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The Hidden Prize

            I very much like Metropolis as a film for urban subjects (it is well-named), but have not seen it as a good fit for natural ones. This is an example of trying it on a natural subject (a muscadine grape).  The results, I think, are interesting.  The film's tonal and color rendering provide a certain level of abstraction, but less so than one would have with monochrome; it is also good at highlighting certain types of structural detail and downplaying others, which often works well in an architectural context (especially with old buildings).  These features are potentially useful for trying to depict natural subjects in a new way, particularly when combined with the distinctive perspective of a short macro lens.  I'm not sure that I've cracked the code on this one, but the material seems to have potential, and I would encourage others to explore it.

Shot with a Pentax MX
SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/4 Macro lens
Lomochrome Metropolis film
ISO 125, developed normally
Developed and scanned by The Darkroom
   

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Taken on: October 20, 2024

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Analog

Irvine

California

United States

Pentax

Pentax MX

SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/4 macro

50mm

Lomography

Lomochrome Metropolis

EI 125

Macro

Grapes

Muscadine

Fruit « less

Sets appears in: • Adventures in Analog • Random Plants

Groups appears in: • Secret Life of Plants • The Light Fantastic more » • Nature Heals the Soul • Flickr Gardens • Pentax Film Cameras • Film is Awesome! • Lomography Films • 35mm color film • National Geographic Society • Flickr Social « less

Camera: Pentax MX, f/4.0, 50mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax MX
Lens:	SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/4 Macro
Aperture:	f/4.0
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	125
Metering Mode:	Unknown
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Shotwell 0.32.9
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