negative, hand process , solarized in mid dev, this is an inversion of the negative scan.

Cool, looks perfect to me.

[Ramiro Elena]

This should probably go in the mistakes thread.
I really like the quality of this lens but it doesn't cover 4x5 even at close distance.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/11925303313_c7d982a286_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jaNicP)
Isco-Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3.1
Foma100 in Moersch Finol

[Christo.Stankulov]

Hello Ramiro,

Is this a Petzval lens?

And the Finol you use it in rotary or hand developed?

Thank you!

[Ramiro Elena]

Yes Christo, it is a Petzval. I thought it would have better coverage being a 180mm but no :/
I am doing all processing with a Simma roller and tanks. I believe Wolfgang doesn't think Foma is suitable for Finol but it is all I have right now. I guessed the developing time to be 10min at 20ºC.
I am running out so I'll get Tanol next.

[Christo.Stankulov]

I have Tanol too, and tried both rotary and hand development. I do not see a problem to use it in rotary.
And about the lens I have an Emil Busch 12cm f2,7, but it does not covers the 4x5" and in my photos there is more vignetting than in your that is shown. So we might be searching for about 200mm Petzval lens... I want something that swirls good enough, but to cover the 4X5".

[StoneNYC]

This should probably go in the mistakes thread.
I really like the quality of this lens but it doesn't cover 4x5 even at close distance.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/11925303313_c7d982a286_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jaNicP)
Isco-Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3.1
Foma100 in Moersch Finol

Well if you don't like it I'll take it! That light falloff is so perfectly beautiful!! Wow, nice.

[adelorenzo]

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Here's something I was playing with over the holidays, finally found time to scan it.

Cambo 8x10 with Konica Hexanon GRII 300mm process lens
Ilford FP4 developed in HC-110
Contact print on Ilford MG FB glossy paper

[StoneNYC]

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Here's something I was playing with over the holidays, finally found time to scan it.

Cambo 8x10 with Konica Hexanon GRII 300mm process lens
Ilford FP4 developed in HC-110
Contact print on Ilford MG FB glossy paper

Genius! Where did you find those blocks?!!

[hendrik faure]

Hello Ramiro,

Is this a Petzval lens?

And the Finol you use it in rotary or hand developed?

Thank you!

a Petzval type 35 mm film cinema projection lens, so the image circle is small, see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projektionsobjektiv

[jcoldslabs]

I really like the quality of this lens but it doesn't cover 4x5 even at close distance.

It reminds me of the 165mm B&L Cinephor I have that I like so much. It, too, has dark corners on 4x5, but I figure that's all part of the look. Nice photo by the way.

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

Thanks. Your Cinephor covers a little bit more being shorter in focal length. I usually draw the line at 150mm although it can vary as seen with this particular lens. I have a 95mm of the same brand and model but it is a triplet.

[jcoldslabs]

When I got the Cinephor the rear barrel extended well beyond the rear element. Without alteration it mechanically vignetted to an image circle of about 3" in diameter. I almost gave myself tendonitis by cutting down the thick brass barrel with a hacksaw. It took me almost two hours to do this:


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Cinephor-650-02.jpg

I also have an Ed. Liesegang projection Petzval that is 18cm which covers 5x7 just fine but goes dark in the corners on 8x10. Funny things these little "cine" Petzvals, especially when you push them well past their intended coverage limits.

Jonathan

[Leigh]

The "intended coverage" limit is usually the largest diameter at which the lens renders an image of acceptable quality.

- Leigh

[mäkelä]

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Apples(Omenat in finnish)

Shen Hao PTB 45, Symmar 1:5,6/180mm.
Fomapan 100, Refinal

[adelorenzo]

Genius! Where did you find those blocks?!!

My wife picked them up at the local toy store. Made in the USA by a company called Uncle Goose.

[cjbroadbent]

8x10 Fomapan100 with a one hour stand in RO9 1:100 seems to give an easy negative for scanning. I tried 6' 1:40 and 8' 1:75 without much satisfaction.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QxdKC_56Bmc/UtUyQhhEHoI/AAAAAAAAN8s/sxKy3EHtGww/s800/8x10FomaStand.jpg

[StoneNYC]

8x10 Fomapan100 with a one hour stand in RO9 1:100 seems to give an easy negative for scanning. I tried 6' 1:40 and 8' 1:75 without much satisfaction.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QxdKC_56Bmc/UtUyQhhEHoI/AAAAAAAAN8s/sxKy3EHtGww/s800/8x10FomaStand.jpg

Well composed and exposed, nice!

[gbogatko]

8x10 Fomapan100 with a one hour stand in RO9 1:100 seems to give an easy negative for scanning. I tried 6' 1:40 and 8' 1:75 without much satisfaction.

Yes. I've found that FOMA tends towards really dense shadows.

[Ramiro Elena]

I use Foma almost exclusively. Stand development with an 8x10 sheet would mean using around 1L of chemicals?
Do you do any agitation at 30 min or let it sit for the entire hour? I'd like to try it out sometime.

[cjbroadbent]

Ramiro, I'm new to Foma. But this seemed to work. 2 minutes prewash then 6ml RO9 + 600ml water (a medicine measure to 3 coffee mugs) One minute agitation then one hour stand.
Varying agitation time would probably make a lot of difference to density. The negative is thinnish but gives a nice curve in the scanner display. I usually test with shiny metal and heavy shadows and when that works I can increase agitation for normal subjects.

[gbogatko]

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"eat me"

Plain green sensitive x-ray film at iso 200.
Nikkor 240mm. Dektol 1:10.
Scanned.

[Joe O'Hara]

This is lovely.


Xmas Lillies
Schneider Symmar 300, Seneca Improved
ADOX CHS 100 8x10
Stoeckler

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[Sudekeye]

I work at Uncle Goose! I made those blocks. We make these all the time, and all kinds of blocks. Alphabet blocks in most languages of the world, Sign Language, etc.

What a small world.

Thanks,

Fred

[Ramiro Elena]

Thank you Christopher, the metal surface test makes a lot of sense. I will give it a try.

[Winger]

I work at Uncle Goose! I made those blocks. We make these all the time, and all kinds of blocks. Alphabet blocks in most languages of the world, Sign Language, etc.

What a small world.

Thanks,

Fred

Wonderful small world! I like that they're made in the US, too. Any chance of someone coming up with photography-related block designs?
When I saw them in a catalog, I thought about doing shots of them before I thought of eventually teaching my youngun the periodic chart.

