Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/17

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Subject: [Leica] Flowers in Ultra-Violet
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sun Dec 17 11:19:24 2006
References: <7D42FCC1-561F-4CA3-B82E-FD1729356E6B@comcast.net> <C4C0E73C-C500-4897-9C90-0215ED79E7A7@pandora.be>

Thanks, Philippe
I appreciate your comment.

Len


On Dec 17, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote:

> Absolutely beautiful.
> Thanks for showing,
> Philippe
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> Op 15-dec-06, om 21:45 heeft Leonard Taupier het volgende geschreven:
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>> The flowers were exposed with Ultra-Violet light from a black  
>> light in an otherwise totally dark room.
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>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/UV/UV_1.jpg.html>
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>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/UV/UV_2.jpg.html>
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>> Please comment on what you think.
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>> The camera was a D2X at 20 sec exposure
>> Lens an El-Nikkor 105mm f5.6  at f11 mounted in a Nikon PB4  
>> bellows with a homemade F to LTM adapter
>> Focus was in incandescent light.
>> Exposure black light only, using a hot mirror filter and a B+H 403  
>> UV bandpass filter.
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>> No attempt was made to color correct. The 403 filter is a nearly  
>> black, red filter.
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>> I tried the same setup using a D200 and even with a 6 stop  
>> exposure increase no image was produced.  Totally black.
>>
>> As a retired engineer I can't stop experimenting. I just think  
>> it's fun. Hope you enjoy it.
>>
>> Len
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In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] Flowers in Ultra-Violet)
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