MSA O/N December 2023 - "The Cleft"

warden · Dec 3, 2023

Hi all,

Thanks to @Mick Fagan for passing the torch for the month of December. I'll look forward to seeing how the community decides to interpret this assignment, "The Cleft". I have a few images from the past that might work but I'm going to make some new images this month with this assignment in mind. I'm looking forward to that!

We'll call it on December 31 and the torch will be passed into the new year on Jan 1, 2024.

Don't forget to mark your images "New" (made in December 2023) or "Old" for images made before that.

Enjoy!

{Moderator Matt's addition:
Interesting idea. I hope the theme doesn't "divide" the membership .
Here is the link to the Guidelines: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...5-07-2019-07-and-2021-12.126124/#post-1667700
A reminder - shot on film please. I repeat the request that people note whether submissions are "NEW" - taken in this month - or "OLD" - taken before this month.
I'll do my magic with Sticky threads and I'll update the list of themes thread - found here: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/msa-themes-to-date-november-2023.156455/ - as well.}

peter k. · Dec 3, 2023

Ah ha de Cleft ... monthly assignment

noun
cleft; plural noun: clefts

a fissure or split, especially one in rock or the ground.
"the third peak is divided from the eastern one by a deep cleft"

Similar:
split, slit, crack, fissure, crevice, chasm, opening, rift, break, fracture, rent, breach,
gash, cranny, interstice, furrow, indentation, gap, hole, pit, void, crater.

A vertical indentation in the middle of a person's forehead or chin.
"the enticing cleft in his chin" a deep division between two parts of the body.

Mick Fagan · Dec 3, 2023

Wonderful assignment, I check out eight major clefts on my body every time I put my socks on!

Anon Ymous · Dec 4, 2023

This one is oldish, shot back in October.
Cyclamens in the cleft, Olympus OM2N, Zuiko 50mm f/3,5 macro, APX 100 (new), D76d 1+1.

Daniela · Dec 4, 2023

Lovely theme.
While rummaging through my pile of yet-to-print negatives today, I found this one from October.

Cleft

Daniela
Dec 4, 2023
4

Printed for December MSA.

skylight1b · Dec 4, 2023

Not amazing images, but I'm surprised that I actually have two photos that fit this category, both old:

A split rock that was larger than a house on Long Island (Rocky Point) - Ektar 100

A bunch of mushrooms growing out of a cleft in a tree - Ultramax 400

MattKing · Dec 4, 2023

From 6.5 years ago - 6x4.5 on Ektachrome:

MattKing · Dec 4, 2023

And from 5.5 years ago, 135 (Plus-X?):

MattKing · Dec 4, 2023

And finally for now, from 4.5 years ago, on 6x7 TMY:

Roger Thoms · Dec 4, 2023

Old category, Garden of the God, Colorado, September 2012. Leica IIIf, 50mm f3.5 Elmar, Tmax 100.

Mick Fagan · Dec 5, 2023

Roger, that is wonderful.

At some stage, probably in the far future as far as we humans are concerned, one of those clefts is going to become a vacant wall. Would be a wonderful thing to see and hear.

warden · Dec 5, 2023

It’s only December 5 and already the images are great!

peter k. · Dec 7, 2023

Old
Portra 400 ... Indian Solar Calendar & Petroglyphs ... @ the Bar V Bar Heritage Site ... Verde Valley Az

The top rock fell out a couple of years ago

Mick Fagan · Dec 9, 2023

A cleft in the park.

New, exposed the film a few days ago.

This tree is in Braeside Park, which is around 10km from our house as the crow flies, and is 310 hectares of wonderful parkland.

Ilford FP4+
Shen Hao HZX45-IIA
D76 1:1
Fujinon 150 f/6.3
1/30 at f/16½ (½ a stop added for bellows extension) normally I would have used f/22.
No filter, 15mm front fall.

markjwyatt · Dec 10, 2023

An older one
Zeiss Ikon Contax iia; Zeiss Opton 50mm f2 Sonnar; Ilford FP4+

Sloped Rocks by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

peter k. · Dec 10, 2023

markjwyatt said:
Sloped Rocks by Mark Wyatt

Ah, looks like my old familiar Joshua Tree National park.
Lived in the town just north of there (Joshua Tree) for more than twenty years. Lovely high desert area.

Daniela · Dec 18, 2023

Old. Shot in Pisa, last January.
N80 - 28-80mm

Cleft

Daniela
Dec 18, 2023
8

Printed for MSA - December 2023

warden · Dec 18, 2023

Daniela said:
Old. Shot in Pisa, last January.
N80 - 28-80mm

Cleft

Daniela

Dec 18, 2023

8

Printed for MSA - December 2023

That's lovely! Lots of nice images this month.

@Roger Thoms Garden of the God image looks like it could let go any minute.

Don_ih · Dec 18, 2023

Old - Canon A1 and Kodak Ortho film:

It's a rotten stump

glbeas · Dec 18, 2023

Raven Cleft Falls Georgia. Tmax film, Ebony 4x5 with 150mm Nikon lens. Taken several years ago.

glbeas · Dec 18, 2023

Does this qualify as a cleft? Me in Deatons Cave a long time ago. 35mm Minolta SRT 102 probably TriX.

Mick Fagan · Dec 19, 2023

Rocks and their clefts seem to be everywhere.

Taken around the mid 80's, printed late 80's, flatbed scan from an 8x10" colour negative print an hour ago.

Film Agfa colour negative, paper Agfa.

Camera Nikon F3, Probably 55mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor.

Location, high country Australia.

Mick Fagan · Dec 19, 2023

One of a series of sessions with the model.

Old, circa 2008.

Nikon F3, 55mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor.
Neopan 400.

Flatbed scan of an 8x10" work print for a big enlargement, which went to the model.

russljames · Dec 27, 2023

NEW

Taken and developed on December 26, 2023. Leica IIIb, 28mm f5.6 Summaron, Arista EDU 100, HC-110

Happy New Year, everyone!

Russ

warden · Dec 31, 2023

Last day for this MSA!

Yesterday: Zeiss Ikon/FP4

MSA O/N December 2023 - "The Cleft"

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