[gbogatko]

This is lovely.
:-)

[Peter Mounier]

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"eat me"

Sounds good, albeit a little boney.
I like it.

[jcoldslabs]

Photographing an e-reader will never be as much fun as photographing physical books. Lucky for me I've got enough shelves (and boxes) of them to last me the rest of my life...and then some. At my current rate of consumption I'll never get around to reading most of them, but at least I can use them as props.

Century 10A 8x10, unmarked Kodak 10" process lens, Tri-X (expired 1976).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TriX1976-Encyclodpedia.jpg

Jonathan

[gbogatko]

Photographing an e-reader will never be as much fun as photographing physical books. Lucky for me I've got enough shelves (and boxes) of them to last me the rest of my life...and then some. At my current rate of consumption I'll never get around to reading most of them, but at least I can use them as props.

Century 10A 8x10, unmarked Kodak 10" process lens, Tri-X (expired 1976).

Jonathan

I wish I'd a thought of that as a subject.... Wonderful!!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-01-01.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Kodak 2D, 10 3/4" Goertz Red Dot Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[jp]

Ken, I like how not all the keys are in focus, but it's gradual and gentle out of focus. It's sort of how we see keys if we look at them. The polished shiny piano back reflection of the keys balances things nicely.

[jcoldslabs]

I wish I'd a thought of that as a subject.... Wonderful!!

Thanks. I've got plenty more books and plenty more photos to take of them if I can only find the right approach.



Typewriter, 2014

Ken, I continue to be a half-step behind you, first with the vintage phones and now with the typewriters. I brought a couple of old typewriters down from the attic a few weeks ago but have yet to take a suitable photograph of them. Lighting and framing are eluding me at the moment.

Jonathan

[lbenac]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-01-01.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Kodak 2D, 10 3/4" Goertz Red Dot Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23


Superb composition and execution. Love it.
Oh and of course superb polishing job :-) your arm must still hurt in order to get the mirror finish on the typewriter.

Cheers,

Luc

[cjbroadbent]

Ken, great!

[Ken Lee]

Thank you !

[djdister]

Ken,

You make such nice still life shots. Could you share (in this thread or another) your secret for the lighting setup? Many of use find ourselves stuck inside in these lovely winter months and would like to spend that time more productively...

Thanks!

[Ken Lee]

Ken,

You make such nice still life shots. Could you share (in this thread or another) your secret for the lighting setup? Many of use find ourselves stuck inside in these lovely winter months and would like to spend that time more productively...


You're very kind, thank you.

I just place my subjects on a chair or table near a window. I don't own or use any lights, reflectors, etc.

[Miguel Coquis]

staying still :)
8x10"
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[ScottPhotoCo]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/12072817154_50193469df_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/12072817154/)
KPL_HDPP_Flower_f11_012014_WM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/12072817154/) by ScottPhoto.co (http://www.flickr.com/people/themdidit/), on Flickr

Deardorff V8 + 16" Kodak Portrait Lens + Harman Direct Positive paper. F11.

[bob carnie]

I am shooting childrens bikes this weekend, I will post after I get the work done.

staying still :)
8x10"
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[Christo.Stankulov]

Lovely!


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/12072817154_50193469df_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/12072817154/)
KPL_HDPP_Flower_f11_012014_WM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/12072817154/) by ScottPhoto.co (http://www.flickr.com/people/themdidit/), on Flickr

Deardorff V8 + 16" Kodak Portrait Lens + Harman Direct Positive paper. F11.

[Iga]

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13x18 Fomapan 100, 240mm G-Claron
Posted them at another thread as well, but they are very still really..
Igor.

[Miguel Coquis]

I am shooting childrens bikes this weekend, I will post after I get the work done.
Will be looking forward to see all those children bikes, that must be really amazing !!!

[ImSoNegative]

shot in an old building, 8x10 w/5x7 back, 12 in. wollensak velostigmat, hp5

[jcoldslabs]

I had the typewriter out on the table as a prop for my recent self-portrait, so I took a shot of it by itself, too.

Century 10A 8x10, 12" f/4.5 Kodak Ektar, Tri-X (expired 2008).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TriX-Typewriter.jpg

Jonathan

[ScottPhotoCo]

I love old typewriters. From Blue Moon?


I had the typewriter out on the table as a prop for my recent self-portrait, so I took a shot of it by itself, too.

Century 10A 8x10, 12" f/4.5 Kodak Ektar, Tri-X (expired 2008).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TriX-Typewriter.jpg

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

I set up to try this little Goerz Dagor 180mm f6,8. I got it because I read it might cover 8x10 stopped down. Is it true the Berlin Dagors are not very good? I seem to have read it here but my memory sucks.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/12105047165_f5cb65b8e0_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jrFwMK)

For comparison, I shot one with the Isco-Gottingen Kiptar 180mm at f3,1

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/12105352883_69d173db28_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jrH6EK)

Both developed with Tanol. I unintentionally doubled the development time because I am such a pro.

[Miguel Coquis]

Old apples,
pick them on October, still eatable now...
8x10" 300 mm Apo Tessar Zeiss f:16
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[StoneNYC]

Old apples,
pick them on October, still eatable now...
8x10" 300 mm Apo Tessar Zeiss f:16
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What film?

[jcoldslabs]

I love old typewriters. From Blue Moon?

I love them, too. I've had some typewriters serviced at Blue Moon but never bought any there. I started collecting years ago when you could find 1940s Underwoods and Royals for $5. I wished I'd been buying brass lenses back then, too!

Jonathan

[Miguel Coquis]

What film?

This was done with negative film.
Scanned on Fuji Finescan 2750.

[Miguel Coquis]

This was done with negative film.
Scanned on Fuji Finescan 2750.
Tri X Kodak out dated film :)

[Robert Langham]

Broken crockery and candles 2013

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[Robert Langham]

Nautilus and tin cup, 2013. 8X10 and HP5 contact print.

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[StoneNYC]

Broken crockery and candles 2013

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Nautilus and tin cup, 2013. 8X10 and HP5 contact print.

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Nice abstracts.

[StoneNYC]

Tri X Kodak out dated film :)

Cool, couldn't see the notch codes, it almost looks like collodion work :)

[Robert Langham]

Might as well toss one more in...

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[bigdog]

Might as well toss one more in...

