They Called him Flipper, Flipper, Flipper the Bush K...

[Pete Askew]

Hang on a minute! Bloody genetic engineers!

DIYCam. ISO 6ish, 2 minutes at f/22.

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Oh and Vuescan made a complete pig's ear of the scan even though the negative was pretty well bang on. There are no real adjustments with it and the slight shadows were plunged into darkness. So I have install the Microtek software on a VM and that did it perfectly (and quicker).

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Give that to an animator - I can see the movie now... Very interesting, Pete!

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Rob. Aparently, if you plant it in seawater...

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Next one coming soon. It's a 5 minute exposure this time (it's become a bit darker) so I have time to check the forum while the exposure is running!

 

[Brian Moore]

The leafy things cast no shadow! So the shadow has been genetically altered. Very amazing!

I like these images a lot, Pete. No idea how you illuminate them or what the background looks like but whatever it is it works a treat.

By the way, you may wish to feed him; he looks hungry.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Brian. The background is a 40 x 40 print turned over and with a box standing behind to create a curve. The only light is diffused daylight from a skylight. It was clearly so soft that the leaves cast no shadow at all and I guess the curve adds some fill - plus, these paper negatives do seem to have their quirks!

Just nipping out to pick up some Anchovies!

 

[Beth Carter]

lol, love this one! he must like his portrait too, he's even got a smile on his wrinkly face.

 

[Hamish Gill]

There is something odly bleak about this ...
Not sure why, but the first thin that came into my head was the film 'walkabout'

 

[Pete Askew]

Well it is a seedpod of a species of Banksia so you're not wrong there mate! - you'll have to imagine the Australian accent! Great film too.

I guess part of that bleakness comes from the completely blank background.

 

[Hamish Gill]

my brain almost automatically superimposes a cracked dirt background ...

I haven't seen it since I was about 17-18ish ... I went through a period of watching lots of 70's films ... Walkabout and Dont Look Now are films that really stuck with me!

 

[Lesley Jones]

Do you realise how old the title has just made me feel? Great image though

 

[Pete Askew]

Sorry! Mind I can't get the bloody tune out of my head now. Wrong words and all.

Thanks though.