A good friend from my wife's aikido class. Her nickname is "Joy" because she is an ambulent antidepressent. However, I was going for a "power" look/pose, thus the expression (she had to work at it). This with the trusty Verito at f/8.  I love this lens.

George

This was taken using the 14.5 Verito on 4x5 Ekfe 25. It was taken wide open -- f/4.

I used a light tent with a black background (I only have black or white).

This is a park from the late 70's that featured a leisurely drive thru a collection of wild animals.  Look it up on Wikipedia.  It lasted about 2-3 years, but closed after some people got mauled. The town of West Milford now owns the property and has opened it for hiking and biking.

Verito 14.5"

"Asphalt is Forever" - on the main parking lot, which looks to be 5-10 acres.

'Entrance Driveway" -- yes, it's 4 lanes. Think of the last time you got to stand on a 4 lane highway and not get hit.

Cheers,

George

Here are three Verito offerings. Taken with a 14.5 lens on 4x5 and 8x10.

1. 4x5, a bench on a lake in Davidson's Mill Pond Park in New Jersey. The sun was in front and at the upper left, producing a very high contrast situation. Something that the Verito (and I assume most SF lenses) love.

2. 8x10In the same park, but a view across another pond. This is the entire negative. At the size that fits a PC monitor, you don't see much of an effect other than it's "painterly." Most of the time I think shots like this just look out of focus, but this one maintained interest (at least to me).

3. A crop of #2, showing how the person sitting on the bench occupies a focal point. At a 11x14+ printing size, this tends to draw one into the picture (I hope!).

I love this lens. It has such limitless possibilities, given the availability of sherpas to carry all the other stuff.

George

I'm sure y'all have seen this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250409060115

Is it worth the "buy-it-now" price of $399+ ???

George...