Black and White Coneflower
posted by micki at 8/12/2006 10:31:00 AM
Saturday, August 12, 2006
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- Name: micki
- Location: United States
No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
24 Comments:
Haven’t see a day like this in months, thank goodness the worst of summer is over and days like this will slowly become the norm.
OK, this is a dead coneflower. I shot it with Tri-X and a green(x1) Hoya filter. Been trying to do a little more studying on b&w photography, and thought that the green filter would work best on this subject. I would’ve taken more shots with my other colored filters for test comparison, but it was so breezy out that evening, I barely got this one in. A funny thing happened while taking this shot, but you’ll have to see the results of that some other Saturday.
If the weather is as spectacular for you today as it is for me, get out there and soak it in. If it’s not, your turn is next; hope you can enjoy it when it comes. Days like this are not to be wasted.
Camera - Minolta Maxxum 7000
Film - Kodak Tri-X ISO 400
Shutter Speed - 1/15
Aperture Setting - f-9.5 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
Hoya Green(x1) Filter
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Things I’m Thankful to Cliff For… Teaching me first hand where my food really comes from.
Just delicious - this reminds me of a plate from an old botany reference, the kind with the handwritten scientific name written on the negative.
Tri-X so rules in b/w film land :-)
Love the dark tones.
As you know Micki, b/w shots of dead flowers is right up my alley! Loving this one!
Nice indeed ! I love it !
great ! great shot ! i really like it...
Just the perfect tones of black and white.
Works really well for this subject. Nicely done.
The weather here has been gorgeous the past few days. Perfeect I'd say.
Ah yes, another sign that the end of summer is at hand. Beautiful capture, Micki. Today is not so bright and sunny here in Charlotte. The weather rainy and about 68 degrees. No complains here, though! I'm loving it. Tomorrow, we head south to the beach. :-)
i like this shot, perhaps because the white space in the bottom nicely balanced the flower.
Interesting. I don't know beans about using colored filters. Still getting used to the polarizer... and trying to remember to turn it :0
1/15 of a second???!!! My goodness!
I really like B&W photo's and I enjoy taking dead flowers and photographing them in a way that makes them beautiful again! You combined them well!
Well-judged crop and framing with enough detail to excite but not enough to intrude. There is a charming ‘completeness’ to this image, somehow.
I have no idea about B&W photography - how do you decide which color filter to use in a given situation?
I just saw some coneflowers today and made a mental note to photograph them sometime. I didn't know what they were. This is really good. The b&w is perfect for this flower.
Very nice shot, with lovely choice in DOF! These always look so well in B&W.
This one is beautiful.
Thats one freaky flower :D Very nice natural monochrome. B&W film does work... :D
This one is really fantastic...
Miki...you haven't posted in a while...I am worried since you are alway so reliable with your posts.
I hope everything is alright.
I love these coneflowers! They are so photogenic. Beautiful black and white. I like how the flower is flawed and not perfect.
Wow Micki, seems like you're photos are getting better and better. Great work!
This one stands out for me. I love TriX. It is, in fact, my favorite film. I have tried all others, and i keep coming back to good TriX.
I like the light on this.
Beautiful!
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