Still Life Images, 2013

[jp]

The diffuse shadows are from the fog. The diffused focus is from the meniscus lens, which I prize greatly for it's slightly chalky diffusion at f8.

[lenser]

Johnathan.......the grapes. Absolutely WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you've never studied the still life work that Edward Steichen produced, you are certainly channeling the same kind of talent and vision. Terrific work.

Tim

[jcoldslabs]

Jonathan, your machine age bowl is awesome.

Thanks. This may sound strange, but this is one of the first 8x10 negatives I've shot that, on my screen at least, looks like it was taken on 8x10. The tonal nuance and sharp detail are amazing. I've been judicious with my T-Max 400 8x10 since I have a limited supply and can't really afford to special order it at the moment, but I'm very happy with this result. Although, I do wish I had made the background either darker or lighter; the middle gray isn't working for me.



Johnathan.......the grapes. Absolutely WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you've never studied the still life work that Edward Steichen produced, you are certainly channeling the same kind of talent and vision. Terrific work.

Thanks, Tim. I didn't have Steichen in mind per se, although he is one of my photographic heroes, but the whole 1920s and 1930s lighting vibe was part of my inspiration. I've got a bunch of cheap tungsten lights--spots and Smith Victor photo floods--and I'm playing around with them in my living room. (Again many thanks to my patient wife for putting up with a makeshift photo studio where her couch and overstuffed chairs used to be.) I have absolutely NO CLUE what I'm doing, but I try to pay attention to the ratios between foreground and background lighting at the very least. I'm having fun and learning a lot. More to come, I'm sure.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

I'm still shooting through this mystery film that came out of a WWII aerial camera. This end of the roll seems to have more artifacts and maybe some incidental light exposure, although this shot was pretty clean. The results are unpredictable, but I like that aspect especially when I'm just playing around.

I copied, flipped and rejoined the image for a symmetrical look. Zombie hands!

Century 10A w/5x7 back, 15" B&L projection Petzval, unkknown aerial film (likely 1950s).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Zombie-Hands-02.jpg

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

Still life? Flowers? Paper negatives? How's a person supposed to decide where to post an image around here? ;)

Century 10A 8x10, 17" Copying Ektanon @ f/22, pre-flashed fiber paper negative.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-PNFB-Stem-01.jpg

Jonathan

[Corran]

That's quite nice, I wouldn't have guessed a paper negative!

[jcoldslabs]

That's quite nice, I wouldn't have guessed a paper negative!

It took a little Photoshop tweaking to get the contrast just right, but I've finally found a pre-flashing/development regimen that works to keep the contrast generally under control.

J.

[jcoldslabs]

Decided to try a flower picture without the flowers. This film rates at EI 0.8 under tungsten lights, so this exposure was 4:40 @ f/22.

Century 10A w/5x7 back, 17" Copying Ektanon, Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (SO-277).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-SO277-Vase-and-Stems2.jpg

Jonathan

[RHITMrB]

It's been a while since we had some color in here!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/9679071560_1eba6a8679_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9679071560/)
Ayers Creek Raspberries (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9679071560/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[Robert Langham]

It's too hot to be outside in sun and the tap water is too hot to print so I am fooling around with 8X10 in studio.

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These are both iphone images from in front of the Ektar 230 wide field on the Deardorff 8X10. No film processed yet. Using one light with a little soft box on it and a silver reflector. Funnel was given to me by Debbie Fleming Caffery, the tin cup scrounded from desert dumps near Shiprock and the nautilus is from ebay to replace my shattered one. Searching .

[SLVRGLTN]

@ Robert nice setup even if its an iPhone shot is that a 230 or 250 Ektar? I like this image a lot very simple but yet elegant and the rusty metal looks very interesting I love stuff that is a rusty gold it brings out character in an image!

Would love to see you repost once its shot on 8x10!