Robert: these are great!! :cool:

[lbenac]

Trying out my newly acquired Goertz APO-Artar 12" in barrel with Sinar F2 FP4+ Pyrocat

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s5/v129/p45733203-5.jpg


http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s11/v37/p486668623-5.jpg

I am so far happy with the lens and the $150 I spent on it.

[Gregg Obst]

Shells in a fishing net.

Calumet 45NX
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6
Ilford Delta 100 rated @ 100 ISO
1 second @ F16
Lit from camera right with four 25 watt daylight balanced CFL bulbs in a four socket adapter placed on a light stand and aimed through a large home made diffuser constructed from pvc pipe and white bridal satin.
Kodak Xtol 1+2 in Paterson Universal Tank using the Taco Method. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.

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[bob carnie]

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As promised , first image out of the session, 8x10 century camera, pseudo Solarization and colouring via PS.

The real silver prints look lovely on Art 300 or MG4matte and tri toned.

[Robert Langham]

Iphone note from a still life session I did this month. The film is ready but not contacted yet.

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[Robert Langham]

A little fire and a little ice. Another iphone image of work not yet proofed. I like still life's that have some kind of movement/time factor/melting/morphing/changing in them.

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[mono]

The top and the left are a bit distracting on this one.
Good idea anyway.

[Miguel Coquis]

sound of silence...
8x10" Tri X
Hermagis 360 mm

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piano in the shade

[Christo.Stankulov]

shoes again
Emil Busch 12cm/LMT2000/Delta 100 4x5"@Rodinal 1+80 stand
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[jcoldslabs]

shoes again

I like this one very much.

Jonathan

[gbogatko]

stupid me -- put these in the 2013 thread..

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Hero worship.

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Blind sided.

FP4, Schneider G-Claron 165, D23 2-bath.
The rabbit is about 1.25 inches high.

[gbogatko]

Guns.

I brought these back from Turkey in 1967 (Army, Sinop). In Turkey, one could own shotguns for hunting, or "antiques" (meaning wrecks). The locals would take rusty hulks, mostly Belgian Colts, and clean them up as best they could. Cleaning meaning going after the outside with wire brushes, but next to nothing done to the insides. They worked, and I actually fired the darker one. Great looking, but as "valuable collector's items" -- well..., Nah.

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Two crossed. Nikkor 240.

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The better of the two. Kodak 305. (sigh... I missed the tip of the barrel.)

HP5, D23 2-bath.

[Ramiro Elena]

While testing some new film I got the 8x10 out with this no-name Petzval lens I had not been able to try yet.
No-name Projection Petzval 10'' f4.5
Efke 100 developed in Moersch Tanol

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12210079894_b0ca60bdef_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jAXRmS)

[Christo.Stankulov]

Oh, this looks very nice, Ramiro!
So, did you liked the Tanol?

[jp]

sound of silence...
8x10" Tri X
Hermagis 360 mm

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piano in the shade

That's very classic looking; like right out of the 1920's.

[lbenac]

While testing some new film I got the 8x10 out with this no-name Petzval lens I had not been able to try yet.
No-name Projection Petzval 10'' f4.5
Efke 100 developed in Moersch Tanol

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12210079894_b0ca60bdef_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jAXRmS)

Now you know that you should use it more :-)

[Ramiro Elena]

Thanks Christo. I have been using Finol for some time and I don't find Tanol very different, they're both very nice. I am not an expert anyway.
One thing I did notice is much less dust in the film. Not sure if that's due to the developer though.
I am loosely cutting down on developing time because I use a rotary processor. Instead of 17 min I went for 14 min.

Thank's Luc. I was waiting to do portraits of my girl with it but we've decided to not try that anymore. Not worth the fights. :)

[Ken Lee]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12210079894_b0ca60bdef_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jAXRmS)

Bravo !

[Ramiro Elena]

I spent hours setting up this crappy still-life.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2890/12257335424_bdf80c751d_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jF93Mo)

Speed Graphic + Isco-Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1

[Steve M Hostetter]

I spent hours setting up this crappy still-life.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2890/12257335424_bdf80c751d_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jF93Mo)

Speed Graphic + Isco-Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1
absolutly inspiring for me the tones are incredible how do you process

[Ramiro Elena]

Thanks Steve, I've been trying stand development at different ratios with Moersch Tanol. This is 2+2+1000ml for 1 hour. I did get some spots though.
2+2+700ml for 45 minutes also works well.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Ramiro, when you use Tanol in the Jobo rotary, for the six sheets 4x5 what is the quantity of the developer that you put? In the instruction ot Mr. Woflgang Moersch, he recomends at least 5 ml developer per film. But he means 120 film...

[Ramiro Elena]

Christo, I don't use Jobo. I use a Symma tank which I think it's wider (not sure.) I think it takes 2L to fill the whole thing up. I insert only two sheets at the bottom of the tank. I've been using 4ml without any problem. I also use 4ml to make 204ml when I process on the roller.
So for the stand dev is 2ml+2ml in 1L of water.

[Ari]

Ramiro, the last two shots are great; keep it up!

[Christo.Stankulov]

Thank you, Ramiro!
I will try stand with Tanol tomorrow:)

[Miguel Curbelo]

While testing some new film I got the 8x10 out with this no-name Petzval lens I had not been able to try yet.
No-name Projection Petzval 10'' f4.5
Efke 100 developed in Moersch Tanol

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12210079894_b0ca60bdef_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jAXRmS)

¡Qué bueno, chico!

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thank you Ramiro, this is very helpful for me :)

[ndg]

"Fragile"

http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Fragile-01a.jpg

The idea is not new but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway.
Wollensak Vesta 11-1/2" f5, wide open, FP4 4x10, one strobe (Aliens Bees 800) and a reflector.
I darkened the studio, took out the dark slide, removed the lens cap, triggered the strobe once, replaced the cap and dark slide.

[StoneNYC]

"Fragile"

http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Fragile-01a.jpg

The idea is not new but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway.
Wollensak Vesta 12" f5, wide open, FP4 4x10, one strobe (Aliens Bees 800) and a reflector.
I darkened the studio, took out the dark slide, removed the lens cap, triggered the strobe once, replaced the cap and dark slide.

Neat.

Did you mean to have the forks be slightly angled? Just wondering not a criticism.

