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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:39 am Post subject: Rain Forest Images - Yashica Mat and Rolleiflex |
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Laurence wrote:
I'll use this posting to add some rain forest images.
Not trying for great shots. More like just trying to show the
various moods and views within the rain forests here.
These first two shots are an attempt to photograph "old"
subjects from a new angle.
Oxalis Monobiome
Rolleiflex SL35-M
Rollei Planar 50/1.8
Provia
Vignetted in corners from adding two polarizers.
Still learning the use of the lens.
Taken from very low angle, almost ground level.
Vine Maple and Giant Spruce
Yashica Mat
f:22 and 1/60th
Provia
Auxiliary wide angle lens.
Overcast day, but the leaves always seem to glow with translucent light.
The scale is hard to discern, but the Spruce trunk near the ground level
is about 12 feet (4 meters) in diameter.
More coming as I scan them... _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Another scan of 35mm slide.
Look closely at the groundcover; every square inch of the forest floor
is taken by some kind of plant. I try to walk on rotted wood,
stones, and anything else to keep from trampling the groundcover,
so my progress in these areas is very slow.
There was just a faint stream of sunlight angling through the middle area.
The viewfinder of the this old Rolleiflex is huge! The view through the
prism to the subject is astonishing.
Groundcover
Rolleiflex SL35-M
Rollei Planar 50/1.8
Provia
_________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Schnauzer
Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 2155 Location: Maine, USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:31 am Post subject: |
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Schnauzer wrote:
They are beautiful Larry, as always. _________________ Ron |
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:24 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Schnauzer wrote: |
They are beautiful Larry, as always. |
Thanks Ron. These aren't meant as beauty shots as far as technical work goes - but the inherent beauty of the deep rain forest is not to be denied. Like I said..."get on over here"! _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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n8yitim
Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 53
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:27 am Post subject: Rain forest |
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n8yitim wrote:
These old MF cameras are great for landscape work.
cuts a nice image ! _________________ "A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist" -- Louis Nizer
My Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tims_view/ |
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poilu
Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 10472 Location: Greece
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
superb Laurence! you are great to smell the light; most of us will only get a boring uniform green from those rain forest |
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Screamin Scott
Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 1014 Location: Dallas, Georgia USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Screamin Scott wrote:
I am always amazed at the scenes from within the NW's rainforests. So unlike what I see here in the Deep South's forests...I'm jealous...Great shots of the forests! _________________ Cameras-Nikon D300, D7100,D610,FE2,FTN ,FT2,N90s, Olympus Pen EP-3 & Olympus OM-D E-M10
Nikkor AF Zooms=28-105/3.5D,28-70/3.5D,35-135/3.5, et al
Nikkor AF //50/1.8,//Nikkor MF//50/2ai,50/1.8ais 50/1.4ai,24/2.8ais,28/2.8ai,28/3.5ai,55microAis/2.8,105/2.5ai,200/4ai,300/4.5ai35-135/3.5Ais,et al
Kiron /Kino made lenses//70-210/4ai,28-105/3.2ai,30-80/3.5ai,Viv 28/2ai,35-85/2.8aiVivS1,105/2.8Ais Dine,24-48/3.8ai VivS1,50-150/3.8aiViv,28-85/2.8aiViv,100/2.8Nai Viv,70-210/3.5Nai Viv,28/2.5ai Viv Komine made Viv//24/2Ais,135/2.8aiCF,28-50/3.5ai,28-90/2.8ai Viv S1,80-200/4.5aiCosina made Viv 19/3.8 Ais...Also Sigma 24/2.8 Ais Tokina made24/2.8ai VivAF Sigma 21-35/3.5,& other lenses... A link to some of my Flickr albums...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/albums |
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GrahamNR17
Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 1855 Location: Norfolk, UK
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
No, sorry, that Rolleiflex just won't do. Advertise it for 20 bucks and I'll relieve you of it, just to save you the hassle of an ebay auction
There's something about those lush greens and yellowish light that just does it for me.
My list of place to go photograph grows by the day. I want to photograph your rain forests, Jesito's village, Attila's city and zoo....... I'll run out of life before I get to all those places |
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lahnet
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1164 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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lahnet wrote:
As always your motives(?) are stunning.
To me they look a little to green, but off course I have not seen real ting. _________________ Henrik
Lahnet-Foto
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
lahnet wrote: |
As always your motives(?) are stunning.
To me they look a little to green, but off course I have not seen real ting. |
Henrik, that is a common statement. In fact, there was no
saturation increase applied to the images.
I guess one way I could describe it, is that before entering the
Olympic National Park, there are several miles of logged land
that are, of course, very scarred and harsh. Then, when you come
to the Olympic Park border in the Quinault Valley, the
green OVERWHELMS me every time.
If I use Velvia, I DO manipulate the saturation DOWN by
20-25%, because the already intense green goes "over the top".
With Provia, in my opinion, it is much closer to reality. And that
reality is GREEN to the max.
I think what I can do as an exercise for photography, is go
to the demarcation line of the National Park, and I will take
two images. One looking into the logged area, and the other
180 in the other direction into the rain forest. That might be a
good way to show the shocking differences. _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 10405 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
All are amazing, but really love the lush greens in the first! |
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lahnet
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1164 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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lahnet wrote:
Laurence wrote: |
lahnet wrote: |
As always your motives(?) are stunning.
To me they look a little to green, but off course I have not seen real ting. |
I think what I can do as an exercise for photography, is go
to the demarcation line of the National Park, and I will take
two images. One looking into the logged area, and the other
180 in the other direction into the rain forest. That might be a
good way to show the shocking differences. |
Thanks for explaining, and yes that could be interesting _________________ Henrik
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