It's pretty obvious that I love sunflowers, isn't it? :D
http://www.vasina.net/wp-content/gal...18-250_web.jpg
Sunflowers
part of "For whom they are?" folio.
Chamonix 5×8″, Taylor Hobson (?) Anastigmat 14″, 13×18cm, Fomapan 100, Rodinal.
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It's pretty obvious that I love sunflowers, isn't it? :D
http://www.vasina.net/wp-content/gal...18-250_web.jpg
Sunflowers
part of "For whom they are?" folio.
Chamonix 5×8″, Taylor Hobson (?) Anastigmat 14″, 13×18cm, Fomapan 100, Rodinal.
Flowers for the Russian Orthodox at rest.
Tachi 4x5
Fuji A 240mm/9
Velvia-100
Epson 4990
Lily and rose (from an LF novice)
Graflex GV-II, 125mm Raptar, f/8
FP4+, D-76 1:1
Joe
Thanks Joe! Reinforcing my decision to buy a 125mm lens. I like the way they draw.
Love them Flowers
Colorado Columbine in Yankee Boy Basin
Wild Iris, Winnumaca Lake, Sierra Nevada
Sid
Bravo Maestro !Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Vasina
Some kind of Hawaiian flower, a white one as it turns out. that's as much as I know, but I thought it was kind of pretty and it smelled nice enough to want to get close to. Technika Master did the work, Velvia 50, Nikkor 120mm AM ED. Dumb luck to actually focus almost, well, almost, and even approximate a correct bellows correction. Didn't capture the smell, however.
Larry
Its a Plumaria Larry and they have a very nice smell and I'd have to think that was a pretty challenging photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by ljsegil
Thanks for the ID, definitely smelled nicer than I did, especially after all the time spent under the dark cloth trying to get that image to come out as it did. Gotta say, Nikon SLR macro sure is quicker and easier; but better, I think not.
Larry
http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img221a.jpg
Rose, September 2009
Sinar P, 240mm APO Nikkor
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HD
Great photo, as usual, but I prefer your "vintage lenses shots" -:)
BTW, I found today the right lens board for my newly acquired 4.5/210 Xenar on Compound! Tomorrow I'll drive to the country (Le Perche, Normandy) and hope my hydrangeas are not too thirsty: we had an extremely dry summer... and fall this year!
... Comme Ça ?
http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img223.jpg
Rose, September 2009
Sinar P, 150mm Braunschweig Heliar
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HD
Maybe I'm getting old, but I find the super-super sharp trend rather boring!
I find the super-super sharp trend rather boring!
I've long suspected that the part of our brain which deals with precise visual data, is less emotionally sensitive than the part which handles soft shades, tones, and shapes. The enduring popularity of the French Impressionist Painters may support this theory. It's as old as Yin and Yang.
Interestingly, Yin/Yang theory states that when reaching the extremes, Yin transforms into Yang, and vice versa. Some photos that are extremely realistic - when well done - take on a magical quality. Also, what we like initially, is not always what we like after having it around for a while.
In any event, it's always a fulfilling challenge to make beautiful photos, whether they are realistic, impressionistic, or some combination thereof.
With regard to vintage lenses: So far, I have found the "best" lenses to be APO Nikkors.
The 2 lenses I have, are quite sharp of course. They also give the smoothest, most "natural" blur I have seen.
It's all a matter of personal taste of course. Here's a recent example.
http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img210.jpg
Rose, September 2009
Sinar P, 240mm APO-Nikkor
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HD
Beautiful Ken. I'm drawn even more to the beautiful bokeh of the vase.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Lee
I got a bunch of funky sunflowers with dark centers for $1 at the farmer's market and tried my hand at indoor flower photography. Next time, I won't use a white sheet background, as it got just grey enough to completely match the tone in the yellow tips of the petals, making for poor edge contrast.
This one turned out reasonably well:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/...1e3796f1f8.jpg
165/3.5 Zeiss Jena Tessar single coated, f3.5, for one Mississippi (a.k.a. 1 second). TMX developed in diafine.
Thanks a lot, Ken. Such words of encouragement from someone I want to learn from...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Lee
(I've been away recently, on family holidays. Unfortunately without a LF camera... :( ).
