Aphrodite II

[Pete Askew]

This an image made from a scan of the negative of Aphrodite. The image was processed through Nik SilverEFEX Pro 2 but only to add a tone (coffee) and a border. It was cropped slightly in LR.

Original image shot on New55 film loaded into a Speed Graphic + 7" Aero Ektar. Exposed at ISO 160, 1/50s and 2 1:2.5. Negative fixed in Ilford Rapid fixer for 5 min and then washed and dried. Scanned using an Epson V750 Pro scanner and SilverFast Studio ai 8.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Oh, I really like this one, Pete. Difficult to tell her size, quite small judging by what looks like grass..Lovely tones and angle of view. Beautiful. I'll now go and read how you did it!

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks again, Rob. The statue is about 75cm tall and the leaves are iris leaves and so bigger than you thought. This film does have a very nice tonal range.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Pretty photo Pete

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Aldous.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Tonality , gorgeous , that alone is worth viewing. Superb Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Julian.

 

[Paul Lange]

Really nice tonality again and the image is so much more than just a photo of a statue, seems to be as if there is a story in there too.

 

[John Allen]

This is a spectacular shot. I love what I've seen so far.

 

[Martin Carlin]

The tones are spot on Pete enjoyed reading the steps to taking this image. The effort was well worth the final product.

 

[Brian Moore]

This conjures for me the images I've seen by Julia Margaret Cameron. I don't know that she photographed inanimate objects, but it is still very like what she might have photographed. Fine image, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thank you, John, Martin and Brian. I'm enjoying this film very much, despite the cost. I will be doing some work outside with it when I'm back in the UK.