Just Leaves

[Tin Can]

Very good Merg!

Love motion inherent

Leaves, Tilden Park, CA

Attachment 205894

[pdmoylan]

This was taken in a remote section of NW New Jersey in an area famous for rare wildflowers which require a limestone (basic PH) environment. Fringed Gentians were found in season there, but due to wind, I did not have success taking them with the view camera. In those days I used a measuring tape to calculate exposure for closeups, with of course some degree of bracketing, provided you had enough film. What a luxury digital is in comparison.

E100S 4x5 film, 150MM W Nikkor.

[Tin Can]

Please shoot Digi if you like

This was taken in a remote section of NW New Jersey in an area famous for rare wildflowers which require a limestone (basic PH) environment. Fringed Gentians were found in season there, but due to wind, I did not have success taking them with the view camera. In those days I used a measuring tape to calculate exposure for closeups, with of course some degree of bracketing, provided you had enough film. What a luxury digital is in comparison.

E100S 4x5 film, 150MM W Nikkor.

[olegkasko]

A leaf, study 1, 2021
Gelatin silver print 20x24" (50x60cm) Ilford baryta paper
Toned with sepia and selenium.
8x10 Ilford Delta 100, HC110, Rodenstock 210mm

[D. Mesa]

excellent

[Tin Can]

Agree!

[andreios]

Great study! If I may ask, what did you use as a background when you were making the photo?

[olegkasko]

Thank you guys!

Great study! If I may ask, what did you use as a background when you were making the photo?

I clamped the leaf between two sheets of glass. The leaf was curved and this way I was able to get sharpness across the entire field. I also got rid of the need to mount the leaf with tape or with something also. I put a black sheet of paper on the background at some distance. Yes, I had reflections from the glass on the negative, but I managed to get rid of it printing with masks.

[Iga]

13x18 Fomapan 100 Rodinal
Xenar 240 @ ƒ22

[Iga]

As above.