Author Topic: some new pics (Read 6110 times)

LT · « **on:** March 10, 2007, 09:39:19 PM »

I dragged the modified Coronet Comander out of the cryogenic storage for a recent foray. Quite pleased with the results. Also, here is another from my ongoing blurry flower theme.

comments welcome as always.

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Francois · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2007, 10:44:50 PM »

You didn't have to put your camera into cryogenic storage, you just had to send it on a Winter vacation in Canada last week

(-37°C with the wind chill factor... cryo is at -40°C... just sends shivers down your back)

Lovely trees. What kind of tree is #1... looks very unusual.

kuru · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2007, 12:00:33 AM »

Nice shots. I almost took my Commander out today for its first roll, but decided it wanted to shoot 6x6 mainly today.

cpierce · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:16:42 AM »

All very nice shots, really like the flower as an addition to the collection, also really like the shot of the tree and stone steps!

LT · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2007, 08:52:46 AM »

Quote from: Agent Orange on March 10, 2007, 10:44:50 PM

Lovely trees. What kind of tree is #1... looks very unusual.

Thanks for your comments people.

AO - the picture was taken in Canterbury's Westagte Gardens - I foun this on the Canterbuy City Coucil site ...

"The gardens alongside the River Stour are among the most picturesque in Kent and provide a pleasant, relaxing rest-place for tourists and residents alike. Among the garden's curiosities is a ...superb oriental plane tree, said to be one of the largest in Britain and perhaps 200 years old."

so there you are, a plane tree

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2007, 09:00:43 AM »

All three are so different and have beauty of their own but I adore the middle one. Given the rain we....well you, as I have been away....have had and the time of year it seems perfect. THanks for sharing as always Leon.

Skorj · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2007, 10:13:28 AM »

The middle one is just great...

eddie · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2007, 02:15:16 PM »

Great and varied work, especially like the first one. make a lovely album cover. Have to admit i don't know the camera, tried a search on E-bay , nothing on view, wasn't sure if it was closer to a Diana or a Hasselblad. The flower work is great because you can often do it at home when the weather is poor for outdoor photography. They print and tone beautifully.

LT · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2007, 02:45:04 PM »

glad you like them. Eddie - the coronet commander is a fairly rare british toy cam - it takes 120 film but only gives a 35mm size frame on it (what a waste!

) so, after taking advice from Mr Ed Wenn (no less) I got one for 99p, cut away the image mask on the back and opened it up to abotu 6 x 5 cm. The lens is now quite wide and the light falls off nicely around the edges. It is very uncontrasty though - think I might need a red or orange filter in there to boost it up a bit. it has 2 apertures (labelled colour and black and white!) and 2 shutter speeds (around 1/100 and 1/50). A nice alternative to holga/ diana if you can find one.

Here are a couple more flowers (not taken on a commander)

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Francois · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2007, 07:51:46 PM »

Quote from: leon taylor on March 11, 2007, 08:52:46 AM

Quote from: Agent Orange on March 10, 2007, 10:44:50 PM
Lovely trees. What kind of tree is #1... looks very unusual.

Thanks for your comments people.

AO - the picture was taken in Canterbury's Westagte Gardens - I foun this on the Canterbuy City Coucil site ...

"The gardens alongside the River Stour are among the most picturesque in Kent and provide a pleasant, relaxing rest-place for tourists and residents alike. Among the garden's curiosities is a ...superb oriental plane tree, said to be one of the largest in Britain and perhaps 200 years old."

so there you are, a plane tree

Well, it is quite a sight. 200 year old tree... probably wouldn't have survived that long in my neck of the woods

Looks like a nice place with plenty of photo ops. Nice picture.

As for the camera, you could stick an orange filter taken from the Rosco Swatchbook (they are free) and tape or glue it to the inside of the camera. That would do the trick.

astrobeck · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2007, 09:33:48 PM »

The tree looks as if it's perched on a throne of sorts....all regal and civilized.
And it's my fav of the lot.

Interesting series, but for some reason they don't look like the typical Leon Taylors I've seen in the past.
Are they missing some Taylor richness somehow?

Becky

LT · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2007, 10:04:13 PM »

Becky - thanks for the comment. And as for the richness - I know it may sound like a complete cop-out, but I got a new monitor about 8 weeks ago, and I just cant calibrate it at all - any scans are looking way too flat compared to the prints. I should have known better from a flat screen, but it is a pricey one that should act the same as a CRT.

I know, bad workmen always blame their tools (f'nar f'nar)

beck · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:31:52 AM »

Leon, you always deliver the goods...even if it were the backside of a garbage truck. Your florals are marvelous and so very pretty....especially in your first set. Nice presentation....great work as always.

Karl · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2007, 11:00:30 AM »

More great images! Monday morning and good to get some inspiration to start the week. There was me thinking I was going to think about work! I love 'rowtrees'. I don't have a problem with the imaging level, they look fine on my pc.

Francois · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:11:10 PM »

Quote from: leon taylor on March 11, 2007, 10:04:13 PM

I know, bad workmen always blame their tools (f'nar f'nar)

And always find a way to justify buying more tools to fix things

(ever tried a calibration spider? I know they're dreadfully expensive but maybe there is a place where you could rent one for the day...)

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2007, 09:52:22 AM »

Leon, it's funny that you've used your Commander recently. I've just come back from a trip to Albania and - tired of the usual Dian/Holga axis of plastic - I took an Agfa Isola for colour film and my Coronet Commander for b/w. Weird coincidence. I get my b/w negs back tonight and will post a selection of the best stuff here when I get time to scan them.

For those who don't know what a Coronet Commander is let me direct you to this page http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwenn/310430584/ where there's a photo of several of them and a little bit of blurb. I'm a big fan; they're great toy cams, but please do cut away the back mask from the 'portrait' size that it was made with. You can make it square too if you want. For those who can't be botherted popping over to Flickr, here's a small version of the photo:

Ignore the Anny on the second row, the four cameras at the bottom are all Commanders.

Oh yeah, almost forgot; Leon, I really like the snaps. The middle one is particularly cool. Desolate and beautiful.

outofcontxt · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2007, 09:24:20 PM »

Great work as always, Leon, but that last one is simply phenomenal!

Dave_M · « **Reply #17 on:** March 22, 2007, 01:42:32 PM »

I'm really enjoying your flower series Leon. Love flower7 from this batch. Rowtrees is cracking as well

chricela · « **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2007, 10:47:57 PM »

Lovely iamges Leon. & that tree in the 1st shot is amazing!

db · « **Reply #19 on:** March 29, 2007, 02:56:06 AM »

Thanks for the tip- I've just posted my standing search for a Commander at ebay!

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