Flowers Anyone?

[paulbarden]

I would like to have seen that shot with a filter to differentiate the blooms from the leaves a bit. Detail and texture are really nice.

Good suggestion. I will give this a go again tomorrow and try color filters to see how it changes the relationship!

[Thomas S]

Thank you Thomas, glad you like it.
Sometimes I like a photograph in which the overall tones are similar, and yet there are features that invite you to do the extra work to find them and understand their relationship to the photo as a whole. I think the stars at the centers of the Morning Glories do this. I also enjoy the twists and coils of the vines - something about the human brain enjoys seeing entwined shapes.

Yes indeed. Well said.

[Thomas S]

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X-ray film "full blue" - expired, used at iso 50- 5x7 -
LENS: barrel E. Francais with polarizer filter and home made f/10 cap stop.

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Oslo - June 2021

Great photo! So ethereal! What is the source of this wonderful airy/misty quality? Perhaps my question is not clear enough...

[Hugo Zhang]

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X-ray film "full blue" - expired, used at iso 50- 5x7 -
LENS: barrel E. Francais with polarizer filter and home made f/10 cap stop.

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Oslo - June 2021

Beautiful image and I am trying to figure out what role polarizer filter plays here.

[takpro]

Beautiful.

Sironar N 150 on 4x5, Tmax 100 developed in D23 1:1

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[PatrickMarq]

[Marco Annaratone]

Twelve Ikebanas following the styles of the Ikenobo school in Kyoto, Japan. Shot in-camera on 12"x16" Imago Positive Paper (mostly with a Fujinon-C 600/11.5) and mounted as a Japanese scroll <掛軸> respecting classical measurements (last pix in the sequence as an example).

https://marcoannaratone.photography/...ebana/1/thumbs

[agustin.gd]

Great photo! So ethereal! What is the source of this wonderful airy/misty quality? Perhaps my question is not clear enough...

Hey Thomas. Sorry for my late reply. Well, I think is a number of factors.
First, the lens is super soft, and even with a DIY f/10 stop, is still showing softness.
Then, the caps/ f-stop might have some tiny light leak while taking the photo, which I doubt...but aso, I have no shutter in any of my lenses.
But I think the main factor here is the film itself. When it comes to edges, sharp and details, x-ray film delivers. But here, the background being so soft, even with long pre-wash and all, this has happened in other photos as well, where there is more softness.
Also, very hard sideways light in the evening, would be a factor.

Im glad you liked the photo. I might try some similar ones soon, since I think I have improved the general contrast and looks of the negatives with the exposure and developing times (mainly agitation and concentration)

Regards,

Agustin.

[agustin.gd]

Hey Hugo. Thanks for your words.

I was just experimenting a bit, mainly to increase the contrast of the negative, and also since I don't have a shutter in any of my lenses, the polariser helped with a longer exposure time.

The original exposure was 1/500 with no f/10 stop and no polariser.

Regards,

Agustin.

[Daniel Unkefer]

HRU Makiflex Std Mic-X 240 f4.5 Tele-Arton by Nokton48, on Flickr

Plaubel Makiflex Standard camera 240mm F5.5 chrome barrel mount Schneider Tele-Arton at F22. One pop of Broncolor Pulso C171 monolight strobe with Broncolor Pulso Beauty Dish. No fill. 8x10 Fuji HR-U XRay film cut into 4x5s straight Microdol-X replenished in a tray development by inspection under custom red light. 4x5 Lisco Regal holder. 8x10 RC Aristo #2 Multigrade dev laser aligned Omega DII with diffusion Omegalite head.

I painted the grey canvas background myself