[ndg]

No but getting everything aligned and the egg in place was not easy.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-01b.jpg
Typewriter
Sinar P, 210mm Macro Sironar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[gbogatko]

What's in there? -- (careful !! )

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[Ramiro Elena]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/12295242424_8cc6069ca1_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jJukdm)
Kodak Electron + Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1
Stand Dev with Tanol

[bob carnie]

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Colour version of the solarized bike shot on Sinar 4x5 Fuji colour film solarized.

[StoneNYC]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/12295242424_8cc6069ca1_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jJukdm)
Kodak Electron + Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1
Stand Dev with Tanol

Holy WOW! Wait is Kodak Electron a film? I've never heard of it... Honestly I've never heard of anything you mentioned except the Tanol... What size format is this?

[grzybu]

First photo from my diy 8x10 camera.
I don't have longer lens yet, so I stick with half of the negative which is almost 13x18cm. Still big enough to have a fun.
Green sensitive x-ray film, developed in caffenol + Zeiss Tessar 210/4.5@f/16.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/12301774864_44b4b39b46_o.jpg

[Christo.Stankulov]

Ramiro, are those sanguinelos? naranjas sanguineas?

[Ramiro Elena]

Stone, the size of the film is 4x3 1/4. It is not panchromatic, blue sensitive I think. The lens is a Petzval design.
Very nice tones and focus Grzegorz :)
Christo, the one on the table is. The rest are lemons and mandarines. I couldn't remember what they're called.

[Robert Langham]

Working my way from one idea to the next...start with something stupid and then keep improving it.

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[Jim Cole]

Ramiro and Grzegorz,

Very nice couple of images. Well done to both of you.

[StoneNYC]

Stone, the size of the film is 4x3 1/4. It is not panchromatic, blue sensitive I think. The lens is a Petzval design.
Very nice tones and focus Grzegorz :)
Christo, the one on the table is. The rest are lemons and mandarines. I couldn't remember what they're called.

Thanks, had never head of it. So blue sensitive, must be lemons, likes would be brighter I think if it's blue sensitive right?

Thanks for the info.

[Ramiro Elena]

Here's a comparison of films and lenses.
First, Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1 / Kodak Electron

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/12306783283_a646df2617_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jKvtUF)

Second, Wollensak Velostigmat 7¼ f5,6 / Foma 100

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/12307096534_5eb0b9afc9_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jKx62y)

[StoneNYC]

Here's a comparison of films and lenses.
First, Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1 / Kodak Electron

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/12306783283_a646df2617_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jKvtUF)

Second, Wollensak Velostigmat 7¼ f5,6 / Foma 100

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/12307096534_5eb0b9afc9_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/jKx62y)

Is the center brightness of the first image the lens? Or is it the sensitivity of the film? Or lighting change?

I really like that blue sensitive film, where do you find it? I'm going to google...

[Ramiro Elena]

I think it is more darkening of the edges due to the lens not covering. It could also be the compound shutter i used in front of the lens.

[lbenac]

[QUOTE=Ramiro Elena;1106275]Here's a comparison of films and lenses.
First, Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3,1 / Kodak Electron

Second, Wollensak Velostigmat 7¼ f5,6 / Foma 100
QUOTE]

Ramiro,
I do prefer the second one. I have to say that the last still-life/household pictures that you posted are so very good.

Cheers,

Luc

PS: could you send us some blood oranges here in Canada. I missed so much oranges and mandarins from Spain...

[Ramiro Elena]

Thank's Luc, me too. The effect from the film is nice for certain images but you get tired of the funkiness after a few.

[jcoldslabs]

If you don't have anything red, orange or yellow in the photo there is no funkiness. ;)

I was testing that same film with tungsten lights tonight. (It looks like EI 6 is about right.) Oddly, when the film was in the wash it exhibited what I can only describe as a wet plate effect. I saw something like this once when I grossly underexposed some Tech Pan, but it was not this pronounced. The first photo below shows the negative scanned, inverted and processed in Photoshop as usual, the second is a shot of the same sheet of film in the tray of water.

Toyo 45A, 210mm Sironar-N, Kodak Electron Image Film (SO-163).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/3x4-Teapot.jpg



http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Teapot-WP.jpg

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

I saw that too Jonathan although not that exaggerated. When I take the film out of the drum it looks thin as usual, then it starts to darken as it dries. When held against certain surfaces it looks like a positive. As you say, one usually gets that effect with underexposed film.
Your tungsten rating will be very useful for future reference. I am doing daylight for now but last night I was thinking of using strobes with colored filters to see if that would change anything.
Nice highlight control btw.

[jcoldslabs]

I metered the bright side of the teapot and the darkest shadow near the base of the spout and the difference was only 3 1/2 stops so I was aiming for N+1 at least. The shadows were just right but the highlights could have used another minute or two in the developer. (I used trays again.) I guess that's why the highlights are controlled--unintentional underdevelopment.

I'm not sure of the reciprocity with this film yet. The metered exposure time was 2 minutes at f/45 but I added a stop as a guess for reciprocity so the total time was 4 minutes.

J.

[jcoldslabs]

Who knows what Zone III detail lurks in your shadows? The meter knows.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 6.5" B&L Cinephor projection Petzval, Kodak Electron Image Film (SO-163).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/3x4-Spot-Meter.jpg

Jonathan

[frederic.legac]

4x5 kodak TMAX

[lbenac]

These were good bottles...

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s5/v118/p30430954.jpg


http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s11/v3/p614435469.jpg


and for some contrast

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s9/v94/p556765338.jpg

Sinar F2 CZJ 180/45 FP4+ Pyrocat

[JamesHendrix]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-01b.jpg
Typewriter
Sinar P, 210mm Macro Sironar
5x7 HP5+, D-23


I really like this image. Great contrast and composed well

[Colin D]

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Colour version of the solarized bike shot on Sinar 4x5 Fuji colour film solarized.

Very nice, I like the solarization, cool.

[cjbroadbent]

A Goerz 270mm on Fomapan 8x10. Got the lens last week and it is going to become a favourite.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p4I2vXh2zRQ/UvjRPfcowLI/AAAAAAAAONY/hWTvYofNp5s/s800/8x10Georz270feb10.jpg

[Christo.Stankulov]

It is beautiful, Christopher!

[StoneNYC]

A Goerz 270mm on Fomapan 8x10. Got the lens last week and it is going to become a favourite.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p4I2vXh2zRQ/UvjRPfcowLI/AAAAAAAAONY/hWTvYofNp5s/s800/8x10Georz270feb10.jpg

Truly beautiful awesome

What do you do with these? Do you sell them somehow?

