I took a trip this morning to the botanical garden, using the Nikon Df and Nikon 105mm f2.5 AIS lens.
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A Day in the Garden
As we head toward 100 F weather this weekend, I am glad to have taken the time to head out, once again, to the local botanical garden. Â It is always such a refreshing place to be – new things to see, changes to the familiar. Â I went out with my Nikon Df, and a classic lens, the Nikon 105mm f2.5 AIS.
While I was there, I brought along my Nikon FM2NÂ and a roll of Ilford HP5 to use with different filters – orange, yellow, and green – to see their effects on B&W film. Hopefully I will develop my own roll this next week! And, on the way out of the garden, I took a wonderful tumble, scraped and bruised myself quite nicely, and had a good mouthful of dirt to go along with my lost dignity. I’m quite sore!
B&W
In the Woods
The first print version of this picture had all the leaves the same shade of grey, without detail. This is the digital image. I had the image reprinted at another shop, where they caught the detail and different shades of grey. And they offered to work with me one-on-one for color. Nice!
Pale Flowers
I went through a bunch of images the other day to choose a few to print. I’ve never had digital pictures printed. I was seriously disappointed and need to figure out what to do. Things were way too pale, color richness vanished, and contrast was abominable. Certainly I will need to work a bit more closely with the lab, or find another. Still, I put the pictures in frames and they are waiting to be hung on the wall.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 