Faded but Still Splendid

[Pete Askew]

I have a large collection of faded flowers and seed pods that I have been wanting to create a series of images using (and I bought a few more exotic seeds from the Biospäre Potsdam on Saturday - Biosphäre Potsdam). After lunch today I decided to have a quick play using just light from a skylight and a reflector. Still needs some work on the angles and lighting and I probably need to shoot a bit longer to give me some extra depth of field (although I want some OOF elements). Showing promise though.

Hasselblad 503CW + Zeiss 120mm Makro-Planar f1:4.0. 1s at f1:11 and f1:8.0 respectively onto a PhaseOne P20 back. A 56mm extension tube was used in the first shot. PP in CaptureOne Pro 6, LR and Nik ColorFX 2.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Wow. Great tones/colours. Bonny.

 

[Brian Moore]

These are lovely Pete. (I think Edward Weston was copying you when he made his bell pepper pictures.)

 

[Dan Cattermole]

That second one is fab, Pete!

 

[Blanka Kolinke]

The pictures are amazing, Pete, I really do like them a lot

I have a large collection of faded flowers and seed pods that I have been wanting to create a series of images using (and I bought a few more exotic seeds from the Biospäre Potsdam on Saturday - Biosphäre Potsdam). After lunch today I decided to have a quick play using just light from a skylight and a reflector. Still needs some work on the angles and lighting and I probably need to shoot a bit longer to give me some extra depth of field (although I want some OOF elements). Showing promise though.

Hasselblad 503CW + Zeiss 120mm Makro-Planar f1:4.0. 1s at f1:11 and f1:8.0 respectively onto a PhaseOne P20 back. A 56mm extension tube was used in the first shot. PP in CaptureOne Pro 6, LR and Nik ColorFX 2.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Blanka. Hopefully I will do more of the series but it will have to wait until September I'm afraid.

 

[Beth Carter]

great textures and lighting.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I like #1 for the tonal range, and the OOF elements in the background

Sounds like a great idea for a project Pete

 

[Paul Lange]

Lovely textures and tones Pete.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, spot on these! Really like them Pete
i got round to looking eventually

 

[Asun Olivan]

The amount of detail is incredible!! :O