Just Leaves

[Ken Lee]

Crab Apple Leaves, November 2009
Sinar P, 240mm APO Nikor
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HD

[bobwysiwyg]

Really like the texture and tonal range! Pics like this keep me trying.

[jim kitchen]

Dear Ken,

Wow...

Nicely done.

jim k

[Marko]

Beautiful!

[Jiri Vasina]

Ken, you know how to make a wonderful photograph from such simple and common items... Really stunning...

Jiri

[Heroique]

Looks like Ken’s three leaves are sharing stories about falling from the skies…

Here’s another leaf, who got held up on its way down to the party.

I hope you can see the spider thread suspending the leaf?

I used a Schneider 150mm/9 G-Claron with considerable bellows draw. Despite the magnification, I still had to crop this shot since the leaf stayed small on the film. I think the aperture was fairly open (f/11) for the 1/30th (!) shutter speed. (Who keeps saying to stop this lens way down?) And I was very lucky with DOF. If I had closed down and used flash, I'm sure the soft background would have gone black.

I remember waiting for the wind to still. And waiting… And waiting…

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 G-Claron
Fuji Velvia-50
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[h2oman]

How about leaves and roots?

[Ken Lee]

I remember waiting for the wind to still. And waiting… And waiting…

You are a patient person !

Lovely photo !

Also, the G-Claron has great blur rendition. isn't it a Dialyte design ? Those symmetrical designs really do nicely in that regard.

[Gary Beasley]

I have a few in the kitchen. My wife calls it Methuselah because it has been growing for way more years that you would expect a houseplant to live.

[vinny]

Ken, great stuff. So crisp.
Fujinon 210mm W, Wehman, 4x5 back, RVP 100, 15sec @22