And Yet Even More Skunk Cabbage...

CJ's post reminded me of a skunk cabbage photograph that I took earlier this spring (also inspired by Jack, as well as some Corn Lilly photos that I've seen). I didn't zoom in nearly as far as the other guys, but focused on the lines and forms created by the interaction of the leaves and the light. When I originally got the transparency back from processing, I was disappointed that a small section of one of the leaves was slightly out of focus (depth of field issues, despite being shot at f45). My solution was to crop the 4x5 transparency to a different composition that excluded the problem area of the image. The resulting size of the piece of film is almost exactly 6cmx7cm, so a quality print can still be made thankfully. After living with the crop for a bit, I actually probably like it more than my original composition.

As always, honest thoughts are appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Tech Stuff: Tachihara 4x5, Fujinon 135mm, Provia 100f, PL filter, Diffusion tarp to even out the lighting and block the wind during the long exposure.

Nice Joel - I like the lines on this one. I am slightly distracted by the dark spaces in the center (very slightly) but I don't know that you can do much about that. Technically, this is pretty impressive for 4x5 - I don't think I would have even attempted that!

Hey Jack, see what you started!! Perhaps we need to put together an exhibit - we can call it "Sniffing out the Skunk"......??

OK, who else has a shot to contribute?

CJ

The curves moving into the center makes this happen for me. Large format macro is really interesting. Patience and knowledge led to this image. I like it a lot!
JG

Very nice, Joel. The detail in a print would be mind blowing. The wonderful curves in the image are what really make it for me.

Thanks for sharing