[Mark Paschke]

I apologize for the quality of the stills but I was playing around using a Coleman Ct50 flashlight as my only source of lighting so I grabbed some objects with about every type of sheen and color I could find and throwing them in a pile. The first one with the camera and lighter was done holding the flashlight beam behind for 4 seconds, then moving to front right for 4 seconds. The Orchid ( which was red so no detail) was 3' from the wall I held the light beam for 2 seconds on wall, 1 sec on globe, 1 second on wine bottle then 5 seconds at different angles on the orchid totaling a 10 second exposure
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[Taija71A]

I'm going to re-shoot with a different background. Sometimes I like it the way it is and sometimes I don't...


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8452892633_d6a3dbec20_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcole2008/8452892633/)

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Jim... I was just reviewing this 'Thread' and came across your Image -- Once again! :)
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I really Like your particular choice of 'Background'... For this Image.
At first glance and because of the Transparent 'Glass'... It almost 'appears' that you used a Multiple Exposure technique.
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Regards,

-Tim.
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[Jim Cole]

Thanks for the kind words, Tim. That one was still my best effort after many more tries.

[jcoldslabs]

I wasn't intending for this to be quite so formal looking, but there it is. On the other hand, this is probably the best looking negative I've managed to shoot so far with this particular film. I rated it at EI 0.8 which yielded a twelve minute exposure @ f/16.

Century Universal w/5x7 back, 17" Copying Ektanon, Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (SO-277) (expired 1984).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-Hydrangea+Pitcher.jpg

Jonathan

[pdmoylan]

Jim,

I don't remember seeing this before. Extraodinary work! Quite amazing the tones, reflections and shapes and getting the background to mimic the shapes and tonality.

Incredible actually.

PDM

[Jim Cole]

Jim,

I don't remember seeing this before. Extraodinary work! Quite amazing the tones, reflections and shapes and getting the background to mimic the shapes and tonality.

Incredible actually.

PDM

Thank you. It was more luck than skill.:o

[pdmoylan]

Thank you. It was more luck than skill.:o

This has a painterly quality. It looks like ice with soft-reflected organic forms throughout. Masterfully done.

Inspiring.

Thanks. PDM

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img021cv.jpg
Model Airplane, 2013
Sinar P, 210mm Macro Sironar
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

[gbogatko]

dunno if I offered this one. shot when I had a setup in the house before the room was taken over by the wife.

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[jcoldslabs]

I posted an alternate version of this in the "Just Leaves" thread, but since this one has a vase in it I figured that makes it a still life (?). I underexposed this 2/3 of a stop because I forgot to account for bellows extension, but with extra development the negative was salvageable.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 210mm f/5.5 Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-2421-Leaf-and-Branches.jpg

Jonathan

[Jim Cole]

Best yet, Jonathan.

[jcoldslabs]

Best yet, Jonathan.

Thanks, Jim. I do feel like I'm getting better with these "set-up" shots. Practice, practice, practice!

J.

[Corran]

I agree, best of the three, IMO anyway. Composition is spot-on with the background shadows.

[jcoldslabs]

Thanks, Bryan. Here's one from tonight. I needed to reclaim the front room and take down my still life set-up, so I shot one more image with the branches before it all got put away.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 178mm f/2.5 Aero Ektar @ f/8, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-2421-Branches+Books-r2.jpg

Jonathan

[Jim Cole]

In this one, it bothers me that the shadow doesn't match the subjects shape and then the lighting direction gets confusing. In the previous, the background shadows just looked like the tree that the branch was part of so I didn't unconsciously look for the shadow of the leaf and its particular branch. This one has the shadow too similar to the subject, so comparisons start and then confusion sets in.

[jcoldslabs]

In this one, it bothers me that the shadow doesn't match the subjects shape and then the lighting direction gets confusing. In the previous, the background shadows just looked like the tree that the branch was part of so I didn't unconsciously look for the shadow of the leaf and its particular branch. This one has the shadow too similar to the subject, so comparisons start and then confusion sets in.

I agree; this one is less harmonious. In retrospect I should have centered the vase and done away with the background branch altogether.

