Woolly Caterpillar

another good composition. compliments -koushik

A square crop from a rectangular negative was necessary to eliminate elements which I didn't notice at the time of exposure. This crop made the strongest image in my opinion. Thanks for your visit. Best, LM.

lovely... you got right down to her world and framed it just right... The caterpillar researcher must feel totally charmed and delighted with your taking her time traveling.

an other "family photo" that is strong enough to be for everywhere. i was thinking that film is better than digital, most of all when we see a great camera nd a great lens. pityis over, today is eally too difficult and expensive to use film. a pity, i repeat, look how is warm , look at the wonder of the grey tones. and the hand?

'Down & Dirty' photos are a strong point of the waist level finder twin lens reflexes. Great for this type of photography. If I'd had a SLR I'd have been in the dirt on my belly. The 'researcher' is my niece and she is indeed happy I took the time to record her research. Thanks for your interest. Best, LM.

Good to have your continued interest. Universal appeal does elevate this shot (& other similar shots I have) from the 'family album' forum. I'm more concerned with the future availability of film & it's processing rather than it's expense. I already have the MF cameras which should outlast or at least last as long as the current crop of digital cameras where the expense of photography is all up front rather than being ongoing as is the case with the manual cameras. In truth, I wouldn't care how an image is created, traditionally or digitally, as long as I could keep producing them. This one and others I have resurrected from the bottom of the old shoebox remind me that it is desirable to be able to get back to the basics; interesting, simple subjects, properly exposed and framed to make a visually pleasing image. Best, LM.

Len, I agree with you. The image has an universal appeal. I like the square crop and tonality of the image.

Thanks for your visit & opinion. Tonality is thanks to a properly exposed Tri-x negative and judicious tweaking in Photo Shop. Always good to hear from you. Best, LM.

Your thoughts\comments? Best, LM.

Very impressive photograph of very pleasant moment for this child, outstanding light and composition.

 

Wishing you all of the best.

Many thanks for your most appreciated comments\observations.  At least in this image the caterpillar can be clearly seen.  In another similar shot in this folder it is not quite so visible.   An old shot to be sure, but still worth displaying I felt.  Best, LM.

Thanks for this wonderful glimpse into a child's world. Makes me nostalgic..making me wish I were her age and in her place. :) Beautiful composition. Warm Regards...

Thanks for your time and your views.  A universal photo will appeal to a lot of people and I think this is one of them.  I'm happy that this one triggered a warm response for you.   This validates my decision to post it.  Best, LM.

Sweet:-) And indeed, a very nice composition that really appeals to me too. The square framing was well chosen for this, I think too.  Keep digging in that shoebox, Len!  Kind regards, Marjolein

The old shoebox bottom is within sight which means I'll have to stop coasting, get busy, and start adding new work to it soon.  Thanks for your visit and your thoughts.  Nice to know others appreciate one's efforts.  Best, LM.

Well composed and amazingly sharp.  I have some of my parent's old negs from the 1940's that I've scanned and not many are this sharp.  They had an old Brownie Hawkeye box camera.  It sits on my end table in the living room.  I could still get film for it if I wanted to.

Nice to have your views.  This was taken with a Rolleiflex-T 6x6 camera so I would hope, for the price difference, that it would take sharper photos than a Brownie Hawkeye, though I have to admit to a lot of unsharp photos I've taken with it that were no fault of the camera.  :-)  Get some film for your Brownie & post the photos on the 'Classic Camera' forum.  Lot's of interest in that vintage camera still.  And, for the web, they'd probably look sharp enough if you took care to keep the camera very still.  (not sure if they were tripod compatible).  Best, LM.