Soft-Focus Lens Examples

[QUOTE=Chris7521;1361078]Dallmeyer 2b Patent
Delta @200
One of the first few shots with my new lens. I think this will be a fun lens to play with! Hopefully some portraits to come.

Now that looks cool - so nice soft and wild.. like nature it self..

[QUOTE=Emil Schildt;1361122]

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Originally Posted by Chris7521

Dallmeyer 2b Patent
Delta @200
One of the first few shots with my new lens. I think this will be a fun lens to play with! Hopefully some portraits to come.

Now that looks cool - so nice soft and wild.. like nature it self..

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Thanks, I thought the curving branches would flow right into the swirly background. Got to be careful with the backgrounds for my liking. I don't like the swirly's to dominate...especially with a portrait!

Needing more practice with the 250 Imagon, I went to a local garden on "Black Friday" (the camera is mostly black, the film is black and white, so I guess I was "in the spirit").

This one is my favorite of the day:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5593/3...8ecfc872_b.jpg
11-25-16-006 by Drew Saunders, on Flickr

This one is my girlfriend's favorite. I was first attracted to the petals on the pavers, but felt that adding the live flowers added more context:
https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5553/3...1ecc9eae_b.jpg
11-25-16-005 by Drew Saunders, on Flickr

And I like how this one turned out:
https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5472/3...7434520f_b.jpg
11-25-16-001 by Drew Saunders, on Flickr

All with the 7.7/9.5 disk at the 7.7 setting, all Ilford Delta 100 film, most at the 1/100 (my 1/125 setting is 1/3 stop slow) a few at 1/45 (my 1/60 is 1/2 stop slow).

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...8e75893ca8.jpg

https://flic.kr/p/PAveoa

9 1/2 Wollensak Verito (rear element only) @F4
Fuji FP100c

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Originally Posted by drew.saunders

Needing more practice with the 250 Imagon, I went to a local garden on "Black Friday" (the camera is mostly black, the film is black and white, so I guess I was "in the spirit").

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These are lovely. More subtle than most of my stuff. I like the mostly sharp but still very much soft focus look you've got here.

Yes, the sharp core within the glow is key, I think

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Originally Posted by Jim Galli

These are lovely. More subtle than most of my stuff. I like the mostly sharp but still very much soft focus look you've got here.

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You make it sound like I know what I'm doing! Thanks!

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1545/2...1139e446_c.jpg
Old Weyba Bridge and Bird, Soft Focus

Gelatin-silver photograph on Agfa Classic MCC 111 VC FB photographic paper, image size 16.3cm X 21.4cm, from a 4x5 Kodak Tmax 100 negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF double extension field view camera fitted with a 250mm single meniscus lens

A fine photograph!

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Originally Posted by drew.saunders

Needing more practice with the 250 Imagon, I went to a local garden on "Black Friday" (the camera is mostly black, the film is black and white, so I guess I was "in the spirit").


All with the 7.7/9.5 disk at the 7.7 setting, all Ilford Delta 100 film, most at the 1/100 (my 1/125 setting is 1/3 stop slow) a few at 1/45 (my 1/60 is 1/2 stop slow).

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Hi!
Those are really beautiful!
My favourite is the last one ;-)

Cheers
Antonio