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My first ever dry plate tintype. To say that I was "pleasantly surprised" is an understatement.
5x4 dry plate shot in MPP with 150mm lens, with a +3 dioptre close-up lens taped behind the rear element.
The plate was 0.5mm aluminium sprayed with black polyurethane paint and coated with Rollei "black magic" emulsion. Exposure 4 sec @ f8. Developed in the following for 3 minutes:
5g Ammonium Thiocyanate
15 ml Rollei RBM5 hardener
30 ml Ilford Multigrade developer
270 ml water
No stop, just a water rinse. Fixed in Ilford Rapid Fixer 1+4 and 10 minute wash in cold water.
The developer was an experiment based on what I could glean from internet newsgroups and the Rockland tintype kit data sheets. My understanding is that the Ammonium Thiocyanate acts as a silver solvent, adding contrast and giving a clearer positive when the silver image is viewed on the black background of the plate.
More coming soon. I plan to do a series of "tin toy tintypes" (I enjoy alliteration).
hmm vad ska man fota, ja men ett makro av fotosöndag till gruppen fotosöndag med tema makro blir väll bra? :D
This was for seeing if the 12-60mm kit lens could get a decent image in reverse. Set to 12mm, the original image lacked in terms of image quality near the corners. Unfortunately, after trying multiple times I figured it might be impossible to pre-set the aperture so that it remains at a given value after being removed from the camera, unli;ke some other electronic lenses! The magnification is approximately 2.5x. ~25 image focus stack in Affinity Photo, edited in Photoshop.
I was rather lucky with this shot of her, even if a part of her face was cut. The picture is sharp even if been taken through a thick window!
I have started to enjoy artistic photography nowadays and I hope I can master this soon.
To all my dearest Flickr friends... have a marvelous and wonderful weekend! *hugs*
Sometimes you don't need to go looking for the birds - they come to you!!!
I was surprised that this little Red-Browed Finch came so close during a shoot at Hunter Wetlands Centre (Shortland, NSW; Australia) a couple of days ago.
They're usually quite timid and flighty.
I did stay still and in the same spot for a little while capturing a White-cheeked Honeyeater (see previous post!); so he might have got used to me being there!
My 500mm f4L IS lens was tested in its close focusing ability - it is rated at 4.5m / 14.8 ft.
This bird must have been 14.8ft from the end of the lens!!!
You can see just how narrow the DOF is at this aperture this close!
Hope you like it!!
Thanks for any comments, views or favorites -much appreciated!!
Have a wonderful day and week ahead!!