Still life-2023

[Dugan]

Made with the 5x7 Burke & James, and 9" Verito, closed down 1/2 stop.
Ilford FP4+ developed in PMK

Beautiful, Paul!
I really like the OOF rendering of the vase..
Was your point of focus the front edge of the 'tube' of the daffodils?

[paulbarden]

Nice Verito!

Thanks. When it works, its great. The trick is to use it sparingly and for the right subject.

[paulbarden]

Beautiful, Paul!
I really like the OOF rendering of the vase..
Was your point of focus the front edge of the 'tube' of the daffodils?

Thanks very much. I agree: the OOF quality of the glass with all its transparency/reflections works well here.
And yes, focus was on the forward rim of the trumpets, averaging the three (all on a slightly different plane - close, but not exactly the same).

[joho]

the toned cloths pins by TakPro
At first look I had the impression it was in color !
wonderful effect with toning .

q- paulbaden, the lens vertio -used some soft focus plate, or the is naturally so soft ??
Nice composition - light from window ???only.

[paulbarden]

q- paulbaden, the lens vertio -used some soft focus plate, or the is naturally so soft ??
Nice composition - light from window ???only.

Thanks! Yes, the Wollensak Verito is a soft focus lens - probably the most famous one of all. Used at its largest apertures, it gives a very soft, luminous look that is distinctive. If you close the aperture down more than two stops, it behaves like a normal lens.
And yes, this is 100% natural window light only!

[joho]

I think that lens is a subject by itself,-
The dev. PMK it heightened the window light perfect!
could you release any info on this [PMK ]? I am all ears.

thanks

[Chauncey Walden]

Just a hint, Joho, PMK stands for Pyro Metol Kodalk, a formula devleoped by Gordon Hutchings. It is available everywhere on this side of the pond as Photographers' Formulary PMK Formula Film Developer. Good stuff and The 2-part chemistry is very long lasting on the shelf properly bottled. Standard formula is 1ml part A to 2ml part B to 100ml distilled water. The working developer is a one time use, mixed just before use. 350 ml of mixed developer is adequate for 8x10 inches of film. Google it and you will find lots of information.

[paulbarden]

I think that lens is a subject by itself,-
The dev. PMK it heightened the window light perfect!
could you release any info on this [PMK ]? I am all ears.

thanks

Hi Joho, sorry - I didn't see your question til now.

Chauncey has offered you a good introduction to PMK. Sandy King has written an excellent primer on Pyro developers including PMK and Pyrocat HD, which you can read here.

[joho]

Hi Joho, sorry - I didn't see your question til now.

Chauncey has offered you a good introduction to PMK. Sandy King has written an excellent primer on Pyro developers including PMK and Pyrocat HD, which you can read here.

that was what I needed, thanks !!!

[Iga]

4x5 Fomapan 100 Rodinal 1+50
Heliar 21cm @ ƒ11

Inspired by Takpro nº12 post here.