Here is another picture from my "First 20" series detailing the experience of making my first 20 photos with an 8x10 camera. Two sheets of film allowed per photo and whatever result I get I'm showing it. This entry gets me to number eight of twenty.
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Comments encouraged.
Does anyone else have anything to show?
What virtue does LF lend to these pictures?
"What virtue does LF lend to these pictures?"
What virtue does large format lend to ANY picture? Quality? Vibrance? This is a nice portrait. Sure, it could have been taken with any camera. Then again, so could have Moonrise over Hernandez. Neither image would have been quite the same.
Cool idea documenting your first twenty! I think only six of my 'first twenty' panned out between forgetting to close the shutter after focusing, pulling the wrong dark slide, loading the film wrong or forgetting the cable release at home(or any of a dozen other errors on my part)
I thought your "tripod wobble" shot was taken with one of those bokeh lenses Jim Galli is so fond of ;-)
Heres a question for You. The 'magic' of contact prints never really quite 'translates' into digital on my monitor, so what is Your impression of 'real' 8x10 contacts? I see your subjects looking as though they will start speaking to me---is this 'effect' any more powerful when you look at the original prints?
I think that might be the 'virtue' jj probably missed.
I can't wait to see more---congrats on your move to 8x10!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Usually in real life, you only have so much time to examine a scene or a person for so long before darkness falls, your tour bus moves off, or the subject itself moves. You only have so much time to drink it in. In addition, your eyes can only resolve so much detail.
In large format, the film resolves and enlarges at a higher resolution than your eyes can, and freezes a moment in time, allowing you to take your time and drink in every possible detail of the image that you could ever want. Everything, is both crystal clear and frozen in silver for aeons (unless you didnt use archival materials of course). It's the timelessness and definition of the large format image that gives it appeal.
On the other hand, if you like seeing pores, LF is great for that
Cheers
"What virtue does LF lend to these pictures?"
jj,
if one understands the relationship between local contrast, macro contrast, and magnification, one need not ask such questions. A very blunt answer to your question might be; "it allows them to be made".
Jay
if one understands the relationship between local contrast, macro contrast, and magnification, one need not ask such questions
Okay, then the question is "why this subject", "why that light", and finally "Why bother?"
Henry, it is indeed a great portrait. I'm sure you know better not to be bothered by some (virtually) stupid comments.
Witold
simplest solutions are usually the most difficult ...
Henry is to congratulated on his first attempts. jj's attitude problem gets tiresome. Jim
Hey Henry, dont you just love the contact prints?......Very nice little project, loved the pic of the pooch... :-)
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