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[Alan7140 3,620]

Teekay.

Tasmania, 27th February, 2019.

 

 

Paper negative (2004 expired Ilfospeed 1.1M paper), Neue Görlitzer Camera Werke half-plate studio camera (c.1920-25), Voigtländer Heliar 4,5/240 lens @ f6.3, total 2,250 joules with three flash heads, softboxes & brolly.

(Spots, edge fog and other paper-ageing artefacts left on image for effect.)

 

 

 

Edited 1 March by Alan7140

[Dallas 2,913]

Terrific portrait, Alan! I love the tonality. 

[Alan7140 3,620]

Thanks, Dallas - just one shot as well (my last sheet of 5x7 paper). Absolutely zero grain doing things this way - scan lines become visible before there's so much as a hint of grain, just like a collodion negative produces. Blue-sensitive emulsion as well, can be trimmed to half-plate size and processed under yellow-orange safelights, although it's not kind to any subject matter that is red or orange, which helps for rugged looking skin results, but not good for general portraits.

[Luc de Schepper 1,326]

Amazing result Alan. Looks like an image from a time capsule buried years ago.

[Clactonian 192]

I just love the results from these traditional methods. Timeless as others have said.

[Alan7140 3,620]

Thanks, Luc & Mike. There will be more of this as time goes on.  

[GB111 223]

This works. I think I would like it even better w/o the burnt edges, and maybe if the left side was a bit darker (seems brightness is encroaching).

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[armando_m 1,840]

how long before the man was able to see again after such an intense flash?

 

incredible 3d appearance

 

 

Edited 1 April by armando_m

[Alan7140 3,620]

On 01/04/2019 at 16:05, armando_m said:

how long before the man was able to see again after such an intense flash?

 

incredible 3d appearance

 

 

 

The flash was positioned mostly from the side and spread by large softboxes it's actually quite bearable, even with the studio curtains closed to eliminate double imaging between opening the manual shutter and triggering the flash by remote in the other hand, then closing the shutter again. A 3 metre white reflector gave just enough fill from the other side to reveal enough detail to make out the relevant detail in the deep shadow areas.