Retrophotographic POP, prefix toned

• roy

• Jun 13, 2004

Some interesting effects on this Ole, what are they ?

 

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  Ole

• Jun 13, 2004

The most obvious effect is the plane of sharpness extending from the foreground almost vertically to the background, a consequence of the front and rear swin applied to the camera. So there is one line of sharpness, with everything else out of focus.

If that's not what you meant, you'll have to be a bit more specific...

I've resubmitted the picture since the first one got a bad case of "the JPEG Jaggies".

 

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  David Ruby

• Jul 13, 2004

I'm late, but I like it! I might just get brave enough to start playing with the movement on my Super Speedgraphic.

 

• fujinonA

• Dec 8, 2004

HI I'm more late than David,
It seems the right side is more out of focus than the legft side or I'm wrong ? .
I would ask if the front swing was in the same direction of back swing...I mean:
the two standartds were parallel to each otehr afer these moviments or completly opposite to ach other?
Thanks.Any more info will be very appreciate.
(I like the effect )

 

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  Ole

• Dec 9, 2004

The movements were opposite, to get the maximum effect. The whole point of the "exercise" was to explore the possibilities one sinle "line" of sharp focus. Since the Xenar is an unsymmetric lens, the "bokeh" is different on the right and left, equivalent to front and rear unfocus. The top left corner is actually outside the sharp coverage of the lens.
Glad you like it!

 

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  cjarvis

• Dec 12, 2004

Are we atop a dam in this photo? I like it.

 

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  joeyk49

• Dec 13, 2004

Cool photo.
I have to admit, being as green as I am, I thought that the lines running along the face of the dam was actually a big 'ole fingerprint on the negative. I even started to look for bifurcations...then I looked a second time.
Very neat effect.

 

• blokeman

• Oct 23, 2006

beautiful!