Love this series Warren!All right, so I'm enjoying photographing these old buildings. Here are three from last night. The first and last are from Nunn, Colorado and the second is from Ault. Both rural farming towns in Weld County, Colorado.
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f11 (15mm camera fall)
Bellmore Farms at Sunset by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f8 (5mm of camera fall)
Farr's Grain Elevator at Sunset by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 43XL f11 (10mm Camera Fall and 3mm Shift Left)
Nunn Elevator, Inc. at Dusk by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
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Technical Camera Images
- Thread starter danlindberg
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John Leathwick
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As an ecologist, I've had a long-standing interest in closeup photos of living things, and with the purchase of an H-Universalis, have been exploring its potential use for this application. I've played a bit with a Schneider Apo Componon 90, but sometimes find myself wanting more reach, particularly given the challenge of getting the H-Universalis into a stable setup close to ground level. This one is taken with an RZ mount Apo-Sekor 210mm, and comprises a stack of 21 images combined in Zerene Stacker. It's using most of the 20mm of focus movement available with RZ lenses on my 200 mm rail, so I've increased the lens extension by putting a 45mm Fujifilm extension tube between the rear standard and my GFX 50SII. I could get a rail extension and longer bellows, but at NZ$1500, the tube that I already own is a good option. Initially when I got into this, I experimented with moving the entire camera using a macro rail, but found that things went haywire as soon as I had any camera movements in play. I then found that I could achieve reasonable results by slowly racking the focus, which I did in this case with the 21 images taken across a movement of 6 mm along the focus rail on the Universalis. I used 5 degrees of tilt and around 2 degrees of swing here to align the focus plane across the approximate plane of the left hand flower and the right hand bud. For any with a horticultural bent, this is a diminutive Protea nana from South Africa, that seems to grow happily in drier parts of New Zealand, provided that it is given full sun and good drainage. The flowers are approx. 50mm across. I would be very interested to hear how my approach fits with the experience of any other folk doing closeups with a technical camera.
-John
-John
4x5Australian
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John, the (?asymmetrical) symmetry makes it an eye-catching shot, then the wonderful detail pulled me in. It's very painterly. I know almost nothing about macro techniques or proteas, so appreciate your explanation.
Rod
rdeloe
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One of my current commissions involves shooting in a recreational area that is being developed around an old quarry. The quarry was below the water table, so groundwater returned once operations ended. It's a challenging project because it's basically a big bowl with a quarry lake in the middle. In the unlikely event that you're familiar with southern Ontario, this is "Area 8", adjacent to Kelso Conservation Area in the jurisdiction of Halton Conservation.
I find the first few days of an open-ended commissions like this one the hardest because I have to figure out what the project will be about. I usually cover a lot of ground on foot and shoot a lot of pictures that don't go anywhere, hoping to make one that could be the entry point into the story. It might be this one.
After a long morning roaming all over the site on an exceptionally hot, sunny day, I stopped in the shade of a hut next to the shore . I'd been working on the edges of the "bowl", hoping for something interesting to emerge from the exposed rock walls. I made this image from the shade of the hut because the simple graphic structure appealed to me: three distinct bars -- sky, land, water -- like a flag. But as I worked on the image on my computer, I realized this site is all about the "lake" and its greenish water. That's where the story needs to go.
Technical note: Fuji GFX 100S on an Arca-Swiss F-Universalis with hacked Mamiya G 150mm f/4.5. The straight-on image didn't work because I wanted the reeds on the shore, the farthest branches against the sky, and the trees and rock face all to be in sharp focus. Tilt to the rescue.
I find the first few days of an open-ended commissions like this one the hardest because I have to figure out what the project will be about. I usually cover a lot of ground on foot and shoot a lot of pictures that don't go anywhere, hoping to make one that could be the entry point into the story. It might be this one.
After a long morning roaming all over the site on an exceptionally hot, sunny day, I stopped in the shade of a hut next to the shore . I'd been working on the edges of the "bowl", hoping for something interesting to emerge from the exposed rock walls. I made this image from the shade of the hut because the simple graphic structure appealed to me: three distinct bars -- sky, land, water -- like a flag. But as I worked on the image on my computer, I realized this site is all about the "lake" and its greenish water. That's where the story needs to go.
Technical note: Fuji GFX 100S on an Arca-Swiss F-Universalis with hacked Mamiya G 150mm f/4.5. The straight-on image didn't work because I wanted the reeds on the shore, the farthest branches against the sky, and the trees and rock face all to be in sharp focus. Tilt to the rescue.
stngoldberg
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Late afternoon light
stanley
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mristuccia
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Berlin - Kino International
Located on the Karl-Marx Allee (east Berlin), it is in my opinion the most beautiful cinema in the city. Magnificent minimalist architecture and magnificent interiors, dating back to the 1960s, in the time of socialism, during the GDR period.
Shot here at sunset, and in pendant with Wes Anderson's new movie "Asteroid City", also an aesthetic masterpiece.
Cambo Wide DS digital - CFV-50c Mk I - Distagon T* 4/40 IF CFE - 7mm lens raise and 2mm left shift.
(Left shift used to keep the light pole between the "N" and the "A" of "INTERNATIONAL")
* also posted in the "Fun with MF images 2023" thread
Located on the Karl-Marx Allee (east Berlin), it is in my opinion the most beautiful cinema in the city. Magnificent minimalist architecture and magnificent interiors, dating back to the 1960s, in the time of socialism, during the GDR period.
