The Hemingway Photo Thread

[fpupulin]

Michael, what splendid photographs! Admittedly, the Hemingway is quite a photogenic beauty, but your shots really make her shine in her unique essence.

 

Great to see her with the ancestor of her design and with the other Writers Edition that uses the same body!

 

As to a black sans signature, as suggested by FredRydr, you may see an example in the MB Year of the Golden Dragon (apart the, hem, original clip). In general, I like pens inspired to historical models - and sometimes also those that are boldly inspired-, but not so much the copies of vintage pens. You have a good example of what I mean in the recent Internazionale by Aurora. Is it a beautiful pen, but being an almost exact copy, to my eyes she will always be almost good (and less desirable) as the original. Revisiting the past requires a hint of originality to be truly successful and, in my opinion, this is the secret of the enduring success of the Hemingway.

Edited May 27, 2020 by fpupulin

[Michael R.]

Thank you for all of your nice comments. Especially from someone setting standards for pen photography and composition himself!

Great minds are alike ;-)

 

Does this count as a „black Hemingway without signature“ ?

 

P1480466 (1) by pensninks, auf Flickr

 

Cheers

Michael

[fpupulin]

Thank you for all of your nice comments. Especially from someone setting standards for pen photography and composition himself![/size]Great minds are alike ;-) [/size] Does this count as a „black Hemingway without signature“ ?[/size] P1480466 (1) by pensninks, auf Flickr Cheers Michael

So, this was YOU, Michael!!!

 

I remember I saw a Year of the Golden Dragon, an already beautiful pen, still dramatically improved with a 139-like clip... and now I realize it was YOUR pen!!

 

It is extraordinary, and I seriously envy you for that pen!

 

And yes, this is what I was speaking about: a pen inspired, very much inspired, to an historic model, but with her own originality: the single ring on the cap, the additional golden ring on the filler knob, a contemporary reinterpretation and not a copy! Beautiful, Michael!

[fpupulin]

P1480466 (1) by pensninks, auf Flickr Cheers Michael

By the way, that green marbled celluloid of your custom pen is stunning. I had long searched for a Montegrappa Extra using the same celluloid, but with no luck (luck should encompass the right price...). If I well remember, Delta also used it in at least one of their pens.

You probably know well that the marbled green celluloid ages, becoming more amber-yellow here and there, I guess where it comes in contact with the hand. I have seen no pens in marble green celluloid that were not aged, at various degrees, unless a few brand new pens (and not them all). I secretly like the idea of a pen aging with me, but I would like having her in pristine conditions to begin with... a difficult search, isnt it?

Edited May 27, 2020 by fpupulin

[Michael R.]

...there is at least one more Golden Dragon with tie clip here on FPN ;-)

 

Yes, this is a great modern interpretation of the 139. Far more different from the original compared to current 149 vs. celluloid 149.

 

The celluloid Tribute Pen indeed was a very lucky find. Yes, Delta and Montegrappa used those and I hope it will stay as nice for a long time. It is somewhat transparent so you can see it when dark inks are used. I know it is called „green“ bur I still fail to see this color as green. But maybe that‘s one of the reasons I like it so much; colors which are hard to put a name on.

 

It has a very vintage look like ambered black and pearl pens from the late 20s and early 30s.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[FredRydr]

Yes, that will do nicely.

[fpupulin]

The latest beautiful photographs of the Hemingway gave me the irresistible temptation to put my pen to write and to photograph her for the friends of the forum.

 

The result was a very 1930s shot, with another pen (also modern) inspired to a design from that period and - the only color note - the flower of which is told in the writing.

[Matlock]

 

The latest beautiful photographs of the Hemingway gave me the irresistible temptation to put my pen to write and to photograph her for the friends of the forum.

 

The result was a very 1930s shot, with another pen (also modern) inspired to a design from that period and - the only color note - the flower of which is told in the writing.

 

 

An inspired shot and the M101N is a pen that I keep in constant use.

[CS388]

 

The latest beautiful photographs of the Hemingway gave me the irresistible temptation to put my pen to write and to photograph her for the friends of the forum.

 

The result was a very 1930s shot, with another pen (also modern) inspired to a design from that period and - the only color note - the flower of which is told in the writing.

 

 

Much as I love the coral colour of the Hemingway, this B&W shot gives an exciting taste of what a grey Hemingway might look like - it works for me. Very classy and understated.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[niksch]

Michael,

 

I missed this original post of your Black & Pearl Ice celluloid 139. Can you provide me details on how to commission one? back channel is fine.

