lambroving Posted July 15, 2007 Share #1 Posted July 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) SL, 60/2.8, Portra 160 VC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Hi lambroving, Take a look here Name This Orchid . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Rona!d Posted July 15, 2007 Share #2 Posted July 15, 2007 WOW, now i know. Great shot, William! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 16, 2007 Share #3 Posted July 16, 2007 Amazing orchid and a very nice photograph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted July 16, 2007 Share #4 Posted July 16, 2007 Not sure what this Orchid species is. I have seen the rare Tiger Orchid In Singapore & Malaysia. The black spots against the yellow - greenish background / white perimeter are interesting. Reminds me a little bit of a Leopard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted July 16, 2007 Share #5 Posted July 16, 2007 Nice, William! Looks like it ought to belong in the animal kingdom. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness30 Posted July 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted July 16, 2007 William, beautiful shot of a beautiful orchid. I am sure we would know if John was here. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctb Posted July 16, 2007 Share #7 Posted July 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) "George" ............. Lovely photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 16, 2007 Share #8 Posted July 16, 2007 ......who needs digital?? Very good shot. Thanks William. Ed. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks for the comments. Pleased you enjoyed. DD, It didn't lunge at me, but Paul may be onto something! Chris, "George" is my ex-wife! Ed, Indeed. Maybe it's possible to do this with a DMR but I doubt it. Forget any other rig The textures would just not be the same. The SL and 60/2.8 are very special for this kind of thing. I doubt I could do it with any other kit. Doug Herr and John Mead would probably agree. It's the lens and this viewfinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 17, 2007 Share #10 Posted July 17, 2007 That may be the case William, but without a direct comparrison it's difficult to say, and since I don't have a DMR I'm not able to make that comparison. One thing I think worth mentioning is that if you are using scans made at the time of processing the film they are likely to be 8 bit Jpegs which of course will have had a lossy compression applied to them. A DMR on the other hand records 14 bit images and any compression will be lossless. So on a purely technical basis I would expect an image from a DMR to be streets ahead of what you could get from images scanned as Jpegs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted July 17, 2007 Share #11 Posted July 17, 2007 The background texture on this image is part of the character of film. It's the subtleties I see like this that keeps me shooting film for many things. While I think the DMR produces some fantastic results...I have yet to see any digital camera produce similar textures as to what's possible with film. It really comes down to personal preference. William & I have had many discussions about the hi-def look of digital, and why we still shell out $$$ for the junk in those little cannisters. Honestly, there's alot of stuff I've shot in the past year that digital simply couldn't touch. By the same token, there are some things I NEED digital for...some things my M system aren't right for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 17, 2007 Share #12 Posted July 17, 2007 Of course you're right Dan, it's down to personnel preference, but it's always good to hear the opinions of someone like yourself who uses a DMR and film. As you'll be aware what an image looks like in a 200k Jpeg and what it looks like printed can be too totally different things - whether it's film or digital. I don't want to hijack William's thread so I'll end there :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted July 17, 2007 Share #13 Posted July 17, 2007 Steve - I am a former R system owner...but stopped short of getting into the DMR. My digital work is all done with Nikon D2X's. I've tested the DMR, as well as the M8 - but my current Leica ownership is strictly M gear. Yes...printing makes a big difference as opposed to web viewing. And to keep the thread on track, I'll ask William if he'd like me to make a print of this....I'm curious myself to see just how it looks in that medium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 17, 2007 Share #14 Posted July 17, 2007 IMHO, it's this lens, with whatever medium you choose to stick behind it. I have sold several of my orchid shots I took earlier this year, which is very unusual for me. It was the DMR shots that people preferred when offered a choice. Maybe they are just philistines, who knows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted July 18, 2007 Share #15 Posted July 18, 2007 This is lovely William! You need to dust of the SL more often Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemayeux Posted July 19, 2007 Share #16 Posted July 19, 2007 WOW - I wholeheartedly agree with Dan. The lens/film combo really made this shot. I really like the color combination against the dark background. It is this gentle treatment of tones, textures and colors that keeps me coming back to film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_dufour Posted July 22, 2007 Share #17 Posted July 22, 2007 Refreshing, sweet and delicate. I really like the bright and fragile sensation, in front of so dark background. Very well done and framed. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted July 24, 2007 Share #18 Posted July 24, 2007 which is a classic yours is particularly handsome & well photographed we have the more typical hybrid with a white throat in our collection [ATTACH]46684[/ATTACH] I could be wrong about the ID, but I am not wrong about the beauty of your specimen or the sweetness of your photograph lovely seeing this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhardt Isringhaus Posted August 7, 2007 Share #19 Posted August 7, 2007 Great capture. Works especially well against the dark background, DOF perfect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmsr Posted August 11, 2007 Share #20 Posted August 11, 2007 Hi William, I'm glad to see that you like the new Portra. It really worked well on this shot along with the framing. Out of curiosity, which one are you preferring now - the NC or the VC. For most subjects, I like the new VC. Best, Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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