[Jim Cole]

A Goerz 270mm on Fomapan 8x10. Got the lens last week and it is going to become a favourite.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p4I2vXh2zRQ/UvjRPfcowLI/AAAAAAAAONY/hWTvYofNp5s/s800/8x10Georz270feb10.jpg

Another excellent image, Christopher!

[cjbroadbent]

.... What do you do with these? Do you sell them somehow?
That’s my fond hope. I’m about half way through this series with steel blocks. The last show (“What’s Left”, stuff from the scullery and flowers) (https://picasaweb.google.com/105135631383831084913/WhatSLeft02?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKSJg5zo6cv2xgE&feat=directlink) sold about fifteen prints and broke even. Big question for next time - print small or large.

Thanks Cristo and Jim!

[Christo.Stankulov]

Christopher, now I am making prints from 4x5" negatiives on 8x10 paper. Smaller than 4x5" and they looks great imho.

[Ramiro Elena]

wooooooooo!
Where was this Christopher? I imagine it is not up anymore. I looks wonderful, would love to see those prints in person.



That’s my fond hope. I’m about half way through this series with steel blocks. The last show (“What’s Left”, stuff from the scullery and flowers) (https://picasaweb.google.com/105135631383831084913/WhatSLeft02?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKSJg5zo6cv2xgE&feat=directlink) sold about fifteen prints and broke even. Big question for next time - print small or large.

Thanks Cristo and Jim!

[StoneNYC]

That’s my fond hope. I’m about half way through this series with steel blocks. The last show (“What’s Left”, stuff from the scullery and flowers) (https://picasaweb.google.com/105135631383831084913/WhatSLeft02?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKSJg5zo6cv2xgE&feat=directlink) sold about fifteen prints and broke even. Big question for next time - print small or large.

Thanks Cristo and Jim!

That looks awesome! Wow

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/StillLifes/bathroomshelfS.jpg
toiletries

You guys inspired me yesterday. So I had to make a few so I could play too.

Done with an f3 5.5" theatre petzval on 5X7 deardorff. Light controlled at the wall switch, between an 1/8th and 1/4 second.

[jcoldslabs]

First the 'Galli shutter'......now the 'Galli switch'? :)

J.

[cjbroadbent]

The Galli switch makes my stuff come all in focus. Must be something to do with fomapan reciprocity.

[gsinico]

wooooooooo!
Where was this Christopher? I imagine it is not up anymore. I looks wonderful, would love to see those prints in person.

I did !
:-)

[gbogatko]

A Goerz 270mm on Fomapan 8x10. Got the lens last week and it is going to become a favourite.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p4I2vXh2zRQ/UvjRPfcowLI/AAAAAAAAONY/hWTvYofNp5s/s800/8x10Georz270feb10.jpg

"become a favourite..." Why?

[cjbroadbent]

"become a favourite..." Why?
110299 Easy to see why. 270mm on 8x10 sits at a nice intimate distance from the subject. It's small, with no bothersome shutter (other than the Galli switch). The sinar aperture widget covers for the goerz confusing f-stops. It's definition appears to be as good as my 300mm Sironar.
Anyway tomorrow, on the same set, I get to try out (a pr stunt, I'm not buying), a monochrom PhaseOne Achromatic IQ260 (30k dollar definition). I'll show you the result on the Tiny Formats thread.

[Jim Galli]

I think you should buy it and lend it to me.


110299 Easy to see why. 270mm on 8x10 sits at a nice intimate distance from the subject. It's small, with no bothersome shutter (other than the Galli switch). The sinar aperture widget covers for the goerz confusing f-stops. It's definition appears to be as good as my 300mm Sironar.
Anyway tomorrow, on the same set, I get to try out (a pr stunt, I'm not buying), a monochrom PhaseOne Achromatic IQ260 (30k dollar definition). I'll show you the result on the Tiny Formats thread.

[ndg]

I posted this sometime back in the paper negatives thread but I think it fits here better so…

"Shoes"

http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Shoes.jpg
Lens - 18" Verito at f4,
Paper - Arista EDU 8x10 RC glossy paper,
Lights - 2 speedotron strobes...with the lights in the studio at their dimmest, lens cap taken off and strobes fired, lens cap replaced.
Developer - Dektol.
Scanned as transmissive.

[coolhead]

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My interpretation of "Still Life" ...

Chamonix 45N-1 with Fuji A 240 lens shot on Delta 100 that had been left in the film holder for a few too many years. The emulsion was partially fused to the holder and you can see where it is peeling at the edges.

Ed

[Christo.Stankulov]

Efke 50@R09 1+40
4x5"
http://cjoint.com/14fe/DBnk5RqUXYu_print0010.jpg

[StoneNYC]

110374

My interpretation of "Still Life" ...

Chamonix 45N-1 with Fuji A 240 lens shot on Delta 100 that had been left in the film holder for a few too many years. The emulsion was partially fused to the holder and you can see where it is peeling at the edges.

Ed

Ed, was this a freeze shot? Or was this done some other way? It's brilliant!

[Colin D]

110374

My interpretation of "Still Life" ...

Chamonix 45N-1 with Fuji A 240 lens shot on Delta 100 that had been left in the film holder for a few too many years. The emulsion was partially fused to the holder and you can see where it is peeling at the edges.

Ed

Really good stuff.

[jcoldslabs]

Another dead weed found in the back yard.

Century 10A 8x10, 17" f/10 Copying Ektanon, Tri-X (expired 1976).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TriX1976-Weed-Silhouette.jpg

Jonathan

[Steve French]

Really like this Jonathan !! It's a great abstract.

[jcoldslabs]

Thanks, Steve. I want to try a shallow DoF shot of this as well since it is a little 'flat' for my taste. We'll see how that goes.

Jonathan

[cjbroadbent]

A tiny brass Aldis (10" more or less) and it covers 8x10. All for $12.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PQWZivnAEBg/UwCuls11m6I/AAAAAAAAORc/iJY_axE-5fY/s800/8x10Aldis10%2527Fomapan100.jpg

[cjbroadbent]

Same thing with a top-notch Sironar Macro-N 210mm - about the same focal length.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jFOvzuuEy04/UwDjXsZmXoI/AAAAAAAAOSw/_ohTZ8Q-JzQ/s800/SironarMacro210.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Same thing with a top-notch Sironar Macro-N 210mm - about the same focal length.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jFOvzuuEy04/UwDjXsZmXoI/AAAAAAAAOSw/_ohTZ8Q-JzQ/s800/SironarMacro210.jpg

Why switch lenses? Also, this one seems more... Purple toned, just very very slight.

