Black Krim Tomato

[tsjanik]

Pentax K-5 with 1960s, 8-element,  f/1.4 Super Takumar.  Vintage tomato and lens. First is the Halloween version

[francois]

I like the metallic look of these two photographs. Looks like old glass in can still gives us something valuable today!

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

The halloween face is delightful.

[tsjanik]

Thank you both.  I really enjoy the rendering of this lens when used wide open.  It's old, manual focus and contains radioactive thorium, but it has a really nice glow. 
Tom
Another example:

[popnfresh]

The flower picture works better for me than either of the two tomato pictures. The flower pops out of the background, the tomatoes recede into theirs. The first tomato shot is soft focus and doesn't work that well with a background color that's near to that of the tomato itself. The selective focus employed in the second tomato shot makes it more appealing, but I think it's used in the flower shot to better effect.

[tsjanik]

The flower picture works better for me than either of the two tomato pictures. The flower pops out of the background, the tomatoes recede into theirs. ..................

Thanks for the constructive comments.  I was not entirely pleased with the tomato shots, but not sure why.  I'll try your suggestions.

[popnfresh]

Thanks for the constructive comments.  I was not entirely pleased with the tomato shots, but not sure why.  I'll try your suggestions.

Also, I'm not crazy about how the tomatoes are lit. It doesn't flatter their shiny skin. The lighting is more appropriate in the flower shot.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... It's old, manual focus and contains radioactive thorium, but it has a really nice glow...

No wonder

[tsjanik]

No wonder

I was wondering if anyone would catch that