Alan7140 3,620 Posted 1 March (edited) 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 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas 2,916 Posted 1 March Terrific portrait, Alan! I love the tonality. My Gear List Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan7140 3,620 Posted 2 March 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luc de Schepper 1,326 Posted 3 March Amazing result Alan. Looks like an image from a time capsule buried years ago. http://500px.com/lucdeschepper http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clactonian 192 Posted 4 March I just love the results from these traditional methods. Timeless as others have said. Still trying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan7140 3,620 Posted 5 March Thanks, Luc & Mike. There will be more of this as time goes on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GB111 223 Posted 1 April 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). G Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
armando_m 1,840 Posted 1 April (edited) how long before the man was able to see again after such an intense flash? incredible 3d appearance Edited 1 April by armando_m Regards, Armando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan7140 3,620 Posted 2 April 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