Shot here at sunset, and in pendant with Wes Anderson's new movie "Asteroid City", also an aesthetic masterpiece.
Cambo Wide DS digital - CFV-50c Mk I - Distagon T* 4/40 IF CFE - 7mm lens raise and 2mm left shift.
(Left shift used to keep the light pole between the "N" and the "A" of "INTERNATIONAL")
* also posted in the "Fun with MF images 2023" thread
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shfoto
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Very nice shot, Marco! I saw that movie a few days ago. Stunning as all Wes Anderson movies.
shfoto
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I recently visited an abandoned cellulose factory. The stopped production in 2016, after 130 years... In 2018 they opened parts of the areal to the public. It's now a great event location and home to street artists.
You will find b/w versions of two of the two first graffitis in the Leica Monochrom thread.
Cambo WRS 1600 | IQ3 100 | SK90
Cambo WRS 1600 | IQ3 100 | SK90
Cambo WRS 1600 | IQ3 100 | SK35
You will find b/w versions of two of the two first graffitis in the Leica Monochrom thread.
Cambo WRS 1600 | IQ3 100 | SK90
Cambo WRS 1600 | IQ3 100 | SK90
Cambo WRS 1600 | IQ3 100 | SK35
mristuccia
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diggles
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Here are 5 images from July. The first set of 4 are from a hike to Lake of Glass in Rocky Mountain National Park. I camped at the Glacier Gorge campground the night before and got to the trailhead at about 4:15 so I could make it to The Loch by sunrise, which is about a 1 hour and 30 minute hike. The last one is from the following morning on a sunrise hike to Lake Helene, @dchew was in Colorado for a wedding and had time to join me on this one. What a pleasure! I was going to keep this to myself, but since we're all friends here, I wanted to share that on the way up I saw Dave walk on water 
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f16
Loch Vale Trail Sunrise by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f16
Icy Brook by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 120ASPH f22
Timberline Falls by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f11 (2 image left right stitch)
Morning Light at Lake of Glass by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 43XL f16
Notchtop at Sunrise by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
Technical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f16
Loch Vale Trail Sunrise by Warren Diggles, on FlickrTechnical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f16
Icy Brook by Warren Diggles, on FlickrTechnical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 120ASPH f22
Timberline Falls by Warren Diggles, on FlickrTechnical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 60XL f11 (2 image left right stitch)
Morning Light at Lake of Glass by Warren Diggles, on FlickrTechnical Details: Cambo WRS1600 + Phase One IQ4 150 + Schneider APO Digitar 43XL f16
Notchtop at Sunrise by Warren Diggles, on Flickr
dchew
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Where is Paul Harvey when we need him?... What a pleasure! I was going to keep this to myself, but since we're all friends here, I wanted to share that on the way up I saw Dave walk on water
I've said this to many people and I think before on this forum: One of my favorite things to do is start hiking before sunrise in a place I have never been before. This morning was one of those, and I got the pleasure of doing it with Warren. As darkness was beginning to fade, we came to a spot on the trail that had some either light frost or sediment that made a flat section look flooded. Warren stopped and wondered how we were going to get around without getting our feet soaked. I could tell it was a bit of an illusion and just kept walking across what really was a dry section of the trail. And that is how legends are born.
"And now you know The Rest of the Story. Paul Harvey, good day."
My contribution to that morning. Not much to do with bald skies and unrelenting wind. Two-image stitch, sk60xl, Alpa STC, IQ4150, Frame Averaged. Cropped to 6x7.
Dave
dchew
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Serious left turn for me into documentation.
The backstory: My Grandfather was a Boy Scout executive in the 1930's. He was also a postmaster, which meant he was useful as a merit badge councilor for Stamp Collecting. In 1937, Ralph Henn completed a project that tied into the 1937 National Jamboree. He sent stationery envelopes to every governor, cabinet member, supreme court justice, vice president and president. The included instructions were to mail the envelope back to him signed. He collected them all for an exhibit at the jamboree (although based on the postmarks, some were sent after the Jamboree). All those envelopes, now 85 years old, ended up in my hands. In the effort to find some place to donate them before they fall apart completely, I've been photographing them all. If nothing else, I'm getting a history lesson! Here is FDR's and a few of his cabinet members:
Sample of Governors:
Rodenstock 138f, IQ4 150, Alpa 12+, simple overhead LED
Dave
The backstory: My Grandfather was a Boy Scout executive in the 1930's. He was also a postmaster, which meant he was useful as a merit badge councilor for Stamp Collecting. In 1937, Ralph Henn completed a project that tied into the 1937 National Jamboree. He sent stationery envelopes to every governor, cabinet member, supreme court justice, vice president and president. The included instructions were to mail the envelope back to him signed. He collected them all for an exhibit at the jamboree (although based on the postmarks, some were sent after the Jamboree). All those envelopes, now 85 years old, ended up in my hands. In the effort to find some place to donate them before they fall apart completely, I've been photographing them all. If nothing else, I'm getting a history lesson! Here is FDR's and a few of his cabinet members:
Sample of Governors:
Rodenstock 138f, IQ4 150, Alpa 12+, simple overhead LED
Dave
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