Still Life Images, 2013

[wentbackward]

This was shot on a Linhof Techno view camera, Schneider Kreusnach 120mm APO ASPH. One light setup. I would greatly appreciate critiques from the knowledgeable participants here.

Paul

[skywatcherjan]

This was shot with my DIY Saftec scanner camera.
Lens: Wollensack Velostigmat 180 mm , F18

Thanks for looking

Jan

[timing]

One from the weekend - will need reshooting as the negative picked up a couple of tramline scrapes from somewhere - such is life!



Glass Wood003 by Tim Ingmire, on Flickr

Tim

[Jody_S]

... DIY Saftec scanner camera.
Lens: Wollensack Velostigmat 180 mm , F18


Jan

???

Please explain?

[Ken Lee]

Light Bulb, 2012
Sinar P, 210mm Macro Sironar
4x5 TMY, Diafine

[skywatcherjan]

???

Please explain?

The picture is made with a home built view camera, usual concept about 7x8 "
The lens was as said a second hand Wollensack Velostigmat 180 mm focal distance
BUT
Instead of a film holder, the back of the camera has a modified flatbed scanner mechanic with a physical resolution of 600 x 1200 DPI that scans the area of 7 x 8 ", in grayscale every dot has a 12 bit depth after AD conversion.
The image was slightly processed in the Gimp, mostly to remove the heaviest horizontal scanner streaks.

Saftec is the "brandname" of the camera, a bit of a practical joke ...

I don't know if the picture has any value or meaning in your community of real chemical photographers with lots of darkroom experience...

Jan

[Maris Rusis]

This was shot on a Linhof Techno view camera, Schneider Kreusnach 120mm APO ASPH. One light setup. I would greatly appreciate critiques from the knowledgeable participants here.

Paul

The knotted towel and the gnarly gloves deliver attractive textures that counterpoint the hard surfaces elsewhere. I worry about the near merger of the edge of the bottle at the right and the background. And the splinter on the corner of the board commands more attention than it deserves...maybe. On The Broadbent Scale of sublime still life it's got to rate an 8 at least.

[Jim Cole]

OK, here's another attempt at the three pieces of glass. I switched to an old no name brass petzval for this one and shot it on Edu Ultra film at f/11.

Things I like: Better background with more defined table surface with overall better control of the lighting and reflections. There are no defined shapes.

What I don't like: The big huge white blob of a reflection on the jug. I'll have to see if I can figure this out.

[cjbroadbent]

Paul, I can't help but like it!
Here goes with an 8x10 this morning.

[Jim Cole]

Christopher,

I really like this one, except my eye keeps getting pulled toward the highlight on the towel.