[chassis]

Christopher, great images, both. I like the first one for the point of view and perspective, and for me the tones are more inviting.

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/StillLifes/Arm-n-Hammer_1s.jpg
night time relief

[coolhead]

Ed, was this a freeze shot? Or was this done some other way? It's brilliant!

I wanted a frozen effect, but with more compositional control. I've done something similar in 35mm using a zoom lens, but I wanted to try it with sheet film. I probably spent a year mulling over how to do it with the limitations of a large format camera (shallow depth of field, fixed focus lenses)

It took over a month to build and lay out the set (lots of small technical hurdles along the way) but I'm very happy with the final result. It worked out better than the original concept shot on 35mm film.

Ed

[Jody_S]

My first serious attempt at a still life (in lf):

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5x7 FP4+, 7" Euryplan Ser. IV @f32, 2 min

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-13b.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Sinar P, 250mm Tessar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Jim Galli]

Typewriter, 2014
Sinar P, 250mm Tessar
5x7 HP5+, D-23


Impeccable, as always sir Ken. I enjoyed a tour through your stills at your site earlier today.

[Mark Sawyer]

night time relief

Oh yeah, Jim, don't even tell us what the lens was... :rolleyes:

Call it a personal peccadillo, but I love when fine art intersects with such mundane realities as a little night-time indigestion. :)

[Ken Lee]

Impeccable, as always sir Ken. I enjoyed a tour through your stills at your site earlier today.

Thank you, you're most kind :)

[Jim Galli]

Oh yeah, Jim, don't even tell us what the lens was... :rolleyes:

Call it a personal peccadillo, but I love when fine art intersects with such mundane realities as a little night-time indigestion. :)

Thank you Mark. Lens is a Goerz Celor 240mm f5 with at least one of the elements flipped (maybe more, lost track,) which introduces some nice soft flare while maintaining definition.

[Nathan Potter]

Jim, a marvelous glow in that image above. It certainly doesn't give me indigestion. Flipping an element of two seems as if it would change the sharpness from center to edge but I wouldn't have thought a more or less uniform glow all over. Interesting approach; I need to fool a bit with the idea.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[jesse]

Shenhao 8x10, Voigtlander 250mm f7.7 Kollinear, dry plate
http://forum.hklfc.com/data/attachment/forum/201402/19/215704putrnmtcy2eo38tk.jpg

[Leigh]

Very nicely done, Jesse. It has a 3D appearance.

- Leigh

[StoneNYC]

Shenhao 8x10, Voigtlander 250mm f7.7 Kollinear, dry plate
http://forum.hklfc.com/data/attachment/forum/201402/19/215704putrnmtcy2eo38tk.jpg

Wow, the detail is incredible

[jesse]

Very nicely done, Jesse. It has a 3D appearance.

- Leigh

Thanks Leigh!

[jesse]

Wow, the detail is incredible

Thanks Stone, yes I'm shocking about the outcome too.

[frederic.legac]

A new trichrome...

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[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-15b.jpg
Grater, 2014
Sinar P, 250mm Tessar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[Mkillmer]

This is an 8x10 RA-4 paper negative with lots of filtration (and colour balancing in Photoshop)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7392/12692873513_c0e0c88993_b.jpg

Fuji Crystal Archive
85B+85C+20M+30Y filters
Hotlights

[gbogatko]

Just a shot of glass.
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[Richard M. Coda]

Two Nuts? 2014
Arca-Swiss 45 Field
TMax 400

If anyone knows what these are (seed pods from a tree here in AZ) Please let me know.

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/Two-Nuts001.jpg

[bob carnie]

Last weekend Shoot

Light tent, Solarized Negative, Sinar 4x5 HP5 in custom developer.

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[djdister]

Two Nuts? 2014
Arca-Swiss 45 Field
TMax 400

If anyone knows what these are (seed pods from a tree here in AZ) Please let me know.


Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii)

(My wife is an Arizona native and recognized it right away)

[Ramiro Elena]

We have them all over Barcelona and call them Plataneros. Really nice stuff for allergies.

[Richard M. Coda]

Thanks Dan!

[guyatou]

Yup! Sycamore. They grow well in Oklahoma, too. And they make great grenades in a neighborhood war! (I know from experience!)

Very nice photo. What kind of lighting did you use?


Two Nuts? 2014
Arca-Swiss 45 Field
TMax 400

If anyone knows what these are (seed pods from a tree here in AZ) Please let me know.

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/Two-Nuts001.jpg

[Richard M. Coda]

Three REALLY old Smith Victors with 200W Daylight CFLs in them. I'm old school.

[gsinico]

How big they are? they are full of small seeds?
Seems to me from a three very common here in city streets, Platanus acerifolia.

[Mkillmer]

Two Nuts? 2014
Arca-Swiss 45 Field
TMax 400


We have a similar tree here in Melbourne, AU. We call it a European Plane Tree.
The kids (and me!) like to step on the seed balls in hard soled shoes because they make a distinctive "pop" underfoot when dry.

[Barry Kirsten]

Yes, Plane tree was my first thought also. Wiki article and pics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus

[lbenac]

Sinar F2 CZJ 180/4.5 FP4+ Pyrocat

111096 111097

[Jim Galli]

Sinar F2 CZJ 180/4.5 FP4+ Pyrocat

111096 111097

Camera-porn. ;)

[lbenac]

Camera-porn. ;)

Red snake-skin on Autocord - definitely :-)
A one time weakness...

[Jim Galli]

A one time weakness...

Sure, sure, that's what we all say. . .

[lbenac]

Sure, sure, that's what we all say. . .

Well browsing Cameraleather.com web site when you have an older camera with worn-out leather can have that effect on one...like looking at oak hardwood floor when you have old carpet...one's mind cannot help but wander...

[frederic.legac]

Another Trichrome (Sinar F2. 120mm APO Macro Sironar S)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/12789386705_7f9d181a6e_b_d.jpg

My Trichrome set :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredericlegac/sets/72157640435071704/

[Mark Sawyer]

These are some of the best still life images,May be these can be Rendered into 3D visuals using a proper Rendering software to make it more note-worthy.!!

...says the company in the 3D visual rendering business.

