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Eddie Draaisma

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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #105 on: November 10, 2015, 19:46:55 »
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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #106 on: November 11, 2015, 10:53:47 »
Here is one I took not so long ago when I visited John with Zuze in Tilburg and we saw the concert of Warlocks.
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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #107 on: November 11, 2015, 10:54:43 »
The second of these is outstanding .... Debate with yourself whether showing submerged details is adding or subtracting from the overall presentation ...

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, cloning out the submerged stuff would make it even more abstract and minimalistic. On the other hand, the hint of continuation beneath the surface has a mysterious quality as well.
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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #108 on: November 11, 2015, 10:56:00 »
D700, Nikkor 28mm @ F/1.4
That is some lovely transition to out-of-focus. Is it from the legendary 28/1.4 Nikkor?
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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #109 on: November 11, 2015, 11:03:11 »
That is some lovely transition to out-of-focus. Is it from the legendary 28/1.4 Nikkor?

Yes it is from the 28/1.4 Nikkor.

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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #110 on: November 11, 2015, 17:14:10 »
This is a minimalistic image that is quite open to interpretation. My experience is people perceive it rather differently-

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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #111 on: November 11, 2015, 17:25:55 »
it's a plant called typha in blue :D
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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #112 on: November 11, 2015, 17:30:16 »
That is just a working hypothesis.

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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #113 on: November 11, 2015, 17:44:35 »
Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile). (Nikon D200 IR, 105/4 Micro-Nikkor).

I particularly like this botanic family. So many graphics images we can obtain.

And I suspect this plants are coming from very old ages without much evolution like ferns.

Nice way to picture it with invisible spectrum. A completely unknown field from me. :)
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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #114 on: November 11, 2015, 18:01:15 »
IR can add an extra dimension to many subjects. Still, the photographer needs to locate the scene and capture it for posterity. There is no free lunch :D.

"Foo Fighters" (Panasonic GH-2, Rodenstock 50/0.75)




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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #115 on: November 13, 2015, 00:35:25 »
This image could fit in this thread or in with the "Heligon"topic. Since it was captured using the shorter 50/0.75 Heligon, I put it here.

In general one try to make the lens come as close as possible to the film plane, in order to make it perform better by not being pushed as widely out of its designed domain. These lens in fact were extremely high quality performers using exotic high-refractive glass, and with a commensurate price as well.  However, as their back focal distance ('register') is usually just a few mm, they are invariable abused and optically speaking compromised when mounted to any DSLR or even mirrorless cameras.

Contrary to what I expected, I found the best practical performance is not obtained by using the very shortest possible back focal distance, as the lens still is way outside its optimised conjugate distances and severe field curvature, spherical aberration, and astigmatism deteriorate the larger part of the capture frame. Best results so far has been with the lens on either my Panasonic GH-2 or the Nikon V1.

The capture of a Rudbeckia hirta is taken with the Panasonic GF-1. The image quality of this 12 MPix sensor does not do justice to the Heligon, though. The extremely shallow focused zone and the superb gradation into the out-of-focus background are endearing qualities of this exotic lump of glass and metal.


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Re: minimalist images
« Reply #116 on: November 13, 2015, 13:29:23 »
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« Reply #117 on: November 13, 2015, 13:30:41 »
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« Reply #118 on: November 13, 2015, 13:31:33 »
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« Reply #119 on: November 13, 2015, 13:32:52 »
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