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alexmuir


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A studio shot of some old Roses before they were thrown out. I used natural light together with soft-focus and yellow/green filters.
· Date: Sun, 15, April, 2018 · Views: 4303
· Filesize: 39.1kb, 34.5kb · Dimensions: 597 x 744 ·
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Keywords: Roses
Film make, size & rating:: Ilford Delta 100 4x5
Film developer & temp:: Kodak HC110 1+49 20C
Lens Focal Length, aperture & speed:re:: 150mm f5.6 Sironar
Tripod used Y or N:: Yes
Paper:: Ilford MG IV FB Glossy
Paper developer & temp:: Tetenal Eukobrom 1+9 20C

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Derek Lincoln

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Registered: September 2008
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Sun, 15, April, 2018 2:18pm

I think the soft focus and glow on the roses is lovely Alex.


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MartyNL

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Sun, 15, April, 2018 3:46pm

Lovely photo Alex. Nice seeing more large format on the forum these days.
What colour were the roses by the way ?

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alexmuir
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Sun, 15, April, 2018 4:21pm

Thanks, Derek and Martin. The roses were off-white with a subtle pink edge to the petals. I thought the yellow/green filter might accentuate that, but it seems to have had the opposite effect. I suspect there is far more green in the petals than the eye detects.
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Richard Gould
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Registered: December 2008
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Sun, 15, April, 2018 4:56pm

Lovely flower shot Alex, the soft focus really suits the roses, seems to give them a glow, well done
Richard

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TonyMiller
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Sun, 15, April, 2018 7:59pm

Very well done - looks a lovely print.

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alexmuir
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Sun, 15, April, 2018 8:57pm

Thanks, Richard and Tony. Your comments are much appreciated.
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PanFrank

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Mon, 16, April, 2018 5:54pm

Superb all over. I love this sort of images. Pictorialists were blamed later on by f64 for not showing the truth. Your picture shows a very beautiful truth of these roses. They glow! Frank
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Barry

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Mon, 16, April, 2018 11:08pm

I am the lucky owner of the original print.

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alexmuir
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Tue, 17, April, 2018 12:37pm

Thanks for you comments, Frank and Barry. I am also a fan of the Pictorialists from the late 19th, and early 20th Centuries.
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SanMiguel
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Tue, 17, April, 2018 4:25pm

Beautifully done, Alex. I'm sure the print is stunning.
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chisel
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Wed, 18, April, 2018 10:40pm

cracker of a print Alex beautifully made.
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skellum

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Sat, 21, April, 2018 9:13am

This is a very fine photograph Alex. Technically, what a great job you've done capturing a huge range of very subtle highlight tones and setting them against really rich blacks. Artistically though it's also superb- it would have been easy to include all the rose heads, and instead you crop right through them for a more dramatic result. The soft focus works well, and because we see so little of it these days it feels fresh and appropriate.
I've had a couple of prints from Alex now and his print quality is excellent- this one will be even more delicate in the flesh than it is here.
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alexmuir
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Sun, 22, April, 2018 2:07pm

Thank you, Michael, Fran and Colin. I made this image a few weeks ago, and specifically for this Exchange. It was good to have a reason to get the 4x5 out, and to work with some FB paper. I’m glad you like it.
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