J.

[imagedowser]

Love it. The single connect between the shadow and the subject ties the present to the past in a gesture of "handholding".... as if remembering....

[jcoldslabs]

Love it. The single connect between the shadow and the subject ties the present to the past in a gesture of "handholding".... as if remembering....

That's a very favorable interpretation. Thanks.

Jonathan

[Zemer]

102758Peaceful afternoon at home. Sinar f. Fujinon 250. Tri X pro. PMK.
Zemer.

[neprosti]

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Sunday fruitful pictures

[Leonardo Ralves]

Nostalgia

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/10103445604_cc8cd52f71_c.jpg

SINAR-P
210mm Rodenstock Sironar F5.6
Arista.EDU Ultra 100
R09 1:100
V700

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img001dclo.jpg
Alarm Clock, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 135mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

[BarryS]

http://imageshack.us/a/img801/5479/c9nh.jpg
Glass, Chemicals and Light #1


http://imageshack.us/a/img27/7397/e07n.jpg
Glass, Chemicals and Light #2

[dertinu]

vespa

http://u1.ipernity.com/37/51/29/26475129.62843cfe.800.jpg?r1

Horseman L / Sinar, Schneider Kreuznach Symmar-s 150mm/f5.6,
Kodak Tri-X400 in Horseman Back 6x9 (HCD-s, HCD-2).
Canoscan 9000F, Vuescan. PP in Lightroom

derTinu

[Peter Lewin]

Barry: I really like your "Glass, Chemicals & Light #1" a lot, the reflections and overall image have enough ambiguity to make me come back to it frequently; #2 in comparison is rather static, i.e. less mystery to the set-up. But nice work overall!

[BarryS]

Barry: I really like your "Glass, Chemicals & Light #1" a lot, the reflections and overall image have enough ambiguity to make me come back to it frequently; #2 in comparison is rather static, i.e. less mystery to the set-up. But nice work overall!

Peter--- Thanks for your comments!

[jcoldslabs]

This turned out a lot flatter than I intended. The light source was too close to the subject, for one thing, but part of it is I still can't seem to get a handle on Efke PL100. I have tested it repeatedly and according to my notes I exposed and developed it properly, but the negative still seems rather lifeless and without 'punch'. User error, I guess, although I am able to get better results with 20 year old Kodak aerial film in terms of tonal range. Go figure.

Ica Universal Palmos 275, 15cm Zeiss Doppel Amatar, 9x12 cm Efke PL100 heavily toned in PS.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/9x12-Bowl-+Dead-Roses2.jpg

Jonathan

[Ari]

Barry, beautiful set of photos, and very original.
Jonathan, fwiw, I really like the flatness, both in the tones and the perspective; maybe you envisioned a different outcome, but I really like it.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Barry, those are beautiful. Thank you for posting.

[jcoldslabs]

Barry, beautiful set of photos, and very original.

Agreed. Really nice concept and execution.


Jonathan, fwiw, I really like the flatness, both in the tones and the perspective; maybe you envisioned a different outcome, but I really like it.

Thanks, Ari. I think you're right: the photo did not turn out how I pictured it so it's hard not to be disappointed. Plus, I didn't think about how a bunch of dead roses in a bowl would look so much like potpourri. Makes me feel like I'm back in my mother's living room!

J.

[BarryS]

Thanks Ari, Andrew, and Jonathan for the kind words. A gallery up in Baltimore asked me for some work for an upcoming show and I've been trying to come up with a nice series for them.

[mäkelä]

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Eggs

Cambo SC, Symmar 5,6 180mm., Fomapan 200.

[Dean]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3721/10360782173_fa2da2e5bd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/duola73/10360782173/)
Flickr 上 多啦73 (http://www.flickr.com/people/duola73/) 的 QQ图片20131015233008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/duola73/10360782173/)

[Robert Langham]

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Working in the studio with 8X10.

