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    Re: New film featuring LF

    I've watched this twice now, very enjoyable. Makes me want to seek out an Aero Ektar.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Spectacular combination of line, tonality, and texture.


    http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/BigWallWebLg.jpg
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Ice, Rock, and Cascade.

    Ausable River, Adirondack State Park, New York, USA

    Wista VX / Schneider 210mm f5.6 Apo-Symmar lens / Kodak 4x5 Tri-X Pan in Acu-1 developer
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    Re: George Tice Retrospective/San Francisco

    Back in the 1990's I was the Technical Rep for Falcon/Edwal (Edwal Photo Chemistry) and one day George Tice called up and had some questions about Edwal developers. Every now and then he would come...
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    Re: "Remembering Brett Weston"

    Thanks for posting that link. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
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    Re: Everyone, I have resigned as a moderator.

    Good luck Kirk, and safe travels. Still enjoying Chaco Body after the umpteenth viewing. Please go make some more pictures, and set yourself free from the lunacy of the blister-fingered post-addicts....
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    Re: Tiny pieces of the Giant Forest

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/truckyj/ForestFloor-MorningDew1_zps0453b65d.jpg:original[/QUOTE]


    Love this.
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    Re: Bill Schwabs Kickstarter Project

    FWIW the video associated with this project is wonderfully inspiring. I must have watched it half a dozen times.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/canp/320-1a-rw-lg-Web.jpg

    I love this shot. It looks like you were high up on an alluvial fan. This picture so clearly illustrates that what appears to be a swath...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Indian Reservation, near Page, Arizona.

    Wista VX 4x5 / 210mm 5.6 Schneider Apo-Symmar lens / Tri-X Pan / PMK Pyro developer.

    Jeffrey, I love that Glen Canyon...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Bryce Canyon NP, Utah.

    I have always found Bryce Canyon challenging to photograph in black and white. It is so riotously colorful, and the majority of images are fairly wide shots from the rim...
  12. Re: Photography for sale to benefit people affected by Hurricane Sandy, thru 12/31/20

    This is very thoughtful of you to do this. I live 42 miles inland from Belmar, NJ, one of the hardest hit shore towns. Belmar has been very photography friendly to me over the years, as I have done...
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    Re: Photographic Paradoxes Post (PPP)

    Photographers who post on internet forums using some handle rather than their real name, then rave about how well received their work is.
    Really ... so where can I see your new show entitled
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    Re: Rocks and stones

    Jim, Jiri, John, and Austin, Thanks so much for your comments.
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    Re: Rocks and stones

    Rock and Leaf. Ken Lockwood Gorge. Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

    I used a Wista VX 4x5 "folder" camera with a Schneider 210 / 5.6 Apo Symmar lens. Kodak Technical Pan film developed in Kodak...
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    Re: If I knew then what I know now....

    I would have made an effort to attend a Yosemite workshop and meet Ansel Adams. Not to be one of those folks who love to say "studied with Ansel Adams" on their photographic resume. But just to meet...
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    Re: Brett Weston

    Thank you for posting this info. The Photo Plus Expo in the morning. Brett Weston prints in the afternoon. Not a bad photo day.:D
  18. Re: NJ Large Format Newbie Looking to Meet Up

    I visited the Great Swamp NWR this past weekend 9/9/12. There is a board walkway section which traverses part of the swamp. I was hoping to get some "black water" shots but it has been so dry the...
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    Re: North Rim of Grand Canyon

    The two "classic" sunset spots are Bright Angel Point and Cape Royal. Bright Angel Point is reached via 1/4 trail immediately adjacent to the North Rim Lodge. It looks soutward down Bright Angel...
  20. Re: Solo Show in Ventura California " Symphonies of Light"

    Outstanding. I wish you great success. I've never actually seen a carbon print "in person". I wish I could make it there.
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    Re: 8x10 photographers

    Although it is an old book (ca. 1970's) "Cape Light" by Joel Meyerowitz is one of my favorite photography books produced from 8x10 color film.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Glacial polish near Olmsted Point. Yosemite National Park, California.

    Wista VX / 90mm f8 Nikkor lens

    http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/duanepolcou/OlmsteadPoint1copy-1.jpg
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    Re: Two Summer Solo Exhibits - Utah

    Best of luck with the shows. I really enjoyed your bigfoot blogs.
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    Re: What Do I Charge for a Portrait Session?

    What Frank said is spot on. The problem is that when people spend money, they think they have the right to control things. And some photographers may feel inclined to let clients take control. But...
  25. Difference between Compound and Compur shutters.

    While persuing Ebay I viewed some lenses with shutters that closely resembled dial-set Compounds but were labelled Compur. Do Compur shutters have paper iris blades as do Compounds, and what are the...
  26. Re: Why do you shoot Black and White over Color?

    To photograph color well, I think one must be acutely aware of color. By that I mean you must not just notice colorful things, but analyze the relationships of colors to each other within a...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    @Albert Bregnani:

    I love your image of the Dolomites. It's so interesting how each mountain range has its' own unique profile. As an American I am so used to looking at images of North American...
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    Re: Models for nudes?

    I would suggest joining a proven model/photographer website, taking a glamour photography workshop, or attending a convention like Glamourcon. Even if you want to produce "fine art" type photography...
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    Re: Your 10 Most Influential Photographers

    These would be the most influential to myself, regarding landscape photography:

    In B/W:

    Brett Weston
    John Sexton
    Howard Bond
    Ansel Adams
    Alan Ross
    Bruce Barnbaum
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    Re: Your 10 Most Influential Photographers

    Noooo. But if they did I am sure they would be most influential.
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    Re: Your 10 Most Influential Photographers

    Kyle Von Strappenhorn
    Howie Kaiser
    Alice Schleppenfeld
    Helena Valenasia Glick-Hurn
    Ricky Cutterman
    Dick "Dicky" Dixon
    Andreas Vosslightner
    Gabriel Gelb
    Sid Snake
    Lucy Rumminswick
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Waterfall. Hackelbarney SP, NJ.

    Wista 4x5 / 90mm f8 Calumet Caltar WII / Ilford HP-5 / Kodak D-23 Developer

    http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/duanepolcou/HSP4noCD.jpg
  33. Schneider 360mm Tele Xenar lens elements

    Greetings.

    Can you take the front and/or rear lens elements from a Schneider 360mm Tele Xenar mounted in a barrel and swap them into the same lens mounted in a compound shutter, or are the...
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    Re: Ektar or Tessar for a beautiful bokeh?

    I once had a college professor
    Who would never let me second guess her
    Then one day while showing an old pic
    I was just too quick
    For I knew a plasmat from a tessar
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    Near the confluence of Trout Stream and the Black River, Hackelbarney State Park and Natural Area, NJ. Some beautiful waterfalls and glacial erratics throughout this park.

    Wista 4x5 / 360mm...
  36. Re: Would Kodak have a chance if they just produced film & chemistry?

    +1. Producing film to EK's current level of output, consistency and quality is no small
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    Re: If I did some prints, would you buy one?

    I agree with Eric, in that very few photographers I know buy prints from other photographers, but regularly buy and even collect photography books. Perhaps this is because a photography book...
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    Re: What would cause a "double image" ?

    Thank you for that advice. I think I will incorporate the film holder tap from now as a regular part of procedure.
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    What would cause a "double image" ?

    Greetings

    On several sheets of film I am experiencing a double image, as though I intentionally made a double exposure, but just slightly out of registration. The attached image is a small section...
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    Re: I received an advance copy of my book!

    Congratulations to you!
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