MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

[bob carnie]

I know this is no big deal to you northerners but yesterday when I was out photographing I found a frozen lake. I've seen ice on the water before but it is usually only a small area and maybe a millimeter thick. But no, this lake was froze up good - probably could skate on it. I took a big rock and tossed it out into the lake and it skidded all the way into the center of the lake on top of the ice!

I shot a couple images from the bank, where it was especially thick and had some interesting leaves:





And one more...someone took a big rock from the shore and really tried to crack the ice. I lassoed the rock with my camera strap after shooting this to see if it would move but it was totally frozen into the ice.

Wow, if you can make your prints POP like these samples , especially the rock I am impressed. Very good work and I am a Northerner well southerner by Canadian Standards.

[Ulophot]

Excellent work!

[MultiFormat Shooter]

Icicles, adjacent to Highway 52 near Fort Mtn. State Park - formed by runoff from Fort Mtn. Lake.

Pentax 67ii, 55-100mm f/4.5, Rollei RPX 25 dev'd in Pyrocat

I love this image! Unfortunately, I don't have any good icicle images, it seems whenever I'm in a position (i.e. not working) to be able to photograph them, they've melted or been broken.

[Corran]

Thanks all. Yes, oftentimes things melt too fast. This crazy winter storm has kept temps well below freezing here in GA for a long time though! The ice formed huge walls that looked more like the limestone walls of an ancient cave.

Bob, we'll find out how good I am with getting that tonality/pop once I print it. I've got a stack of negatives waiting to be printed, but extreme cold in my darkroom is preventing me from doing that at the moment! I am wondering though - what do you think of "digital" silver printing, such as from DSI? I spoke to them at a trade show last year and their prints were impressive. Most of it was digital images but I have been thinking that for some negatives it could be a good alternative depending on the situation. Some negatives need more post-processing to "get there" and while I can do lots in Photoshop, I'm still learning the ins-and-outs of DR work.

With that image, and some other ones, I would like to try lith printing to push the contrast up, if I'm understanding the process/reasoning for lith printing.

[austin granger]

And lovely, as always, Austin.

Thanks Bill, I appreciate that.

I'm loving the winter pictures Jason, Bryan, though I am a little envious; it's nothing but short, gray, rainy days here in Portland.

[austin granger]

In a Field, Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr

[John Olsen]

In a Field, Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr

This composition is exceptional and the tones are much more "optimistic" than your general style. Finding and photographing scenes in the Palouse that draw the eye in like this is a big challenge. I hope you do more with this tonal range. (I apologize if I have offended you by offering my opinion.)

[Corran]

Thanks Austin, and I love the confluence of angles between the clouds and foreground on your photo.

[chassis]

In a Field, Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr

Spot on.

[Corran]

Same subject but having a little fun with visualization.

"Ice Tornadoes"
Amicalola Creek below Amicalola Falls
Pentax 67ii, 135mm f/4 Macro



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