Palladium Candidates: Reflection at Lake Nakuru

The key question is how well the color images translate into Black and White images suitable for the Palladium Process. This is a good candidate, though a bit contrasty.

Camouflage, Lions

I found it amazing how these lions blended into the background. The cub's face is exactly the same color as the dry grass. His eyes, nose and mouth seem to float independently. I remember the gestalt when they coalesced into its face.

Lenses and Magnification

This colorful chameleon happened to be on a rock on the Nakuru Overlook. The distance is a blur showing off his red head and iridescent blue arms. This image is a further crop (about 1/4) of the whole image which was taken at 270 mm on a Tamron lens.

Images From Africa - Lake Nakuru

Lake Nakuru, NW of Nairobi, offers spectacular waterfowl opportunities. The African light is different. I think there is more color in the sky and clouds. The morning light at Lake Nakuru felt quite clear and pure ( a neutral bright).

Fences, Sonoma, CA

Fence, Off Napa Road, Sonoma

Black and White Again

This was taken with my Rolleiflex, ISO 400, in mid-January in Sonoma off of Napa Road. It was early morning and there was considerable frost on the grass and plants which I had hoped to capture. I was also interested in the depth of field. The Rollei is excellent in mid-range. The sinuous plant-leaves contrast with the out-of-focus pole in the background. I found the exposure forgiving. I shot at f5-f5.6 at 1/50th to 1/100th. The negative was scanned at 1200 dpi with the backlite on medium.