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    Re: Any book e-book designers out there?

    A lot of the newer readers will display PDF's natively, IIRC including iPad and the new Nook Color. Unless you're after a more sophisticated interactive or multimedia experience, that isn't actually...
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    I feel the same way :)



    Very engaging shot! :)
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    http://whitecranephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Heather-Lake.jpg
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    I'm a little late to the party again, but I love the colors and layers in that last image you posted. :)
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    Your images remind me of why I want to spend more time exploring the North Cascades and less time in a cubicle!
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    Re: Post Your Waterfalls

    I love this shot!
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    Here's an image from another North Cascades destination, after a chilly summer night on Blanca Lake (in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness). 300mm lens, Ilford Delta, with an Arca-Swiss field camera.
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    To add a bit to Heroique's response, the North Cascades National Park Service Complex is almost as large as the state of Delaware, and includes less than half IIRC of the North Cascades range.
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    Re: Bad experience with Chrome in San Diego

    I asked them a couple of weeks ago, they said they were targeting the beginning of the new year.

    And my 2nd experience with Chrome was a lot better, the flaw in the developed film in the 2nd set...
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    Re: Bad experience with Chrome in San Diego

    I wish they'd mentioned it.
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    Re: Bad experience with Chrome in San Diego

    I am acquiring additional boxes... but the only thing that I changed this time around was the lab -- and no one at R&R ever said anything about it. The lack of film boxes is a side effect of being...
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    Re: Bad experience with Chrome in San Diego

    They were wrapped in a black film bag inside the envelope, hardly naked. If I'd had an empty 10-sheet box I'd have used that instead of the cardboard sleeves that I got at the shipper.
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    Re: Bad experience with Chrome in San Diego

    The actual box still had fresh film in it, and this is the first lab that's had this problem... I sent film to DR5 and R&R the same way...
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    Bad experience with Chrome in San Diego

    Since Ivey's shut down, I started sending my film to R&R Custom Color in Spokane... and had no trouble with film development beyond the inconvenience of shipping film to the lab for over year.
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    Re: Post Your Waterfalls

    These image sharing threads are definitely inspiring me to want to get out more -- and shoot more -- especially this year when I've lost a significant part of the summer to dealing with a...
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    Beautifully serene! I love it :)
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    Re: Bear attack in Yellowstone

    I'm now envisioning a scene from "The Golden Compass" involved an armored polar bear...
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    This has been a fun thread to watch and participate in :)

    I'd say you're off to a good start!
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    The only thing I'd add is to skip the Quickloads, due to their being discontinued.

    You can get film holders pretty inexpensively now, I picked up several at a local camera shop (Glazers if you're...
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    Re: Show off your camera!

    Are you sure you're not the assistant? I'm pretty sure my cat considers herself to be my supervisor. She always keeps an eye on things when I'm shooting at home. :)
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    Re: Film exposed in hand inspection

    The TSA is about theatrics, not security.
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    Lovely!

    Thanks to people like you, I'm shooting more and more black and white lately ;)
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    Re: Choosing my first 4x5: please help!

    Normally, they are, but older models (with the bigger format frames) seem to below value to me:
    https://www.badgergraphic.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=3425

    And Badger has great customer...
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    Thanks :)

    I did aim for preserving detail in the snow, and letting the trees fade into dark. I spot metered several spots, including snow both up close and on the mountainside, the basalt cliff...
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    http://whitecranephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Crystal-Lake-and-Three-Way-Mountain_Web.jpg

    Rodenstock 135mm Sironar-S
    Arca-Swiss
    Ilford Delta
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    Re: What long lens suit to ebony sv45u2

    If you can find one, Nikon's sadly discontinued T*ED 360/500/720mm lens is an excellent lens, if a bit on the slow side.
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    Re: What lights should I buy?

    I use an Elinchrom SkyPort for both my digitoy and my LF camera, when I use it. My strobe is an Elinchrom Ranger Quadra, which is nice and light (the power pack + flash head weigh a total of 5...
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    Re: advice on field 4x5

    Toho's are nice. I have one, that I got from another LF forum user who was also getting out of backpacking myself. It doesn't have anywhere near the fit and finish of, say, an Ebony or Arca or...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    I favor comfort as well, since I figure the more comfortable and better fed I am, the more quickly I'll recover and the more fun I'll have, both of which will lead to more energy for photography :)
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    I suspect that "gentle wilderness" is an oxymoron. At least, that's how I think of it after the August snowstorm last year :)

    I've heard the large profile consideration about the 'mids also,...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    The folks who've tried the 'mids so far swear by them -- they're saying pretty much exactly the opposite of what you're saying here. There's also a post somewhere in the BackpackingLight forums where...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    The fabric that the Brooks Range tent is made from is a metalized variant of Cuben, which is extremely strong as long as you build the tent properly -- i.e. be careful about where you put your...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    I don't have a personal opinion of the pyramid vs tunnel type tents yet, because I haven't tried a pyramid. I have heard a lot of positive feedback from people who've been using pyramid tents lately,...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    That's exactly why I wouldn't plan on using my tarp/net-tent combo if I were expecting harsher weather than what it's suited for. The Brooks Range tent is supposedly designed for the sort of harsh...
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    Re: Bracketing...

    I rarely bracket, usually only when the contrast in the scene is pushing the limits of the film I'm using. Other than that, the most common redundancy that I have is to shoot a scene in color as well...
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    I hike/backpack with my 4x5, so I always have it with me in case I find a shot, but I've gotten so used to carrying it that it doesn't get in the way of simply hiking and looking. I've gotten past...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    I'm with you. Here are some that I've been eyeing for more intense use than I plan for my tarp/net tent combo:
    http://www.brooks-range.com/StoreBox/trpshl/rocket_tent_a2.htm
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    Thomas,

    One thing that I do rather enjoy about lightening my load is that once you've trimmed enough weight, you can start adding back luxuries until you reach the right (for you, since it's...
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    Re: Backpacking - tents, bags, and 4x5's.

    I carry my LF gear around the Cascdes also :)

    To reduce weight I've been researching ultralight backpacking gear, so I've reduced my pack weight quite a bit.

    I use an internal frame pack by...
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    That's precisely the mistake that I made the first time I used ND grads on the 4x5 :)
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