My cause of a red rash

Well my time for spring shooting was very very limited and while I longed to get over to AR, I just did not find the time. After the image of the Petit Jean area was posted, I looked on the map to see how far a drive and while it would have been much better of a place than I went, I did seem to expose a sheet of film.

I ventured down to the Blue River in Southern Okie land. The first trip down was the only time I got to shoot due to winds. I did manage to find myself right in the middle of Poison Sumac and I have just now healed up. Was it worth it???? I am going to run a proof through the printer before I decide. Anyway. Really been enjoying all the spring images of late.

Brent.

Shen Hao 4x5, fuji acros film, rodenstock 150 lens about f/32 @ 4sec.

Just beautiful, Brent! And well worth the poison sumac - its irritation was temporary, but the image will last forever (or so we hope). Looks like you had perfect conditions, too - I went out this evening, but gave up after standing for 30 minutes waiting for the wind to stop. It never did. Maybe tomorrow...

Thanks for posting!

Thanks Tim. Yes, very nice conditions for this shot, and yes the rash is gone now. Good luck on your next trip.

b.

This is a great photograph Brent! I really like the composition, and I'm sure there is alot more detail in the dogwood petals that was recorded, but can't really be seen here. Let us know how the proof turns out.

Are you doing your own scanning, or using a lab?

Bill, I do most of my own scanning unless I want a large print. Then I send it off to Guy Tal for a drum scan. I always hate posting images on the web as I can never get a jpg to look good detail wise. Most of the stuf I shoot is high in detail and for some reason it turns out looking very bad on the web. This one was ok so I decided to share it. I do not know if I am processing them wrong or what. Oh well.

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Brent

Brent, you must have had great conditions, a 4 second exposure on dogwoods hanging over a river, wow! Was this shot b/w or did you convert post capture? Either way it was a great call for this subject matter, really well done!

Wayne, it was shot B&W. Thanks. Yes the conditions were nice. I snapped three just to make sure they did not move. It is darn hard to keep an eye on my watch and the flowers at the same time. :)

B.

Hi Brent,

Sorry, the botanist in me thinks that you may have been in a patch of poison ivy. Poison sumac is found in Texas, Louisiana, and states east of the Mississippi River. If you did find this 6 to 10 ft shrub in Oklahoma, it would be a state record. I have had the honor of having rashes from poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac from various parts of the U.S. I must report that they all cause the same amount of itching and inflammation throughout their range.

Anyway, just thought I'd add my botanical experience for consideration.

Best, Don

Great shot! I hope the itching stops soon.

Hey Don, the reason I thought it was sumac is because it was not a vine. I am very aware of what poisen ivy looks like and saw none of it around. However there was this very shiney three leafed foliage which grew at the top of a branch which stuck out of the ground about 3'.


Thanks everyone. Hope everyones spring shooting goes well.

B.

"Hey Don, the reason I thought it was sumac is because it was not a vine. I am very aware of what poisen ivy looks like and saw none of it around. However there was this very shiney three leafed foliage which grew at the top of a branch which stuck out of the ground about 3'."

Ah yes, the crafty poison ivy can take on a shrubby look with single canes standing straight and reaching 3 to 5 ft or more. Poison sumac has a compound leaf with many leaflets like winged sumac and smooth sumac. From what you described, poison ivy with its three leaflets, is the winner!

Best, Don

Thanks for the info Don.

B.