[RPippin]

103598103599103600103601Some 4X5 shots with a new to me Nikon 120 5.6, and my Sinar Alpina.

[TheToadMen]

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Hello Robert,
Both are fine images. I can't say which one I like best. The first has a better floor and background. But I like the cup & shell of the second image more (inside of shell darker than outside).
But overall I think I like the first image a bit more, certainly when I imagine looking from about 10 feet or more to a rather large print hanging on a wall.
What's your own favorite of these two?
Bert from Holland
http://thetoadmen.blogspot.nl

[Raffay]

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Hand-carry
Efke 25
f 16, 44sec
Developed in D23 (1+3)

[Michael W]

Raffay, I like this. People will be asking you for advice soon.

[Raffay]

Raffay, I like this. People will be asking you for advice soon.

Thank you, i am not sure of that but I certainly enjoy film.

[Randy]

I didn't know where to post this...guess it fits here...

190mm Reinhold Schable Wollaston Meniscus (http://www.re-inventedphotoequip.com/Lenses.html), f/8, on 4X5

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/wollaston1.jpg

[jp]

Good job Randy; that lens and f8 is a good combination.

Since it's a soft lens, busy things like your foreground, are capable of detracting from the feeling of softness the lens is meant to be portraying. Keep trying some variations of the still life elements and have some fun. Some pictorialists like FH Day went way soft in woods photos to quash the busy-ness. Others simply avoided highly detailed settings.

[TheToadMen]

Good job Randy; that lens and f8 is a good combination.

Since it's a soft lens, busy things like your foreground, are capable of detracting from the feeling of softness the lens is meant to be portraying. Keep trying some variations of the still life elements and have some fun. Some pictorialists like FH Day went way soft in woods photos to quash the busy-ness. Others simply avoided highly detailed settings.

I'm guessing here, but would focussing just behind the object have helped in this setting? The depth of field DOF wouldn't have been so much in front of the object itself.
Bert

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-10-03.jpg
Cups, 2013
Kodak 2D, 180mm Fujinon SFS
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HDC

[Randy]

Good job Randy; that lens and f8 is a good combination.

Since it's a soft lens, busy things like your foreground, are capable of detracting from the feeling of softness the lens is meant to be portraying. Keep trying some variations of the still life elements and have some fun. Some pictorialists like FH Day went way soft in woods photos to quash the busy-ness. Others simply avoided highly detailed settings.Thanks JP, just got the lens a month or so ago, so I am still trying to find it's place. Probably only shot 4-5 sheets with it so far.

[Randy]

I'm guessing here, but would focussing just behind the object have helped in this setting? The depth of field DOF wouldn't have been so much in front of the object itself.
BertTTM, when I got the lens from Reinhold, he sent some literature with it that describes what you are talking about, focusing just beyond the subject. Since I was using a Graflex SLR, I could not use a loupe for fine focusing, and my eyes are old and tired, plus it was hand-held, making it more difficult to find the right focus. I did make another exposure with the Kodak Anastigmat that came with the camera, and the difference is striking. I will post both exposures for comparison in a bit.

[Randy]

Kodak anastigmat 190mm
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/wollaston2.jpg

Wollaston Meniscus 190mm f/8
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/wollaston1.jpg

Perhaps not a fair comparison, as the camera angle is not exactly the same (hand held) and the lighting changed as the clouds moved over head...and...I have no idea what the f/stop was...could have been 4.5, 5.6, 8...? Anyway, I found it interesting, since I have never used a Wollaston meniscus before, how hard it was to focus, and yet, after scanning the negative, how gradual the blending of out of focus and in focus areas is. I really like, with the Wollaston, how there is not a definite narrow area of sharpness, as there is with the anastigmat lens. Is this because it has no correction for the different light wavelengths?

[jp]

Many of the soft lenses there is not a definite area of focus because. It's a layer of infinite stacked images in and out of focus; like the light entering the edges of the lens focuses on one spot, and light in the center focuses on another spot. Stopping down makes the edge-rays disappear making the center-rays prevail. It can create bigger DOF and focus shift when changing aperture. Focus with the shooting aperture for this reason.