 

Eric

 

 

Thank you for all of your nice comments. Especially from someone setting standards for pen photography and composition himself!

Great minds are alike ;-)

 

Does this count as a „black Hemingway without signature“ ?

 

P1480466 (1) by pensninks, auf Flickr

 

Cheers

Michael

[fpupulin]

Couldn't resist shooting Hemingway that shines in the first light of the morning...

 

Have a good day!

 

 

 

 

[Toll]

That is a wonderful photo; perfect blend of light and dark, subtlety and pop of color.

[fpupulin]

I always like to see pens at work. Here is my Hemi signing the proofs of the journal to be sent to the printer:

 

[fpupulin]

Leafing through my recent book on Costa Rican orchids, I noticed today that the flowers of Ornithidium fulgens are virtually the same color as the Hemingway's body. This bright color attracts hummingbirds, which with their beak pollinate the small flowers of this orchid.

 

I photographed my Hemingway on the page of the book where Ornithidium fulgens is portrayed, and tried, side by side, on the same 50MP sensor of the Hasselblad H5D, the Macro HC 120 f / 2.8 lens, and the old , historical Zeiss Makro-Planar 135mm f / 5.6 for the bellow. I must say that the two lenses both produce beautiful images in terms of color and resolution.

[Toll]

Very strong color harmony. Wonderful photo. Thank you.

[NeverTapOut]

On 5/28/2020 at 1:31 PM, fpupulin said:

The latest beautiful photographs of the Hemingway gave me the irresistible temptation to put my pen to write and to photograph her for the friends of the forum.

 

The result was a very 1930s shot, with another pen (also modern) inspired to a design from that period and - the only color note - the flower of which is told in the writing.

 

 

Franco,

I love your photography. Are you still using R & K Sepia in the Hemmingway?

I didn't know you collected "birds" as well. Beautiful photo.

Regards,

David

[fpupulin]

On 12/11/2020 at 8:58 PM, NeverTapOut said:

Franco,

I love your photography. Are you still using R & K Sepia in the Hemmingway?

I didn't know you collected "birds" as well. Beautiful photo.

Regards,

David

 

Still working with the Sepia, my friend! I like the duo: the pen is a truly 1930s materpiece, maybe calling for a bit of attention with that orange body (like a brave tie), and the ink is so "old", so understated, so "dirty"... A great duo! 

[fpupulin]

For years, my Hemingway has been in charge of proofreading the scientific journal of the Lankester Botanical Garden, Lankesteriana, which I have had the privilege, the honor (and the burden) of directing for twenty years. 

 

With the drafts of the latest issue of 2020, to which a supplement with the 2001-2020 Cumulative Indices is added, my job as the Editor-in-Chief of Lankesteriana has ended, as I have decided to hand it over to a younger colleague and my protégé. 

 

For this reason, this photograph is of special significance for me: my Hemingway signing the imprimatur of the latest drafts of the magazine for which I am in charge. Then it's up to someone else, and another pen ... 

 

Thank you, dear Hemingway, for having accompanied me in this work of patient attention to detail and having given the "approval" to so many issues of the journal!

 

 

[HogwldFLTR]

I've been looking at the Hemmingways for a while but have yet to find one for a price I'm willing to pay. Having in the last couple of years managed to make a pilgrimage down to Key West on vacation and having toured his home there, my interest was further piqued in the pen. The closest I've been able to come was a copy in rollerball out of China. It is nice even to own and write with that but clearly it is what it is. (Don't worry it won't be sold and isn't going anywhere.) At any rate I'll keep up the search and eventually find one in fountain pen form. I'm a bit curious as to how Hemmingway actually wrote. I'm hazard a guess that most of his writing was at a type writer and not using a pen.

 

-Lee

[The Mustard]

On 9/11/2017 at 4:00 PM, fpupulin said:

Congratulations, Cyrille, for your flamant new Hemingway. It is a pen you will never bored of, which I am sure will take a special place on your writing habits.

 

After trying a lot of inks and different colors, my Hemingway is now almost permanently inked with Diamine 150th Anniversary Safari ink. I like the reddish, dark tones of this green ink, and I really like the association between the name of the pen and that of the ink: Hemingway and Safari made a quite sound couple...

I often ink my Hemingway with MB James Purdey whisky or cigar, I can’t comment on his personal tastes (although I think I read somewhere that he invented the mojito?) but it just feels right somehow..

 

sorry, trawling old conversations, film on tv hasn’t grabbed my attention and I’m wandering… Sundayitus…