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Beautiful glow ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke79
That's an excellent use of color, composition, and drama. Rises to the top for your "color photos of scrawny women" photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Petronio
8x10 arista, Deardorff, Gundlach Radar 8x10
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7120/7...2a2e858a_c.jpg
That jacket will make you feel taller by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
Linhof Technika, Rodenstock 150, Ilford HP5+ (Moersch Tanol)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7120/7...68e489aa_c.jpg
Wonderful image!Quote:
Originally Posted by SergeiR
Graphic View / Arista 100 / Studio Strobe Modeling Lights for lighting.
http://www.keepsakephotography.us/Savanah-Scan.jpg
I really like this!! Almost snapshot feeling. Unpretentious. Real!Quote:
Originally Posted by z84
excellentQuote:
Originally Posted by Luke79
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Aye. Great shot
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by jon.oman
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8307/7...c39393b6_c.jpg
da-beppe-006 di Filippo Natali, su Flickr
Tachihara 8x10, Hermagis Petzval 330mm F/4, Efke 25 developed in Pyrocat-MC
I can't decide if I like the reflection on the glasses or not...
I like! Excellent!!!
Nice lens:)
Very nice, Filippo!
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Originally Posted by z84
Love this!!, she sort of looks like angelina jolie
Great Filipo, really like it!!
Thank you!! I'm just getting into portraiture (my kid and my cat aside) and it's very intriguing!
Wonderful photo.
Well said.Quote:
Originally Posted by alex from holland
Powerful portrait.Quote:
Originally Posted by alex from holland
Christ that's goodQuote:
Originally Posted by alex from holland
8x10 arista, Deardorff, softened Gundlach Radar 8x10
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/7...c21c69b2_c.jpg
Portait in hat by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
Terrific, Sergei!
thank, you. It was last one of set. I would consider this as perfect score - got 6 holders shot (was shooting duplicates of every look, with slightly different settings), and got 6 images out of session (3 looks). Didn't really have to shoot duplicates (as turned out), but i was a bit nervous about new plastic holders i got, so i figured better be safe than sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter J. De Smidt
I really like this shot!
Is her chest, neck, shoulder naturally soft/smooth focused or is there any PS? or all just the lens?
I really like this lens, you've been getting some great shots with it.
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Originally Posted by SergeiR
Fantastic Sergei!
ManI am just going to say, "Man, I really dig your work".Quote:
Originally Posted by SergeiR
Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rpalm
Its natural Radar's rendering (sharp in center, softer on corners, don't ask me on lens design, i am clueless on tech specs), coupled with ye old dark veil over then lens, plus some dodge&burn. So its combination of natural rendering and post.
Jim Galli was original founder of this lens, afaik, then he sold it and after some other hands i got it ;) He has wee write up on it here, on forum.
It is indeed very close to heliar in rendering of sharp-unsharp transitions and in how highlights are handled.
Fantastic look. I had a chance to get a 12" Radar a while back for a little over $200. After this image gets around, I'll never see one at that price again. Oh well. The Radar is designed like a Tessar, except the rear group is a cemented triplet instead of the cemented doublet found in a Tessar. Overall performance is said to be similar to a f4.5 Tessar. Looks like you have a keeper!
If only it would be in Betax that can actually sync :( there is only so much that one can do with manual syncing (i.e sticking shutter at 1/5-1/2 and pressing trigger by hand)
I just don't think its lens alone that renders image. Its a whole combination of model that is able to take directions, lens, makeup, styling and light sources+modifiers. Best lens in the world can't help when model is PITA, makeup falls off in chunks and lights wouldn't produce consistent results and modifiers works no better then stuff you can put together from cardboard box and ripstop nylon by yourself :)
Well, it's seems to be working out ok for you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SergeiR
:) well.. i have similar problem with Compound on me 240mm Heliar that i use on 4x5 - so i literally play this by ear.. But its very hard to do when ambient is high enough. But then again, it forces me to stop using flashes, which might be kinda good for me, as it forces me to rethink certain things. Or just to use Synced Wollensak in packard ;) I am also going to try 16"/6 Dallmeyers Perfac soon, just waiting on new shutter to be made, and mounting to be figured (it doesn't have flange and sticks back quite a bit). If i am right it might be quite cool sharp-ish lens for full face portraits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter J. De Smidt
100
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Originally Posted by SergeiR
100% agreement ;-)
Incredible, Sergei. Not so much the lens (nice as it is) but your lighting and composition.
Ada's Throne:
http://www.brodie-tyrrell.org/pad/im...0b/display.jpg
Toyo 45A, 150mm Nikkor-W, Fomapan 100 in Xtol
strobe+massive softbox+reflector
as you can see, I'm a new father as of 2 weeks ago...
Congrats W. Also of course to your wife. So you haven't slept for 2 weeks :)
Congrats! She's beautiful!
8))) Congratulations. And you got yourself very patient model (for a bit.. cherish it.. once they hit about 8 years old - you wont be able to put them in front of camera till they hit like 15-16 ;))).Quote:
Originally Posted by polyglot
Congratulations! I know a fellow local photographer who recently got into 8x10 to photograph his newborn as well!
Beautiful stuff Sergei, I have had my Radar for a few weeks but haven't found a suitable subject for it yet.
Sharing a recent shot during a walkabout (with 4x5 no less)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/7...9974a650_b.jpg
Nagaoka Field 4x5
Unnamed 210mm f/5.6 (found in a junk store in Tokyo, probably Fujinon)
Expired Kodak TMAX400 souped in Rodinal 1:100
Portrait of a man staying in an old folk's home, in an old iconic building that is scheduled to be demolished to make way for yet another useless highway here in Singapore.
Shot at a flea market.
4x5 Graphic View - Arista EDU 100
http://www.keepsakephotography.us/4x...ketGuy-4x5.jpg
mamypoko and pfiltz,
Beautiful work! I like both your portraits, and I like them together! What characters, and such sensitive treatments! Thank you for posting your excellent work.
Thanks Jay....
Are you located in Seattle? What town? I'm heading up that way to shoot some 4x5 in Sept.
Interesting PJ style image. Is that bamboo back scratcher i see on the right? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mamypoko
thanks everyone. Actually she's letting us sleep for now so I have fingers crossed!Quote:
Originally Posted by SergeiR
I certainly plan to make the most of lack of mobility ;)
Hi Peter. I live in Capitol Hill -- very close to downtown. I'd love to meet up in September.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pfiltz
Pfiltz, I really like this one. Lots of character.
Jay, I'll mention it to the photographer whom I visiting with in Seattle... Maybe we can have drinks or what ever one evening. I know we're going to be on the move every day while I'm there, attempting landscapes :)
Thanks Furman... appreciate it.
First LF portrait since May! Awful. Well, I should say developed since May. I had a backlog of undeveloped film. I'm going to try to stay more on top of it.
Anyway, without further ado:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7...a5704ed0_z.jpg
Gillian and her tiny house by Paul McEvoy, on Flickr
180mm Fujinon on 4x5 (I think). TMAX 400 and XTOL.