Large Format Landscapes

[lbenac]

This is another from my Utah trip. This is the backside of Factory Butte.

Chamonix 4x5, Nikkor M 300, Delta 100, rollo pyro

Very nice image. I do like "backside" in general but this one is very majestic even if not on a woman :-)

[Heroique]

Made the trip up to Great Smoky Mountains National Park last weekend.

I'll have to add these falls to my list, too.

I like the slender threads of water in image #2.

This is another from my Utah trip. This is the backside of Factory Butte.

Those soft-sloping contours in the foreground please the eye – I can see why Southeast Utah attracts so many mountain bikers.

And what a contrast those contours form with the butte's sharp, jagged crown.

[skiers4life]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the kind words!

Wonderful collection, Alan. Very well seen and photographed.
Certainly worth the early start and hike to get there. Thanks for sharing.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park on my list of places to visit. Your images are a good reason to visit soon !
Any particular time of year best ?

Regards,

Dennis

Thanks Dennis! My favorite time, and probably the most popular time, is in the fall. The color is truly spectacular! There is one major consideration to visiting in the fall though, and that is how crowded the park will be! Weekends are usually MISERABLE due to traffic. Don't let this keep you from visiting though, it just takes a little planning. Try to get there early and if possible on weekdays.

The next best time to visit IMO is in the spring around the beginning of May. The park's wildflowers will be in full bloom, and the green of the new leaves is a great color show in its own right. Arriving early is again recommended. For this particular hike, as I was setting out I had the entire park to myself. On the return trip I probably passed 50 people on the trail!

[kabbott]

A scene from Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico shot on Kodak Portra 160 4x5 with the Nikkor SW 90mm f/8:

[alexn]

Nice shot Kabbott.. Loving the colours.. Portra 160 is not a film I normally associate with hues like this. Really nice.

[Boinzo]

Wicked Harley. I drove past Factory Butte 2 years ago but didn't have time to stop.

This is another from my Utah trip. This is the backside of Factory Butte.

Chamonix 4x5, Nikkor M 300, Delta 100, rollo pyro

[George E. Sheils]

On a Farm, Eastern Oregon


https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

Wow.
This one really hits the spot for me, Austin!

Fantastic image.

[Robert Langham]

Lake Road in Smith County, Texas.

[kabbott]

Nice shot Kabbott.. Loving the colours.. Portra 160 is not a film I normally associate with hues like this. Really nice.

Thanks! In all fairness, I must admit to bumping up the saturation a bit digitally, but not beyond what I felt the scene merited. I think had I shot with Ektar this would have been very close color wise to the original scan.

[kabbott]

Made the trip up to Great Smoky Mountains National Park last weekend. It's about an hour and a half drive, but I had to leave at 4:30 a.m. to beat the crowds, because I was hiking to Grotto Falls...one of the most popular falls in the park. The falls are unique in that the trail actually goes behind them. I was the first one there and took 3 different compositions, the large format equivalent of spray-and-pray! All are Ilford Delta 100 4x5, souped in Ilfosol-3, 4:15 at 68F, using BTZS tubes (my first time using these and I'm absolutely sold on them!). Scanned using an Epson V700. C&C welcome and appreciated!
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I think you've really captured the essence of this waterfall. Black and white is very fitting for this type of work. Definitely looking forward to heading out and making waterfall images on black and white film -- these images are just further inspiration for that!