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Comment by sulamk:
Dreamy images like this don't need an obvious point of focus! I like it there is plenty of movement to draw the eye in.

Self-Portrait with Bathing Singularity
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Comment by dtallakson:
Good showing Ben. Love the photo and the title.

Self-Portrait with Bathing Singularity
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Comment by posthumous:
Lovely shot and fascinating title

Sububarn Farm
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Comment by bvy:
You did it! Glad I could help. One of the big challenges with this kind of photography is capturing good shadow detail. But everything here looks perfectly exposed. And yes, it is a super wide, super warped view that you get. In this case, the tractor comes across looking like some piece of space junk. Very cool.


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Sububarn Farm
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Comment by bspurgeon:
Ha! Thanks Lydia! Actually, you can see this image quickly as well, just depends on the location of the developer! ;)

Deb, I set up the chemicals in our bathroom, covered up the doors, and swapped a safelight for one of the normal bulbs. 5 minute conversion, and you can give your kid a bath at the same time! :) I based my exposure on this information.

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Comment by bspurgeon:
@Hajeka, you are correct, point of focus is subtle. I used the plastic optic, which is like a Holga/Lomo. Quite soft. Combined with a aperture f/2.8, and not much is going to appear in focus. I like the effect, dreamy! The foreground flower and stem is the point of focus.

Sububarn Farm
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Comment by Lydia:
Fascinating procedures, Ben.

Did you know we've moved on to digital now? No film at all, and one can see his images almost right away. No darkroom needed at all!

Sububarn Farm
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Comment by Melethia:
VERY cool. How do you calculate exposure with that thing? And how did you develop the paper??

California Poppy, Berkeley, #2
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Comment by rooum:
Perfect point of focus.

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Comment by rooum:
There's a lot of movement here. Excellent