Myopic tree (2020)
— This is the same tree as in the image "Glowing tree" I posted recently, but shot one year earlier. Why I shot it out of focus has to do with one of the reasons why I use film, which is to see how whatever it is I photograph will look when developed.
This is one of the most exciting aspects of analogue photography imho. It’s not so much that I doubt that images will come out well; they almost always do provided one knows how to handle a camera which works as intended without light leaks etc. Nevertheless I always feel a sense of wonder when I finally get to view a photo I’ve taken. It will always be slightly different from how I imagined it would turn out.
But why the blur, you ask? Well, for the same reason, but with a slight twist. One reason I like abstract and also impressionist art is that such paintings seem to peel away layers of reality and distill it to its fewest component parts. More clever people than me can explain it better, but shooting a scenen out of focus can, if done well, result in a similar effect.
Plus it creates a bit of a mind warp for the brain system as the eyes hunt around the frame looking for details to grab on to.
••• Myopic tree (2020)
Hasselblad 203FE
Carl Zeiss 80 Planar
Kodak Ektar 100
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Myopic tree (2020)
— This is the same tree as in the image "Glowing tree" I posted recently, but shot one year earlier. Why I shot it out of focus has to do with one of the reasons why I use film, which is to see how whatever it is I photograph will look when developed.
This is one of the most exciting aspects of analogue photography imho. It’s not so much that I doubt that images will come out well; they almost always do provided one knows how to handle a camera which works as intended without light leaks etc. Nevertheless I always feel a sense of wonder when I finally get to view a photo I’ve taken. It will always be slightly different from how I imagined it would turn out.
But why the blur, you ask? Well, for the same reason, but with a slight twist. One reason I like abstract and also impressionist art is that such paintings seem to peel away layers of reality and distill it to its fewest component parts. More clever people than me can explain it better, but shooting a scenen out of focus can, if done well, result in a similar effect.
Plus it creates a bit of a mind warp for the brain system as the eyes hunt around the frame looking for details to grab on to.
••• Myopic tree (2020)
Hasselblad 203FE
Carl Zeiss 80 Planar
Kodak Ektar 100
___________________
philipus.eth || philipus.com
@philipdygeus ••• @philipdygeus.too
The Hasselblad Film Gallery ••• Leica & Film Friends
@_philipus
#120film #Mediumformat #HasselbladFlextightX1 #Hasselblad #Hasselblad203FE #kodakektar100 #birding #birdwatchers #longexposure #6x6 #squareformat #nature #instagram #fiftyshades_of_nature #pretty_shotz #film_is_photography #grainisgreat #shotonfilm #filmisnotdead #lovefilm #analoguevibes #nograinnoglory #westduinpark #denhaag #nederland #netherlands #thehague