How about a new color landscape thread?

[Jeffrey Sipress]

Thanks Rory and Jorge.

Man, this thread died fast......

[naturephoto1]

Well Jeffrey,

It isn't new, but I haven't posted the photo below on LF Forum. The photo was taken in 1998 shooting across Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO (flat topped mountain in back of image is Long's Peal) with Fujichrome Provia 100, Heliopan 3 stop Grad ND filter. Linhof Technikardan 45S, Rodenstock Grandagon N f6.8 90mm MC . Exposure NR. Image used as part of a traveling exhibit by the Sierra Club. No I did not add any of the debris in the Heart Shaped pool of water, it was there.

[Rory_5244]

Hey Rich,

Was the rock actually that colour or was that Provia turning it a bit blue? Nice pic though!

[naturephoto1]

Hey Rich,

Was the rock actually that colour or was that Provia turning it a bit blue? Nice pic though!

Hi Rory,

Thanks for the compliment. I believe that the rock in the foreground is granite. Granites are igneous rocks which form underground and their crystals can be observed by eye and magnifier. Granite does vary in color depending upon the mineral composition including the kinds of feldspars making up the rock. There should be some biotite mica and quite possibly horneblend in the rock; these minerals tend to be dark or black. Much of the rock will be quartz which should be light in color. Some of the feldspars will be pink in color (the mineral orthoclase) while the plagioclase feldspars are in fact a solid solution series of 6 different minerals. Granites tend to contain many of the lighter colored plagioclase feldspars including albite and oligoclase.

It is possible that the film is contrbuting to the color. However, there is a 3 stop ND Grad filter used here and there may be some blue reflection coming off of the sky and the water.

You can see much of the grain structure of the rock in the large prints. In the larger prints there is more color separation in the rock as well. So the size of the image (so small) is "compressing" the colors.

Rich

[Paul Metcalf]

1st: Regan Butte, 2000. Goes by Tilly's T*T, too. Wisner 4x5 Kodak E100S. 2nd: Near Steens Mt. OR, 2000. Wisner 4x5 Fuji RVP. 3rd: Toward Pinetum, Seattle Arboretum, 2004, Wisner 4x5 Fuji RVP, 1st Place Landscape Category, 2004 Seattle Arboretum Photo Contest http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/nwgard...contest24.html

[Rory_5244]

Whew! A treatise! Consider me educated! Thanks for that, Rich, as I'm a complete rock dunce.

[Eric James]

Alpine Lupine and Mts Begich and Boggs
Summer Solstice around 11:15PM
Fuji Velvia 100 pushed one stop
Rodenstock 150 APO Sironar-S f11ish
Singh Ray GND filter 2 stop hard

[Jrewt]

I just took my first 8x10 chromes today.. I can't wait to contribute to a color thread, if the negs come out that is.

[65Galaxie]

Sunrise, Kansas pond. Kodak E100G. 90 Optar lens at F32 or Rodenstock 210. Speed Graphic.

[Aender Brepsom]

Ok, I am going to cheat a little bit as this is only a 6x9 cm image. Anyway, maybe someone's going to like despite the small size.

Porth Nanven, Cornwall (UK)
May 2007
Ebony SW23
Rodenstock Apo-Grandagon 4.5/55mm
Fuji Velvia 100
Lee ND grad