Magnolia Oak

jon.oman · Feb 7, 2013

I made these images on Monday, February 4th.

8x10 Pinhole Camera
120 mm
400 microns

X-Ray film - 80 ISO

D76 full strength
6 minutes, 50 seconds @ 65 degrees F.

#1 (15 minutes 38 seconds)

#2 (5 minutes 30 seconds)

#3 (5 minutes 30 seconds)

whlogan · Feb 7, 2013

Your fence is washed out in the foreground there.... needs some burning. Otherwise looks very nice, I'd say
Logan

jon.oman · Feb 7, 2013

whlogan said:
Your fence is washed out in the foreground there.... needs some burning. Otherwise looks very nice, I'd say
Logan

Thanks for the feedback Logan, I'll have to work on that.....

henry finley · Feb 8, 2013

Look at that Spanish moss. Where are you--Georgia? South Carolina? Those pictures remind me of scenes off horror programs like Night Gallery, etc. I like them.

nsurit · Feb 8, 2013

John, like you images. You have sorted yours out to where you are getting good clean exposures. Did you have any light leak problems? Bill Barber

henry finley · Feb 8, 2013

nsurit said:
John, like you images. You have sorted yours out to where you are getting good clean exposures. Did you have any light leak problems? Bill Barber

Now I AM disgusted. I've got all this Hasselblad junk, Nikkormat junk and lenses, Graflex junk. And all I really need is an oatmeal tube.

jon.oman · Feb 8, 2013

henry finley said:
Look at that Spanish moss. Where are you--Georgia? South Carolina? Those pictures remind me of scenes off horror programs like Night Gallery, etc. I like them.

Thanks Henry!

I'm in South Carolina. This was shot at Magnolia Gardens which is near Charleston.

jon.oman · Feb 8, 2013

nsurit said:
John, like you images. You have sorted yours out to where you are getting good clean exposures. Did you have any light leak problems? Bill Barber

Thank you Bill! No, I did not have any light leak problems. Hopefully, none will develop!

jon.oman · Feb 8, 2013

henry finley said:
Now I AM disgusted. I've got all this Hasselblad junk, Nikkormat junk and lenses, Graflex junk. And all I really need is an oatmeal tube.

Well, the camera that I made does not use an oatmeal tube:

So, don't feel too bad!

henry finley · Feb 8, 2013

Look at that--a matched set. I suppose the smaller one is the battery pack for the motor-drive on the big one.

jon.oman · Feb 8, 2013

henry finley said:
Look at that--a matched set. I suppose the smaller one is the battery pack for the motor-drive on the big one.

edcculus · Mar 5, 2013

Great images! I'm from Charleston and am very familiar with Magnolia Gardens. FWIW, Magnolias aren't oaks though

jon.oman · Mar 5, 2013

edcculus said:
Great images! I'm from Charleston and am very familiar with Magnolia Gardens. FWIW, Magnolias aren't oaks though

Thanks!

I should have called the thread Magnolia Gardens' Oak. The 'magnolia' was a reference to the gardens, not the oak........

edcculus · Mar 5, 2013

Oh yea, that makes sense. No worries!

You should try to take that setup down to the Angel Oak. I really like the kind of fuzzy ethereal effect. That would look amazing on that huge oak tree with all of the spanish moss hanging down. Man, I miss the lowcountry!

In case anyone is wondering, the Angel Oak is a gigantic 1500 year old oak tree on Johns Island in South Carolina. It is thought to be one of the oldest living things in the United States.

waynecrider · Mar 5, 2013

Nice shots. I like the second one best because of the leading line and slightly higher contrast.

jon.oman · Mar 5, 2013

edcculus said:
Oh yea, that makes sense. No worries!

You should try to take that setup down to the Angel Oak. I really like the kind of fuzzy ethereal effect. That would look amazing on that huge oak tree with all of the spanish moss hanging down. Man, I miss the lowcountry!

In case anyone is wondering, the Angel Oak is a gigantic 1500 year old oak tree on Johns Island in South Carolina. It is thought to be one of the oldest living things in the United States.

I have been thinking about it........

jon.oman · Mar 5, 2013

waynecrider said:
Nice shots. I like the second one best because of the leading line and slightly higher contrast.

Thank you Wayne!

jon.oman · Mar 21, 2013

Normally, my posts will get a few hundred views over time. This post has more that 30 thousand! I'm stumped as to why..........

PeterB · Mar 21, 2013

I wonder why too. Probably a bug on APUG. I only clicked on it because it had so many views !! It is like a runaway snowball that just keeps getting bigger ....

jon.oman · Mar 22, 2013

PeterB said:
Probably a bug on APUG. ....

That is what I was thinking! So, maybe that is the case.......

brucemuir · Mar 22, 2013

somethings up because I can't see the original posts by Robert Finley but see he's been here because of the quoted text.

weird, i haven't blocked anyone either :devil:

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