Cattail

Gallery: FloraPosted August 24, 201081 views10 comments

This image started life as a test of my half dark slide. I cut down a spare dark slide so I can shoot a pair of 2x5 panoramas on a single 4x5 sheet of film. To test it, I brought some cattails inside and shot them against a white wall. The half dark slide worked quite nicely. All in all, it was a fun little project.

This image has only levels adjustment, sharpening, and a white vignette added in post processing.

Shen Hao PTB 4x5
150/9 G-Claron
Ilford Delta 100
Half dark slide
1 sec. @ f/16

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 24, 2010 at 8:20 AM

This is gorgeous Mark - a beautiful capture and excellent processing. Great work!!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 24, 2010 at 8:58 AM

I like this too Mark. Very minimalist and that appeals to me, I know the elliptical vignette emphasizes the vertical composition but to me the borders also distract a little from the subject. I end up looking at them trying to figure out where they end. I might be inclined to leave the subject on a larger bg. Would have to see it though to know for sure. Good eye, beautiful image.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 24, 2010 at 11:57 AM

Great simplicity Mark. I am sure that the detail is awesome. I think for me I would like to see a very small border added to the digital file so that I can see where photo ends and the white of the page begins.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 24, 2010 at 12:13 PM

A beautiful image, Mark. I especially like the ellipse behind the cattails. Nice job.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on August 24, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Very striking image. I really like it . . . probably one of the more effective shots of a cattail that I've seen.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2010 at 12:53 PM

Mark: Pushes my buttons

! Superbly crafted image. >=))>

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 24, 2010 at 4:58 PM

wonderful art work....

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 24, 2010 at 7:13 PM

Very artistic, Mark

. Never heard of this technique before with film - so thanks also for sharing that.