Jiri
Cyclamen.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/...7226acdb54.jpg
Deardorff 8x10, 12" Spencer Portland, Fomapan 100. R09 1:40, 8 min @ 20°C. There's a bigger version over at Flickr.
I wanted to add something to my "For whom they are?" portfolio...
Chamonix 5×8″, Taylor Hobson Anastigmat 14″, 4¾×6½“, Wephota NP 15, Rodinal.
I'm doing flower still-lifes for a LF class I'm currently taking:
http://brianthedellphotography.com/w...Untitled-8.jpg
http://brianthedellphotography.com/w...Untitled-4.jpg
My first contact print: dahlia.
Sinar P 8x10, Nikkor AM 210 macro, TMY in Pyrocat HD, printed on Lodima, photographed for display
Special thanks to Michael Smith and Paula Chamlee for starting me on my way.
Latest Platinum Print - 8x10 done with HP5 & Pyrocat
Tony,
Beautiful! That's an impressive 1st contact print. I hope I will have a small part of your success when I head down that road myself (as soon as the Lodima arrives). Did you develop in Amidol?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Karnezis
Thanks Jim. I really appreciate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Cole
As for Amidol, is there any other developer? :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/...e145ae4240.jpg
Camera: Calumet C-1 with 4x5 back.
Lens: Cooke Series II Portrait Lens
Film: Polaroid Type 55.
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art FB (my last box).
Chamonix 5×8″, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 210mm, 4¾×6½“, Wephota NP 15, Rodinal.
Dear Jiri,
Your tightly arranged floral subject material is absolutely stunning...
Very, very well done. I am absolutely jealous of your skill sets.
jim k
Absolutely stunning work in this thread--the b&w especially.
Jiri, wonderful orchids...
Tony, congrats on a great print!
I think this is my favorite of the flowers I've done so far--a Stargazer Lilly. I haven't yet been able to achieve a print I'm satisfied with--haven't found a color space that matches the brilliancy of the actual film. This is from a 4x5 slide, probably done with a Schneider 150 on Fuji Velvia.
http://www.wondervuimages.com/Starga...20x%20600).jpg
One of my first shots in color that I developed last night:
Portra 160VC 4x5 shot at ISO100 (I won't do that again) in Arista C-41 Jobo developed for 3 1/4 minutes.
http://www.thoughtful-imagery.com/Fi...ra45_001_s.jpg
Polaroid 55
Thank you all for your kind words, but that's only the magic of the light I use - plain overcast sky shining in through the window, dark background. Nothing special per se, but the result is almost always special... :D
Jiri
...
my take on an orchid.
Painted with light.
bromoil version.
http://www.emilschildt.com/BROM/blomst.jpg
Gary,
I like your image very much. Between you and the Cooke Series II there is a gentleness to the image, despite the marked contrast within, that I find very evocative.
Larry
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/Su...800/recipe.jpg
The bog standard 4x5 commercial setup. Vertical rear, front drop and tilt, stopped all the way down to diffraction.
Anyway - edible flowers.
It may be bog standard, but I could only hope to reach that standard; it reflects a very high standard.
Christopher, your still life photos always makes me hungry for something. Good to see you post again. Wonderful presentation.
Thanks Paul & Jan. 'bog standard' is Irish for 'common or garden'. That was a common 1980's structure. I managed to switch to traditional orthogonal still-life about that time, and never looked back.
Dear Joanna,
I like your style... :)
Beautifully done.
jim k
Heh, Christopher, I know the saying well, but had no idea it was Irish! I was brought up with a lot of Irish, so maybe that is why.
Joanna, those are exceptional, a definitely a different look at flower-y still life. Very graceful and subtle.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/Su...confett002.jpg
Rather froufrou but unconventional. First exposure top light only. Second exposure back light only and de-focused with a silk stocking. On 4x5 Ektachrome in an Ebony.
old sunflower
I really like the composition you worked up in that image.Quote:
Originally Posted by Victo
Thanks,the BTD!
Orchids - Atlanta Botanical Gardens
http://10squaredcorp.com/photos/orchids_1.jpg