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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Part 3 of a new series on day time long exposures called Time Lapse
Time-lapse is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back.
Although this photo has nothing to do with cinematography the idea behind this has some similarities, and I just thought it was a nice title for a new series.
In this new series the emphasis will be more on architectural shots and combining this with long exposures.
Now this is clearly not an architectural shot. But I saw this tree when I went on a long trip yesterday to capture some buildings, I didn't capture one single building but a lot of trees and landscapes. Well, sometimes things don't turn out the way you've planned it and I have to say the objects that nature provides us with are far more impressive than any man made object. I had to capture this tree since I've noticed some nice cloud movement and saw that moon.
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization Filter - 2 stops
f/18
ISO100
120s (2 min) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Yellow Filter - Selenium toning
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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
La Défense, Puteau near Paris.
World'$ compagnies buildings.
1/250 s ; f/3,2 ; 50 mm ; 0 EV ; ISO 200 ; Manuel
b&w and selenium treatment
La Défense is a major business district for the city of Paris. It is at the westernmost extremity of Paris' 10-km long Historical Axis, which starts at the Louvre in Central Paris and continues along the Champs-Élysées, well beyond the Arc de Triomphe before culminating at La Défense.
Around its 100 metres – high Grande Arche and esplanade (le Parvis), the district holds many of the Paris urban area's tallest high-rises. With its 31.4 ha, its 72 glass-and-steel slick buildings including 14 high-rises above 150 metres, its 150 000 daily workers and 3.5 million square metres (37.7 M sqft) of office space, La Défense is Europe's largest business district.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
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Hasselblad 501 C/M with Kodak Tri-X 400 developed in Pyrocat-HD.
Printed on Bergger Prestige CM
Developed in SE6 Blue + FB
Selenium / Thiourea
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
In a series of portraits of strangers I meet walking around making a short portrait session on the spot with what's available. Here Ebba is shot with a 7'' Petzval stepped down to about f5.6 using a homemade Waterhouse stop. The petzval is mounted on a Graflex Speed Graphic loaded with Ilford HP5+ 4x5 sheet film shot at iso800 and then the negative is toned in selenium to pop with some extra contrast. Home developed in Kodak Xtol 1+1. The negative is digitized with my DSLR and have curves adjustments for tones and dust removal.
Forest of Kendenich, taken May 2011, printed Dec 2013 2012
Holga 120N, Efke IR820, Filter 715, eco film developer 2+1+40 20°C 11 mins
Slavich Bromportrait
MT1 Selenium Toner 1+30 40 seconds (after hardening the gelatine)
MT7 Iron Blue Toner 5+5+10+5+500ml 1,5 minutes
followed by an alkaline bath (ammonia conc. out of the toner kit, diluted 1+1000) 40 seconds
A contact print of the 5x7" Xray negative. Printed on Rollei Vintage 111, toned with selenium followed by a light treatment with Foma Sepia toner (12 sec bleach).
Part 10 of the series on long exposures simply called Exposed
Just a series on long exposure daytime shots.
I actually need a new series but I'm just too lazy to think of a new title.
This is not one of the best processing I did... hope to do better tomorrow.
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization Filter - 2 stops
f/22
ISO100
150s (2 min 30s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Yellow Filter - Selenium toning
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Part 4 of a new series on day time long exposures called Time Lapse
Time-lapse is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back.
Although this photo has nothing to do with cinematography the idea behind this has some similarities, and I just thought it was a nice title for a new series.
In this new series the emphasis will be more on architectural shots and combining this with long exposures.
Again not an architectural shot. Some trees on a hill in the southern part of the Netherlands (Holland). I did a long exposure to capture the motion of the clouds.
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization Filter - 2 stops
f/22
ISO100
91s (1.5 min) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Yellow/Orange Filter - Selenium toning
Explore #112 May 4 2009
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TMY 4x5, yellow filter, Tanol Speed 2+2+260ml
Adox MCC Catechol/Blue
Bleach 1+100 30 secs MT3b followed by MT1 Selenium 1+20 1min
Pont-Aven
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Hasselblad 501 C/M with Kodak 400 Tri-X developed in Pyrocat-HD.
Printed on Argenta Brom BH 122 (Chamois)
Two trays lith:
LD20 + D / B+ G + NH4Cl
Toned in Selenium
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
A cafeteria terrace in Nessebar, Bulgaria.
VDB on Fabriano Artistico paper, double toned - 1/2 diluted Gold Thiourea toner and very diluted Selenium toner.
Contrary to what I read on Internet the Selenium toner actually works well if used after a partial Gold Toning. If the Gold toning is more accentuate then the Selenium toner will turn the brighter parts of the image to a yellow brown - a ponderate balance between the 2 toners has to be achieved.
This is a new series in which I am experimenting with concepts, concepts on aesthetics and subjects of aesthetics. All along this series I will still be posting my regular long exposures of seascapes and landscapes.
