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Old Blue by Blue 47 with help from Affinity Photo 2

Very similar spectral response to the first photo of this tree I posted, but without the halation effect.

 

Some highlights on the branches are lost against the washed out sky.

 

Intrepid 8x10 MkII

Schneider Kreuznach G-Claron 240mm ƒ9

Tiffen 47 blue filter

Shanghai GP3 100

Rodinal 1:50 per MDC

 

There was some fairly strong vignetting in the upper corners, and Affinity Photo 2 was used to remove it.

 

I printed 8.5" x 11" proofs of all three versions of this subject. The first one works the best. The other two are just too harsh, too many sharp jagged lines. I never quite know what will make the transition to the real world.

 

No streaks on this sheet, so it was one of the good ones.

 

I shot three sheets of 8x10 at this spot, two GP3 100 and one with the mishandled 3XTP20 [jumbled so it won' t come up in a search]. Then three sheets at the other spot up in the mountains. At $3-4/sheet it may seem like a big expense, but it was minor compared to the cost of fuel to drive the FJ Cruiser 300 miles that day.

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Uploaded on May 11, 2025
Taken on May 8, 2025