It's a PITA to wet print if you don't have a grain focuser for your enlarger and it's fine grained film.

[Robert Langham]

Working on still life in the studio.

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[JohnRichard]

Kodak 2D, 127mm ektar from my speed graphic!
Paper negative rated at ISO6
1min @ f16 in the afternoon sun.
Contact print scanned.
Mom's dining room.

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[Colin D]

I like this Robert, the way you made it happen.

[Courtlux]

Leica III und Leica Iic im Kerzenschein. Linhof Master Technika Classic Fomapan 100 Rollei RHS-DC
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/82327768@N06/

[analoguey]

Kodak anastigmat 190mm
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/wollaston2.jpg

Wollaston Meniscus 190mm f/8
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/wollaston1.jpg

Perhaps not a fair comparison, as the camera angle is not exactly the same (hand held) and the lighting changed as the clouds moved over head...and...I have no idea what the f/stop was...could have been 4.5, 5.6, 8...? Anyway, I found it interesting, since I have never used a Wollaston meniscus before, how hard it was to focus, and yet, after scanning the negative, how gradual the blending of out of focus and in focus areas is. I really like, with the Wollaston, how there is not a definite narrow area of sharpness, as there is with the anastigmat lens. Is this because it has no correction for the different light wavelengths?

Maybe it's just me, but I definitely like the first better :-)
The soft focus doesn't appeal much to me

[Professional]

Maybe it's just me, but I definitely like the first better :-)
The soft focus doesn't appeal much to me

+1, i also go with the first one, contrast and sharpness getting my vote.

[Corran]

Maybe this goes here?
Took this handheld with my Linhof MT and Horseman 6x12 back, at a roadside farmer's market. 15cm Voigtlander APO Lanthar, wide-open, 1/200 exposure:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/cedarkey-0136s.jpg

[megapickle1]

Still life with fruits taken on Ilford Ortho Plus with a Pipon Aplanat f11/2sec. at 40° ISO

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[jcoldslabs]

Maybe this goes here?

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/cedarkey-0136s.jpg

Nice to see some color in this thread. I need to shoot some Ektachrome 64T with my tungsten spotlights and see what still life magic I can conjure up in color.

Jonathan

[Corran]

Yes, I'd like to see that! I have like 3 rolls of Ektachrome 64T around here somewhere, and a ton of Fuji tungsten neg and positive...

[Robert Langham]

Proofing a few still life negs on RC paper yesterday and decided to forge ahead and make a couple real prints on fiber base Ilford Warmtone Multigrade. Amazing how much better they are. Still life is the opposite of landscape: in landscapes, the subject matter is already prepped and arranged. You are seeing the mind of God. Still life: you're god and responsible for every single bit of it. Much harder.

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[Robert Langham]

A few more iphone images from the printing session yesterday. Shooting these with 8X10 and making contacts.

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[gbogatko]

Havn't done flowers for a while....

Wilt - Nikon 360
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Hello there! - Kodak 305
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[Peter Mounier]

Those are really great! I like the cut glass photos that you posted in the abstracts forum too. Nice work.

[gbogatko]

Thank you Pete!!!

[gbogatko]

Two -- soft -- with a Kodak 305
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And one for the sharpness guys -- Nikkor 240
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[Buggs]

4x5
My one and only light with an umbrella, illuminated by a 100w bulb.

Inspired by... you guess.

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tim

[Ramiro Elena]

That's nice Tim. Inspiration very well resolved ;-)

[Buggs]

thanX Ramiro. Didn't take you long to figure that out, did it.