I have asked myself lately why am I using certain objects to create a photo that can be regarded by many as being beautiful? Why should these objects always be something that is being regarded as beautiful like flowers, a majestic mountain or lake, a beautiful woman or a sunset, or something that is neutral such as a pier, a fence or a bench that given the right circumstances and composition can be made beautiful? Why can't we use objects that are considered ugly in general to create aesthetically beautiful photos? Is it impossible?
It definitely is harder but not impossible. People in general regard a photo in which an ugly object is being depicted like a powerstation for example, as strange. A few months ago for example I posted a photo in which a trashcan was depicted as one of the main objects and it was being judged as strange by the viewers, although the subject, which was a sunset, was beautiful.
World famous photographer Michael Kenna is one of the best B&W photographers at this moment. He is also well known of a series of photos in which the subject was a powerstation: www.michaelkenna.net/html/rcliff03/index.html. It is one of the strangest series of photos I have ever seen but also one of the most beautiful series. From all the great work he has done such like beautiful seascapes, trees and architecture, that particular series is the most iconic to me.
I'm absolutely not pretending I can equal his level of work but just wanted to make a statement with my Michael Kenna inspired series of powerstations: although an object is considered as strange or ugly, one should not be distracted by the object itself to judge about the aesthetical qualities of a photo or any piece of art.
So here's part 1 of my long exposure series on powerstations and other 'ugly' and strange objects. For all my contacts that may be disappointed in my latest work: I will post a regular shot later today ;)
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization Filter - 2 stops
f/22
ISO100
241s (4min1s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Selenium toning
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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
I am experimenting with Selenium as replacement for Silver or Palladium in whole or in part. A pure "Selenotype" requires a low contrast negative and short exposure to prevent solarisation of the shades. Mixing selenium with silver or palladium could save this problem, but it is neither flesh nor fowl.
ferric oxalate 20% 1,8ml + palladium 0,9ml + sodium selenite 3% 0,9ml
on Arches Platine, developer AmCitrate
I have to acknowledge that it is really difficult to transform water into wine.
It may be cheaper to mix wine with water, but this might significantly affect the taste.
So, I decided to wait for better days to perform a miracle.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Forest of Kendenich, taken May 2011, printed Dec 2012
Holga 120N, Efke IR820, Filter 715, eco film developer 2+1+40 20°C 11 mins
Slavich Bromportrait
MT1 Selenium Toner 1+30 1 minute (after hardening the gelatine)
MT7 Iron Blue Toner 5+5+10+5+500ml 1 minute
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Part 5 of the series on long exposures simply called Exposed
I will use this series to capture either motion or the presence of human beings with long exposure shots. That is not that easy since long exposures will often eliminate the presence of humans and the feeling of movement. So I need some luck and good timing in this series.
In this shot I didn't capture any people, again. So actually this should be a new series. But then I need to come up with a new title, and I'm not really good at that. So I'm abusing this series for all sorts of long exposures. Sue me ;) This time again a 'real' long exposure from almost 2 minutes. I will go for even longer exposures.
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization filter (extra 2 stops)
f/22
ISO100
1min46s exposure (106s)
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Red Filter - Selenium toning
Explore #268 April 13 2009
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Whitney Masters
More of Whitney on my Bluesky @ damdiv
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This is the Albert Bridge in Battersea. I wanted to give it black and white treatment and give it a color tint of selenium. I took this in the blue hour but as its black and white it looks like the middle of the night.
If you like this picture please feel free to look at my London Set for others from london or my HDR set for all of my HDR shots.
Press (L) to view the image large on black of a better view.
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Scan from darkroom print.
Leica M6ttl, Summicron 90 mm, I think - haven’t got EXIF data ;-)
Ilford HP5+ in Xtol.
Printed on Fomatone in Moersch warmtone developer.
Toned in selenium 1 : 20 for 4 min.
Rolleiflex sl 66,delta 400, D76 1+1
Ilford multigrade fb classic 5k 24x30cm/ 20x20cm
Ilford Multigrade Develop.
stop bath water
Alkaline Fixer
Selenium toner 1+9 2min
Sepia toner.
I would like to prepare a photo exhibition.
If you would like to help me with this project, you can write to me.
The silver print is looking for a new home. ;-)
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
If you want to know who inspires me on Flickr then you should see the work of this man: Gray Flannel Images.
World famous B&W photographer Michael Kenna is another source of inspiration.
And this guy Joshua Wyborn has done another interpretation of my shot. Check it out...
Part 1 of a new series on day time long exposures called Squares
Squares is all about square format long exposure shots.
I applied some new concepts on this one. Instead of the usual dramatic sky, I've shifted the drama to the lower parts.
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization Filter - 2 stops
f/22
ISO100
136s (2min16s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Blue Filter - Selenium toning
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Explore #106 May 7 2009
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An other picture from my series from Arekilen. A nature reserve not fare from our home. Thanks for looking.
Hasselblad 501 and 150 mm. Red filter.
Ilford Delta 400 at box speed in DDX for 8 min.
Ilford WT in Ilford WT developer + selenium 1:5
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.