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Verito trains -- 2nd try
These are taken with a Verito 14.5" open to f/6. It will open all the way to f/4.5, but my cable release has too short a throw for the studio shutter, so f/6 is all I can get for now. It turns out that is enough. What a difference. Compare f/6 to f/8. Now it looks on purpose.
"In the car" This time I stepped into the car to get more of the interior. As well, I didn't give a hoot if the light from the window got blown out -- wanted more of the interior. Note that the shopping cart in front appears to be more in focus than the door in the rear -- an interesting effect since the focus was on the vines just in front of the door. I attribute this to two things. One is that there is less points of light to 'glow' so it looks sharper. The second is that the Verito probably has a curved focal plane, and since the camera was level and I shifted to get more of the floor, the cart fell into "sharper" or less aberrant part of the curve. Dunno -- perhaps better minds can chime in. BUT -- the effect is that the cart seems to be floating and coming towards you -- almost menacing. Hah! now to see if I can do it again with a different subject (i.e. on purpose).
All shot 8x10 Efke 25.
And, as it turns out, the same thing happened with this one. This time the focus is on the steps leading into the darker of the two cars. And, it is indeed focused -- "WATCH YOUR STEP" painted on the 2nd step is sharp. BUT the tracks in front "appear" to be more in focus. Again I attribute this to front shift and the Verito's having a curved plane.
George Bogatko
Here are some tight crops of the above.
1. The shopping cart wheel, and above it the vines in front of the door.
2. Lower down on the cart.
George Bogatko
The "WATCH YOUR STEP" sign.
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Reader Comments (4)
My Observations after sitting and looking at the shot for awhile.
The good thing about this shot is what makes for good shots when these type lenses are used by a skilled photographer. There is sharpness/crispness in the foreground, and then the combination of the soft sheen or glow via this type lens, and the fact that the background starts to go out of focus.
It also appears to me that what holds true for the Semi-Achromatic, holds true for the Verito and probably for many of the other soft focus/portrait lenses. The more subdued the light, and this is subdued/indirect lighting, the more nuance and delicacy the lens can render.
The windows look ok because there's more light outside, so they look the way the should. The shot is naunced and it has a lot of delicacy and immediacy. F6 looks even better than F8 and the tonality is perfect.
Efke 25, Verito @F6, a perfect example of selective focus that is right on the money, and light that the lens renders in a very nuanced way. It is a winning combination George.
I like it when a shot like this is taken w/a lens like this, because it can't be dismissed/minimalized as just soft focus. This shot is more than that, the lens used for this subject matter, adds a 'wistfullness' to it all, and the subject matter dominates rather than the lens that rendered it.
Take care
Maybe a simpler way of describing my feelings about this shot is that the foreground looks like it could've been shot w/a Wollensak Raptor, and the background w/the Verito.
Take care
Just in case I didn't make it clear in my first 2 comments, this is an incredibly beautiful shot George.
I love looking at it.
Coming from you, this is a true compliment.
Thanks.
George