[bigdog]

These are some of the best still life images,May be these can be Rendered into 3D visuals using a proper Rendering software to make it more note-worthy.!!

Oh Boy! I've been waiting 40 years to find a way to make my images note-worthy ... :rolleyes:

[cjbroadbent]

Been binning and scanning. Why oh why does Ektachrome scan better than b&w? 4x5 Ektachrome in a Technika.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I-arwsKzRP4/Uw405UxymcI/AAAAAAAAOWY/dW1ayD1q86I/s800/faraonaxBN.jpg

[Jim Galli]

Been binning and scanning. Why oh why does Ektachrome scan better than b&w? 4x5 Ektachrome in a Technika.

CJ do you scan the BW negs in 24 bit color? I scan my negs in color and because they're developed in pyro, I get a definite color cast. Then in hues/saturation, if needed, I ramp the color way up and then adjust whatever it is in hue to a yellow just, and I mean just turning brown-ish, then de-saturate about 96% That way I end up with a black and white positive that is equivalent of being printed on cream stock or just slightly warm paper. You could do the same for coolness by ramping everything in hue saturation to blue, then de-saturating until it's all but gone. Less than a hint.

Now if you're already a million miles beyond what I just described, dis-regard.. Photoshop is a big big place.

[D-tach]

[QUOTE=cjbroadbent;1114271]Been binning and scanning. Why oh why does Ektachrome scan better than b&w? 4x5 Ektachrome in a Technika.

Lovely image Mr Broadbent - it's got a pleasing softness and glow to it

[StoneNYC]

Been binning and scanning. Why oh why does Ektachrome scan better than b&w? 4x5 Ektachrome in a Technika.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I-arwsKzRP4/Uw405UxymcI/AAAAAAAAOWY/dW1ayD1q86I/s800/faraonaxBN.jpg

Wow! Would love to see the color version.

[cjbroadbent]

Jim, I'm a million miles behind. I must try scanning B&W in24bit colour. Without pyro, dense or thin?
D-tach, the glow is a black silk stocking - I was late to the vintage lens party.
Stone, thanks, the plain, un-diddled-up colour scan is here (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BHZZfpeLVPBDKLm-8lAQ29Tt0uVvuh4yyVgAeAWeXfA?feat=directlink) - not a stong mood.

[Hugo Zhang]

Been binning and scanning. Why oh why does Ektachrome scan better than b&w? 4x5 Ektachrome in a Technika.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I-arwsKzRP4/Uw405UxymcI/AAAAAAAAOWY/dW1ayD1q86I/s800/faraonaxBN.jpg

What a lovely still life! You remind me of Chardin. :)

[gbogatko]

teapot

111313

[Christo.Stankulov]

What a lovely still life! You remind me of Chardin. :)

Indeed! Great!

[cjbroadbent]

Thanks Hugo and Christo. Here I go again. An 8x10 Fomapan100 re-scanned according to a very valuable tip from Jim Galli, as a 24-bit-colour negative. Thanks Jim. My table-tops are shallow (a bit like theatre stage) so it's hard to work some 3D depth into the structure. Getting a nice looking curve and plenty of separation in the mid-tones is a very great help.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OkdlknxnbGs/UxHuSl7eGOI/AAAAAAAAOXw/z2Upb7-awlQ/s800/Blocks24bitCol-b.jpg

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-03-01c.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Sinar P, 150mm APO Nikkor
4x5 TMY, D-23

[sanking]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-03-01c.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Sinar P, 150mm APO Nikkor
4x5 TMY, D-23


Beautiful composition. But that small part of the key at the far bottom left is a bit distracting to me.

Sandy

[jcoldslabs]

Ken, looks like we're still alternating vintage phone and typewriter photos. Here's mine from tonight.

Century 10A w/5x7 back, Kodak 12" f/4.5 Ektar, TMY2 (expired 2009).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-TMY2-Batphone-r2.jpg

Jonathan

[Ken Lee]

Beautiful composition. But that small part of the key at the far bottom left is a bit distracting to me.


http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-03-01c2.jpg

Is this better ?

[MonkeyTreeSupreme]

Gorgeous image :)

[sanking]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-03-01c2.jpg

Is this better ?

Yes, I like the image better this way. And the sliver of the key in the center bottom is a perfect touch IMO.

But I am interested to know why you presented it the other way? You are very precise in your compositions so I assume you did so for a reason.

Sandy

[Ken Lee]

Yes, I like the image better this way. And the sliver of the key in the center bottom is a perfect touch IMO.

But I am interested to know why you presented it the other way? You are very precise in your compositions so I assume you did so for a reason.

Sandy

I just didn't see it until you pointed it out :)

It's easy to see the elements we like and overlook the rest - especially when we first make an image.

[cjbroadbent]

Pointing down with a short lens a was done in the 1980's. I still have a silk stocking and no Pezvals.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qzqhW6onUtA/UxibeYlYMsI/AAAAAAAAOY4/DQKIyeraMi8/s800/breakfastbw1.jpg

[Ken Lee]

Pointing down with a short lens a was done in the 1980's. I still have a silk stocking and no Pezvals.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qzqhW6onUtA/UxibeYlYMsI/AAAAAAAAOY4/DQKIyeraMi8/s800/breakfastbw1.jpg

It still looks beautiful to me :)

[Jim Cole]

It still looks beautiful to me :)

Me too!

[Jim Galli]

Me too!Me three!

[lbenac]

Me three!

Me four for the shot and me five for the croissants (I am French :-) )

[ndg]

"The Bouquet"
http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Bouquet.jpg

Film - 8x10 Kodak Green Xray film
Lens - B&L Tessar 16" f4.5 f22
Shot in studio, continuous light
Developed in Jobo with Rodinal 1:50, 6 min 68 deg F

[chassis]

Nice image, Christopher.

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/31_Deluxe_Coupe/8Artar030714/Cola_01s.jpg

Full plate panatomic x
8 1/4" artar

[cjbroadbent]

Jim, There are couple of un-opened vintage cokes there. Might do for caffenol.




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[Christo.Stankulov]

111722

TX320@200 in R09 1+80 stand
LMT 2000
Apo-Lanthar 150/4.5

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2014-02-08.jpg
Typewriter, 2014
Sinar P, 180mm Fujinon SFS
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[D-tach]

Spring is here since yesterday - did some still lifes :rolleyes:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2404/13043296485_6bf3831fba_o.jpg

Deardorff - Imagon 250 - FP4+ 5x7 EI64 - Pyrocat HD

[Ramiro Elena]

Shiet! I mean wow!

