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Mamiya RB 67

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j.scooter said:
Mamiya RB 67

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I agree with Mike. Everything about this shot is great. I’ll even credit the tulips. I’ve photographed tulips often. Even a bunch that seems of second order will surprise you. That bunch, or even the most promising bunch, no matter how carefully trimmed and arranged, will sit in the vase almost as if reluctantly. Hours later, usually next morning, they’ve straightened and leveled themselves and taken up positions like a dance group evening its row to take a bow. The chemical communications between trees in a forest and other plants in soil beds must continue in the vase. Here thIs bunch, possibly new, or a day or two old in the vase, have established their relationship, each with same inclination to sinuous movement, not rubbing shoulders, heads held high, communicating discreetly without meeting each other’s gaze, adopting the same one leaf cravat, worn with the same flair, the lowest one, included for her possibly superior talent despite her height.
 
I am only shooting 120 film these days using simple vintage box and folding viewfinder models or modern Zero Image pinhole cameras.

My main interest is in abstraction and I have just started experimenting with red scale.

Here are a couple of shots from my first role. Taken on a 1930's Certo box camera which has now been retired due to shutter problems and light leaks. I have much experimenting to do with exposure times. Im currently shooting a roll with my Zeiss Ikon Nettor 515/16 (1951) and when some more arrives I will be trying it in my Zero Image 2000 pinhole.







I metered for 200asa but I think that 100 would have been better.
 
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