[Misko]

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 210mm Hugo Meyer Doppel-Anastigmat, Polaroid Type 55 (expired 2004).
http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T55-Atlas-Shadows.jpg

Jonathan, I just love your polaroid shot! Wish Polaroids were more available around these days :(

[jcoldslabs]

Jonathan, I just love your polaroid shot! Wish Polaroids were more available around these days :(

You really had to dig deep in the thread to find that one--thanks for the kind words. I still have a small stash of old Polaroid films in reserve, but as the number of sheets dwindles I am more and more reluctant to shoot them because they become more precious to me. One of these days I will be down to my last sheet and I don't know what I'll do then!

J.

[Misko]

I just went through whole thread! There were three images from three different artists that I loved among other amazing shots posted in the tread - and this one was one of them. Unfortunately two other were not possible to repost :(
Do you happen to have a website or Flickr maybe?

[jcoldslabs]

The aftermath of a game of dice with my brother (I lost). Shot on really old 9x12cm Tri-X that had been sitting for decades in some vintage film holders I bought. There was rust along the edges of the film from the corroded metal holders but otherwise it performed better than I expected it would.

Ica Universal Palmos 275, 15cm f/4.5 Zeiss Tessar, long expired Tri-X.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/9x12-Tri-X-Dice.jpg

Jonathan

[Corran]

Very cool.

[jcoldslabs]

Thanks, Bryan. This is just another in a long line of attempts to document the everyday aspects of my life. My brother comes over for dinner just about every Saturday and we usually play cards, dice and/or Scrabble. I should take a shot of the Scrabble board one of these days, but maybe I'll wait until I win before taking that photo. How does that saying go: it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you beat your brother that counts!

Jonathan

[BarryS]

Love the dice shot. Jonathan. Somehow, you use the defects in old materials to make the image better.

[jcoldslabs]

Somehow, you use the defects in old materials to make the image better.

Thanks. The defects aren't predictable which can be rewarding and/or frustrating depending on the outcome, but that's part of the fun. I suppose if I wanted predictability I wouldn't be shooting expired film. :)

Jonathan

[Corran]

I like the concept of documenting your daily life. It's cool and I think is an overarching theme to your work, which gives us context.

[analoguey]

Maybe this goes here?
Took this handheld with my Linhof MT and Horseman 6x12 back, at a roadside farmer's market. 15cm Voigtlander APO Lanthar, wide-open, 1/200 exposure:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/cedarkey-0136s.jpg

Colours look great! Also, like the way the vegetables are 'paired' like humans almost.

[TheToadMen]

Very nice shot, the "imperfects" worked out just fine here.
How did you develop the film?


The aftermath of a game of dice with my brother (I lost). Shot on really old 9x12cm Tri-X that had been sitting for decades in some vintage film holders I bought. There was rust along the edges of the film from the corroded metal holders but otherwise it performed better than I expected it would.

Ica Universal Palmos 275, 15cm f/4.5 Zeiss Tessar, long expired Tri-X.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/9x12-Tri-X-Dice.jpg

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

Very nice shot, the "imperfects" worked out just fine here.
How did you develop the film?

Thanks. I developed it in HC-110 1:39 at 60°F for 8 minutes in a small rotary drum. I exposed the film at EI 25.

Jonathan

[gbogatko]

Two from today:
Zeiss Jena 250 in a Compound.
Efke 100. Stoeckler two bath.

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[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-12-06.jpg
Phone, 2013
Sinar P, 250mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HDC

[gbogatko]

Two from today. Both with Zeiss Jena 250.
Ilford hp5, Stoeckler two bath developer.

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[jcoldslabs]

Nice job with the phone, Ken. I like the subtle reflection of the tripod in the handset. I have a small collection of vintage phones; maybe it's time I brought them out as props.

Here's one of mine from earlier today.

Ica Universal Palmos 275, 15cm f/4.5 Tessar, 9x12cm Efke PL100.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/9x12-EFKE-Stainless-Finial-r2.jpg

Jonathan

[Steve French]

Great Shot Jonathan !!

[jcoldslabs]

Thanks, Steve. It's a photo I've been meaning to take for a while of something I see every day: the decorative top of a water pitcher I use to fill the tea kettle each morning.

