Canon FD Photo(s) of the Month - December

<p>Happy New Year to all Canon FD fans! We have come to the time of the month when we look back to the last month, or beyond, and post our favorite pictures, up to five, made with your Canon FD equipment. We welcome any discussion or comments about the pictures, equipment or techniques used. </p>

<p>For me, 2011 is the year my FD kit "went digital" by using my FD lenses with a Samsung NX100. Here are a few done recently.</p>

<p>FDn 50mm f/1.4<br>

These red winter berries had dried leaves still attached that reminded me of tongues of flame. The FD 50mm f/1.4 is a stunner on the Samsung. </p><div></div>

<p>FDn 28mm f/2.8<br>

Fallen Fruit</p><div></div>

<p>Breech Mount FD135mm f/2.5<br>

Thistle Bush Gone to Seed</p><div></div>

<p>Breech Mount FD 400mm f/4.5 S.C.C.<br>

Another view of the Cheetah from my recent zoo trip. These big cats have always fascinated me. The world's fastest land animal yet the only felid that does not have retractable claws. A noble beast indeed.</p><div></div>

<p>Taken with Canon AL-1 and FD 1,4/50mm on Fuji Neopan 400CN (similar to Ilford's XP2)</p>

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<p>Louis--outstanding photos, as usual!<br>

Thanks for posting--how did you get the very dark background in the photo of the berries?<br>

A beauty, for sure.<br>

Thomas--great photo of the snow tree--almost an abstract.<br>

HNY to all!<br>

Paul</p>

<p>Louis, the Samsung is intriguing, but I am trying to reduce, so I cannot join your party. My Canon A1, 50/1.8 and 24/2.8 are now my only film SLR gear. The 24/2.8 is really an amazing lens. The proof is in the pudding.</p><div></div>

Photo 2<div></div>

<p>Photo 3</p><div></div>

<p>Photo 4</p><div></div>

<p>Photo 5</p><div></div>

<p>Small wonder that the prices on the old FD lenses keep going up.</p>

<p>Nice work, all.</p>

<p>Thanks <strong>Thomas</strong> for contributing an image image. What a beautiful pattern those snow covered branches make.</p>

<p>Yes, <strong>Mike</strong>, The FD 24mm f/2.8 sure is an impressive optic and I love what you've done with it on Photo 3 & 5. Good eye!</p>

<p><strong>Paul</strong>, thanks for the comments. The background went naturally dark. They were dark trees in the early morning light and shade from trees to the left of me. The berries were in full raking light so the correct exposure for them sent the bkg very dark. If you blow open the exposure, as shown in the raw capture below, you can actually see some texture back there but it's way out of focus. After determining the correct exposure, all the raw capture needed was a bit of cropping and the background went jet black naturally. It does help the berries and leaves to stand out a bit.</p><div></div>

<p>Louis--thanks for the info!<br>

A really beautiful photo--I'd print that one BIG for the wall.<br>

Paul</p>

Sorry, I missed December opportunities with Canon gear.....

 

Here's a shot of of the White Manna in Hackensack, NJ on January 2, 2012.

Not as mild as it was the few days prior, but burger fans will brave frigid temps waiting in line for their favorite sliders.

 

I used an AE-1 with an old Canon 50/1.4 chrome nose with tons of fungus. Drugstore Fujicolor 200 developed at the Costco down the road.<div></div>

<p>Thanks Gabor! Drop a photo in anytime. Amazing quality for clouded lens. No relation, but I mostly remember White Castle growing up with those little patties of mystery meat that slid down our throats by the bagful.</p>

<p>Great pics, <strong>Louis</strong> , <strong>Mike</strong> and <strong>Gabor</strong>. Those little Samsungs are really something, Louis ! I just didn't get an opportunity to do much FD work in December, through I did run a film through a newly-arrived A1. It came with a Canon FD 2X-B tele-extender, that I was interested to try out, though I've since onsold it. Here's a sample pic, with the extender fitted to a Canon FD 135mm f/2.8</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6726/img0179003.jpg" alt="" /><br>

Canon new F-1, FDn 100/2, Adox CMS 20@adotech 1+24, scan with epson v750</p>

<p>That's a cute little guy, <strong>Rick, </strong>Thanks for popping in with a shot. <strong>Sandro</strong>, That's a beautiful architectural view and a perfect subject for Adox CMS 20.</p>

<p>Llandudno pier:</p><div></div>

<p>I don't use this over-used adjective often, Sandro, but your photograph is <strong><em>AWESOME</em></strong>.</p>

<p>Sandro -- I agree with Mark and would like to know where it was taken. Great contrast, BTW.</p>

<p>The building in my pic is the "Campanile di Giotto" in Florence. :)</p>

<p><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2486/4184664791_273d38c6f6.jpg" alt="" width="387" height="500" /><br>

One of my first shots testing the Canon FD 300mm 2.8 om my Panasonic G1 (M4/3's)<br>

camera. I always wanted one of these....</p>

Dominik - I love that moody shot of Llandudno