Just sharing some photographs

[jb7]

Fabulous images, would like to comment individually, but too many-
Hopefully, you'll find yourself in the camera chandler again before too long...

j

[Charles Carstensen]

Now, to spring for a high end digital MF (like in Hasselblad) and continue onward in photographing the landscape. Good eye.

[MenacingTourist]

Thanks for sharing...and putting most of us to shame. Very inspiring work.

Alan.

[Matthew Cordery]

Thanks for sharing...and putting most of us to shame. Very inspiring work.

Alan.

That's not true. There's a lot of talent here.

[jenn wilson]

shots 1, 5 and 8 are my favorites. you have such an eye for texture.

thank you so much for sharing them all.

[john borrelli]

Two comments: beautiful work and 4x5 Tachihara with 150mm lens

[Josh Z.]

Very nice work. I'll offer some comments if you are looking for them:

I like #1 even though I live in Arizona and have seen that shot quite a bit. Impressive.

The sepia toning really makes #2; is that bamboo?

#3 is a bit bland, but if those rolling clouds were a bit darker I think it would work very well.

#4 is just excellent.

#5 is excellent. That dark shadow really adds depth and brings out the texture contrasted with the flat background.

Not a big fan of #6, but then I think it would work better as a larger print. Not sure what I'm looking at.

#7, 8 and 9 have great texture; each on their own is nice, but as a series, excellent.

I really like #10, but #11 is by far my favorite. Wow.


Very nice work. I often am discouraged with lugging LF around as well. My solution is to stay motivated by carrying smaller cameras with me most of the time, and then bring out the LF when I have the time, am in the mood and my equipment fits the situation. Calling myself a LF photographer and always lugging it around turned out to be a disaster as too many times I felt I had gone out with the specific goal of making a LF image, and when the results didn't match my effort I was very discouraged. Instead I now try to do more photographic "playing" with the smaller formats, and bring out the large format when I get to know an area and have a composition in mind.

I'll admit that recently all week long I had the option of using a Nikon D300, an F5, a Mamiya 645, and an Arca 4x5. I turned to the D300 first and the Arca second and I do feel a bit guilty. That D300 is so fun to use that it should be criminal.

[MIke Sherck]

I still have camera gear, just wasn't inspired anymore to lug a boat anchor of a camera around anymore I guess.

A lesson I had drummed into me at a much earlier age: success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Although I suppose that if it isn't paying the bills at least the percentages feel much different!

Mike

[Joe O'Hara]

Matthew, these are very fine indeed. I hope you can see your way clear to carrying
a field camera and a 90mm f/8 some time in the future.

[Ben Syverson]

You should spring for a Gowland Pocket View... Lighter than a Hassy setup!