Doc Henry Posted May 21, 2011 Share #1 Posted May 21, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) we are in full season with cool morning and hot afternoon poppies love this climate taken today (May 21, 2011) for you, (not with my M9 or M8) in the great field of poppies in our area ... poppies that continue to fascinate me with that red blood color Photo n° 1: [ATTACH]258768[/ATTACH] Leicaflex SL (1969) + Elmarit 135mm + Kodak Portra 400VC + tripod Epsonscan.V700 (Epsonscan software) + ANR glass Photo n° 2 in macro : [ATTACH]258770[/ATTACH] Leicaflex SL + x2 extender + Summicron 50mm + Tripod Epsonscan + ANR Glass and continuation of this thread ... http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/nature-wildlife/179807-labor-day-under-sign-poppy.html Thanks for your comment Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LuxBob Posted May 22, 2011 Share #2 Posted May 22, 2011 Maybe you know Henry that for us Brits there is an emotional connection to the poppies. The first picture has great dof and I think we would all like it. Number 2 - I would have focussed on the stigma - central portion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted May 22, 2011 Maybe you know Henry that for us Brits there is an emotional connection to the poppies. The first picture has great dof and I think we would all like it. Number 2 - I would have focussed on the stigma - central portion. Thank you Bob for your comment and for looking ... another one ... [ATTACH]258918[/ATTACH] (slightly cropped) Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted May 22, 2011 Bob , another photo for you ..... in the midst of other flowers in a large field of poppies For me, poppy is the perfect natural and wild, mild flower and inimitable in color ! but I do not know that for the British it was an "emotional connection" [ATTACH]258919[/ATTACH] Leica R4S + Elmarit 135mm Fuji Superia Reala 100 EpsonscanV700 + ANR glass Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted May 22, 2011 Share #5 Posted May 22, 2011 Doc, It's always a big treat to see your poppy shots. Each has its own power to delight and amaze and generate a big WOW. Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted May 22, 2011 Doc, It's always a big treat to see your poppy shots. Each has its own power to delight and amaze and generate a big WOW. Ece Great thanks Ece for your nice comments I had to start taking the poppy alone ... and then I found an entire field of poppies with purple flowers ... happiness for me... I took all my cameras and I shot : I used 4 rolls of film and my M9-M8 [ATTACH]258929[/ATTACH] M9 + Apo Telyt 135mm + magnifier x1,25 + tripod Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted May 24, 2011 Share #7 Posted May 24, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great captures, Henry! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 24, 2011 Share #8 Posted May 24, 2011 Henry, Excellent poppy shots. I love the vivid colors. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted May 24, 2011 Great thanks to both of you Louis and Paul for your nice comments ...back to digital now with M8 : poppies in "contre-jour" (for Louis...M8 is still operational) [ATTACH]259140[/ATTACH] M8 + Apo Summicron 90mm Asph Thanks for looking Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted May 26, 2011 not enough grain .... according to this thread : http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/183324-theres-still-lot-said.html yes that's right demonstrated by this picture where the poppy petals seems thicker and less fine,more consistent [ATTACH]259364[/ATTACH] Poppies May 2011 R8 Macro Elmar 35-70mm Fuji Superia Reala 100 Epsonscan V700 + ANR Glass Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted May 26, 2011 Share #11 Posted May 26, 2011 Such fine images, Doc Marvelous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 26, 2011 Share #12 Posted May 26, 2011 The film examples are vastly superior to the M8/9 ones, IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted May 26, 2011 Thank you Allan and Andy for looking and for your nice comments [ATTACH]259371[/ATTACH] ... more poppies may 2011 all pictures above not cropped R8 MacroElmar 35-70mm film Fuji Reala Superia 100 Scanner Epson V700 and ANR Glass Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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