Thought I'd revive the old picture thread with a new, fresh one.
All pics are from HP5+ 8x10 negs (straight scans of proof prints) with the exception of the little church in Shulus. Thats on Rollei 4x5 IR with a #25 filter.
The leaf on the Arbutus stumped was held in place with chewing gum...hey, it was a windy day and that's all I had!
Sorry, but it is distracting. When you look at the image, the eye goes right to the cattle feeder...is that what you intended? As it is so small an not really part of the scene, I don't think so.It is a cattle feeder. I like it there. Its part of the scene.
All these little details, we need to be aware of. They can really take away from a really nice image...and yours is really nice, dont' get me wrong.
Andrew, thank you for both the compliment and suggestion. I see what you are saying.
Getting the new thread rolling...
I made this one on Sept. 12, 2006, the 160th anniversary of Elizabeth Barret Browning and Robert Browning eloping, (those are two of their books). Yeah, I should be embarrassed, posting such smut...
11x14 Burke & James, 300mm Fuji-L Tessar, Arista 100 film (which I've grown to dislike) in HC110, Ilford MGIV FB (which I've grown to love), slightly sepia toned.
Mark, I always saw "different" pictures from you and yes it's always amaze me, would you tell me ( to all of us too ) what mind behind your eyes when you made those pictures?Originally Posted by Mark Sawyer
Thx
Dominikus BW
Dominikus ~ Thank you for the thought; I don't know what answer I could give you though... the train of thought behind any photograph wanders along its own track. This was a reaction to hearing about the Browning's anniversary, probably on NPR... It struck me enough to take down their old books and read them, which struck me enough to want to make a photograph, and all I had to work with were a couple of books...
And my thoughts stray easily...
I've often photographed books before, and believe very much in Minor White's philosophy of photographing things not only "for what they are, but for what else they are..."
Sometimes we are only reacting to an accident of form or light. I do that too. But sometimes I want it to be more than that...
Other books, this one more loaded (to me) than the last...
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Sorry, I tried to attach the image the wrong way, and apparently, we can't edit our previous posts here anymore... another try at the book image:
Mark, thank you for sharing with me
I think your answer is more than enough for me
I agree that "the train of thought behind any photograph wanders along its own track", but i think that the train of thought is come from our self too, cos who control our eyes & mind to take a picture is our self...
What you said about Minor White's philosophy make me think twice maybe more about what I am going to make, and makes me want to look at arround me and make a simple pictures...
I like your pictures, cos is different in my eyes...
Thank Mark, now I'm more confident in the train of my tought...
ps : sorry my english not good enough...
Dominikus BW
Your welcome, Dominikus. I'm glad it made sense!
This one in memory of my years printing scratched, broken, deteriorated glass plate negatives. From a borrowed 11x14 B&J, with my 17" IWSWG lens, and a detail, because these scans are so, so crappy...
Well, since I posted one on the 'old' thread, and since this forum has no regular display area, here's one done since that.
Found a great old Caterpillar bulldozer up in the White Mtns of California. Still operating, but fortunately it wasn't running when I made this image with my Ebony SV45U, 90mm Rodenstock, and a sheet of Delta 100.
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