Mardi Gras 2007

[Ed Richards]

Zulu Parade, New Orleans, taken 20 Feb 2007. Handheld, 4x5 Technika, Tmax 400.

[Bill_1856]

So?

[Ed Richards]

Just a little large format fun.

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

[Christopher Perez]

I LOVE the way large format delivers subtle tones and overthetop resolution. Your image also has a nice energy to it.

Keep up the great work!

[Mark Sampson]

A remarkable image- especially because it's so 'untraditional' Mardi Gras; no color, a sense of stillness in a moving scene. I'd love to see more, if you have any.

[Dick Hilker]

Thanks, Ed -- you've opened this LF newcomer's eyes to the possibility of using my Wista45RF as I have my MFs -- with fast film, instead of the more traditional slow film/long exposure/tripod drill that seems to generally characterize the use of this format.

[Ed Richards]

The Wista RF would be great. You would not need to spend as much time weight lifting in preparation as you do with the Technika.:-) Tmax 400 in Xtol, 1:3, is pretty and scans with only a tiny bit more grain than Tmax 100. It really gets into the shadows, letting you keep it a ASA 400 or even higher, without push processing. That way you can the shutter speed up and the F stop at 16 or 22.

[Ed Richards]

One more, the great Southern University Marching Band.