[evan clarke]

A softy..12" Graf variable.

[D-tach]

Shiet! I mean wow!

:) And they don't move like humans...

[Jim Galli]

A softy..12" Graf variable.

Great picture Evan. It grows on you the more you look at it. The gentle sweep of the shadows is interesting.

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Versar/031014_9-5Inch/WhiteChinaWhitePorcelainS.jpg
white china, white porcelain

9½" Northwestern Portrait and Group lens (Wolly Versar) wide open.

[Sart_S]

Homemade Meniscus lens,Silver gelatin print (Contact 13x18cm.),Handcolor.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6w-xBX-PWhk/Ux7ZmD-sNMI/AAAAAAAABKU/a9NfAQj_UJU/w543-h750-no/1010443_1.jpg

[evan clarke]

Great picture Evan. It grows on you the more you look at it. The gentle sweep of the shadows is interesting.

First shot with the setup,really plain light, and the first picture with the Graf..I already like it. We have had 10 feet of dirty snow mounds all winter and around 5 degree temps...hard to make pictures

[Miguel Coquis]

[QUOTE=Sart_S;1118587]Homemade Meniscus lens,Silver gelatin print (Contact 13x18cm.),Handcolor.

...interesting shot !!!
would like to see more...
MAC

[evan clarke]

Homemade Meniscus lens,Silver gelatin print (Contact 13x18cm.),Handcolor.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6w-xBX-PWhk/Ux7ZmD-sNMI/AAAAAAAABKU/a9NfAQj_UJU/w543-h750-no/1010443_1.jpg

Pretty cool. I like it.

[Ramiro Elena]

I wanted to see how this film reacted to green. I missed focus a little.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/13112565023_bf13796b7f_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/kYHjKi)
Kodak Electron
Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3.1

[StoneNYC]

I wanted to see how this film reacted to green. I missed focus a little.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/13112565023_bf13796b7f_c.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/kYHjKi)
Kodak Electron
Isco Gottingen Kiptar 180mm f3.1

Looks focused to me on my phone ;)

This is x-ray right? Is it still produced? Is it single or double sided? Thanks.

[Ramiro Elena]

Everything looks better or at least sharper on phone screens :) It isn't x-ray and I am pretty sure it isn't produced anymore.

[ndg]

"Still fragile"
http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Fragile-02.jpg
Shot on expired FP4 5x7, Wollensak Vesta lens, a strobe and reflector, HC-110B

[bob carnie]

What is causing th solarization ?? Very nice

"Still fragile"
http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Fragile-02.jpg
Shot on expired FP4 5x7, Wollensak Vesta lens, a strobe and reflector, HC-110B

[ndg]

I couldn't really figure it out - the film had been in the holder for a while, I got distracted during developing and may have pushed it..,

[bob carnie]

Whatever it is keep doing it , really quite nice.

There is a method of popping flash on polaroid film to force a reversel,lots of fashion photographers up here did this and maybe this it what it is,( film in holder too long and getting too much fog?? I doubt it is develop unless you are using a Metol only developer.


I couldn't really figure it out - the film had been in the holder for a while, I got distracted during developing and may have pushed it..,

[ndg]

Thank you!

[EdG]

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shot with a ‘51 Graflex Speed Graphic (swing modified), using a Graflex/Wollensak 135mm f4.7 Optar lens, on Ilford HP5+ 4X5 sheet film - utilizing a continuous roll of black paper. Lighting consisted of two continuous 500 watt sources, one bounced off the ceiling overhead and the other in a large silver umbrella camera right slightly above the subject material.

[ndg]

112253

shot with a ‘51 Graflex Speed Graphic (swing modified), using a Graflex/Wollensak 135mm f4.7 Optar lens, on Ilford HP5+ 4X5 sheet film - utilizing a continuous roll of black paper. Lighting consisted of two continuous 500 watt sources, one bounced off the ceiling overhead and the other in a large silver umbrella camera right slightly above the subject material.

I love the lighting. Great image.

[ndg]

" A Pound of Flesh"
http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Pound-Flesh.jpg
Camera - Century 8A
lens - B&L Tessar 400mm f4.5 @ f32
Film - Kodak 8x10 Green Xray film
Developer - Rodinal 1:50 at 68 deg, 6.5 min
Lights - 2 strobes

[StoneNYC]

" A Pound of Flesh"
http://nanadadzie.com/darkroom/pix/Pound-Flesh.jpg
Camera - Century 8A
lens - B&L Tessar 400mm f4.5 @ f32
Film - Kodak 8x10 Green Xray film
Developer - Rodinal 1:50 at 68 deg, 6.5 min
Lights - 2 strobes

Question about your x-ray, do you strip one side of the emotion after you're done, or do you just use it as is and do you printed or are you scanning? Thanks!

[ndg]

I develop them in the Jobo and do not need to strip the film. This image is a scan but I use them all for prints.

[StoneNYC]

I develop them in the Jobo and do not need to strip the film. This image is a scan but I use them all for prints.

Thanks, I've been stripping one side of mine after development, so I wondered if scanning would be ok even with a double sided emulsion and still get good details/sharpness.

[andreios]

I develop them in the Jobo and do not need to strip the film. This image is a scan but I use them all for prints.

May I ask in which jobo tank are you developing your xray film?

[EdG]

Thanks ndg!

[ndg]

Hi Andrej! I use the Expert drum 3005 for 8x10. It can take 5 sheets at a time.
For 11x14, I use a printing drum, the 2840. It does one sheet at a time.
I also use the Jobo for paper negs, ortho lith film as well as the panchromatic stuff.


May I ask in which jobo tank are you developing your xray film?

[Christo.Stankulov]

Sinar P2
Apo-Lanthar 150/4.5
EFKE 50
Adox APH 09

http://cjoint.com/14ma/DCunZzHQBPX_scan0020.jpg

[rkamarowski]

Beautiful!

[Miguel Coquis]

some more of this,
250 mm barrel lens on 14x17" film format !

[gbogatko]

Bananas -- cross post from the Xray thread.

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[lbenac]

Bananas -- cross post from the Xray thread.

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Very cool idea. Second gets my vote. Cheers,

[StoneNYC]

Bananas -- cross post from the Xray thread.

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I like the first one, almost could be corn at first glance.