Wide Open

[Scott Whitford]

John,

That is an incredible photograph.

Scott

[jnantz]

hi scott -

thanks!

i appreciate the comment

john

[Ken Lee]

That is an incredible photograph.

I'll second that.

[jnantz]

I'll second that.

thanks ken

i appreciate the comment

-- john

[Hugo Zhang]

John,

I like that picture too.

Hugo

[jnantz]

John,

I like that picture too.

Hugo

thanks hugo,
i appreciate the comment
john

[Jim Galli]

A bit of a departure for me. For a couple of years I've been mesmerized by the photographs Don Normark did in 1949 Los Angeles' Chavez Ravine. They are sumptuous. What makes them even better is that he was just a starving student who wanted a Rollei but had to settle for a lowly Wollensak Ciro-flex. I always said I was going to buy one and see what it could do, so the other day I bought one on Ebay for $12.37. It has a gorgeous little coated Wollensak 85mm Velostigmat in a decent shutter. So this is a photo from the first and only roll of film run through the Ciro-Flex. Obviously, I'm no Don Normark 1/200 sec @ f3.5

Look for a copy of the book, Chavez Ravine by Don. It's a little feast.

[Paul Metcalf]

As usual, excellant start Jim. Here's some of Don's photos:http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/c...ine/album.html
Looks like most/all of the history of Chavez Ravine lies below Dodger stadium.

[Amund BLix Aaeng]

Here`s a couple wide open with my 12" Ilex Paragon on 4x5.

[Miguel Coquis]

...like a tree ?