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Gazanias

By -N- on July 5, 2020

It’s been a busy few weeks it seems, to the point nothing is getting posted! So, back at it with some images in C-41 black and white, Ilford XP Super 400 and the Bronica SQ-AI 80mm f2.8 Zenzanon PS lens (for you techies out there!).

I took these in particular because the gazanias are a two-toned variant, in yellow and an orangey color. I wondered how they would look with the orange lens filter I had on. I wonder if the contrast would have been stronger if I hadn’t used the orange filter, but still, I think they turned out pretty good! The overall contrast is pretty nice even if not as strong as I had hoped for on the flowers.

Posted in: analog, Bronica SQ-AI, film, flower, gazania, ilford, Ilford XP Super 400, orange filter, photography

Glimpses

Up the Hill

By -N- on June 28, 2020

Behind the botanical gardens are hills covered with grasses and scattered oak trees. And filled with birds, lizards, a few trails, and possibly a few rattlesnakes on a warm, sunny day. On such days, I stick to the trails and walk slowly and look carefully before I move. Thus, a view up a hill to a lovely copse of oak and scrub.

Bronica SQ-AI, 80mm f2.8 Zenzanon PS, Ilford XP2 Super 400. And no snakes.

Posted in: 80mm f2.8 Zenzanon PS, analog, black and white, Bronica SQ-AI, film, hillside, ilford, oak, photography, scrub, XP2 Super 400

Glimpses

Banana Leaves

By -N- on June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Nothing like snooping in a neighbor’s yard for a photograph!

Olympus OM-4Ti, Ilford XP2 Super 400, 135mm Zuiko lens.

Posted in: analog, banana, black and white, film, Kodak, Kodak TMax 400, leaves, Nikon, Nikon N90S, photography, TMax 400

Glimpses

Late Afternoon

By -N- on June 23, 2020June 11, 2020

I had two vases of peonies a few weeks ago – here, the late afternoon light through the skylight lit them up.

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, Kodak, peonies, photography, Portra 400, square, Zenzanon PS

Glimpses

Garden Path

By -N- on June 22, 2020June 11, 2020

Something about paths – I always want to paint or photograph them. It is like they have potential for a new adventure or entrance to a magical world.

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, Kodak, path, photography, Portra 400, square, steps, Zenzanon PS

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Pink

By -N- on June 21, 2020June 11, 2020

Vining petunias trail down the sides of pots. I never put them in the ground. Snails and slugs devour them, and there is some kind of virus that is in the local soil that kills them off. So, in a pot, away from slimey critters.

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, flower, Kodak, petunia, photography, pink, Portra 400, square, Zenzanon PS

Glimpses

Lonely Yucca

By -N- on June 20, 2020June 11, 2020

Usually yuccas grow on hillsides here in SoCal. This was one I believe was deliberately planted on the hilltop of the botanical garden. They are amazing plants – beautiful and tall, but they die away each year, putting out new leaves and a new stalk. This time of year you can see them straight and bright on the green hills, all of which have low-lying vegetation. Rather like a candle . . .

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, Kodak, photography, Portra 400, square, yucca, Zenzanon PS

Glimpses

Run Amok

By -N- on June 19, 2020June 11, 2020

I have no idea what this plant is, but the leaves are huge and pointy and grow like weeds. Nice weed, eh?

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, Kodak, leaves, photography, Portra 400, square, Zenzanon PS

Glimpses

Jupiter’s Beard

By -N- on June 18, 2020June 11, 2020

A rather invasive plant, Jupiter’s Beard, also known as valerian, is a favorite plant of mine. It sort of wanders around neighborhoods, settling in, then blowing its seeds into new places. I have no idea why it is called “Jupiter’s Beard” but I think it is a great name for a plant!

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, flower, Jupiter's Beard, Kodak, photography, Portra 400, square, valerian, Zenzanon PS

Glimpses

Hot House

By -N- on June 17, 2020June 11, 2020

Green houses are always a delight no matter the size. This is the one on the grounds of the local botanical garden. On Sundays they sell plants as part of the fund raising – always native plants for reasonable prices.

Posted in: 6x6, 80mm, analog, botanical garden, Bronica, Bronica SQ-AI, f2.8, film, green house, hot house, Kodak, photography, Portra 400, square, Zenzanon PS

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Gazanias

Up the Hill

Banana Leaves

Late Afternoon

Garden Path

Pink

Lonely Yucca

Run Amok

Jupiter’s Beard

Hot House

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