December portraits

**alex from holland** · 1-Dec-2012, 12:01

It's almost Christmas time : Scrooge...

Black glass ambrotype
18x 24 cm
Exposuretime 6 seconds
hermagis petzval 420mm 4.5 wide open

**jon.oman** · 1-Dec-2012, 12:34

Now, that is just great!

**alex from holland** · 1-Dec-2012, 14:14

Here's another one i made a few weeks ago.

11x11" ambrotype
300mm 4.5 Hermagis petzval
shot wide open
Exposure time 2 secs.

www.collodion-art.blogspot.com

**dperez** · 3-Dec-2012, 20:19

Awesome!

Originally Posted by alex from holland

Here's another one i made a few weeks ago.

11x11" ambrotype
300mm 4.5 Hermagis petzval
shot wide open
Exposure time 2 secs.

www.collodion-art.blogspot.com

**urs0polar** · 3-Dec-2012, 23:19

This scarecrow shot is AWESOME.

Originally Posted by alex from holland

Here's another one i made a few weeks ago.

11x11" ambrotype
300mm 4.5 Hermagis petzval
shot wide open
Exposure time 2 secs.

www.collodion-art.blogspot.com

**jw918** · 27-Dec-2012, 06:54

Originally Posted by alex from holland

Here's another one i made a few weeks ago.

11x11" ambrotype
300mm 4.5 Hermagis petzval
shot wide open
Exposure time 2 secs.

www.collodion-art.blogspot.com

Wonderful.

**Mattk** · 1-Dec-2012, 21:09

16" Cervees Extra Rapid Portrait 3A . Missed the focus by a smidge. Soft focus set a 4 on the rear elements.
8x10 Delta 100/HC-110

**Tony Karnezis** · 28-Dec-2012, 13:44

Originally Posted by Mattk

16" Cervees Extra Rapid Portrait 3A . Missed the focus by a smidge. Soft focus set a 4 on the rear elements.
8x10 Delta 100/HC-110

You may have missed the focus a smidge, but you certainly got the photo. Lovely.

**Mattk** · 1-Dec-2012, 21:22

Cervees Extra Rapid Portrait 3A again. I'm going to try setting the soft focus at 0 and see what kind of sharpness develops as a result.

**Wes Stewart** · 1-Dec-2012, 21:29

Very nice. And very sharp for a six-second exposure!

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