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Недавно я приобрела старую камеру «Фотокор-1». Увидела её на барахолке за сравнительно небольшие деньги, и решила, что должна на неё поснимать во что бы то ни стало, укротить, так сказать.
I came across a wooden large format camera at Photo and camera fair a couple of weeks ago. The camera cost me 15e. Sure, I had to find a lens and film holders on top of that, but 15e! That's practically free! Decoding the cyrillic alphabet on the side of the camera I found out that the wooden apparatus was called FKD and uses 13x18 cm film (that's around 5.1"x7.1" film). Not too common sheet film form, but not altogether impossible to find either. This particular camera was manufactured in '86, so it's almost new and in good shape too. The camera was used without shutter at it's time, so I haven't bought one either (yet). These are the very first shots (can it be called a shot if there's no shutter, I wonder?) I've made with the camera.
Another sunset, this time with the foreground of one of my favorite trees at Rapperswil pier. About 3hrs 30min exposure with some interesting details in this one; Some leaves are half transparent, meaning they fell down half way during the exposure, nice way showing transitioning seasons. Or the hint of a person sitting on the bench at bottom right. There must have been 50 people briefly standing in my shot over those three hours, I like to believe that they are somehow in there. However, it has a different feel than the purely abstract diagonal sun streak compositions of late.
The Klöntalersee, a gem of a lake about 30min drive from my house. Cliffs, woods, complete solitude during winter. The pass road is pretty much closed, I saw one man throughout the whole day. Found this spot with amazing symmetry and decided it's time for a super wide shot. Interesting detail is the small water vortex on bottom left. What is it! Where does the water go? Food for thoughts
I took off the rear element of the 150mm f5.6 effectively turning it into a 450mm f16 soft-focus lens, giving the picture a nice pictorial soft look. Then waited for the fog to creep in so I can hide the shoreline across and create this isolated feel. And two ducks
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Also have a blog where I write about my photo experience, tips and trick etc. . . . . . . . .
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You can find more of my work on my homepage:
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aka. Silver Wood No II. The RBM2 emulsion is definitely not made for extreme contrast scenarios, The difference between the umbrella and the dress was maybe 3 stops, however the umbrella is rendered almost white while the dress is almost black. As a sucker of crazy contrast I can live with it, but it's definitely borderline.
One of my series of Glass, Wood, Paper Stone. A in-camera 4x5 silver gelatin coated wood plate. Shot the classic greek pose of Myron's disk thrower. Sometimes a negative works wonders. I always appreciate negatives for their purity. Little can be cheated, tweaked and changed. I mounted the plate on a piece of canvas that I painted black, then framed in an old wooden gem of a frame I found around the house. Framing your work from time to time is a wonder, it gives the piece so much more purpose and importance once it stands proud on its altar.
On a stroll through the Taminaschlucht I found these wonderful rocks, flat and with little texture. I carried a few back home and chiseled them into 4x5 size as good as I could to fit the plate holder. Then coated in liquid emulsion and shot in my Chamonix.
I'm on a roll, the last couple of days I am working with wood as a medium and it is very rewarding. This time I got a bit more conceptual and worked with my muse and Chinese Geisha Du Yan on another one. I only applied emulsion on a streak in the middle with one strong brush stroke and let it dry for a very short time to prevent too much of the emulsion to sink in. Love the results and can't wait to work on some more tomorrow.
