Still Life 2019

[Iga]

Iga,

The onion shot is very well done.

Thanks Bob, but onion shot is Christo's, mine is leek, not onion.
Best,
Igor.

[ndwgolf]

Absolutely love that

Now this is exquisite. Lovely, Ian!

[ndwgolf]

Thai Lily

[ndwgolf]

Picked from my garden
This one and the above one both shot with my Chamonix 8x10 on HP5+

[tuco]

Picked from my garden
This one and the above one both shot with my Chamonix 8x10 on HP5+

Both are very nice.

[Gary Beasley]

Cambo NX 210mm lens, Kodak Professional Copy Film ei 12 tray processed in Dektol 1:1 printed on Ilford Multigrade.

[Tin Can]

2 Minutes to Midnight

#2 in Atomic Energy series, ongoing...

Comment and critique welcome!

2 min 360 2019-03-24-0001 by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

[paulbarden]

Narcissus #2: "Genius Loci"

Wet Plate on glass (negative), 5 x 7 inches.
Lens: Voigtlander Petzval, approx 8", f3.2, no waterhouse stops.
Collodion: Old Workhorse w/ Coffer Negative developer.
Exposure was approximately 1.5 min.



For me, this is more than a simple still life, although it certainly functions on that level. But more than that, it fits into a category of image that I think of as Genius Loci: a piece that evokes the Spirit of Place - a concept that is important to my work and is often represented in the images I make. The combination of materials (wet plate collodion on glass), the choice of lens (the magnificent Voigtlander Petzval) and the compelling intersection of light and space - for me - evoke a true "Spirit of Place" in this instance, and I'm very pleased with the result.

This work is extremely challenging on a number of levels: not only is it difficult to learn to control the Collodion process (many variables that are constantly being affected by season, atmospheric conditions, state of chemistry, etc.), but at this time of year especially, the light is changing every minute, every few seconds. The plate I made immediately before this one, clouds almost completely obscured the sun, so the mood was completely different. During the minute and a half exposure time of the plate you see here, the sun burst out of the clouds about 10 seconds into the exposure, and varied in intensity for the rest of the exposure. I had to adjust the duration of the exposure several times as the light changed in quality and intensity! (I started out expecting an exposure of 2:20) So what you see here is the cumulative effect of 90 seconds recording of several different states of light, from full blazing sun, to near complete overcast! The effect is an impression of bright streaming sunlight tempered by some softness and openness of shadows - a property not easily accomplished with this tricky medium.

I find this a singularly successful image that conveys a special confluence of atmosphere, space, and subject.

You can view a larger version of it here: https://live.staticflickr.com/7810/4...a83de9cc_k.jpg

[BBW]

Excellent work Paul. I like the timeless feelings it evokes.

[David Schaller]

Incredibly beautiful Paul, as always!