Canon FD Photo of the Month: December 2016

<p>Canon AE-1 shot on Kodak T-Max 100 with Canon FD 50mm f3.5 macro lens</p><div></div>

<p>Canon AE-1, Canon FD 50mm f3.5 macro lens on Kodak Ektar 100 film </p><div></div>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 400/4.5…..a favorite wildlife lens.<br /></strong><br>

<strong>'Me & My Shadow'.....caught good side light <strong>hitting this Male Bluebird fluffed out in the cold</strong><br /></strong></p>

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<p><strong>Sunset on Route 66. Tucumcari, New Mexico. The owner's car out front is a 1951 Pontiac Chieftain.</strong><br /> <strong><br /></strong>A-1 with FD 50/1.4<br /> Fujichrome Provia<strong><br /></strong><br /> <strong><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18321225-lg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="985" /></strong></p>

<p>Really nice shot, Heinrich, great colours for a night shot, thanks for posting.<br>

Great to see so many contributions taken on film this month, everyone! A Merry Christmas and Happy 2017 to all !</p>

<p>Listen, beautiful shots, everyone. Such a variety of subjects! And December is not over yet!</p>

<p>Thank you Ashley. Merry Christmas to you too.</p>

Heinrich, that is a gorgeous atmospheric shot, a reminder of the wonderfulness of color film!

<p>Thanks Rick. Film is still wonderful to me. I enjoy holding a transparency up to white light and seeing my created image on a piece film, physically in my hand.</p>

<p>Heinrich, your great shot looks like a still from a David Lynch movie!</p>

<p>Robert, I'm overwhelmed. Thank you very much, and everyone else, for your kind comments.<br>

The scan is straight off of the film, except for a slight tweaking of 'shadows' in order to get a little more detail in the pavement beyond the car and sign base.</p>

<p>Heinrich</p>

<p>Great photos and great exchanges!</p>

<p>Hi All. I'm new to this... and new to Canon FD and film photography. This forum has been a big help the last couple of months as I've been trying to find out what's what... so I decided to join!<br>

Here's a snap from a recent wedding...<br>

Kodak Portra 800, Canon FTb, FD 50mm f/1.4 S.S.C. </p>

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Very nicely played, Paul! Welcome here.

<p>Hello Paul! Welcome to this forum and film photography. I'm sure you'll enjoy both.</p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 17/4.0.....Infrared<br /></strong><br>

<strong>Cove at a local lake.</strong><br>

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<p>Amazing shot, Bill - shows off the 17mm angle-of-view very nicely.<br>

Apparently snakes see the world in infrared, but probably can't enjoy a lot of landscape vistas from 1 inch above ground level..!</p>

<p>I've been impressed with the 17/4...picked it up used off EBay and so far haven't found any issues with it</p>

Absolutely a rave shot Bill C. The 17/4 is a brilliant lens.

<p>Bill C - <br>

I love that shot. Dang, now I want to get a 17mm lens. (I thought my 20mm was wide enough, but ...)</p>

 

<p>Bill C, WOW.............how I wish photo.net could have a like/thank button.</p>

 

<p>Wow, at all the reactions to the 17mm...agree the 17 (and the 20) have really done well / surprised me...2 lenses I now wish I'd had for years instead of just months.</p>

<p>Bill -</p>

<p>I'd love a little more technical info on that shot.</p>

<p>Well, you didn’t reference anything specific so I’ll just take a stab at it.<br />I mentioned it was Infrared, shot with the Canon FDn 17mm/4.0.<br />ISO100, F16, 1/20, tripod.<br />Photo below is SOOC.<br />( Photo above with blue sky & water is after Red & Blue channel swap in post )<br /><br /><br>

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