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That looks like a cool service! Programmed in India??? In any case, I'm *almost* tempted to send them work to cut down on my own workload. But I won't. :p

Brian - Thanks for the compliment! No, I did not make it to the Altiplano. I concentrated solely on El Chaltén and Torres del Paine for the whole month. I hope to return south again this next...

Hi Darren,

I spent a month in Patagonia with my 4x5 camera this last November/December, which is spring/early summer there.

You can see my photos here:...

Yes, almost completely from print sales through my website, with the occasional stock sale. It's 1/2 of my business, the other half being web development.

I do wonder whether shooting large...

I usually clone the dust out at 100%, and it takes a long time.

I once spent about 30 hours doing nothing but dust removal, because I had a big print order and a friend did a bunch of 500mb drum...

Hi David,

I agree with Gordon about the homepage - it's hard to figure out where to go right off the bat. I'd almost suggest flipping it so that the 4x5 gallery thumbs are on top, and all those...

Also, here's some lenga trees, sort of the Patagonian version of aspens (but of course much different). In the fall they turn bright red.

http://www.widerange.org/images/large/lengaForest.jpg

Wow lots of great shots in this thread.

Here's my tree. On a frigid winter morning along the Uncompahgre River in SW Colorado.

http://www.widerange.org/images/large/uncompahgreTreeMist.jpg

Nope, this here in Colorado.

Thank you! Yes this is Patagonia... El Chaltén, Argentina to be precise. This is probably my favorite shot from my month of backpacking/shooting down there recently.

Thanks Sanjay! The water was pretty still but in the full size image you can see a little bit of ripples. What amazed me about this scene was the seamless transition from shore to water. This...

http://www.widerange.org/images/large/grenadierSkyRock.jpg

http://www.widerange.org/images/large/lagoTresSunrise.jpg

Hey Mel and "Van", thanks for your comments. No fish here though! Just a shallow tarn at about 12,000 feet. Probably frozen solid through May.

My kind of thread! Here's one from the Elk Range in Colorado, right before I ran back to the forest as the lightning started booming.
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Thanks for all your suggestions.

I ended up buying a Sekonic L-438. I haven't used it in the field yet, but after a quick test in my backyard vs. my Pentax Digital, my first impression is that it...

Just a note... Flash can be dynamic, database-driven.

Also, one potential advantage of Flash sites is that you can code them to size themselves to whatever the screen size is - with advanced...

Cyrus and Photomax: Can you elaborate on this? How do table-based sites break on handheld devices? Can you explain how CSS layouts perform better on handheld devices?

Thanks... I haven't browsed...

I'd like to chime in on the tangent about CSS. I'd love to use pure CSS in my sites, because I believe it is a simpler way of programming. The sad fact though, is that because of poor browser...

Thanks for your suggestions so far!

That PocketSpot meter looks awesome but unfortunately it appears unavailable, plus expensive even if it were available.

I definitely want a spotmeter (not...

Hello,

I am going on a month long trip to Patagonia in November (woohoo!) and want to make sure that I have backups for certain pieces of equipment that could fail, one such item being a...

Did you go yet? How'd it go?

Some advice for dealing with the weight: trekking poles help a LOT. Also, if you really get into it, consider buying a custom McHale pack (built in Seattle) like...

For what it's worth... I made the switch from 135 to 120 and am happy I did so, the extra space makes all the difference. I bought a Schneider 120mm APO-L - it's my favorites lens now... very sharp...

I use FedEx Ground.

UPS has lost numerous packages of mine (including TWO different large format lenses!) and I would never trust them with my precious exposed film! Dealing with UPS about those...

Hi Alec, I normally refrain from self-promotion in forums, but in this case since you're searching I'd like to inform you of my offerings. I provide a photo gallery program (along with my design and...

UPS is a bunch of morons. They lost a new lens that I had bought... long story short - it took me five months and countless angry phone calls to get them to process the claim. In the midst of this...

Frank, I think Mahon's site is sweet! Unlike others, I do have a slight attention span on the internet and I actually do enjoy unique, yet intuitive flash interfaces like that. The audio comments...

I've printed several 44"x55"ers from drum-scanned 4x5s... they look great. It was a real satisfaction for me to see the first big print; it really validated shooting LF in my mind (yes I've had my...

Well I confess to not reading all the above posts, but here's my 2¢ if you're interested in camping-style backpacking.

I have all my camera gear (except tripod) nicely organized in a LowePro...

The one thing that's made the biggest difference for me is having a single camera case that holds everything: camera, lenses, film (quickloads), filters, darkcloth, etc.

That way I can pull the...

I think this aspen question is an issue for all of nature landscape photography, which to some people all looks the same, regardless of the image quality or uniqueness.

Sometimes I do wonder if...

I just stumbled upon this thread for the first time; I've got to say it's one of the most entertaining I've read (along with associated tangent threads). What drama and intrigue, and most of all,...

I am usually not really impressed by these mega-stitched images... most of the ones I see are pretty regular daytime scenes.

I think this method is more valuable for creating images you otherwise...

I have found from experience that positioning your keywords correctly (i.e. - in the title & meta tags & hidden tags) DOES matter, at least with Google. For instance I decided a while back to add a...

VERY good points. If the prints were shipped direct to a customer, and the quality was not top notch, they might not know the difference. I would.

I've been thinking about the pros and cons of using a digital signature or digital stamp in my prints, instead of hand signing them.

I recently moved to a small town in SW Colorado (far from any...

It is important to have keywords for each page, repeated in the title (top of the browser), in the meta keywords, and of course in the text itself. The keywords MUST be in the text on the page. ...

If you want a website that looks pro, hire a pro graphic designer. (Anybody seen Jesse Speer's site?)

The key is to hire people who will work with you to develop the design.

I think the best...

I oftentimes use as much rise as my bellows allow, usually with forward front tilt too.

My 2¢ : I primarily shoot big mountain landscapes and wide vistas, so I tend to prefer lenses on the wider scale. Through trial and error I've dialed in my ideal lineup: 75mm, 120mm, and 200mm. I...