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Re: [OM] Finally, some darkroom time (couple of OM B&W prints)

Subject: Re: [OM] Finally, some darkroom time (couple of OM B&W prints)
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:31:11 -0400
  Well done David, some excellent work there.

Charlie

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Seeing as this list is discussing less and less OM material as time
> goes by (ok,
> so what's new? but we even have people like Ken talking about evil
> Canon lenses
> etc now) I thought I would share a couple of recent darkroom prints I
> finally got
> around to making this past weekend. As ever with these things, many of
> these are "works
> in progress" small prints that may be re-interpreted or discarded. But
> some comments
> and criticism would be appreciated - or otherwise, just sit back and
> watch the show
> of some honest-to-goodness analogue OM photography.
>
> Yeah, I know there are a couple of you out there, but you guys never
> post your work!
> For a change, I am not going to post any textual write-ups, the images
> will either
> speak for themselves or they won't :-)
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> "Towards a bright future"
>
> http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/e/towards_a_bright_future_by_philosomatographer-d313aql.jpg
> (OM-1, FP4+, 250mm at f/2.0, 5x7in print)
>
> "Mousse (detail #2)"
>
> http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/292/b/e/mousse_detail_no__2_by_philosomatographer-d313bhv.jpg
> (OM-3Ti, Fomapan 100, 90mm Macro at f/2.8 + Ring Flash, 8x10in print)
>
> "Time Flies"
>
> http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/c/9/time_flies_by_philosomatographer-d313bo6.jpg
> (OM-3Ti, Fomapan 100, 250mm at f/2.0, 8x10in print)
>
> "Like a knife through water"
>
> http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/7/6/like_a_knife_through_water_by_philosomatographer-d313bv5.jpg
> (OM-1n, FP4+, 250mm at f/5.6, 8x10in print)
>
> "Conspicuous Consumption"
>
> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/292/c/c/conspicuous_consumption_by_philosomatographer-d313c55.jpg
> (OM-1n, FP4+, 250mm at f/2.0, 8x10in print)
>
> "Giant Mating Arachnids"
>
> http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/292/3/b/giant_mating_arachnids_by_philosomatographer-d313aw1.jpg
> (OM-1, Delta 400, 90mm Macro at f/16.0, 5x7in print, 30s long exposure
> in waning daylight)
>
> "Old green Fingers"
>
> http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/8/a/old_green_fingers_by_philosomatographer-d313b57.jpg
> (OM-1, FP4+, 50mm at f/8.0, 8x10in print)
>
> "2 GP"
>
> http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/292/8/2/2_gp_by_philosomatographer-d313al5.jpg
> (OM-1, FP4+, 50mm at f/2.0, 5x7in print)
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> As you can see, I have *really* been enjoying the 250/2 lens this past
> year. I have so many negatives to
> print from it, maybe one day I'll have time to print all the decent
> ones... sigh...
>
> And despite the (too?)  shallow DOF at f/2.8, "Mousse (detail #2)" has
> really impressed me with the detail
> rendition of the 90 Macro at 1:2 distance. It's really quite a lens,
> and mine is quite the beat-up copy
> at that, with some crud (fine layer of dust or dirt) inside the lens.
> Still, it impresses, that's for sure.
>
> All the best to you all, and shoot some film in those OM cameras -
> that's what they're made for!
>
> ---- Check these (and others) out on my DeviantArt profile: ----
> http://philosomatographer.deviantart.com/
>
> Dawid
> (wishing his OM SLRs were as quiet and smooth as a Leica M3, but
> loving them to bits in anyway)
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