Petzval Picture Post Thread

[sapata]

Amazing pictures...
I've got an old lens mounted in my 1860 plate camera, I was thinking of mounting the lens in my Toyo View... any suggestions ?

[Kerik Kouklis]

Wow, Gandolfi, those are making me dizzy! I like them. Here's one of my favorite Swirly plates. Senior Prom 2008 (8x10 collodion on aluminum, Derogy portrait lens):



The kids thought it was "F-ing awesome!! How'd you do that?!"

[Joe Forks]

Wow, Gandolfi, those are making me dizzy! I like them. Here's one of my favorite Swirly plates. Senior Prom 2008 (8x10 collodion on aluminum, Derogy portrait lens):



The kids thought it was "F-ing awesome!! How'd you do that?!"

I have to agree with the kids..... F'ing awesome!

[mtfilm]

I think it's a subtle dance, honestly. Too much, and it ends up kinda like some Wayne'sWorld dream sequence, or time travel, which, to me, is not that appealing. It appears to me, the trick here is matching up the right camera format with exactly the right lens, so that you don't have too much swirl -- where it appears right on the edges, and not too much. I have no idea how you control that. I guess just by testing.

The best example in this whole thread, to me, is way back and Page One, with that nude in the woods by Joe Smigiel. Subtle and tasteful, and doesn't slap you in the face with the "effect".

Also, Smigiel's is tack sharp in at least one point, which seems to be crucial too, other than soft all over, like in other examples.

One opinion.

[Jeff Bannow]

From a recent project on dreams ...

[Emil Schildt]

I think it's a subtle dance, honestly. Too much, and it ends up kinda like some Wayne'sWorld dream sequence, or time travel, which, to me, is not that appealing. It appears to me, the trick here is matching up the right camera format with exactly the right lens, so that you don't have too much swirl -- where it appears right on the edges, and not too much. I have no idea how you control that. I guess just by testing.

The best example in this whole thread, to me, is way back and Page One, with that nude in the woods by Joe Smigiel. Subtle and tasteful, and doesn't slap you in the face with the "effect".

Also, Smigiel's is tack sharp in at least one point, which seems to be crucial too, other than soft all over, like in other examples.

One opinion.

I think you're right.
about the sharpness: as mine is F5.6 and 470mm, used at full aperture, it is almost impossible to make this tack sharp - also because I have to alter the cassette a little to fit negatives in stead of glass negatives..
Also the movements are present (about 1 sec).

I have just made an aperture 11, and I now will see what I can do...

till then.

Kerik: LOVELY image - I can understand the Fu#### awesome comment - I get that from my students also...

[Emil Schildt]

From a recent project on dreams ...

jbannow: BEAUTIFUL! dreamlike..

[eddie]

I HAVE to try also...
the swirley baggrounds are sometimes fantastic - sometimes not!
BUT, if oyu havn't tried it before, then it is FUN to try... the learning about when and how it works best must come later..

these two images, are really quick tests.
I used my GIGANTIC 8.5kg Kranz 470mm F5.6 (est) on my 12x16 Gandolfi.

If not anything else, it swirls.....

Rita in my garden:

yup. it swirls. 8.5 KG! wow! i would love to see a picture of it one day also. what si the lens diameter?

[Emil Schildt]

yup. it swirls. 8.5 KG! wow! i would love to see a picture of it one day also. what si the lens diameter?

I'll take some snaps of it today...

the diameter is, as far se I remember, about 17cm.....

So it needa a BIG front plate, and camera..

[Jeff Bannow]

jbannow: BEAUTIFUL! dreamlike..

Thanks! Glad to know it is effective then.