Jonathan

[guyatou]

Here's my latest attempt at still life. I'm working with some old tools/kitchen implements that belonged to my grandparents.

The first is (very) expired Kodak Plus-X Pack Film and one B1600 strobe with large soft box. I kind of like the effect the bad film has on the image. I almost threw out all 16 negatives because they were so thin, but I'm glad I kept them.

The second is a similar setup, but with window light and Arista.EDU 100. Both processed in HC-110 Dil. H in a Jobo.

Toyo 45GX
Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6
Epson V700 scan

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz188/downesphoto/Pounder156_zps0a67a0b3.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/downesphoto/media/Pounder156_zps0a67a0b3.jpg.html)

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz188/downesphoto/Pounder166_zpsa8f267fc.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/downesphoto/media/Pounder166_zpsa8f267fc.jpg.html)

[rjbuzzclick]

Calumet CC-400, Schneider 150/5.6, Fomapan 100@32, D-76 1+1, Scan from an 8x10 print:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/11058664965_01b64ed411_o.jpg

[Christo.Stankulov]

Technika 2000/Apo-Lanthar 150/4.5@f11 APX 100 in HC110
106803

[jp]

Here's my latest attempt at still life. I'm working with some old tools/kitchen implements that belonged to my grandparents.

The first is (very) expired Kodak Plus-X Pack Film and one B1600 strobe with large soft box. I kind of like the effect the bad film has on the image. I almost threw out all 16 negatives because they were so thin, but I'm glad I kept them.

The second is a similar setup, but with window light and Arista.EDU 100. Both processed in HC-110 Dil. H in a Jobo.

Toyo 45GX
Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6
Epson V700 scan

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz188/downesphoto/Pounder166_zpsa8f267fc.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/downesphoto/media/Pounder166_zpsa8f267fc.jpg.html)

That's a nice mix of shapes and balance and tones!

[Harley Goldman]

Nice job with the phone, Ken. I like the subtle reflection of the tripod in the handset. I have a small collection of vintage phones; maybe it's time I brought them out as props.

Here's one of mine from earlier today.

Ica Universal Palmos 275, 15cm f/4.5 Tessar, 9x12cm Efke PL100.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/9x12-EFKE-Stainless-Finial-r2.jpg

Jonathan

I am generally not much of a still life fan, but this works real well for me. Great shapes and tones and excellent use of DOF. Very well done, Jonathan.

[jcoldslabs]

I am generally not much of a still life fan, but this works real well for me. Great shapes and tones and excellent use of DOF. Very well done, Jonathan.

Thank you, Harley. I feel that this image is a success, too. The more I use this little gem of a camera (from 1921), the more I appreciate it. It has more bellows extension and more movements than my Speed Graphic in a much smaller package.

J.

[ScottPhotoCo]

Technika 2000/Apo-Lanthar 150/4.5@f11 APX 100 in HC110
106803

I really like this image.

Tim
www.ScottPhoto.co

[Christo.Stankulov]

Thank you, Scott!

[TheToadMen]

"Swan" was my first impression.
Nice image. Could use maybe a bit more contrast?


Calumet CC-400, Schneider 150/5.6, Fomapan 100@32, D-76 1+1, Scan from an 8x10 print:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/11058664965_01b64ed411_o.jpg

[Buggs]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2013-12-06.jpg
Phone, 2013
Sinar P, 250mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HDC

This is nice!
Makes me want to get out that old manual Royal typewriter I've been meaning to shoot. thanX for the reminder.

[rjbuzzclick]

"Swan" was my first impression.
Nice image. Could use maybe a bit more contrast?

Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean and sort of agree with you. However, when I tried printing with more contrast, the image became a little "dirtier" which I didn't really care for. As my printing improves I'm sure I'll take another try at this one. I intentionally shot this against white as opposed to black, so I expected that I would have some trouble separating the yellow gourd from the background. I think a blue filter might have helped in that regard too. The print itself is a little smoother than the scan which helps with the lower contrast I think.