Minimalism, post yours

[Ken Lee]

Got any LF photos that are minimalistic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism) ?

[Bruce Watson]

Does this qualify?

[Ken Lee]

Brilliant

[Steve Gledhill]

And in a similar vein ...

[Jim Jirka]

I consider this to be minimalistic.

[Don Boyd]

Here's one:

[vinny]

Ice Fishermen, Northern Michigan

[Ken Lee]

Here's one from the other day.

[Paul Metcalf]

I consider Domenico's "Seeds" to be one of the finest minimalist photos I've ever seen (http://www.dfoschisite.com/portfolios/portfolios.htm#)

[Ken Lee]

Bella Musica !

[Bruce Watson]

I consider Domenico's "Seeds" to be one of the finest minimalist photos I've ever seen (http://www.dfoschisite.com/portfolios/portfolios.htm#)

One of the master minimalists. I should study his work more :D ...and will.

[rippo]

I think Vinny has the top-minimalist award so far, with his ice fishermen.

Here's one I took yesterday. Took two metronome 'poses' actually, one that was definitely not minimalist. But this is the one I first imagined. If you want photo data you can read it on my flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shampoo_cam/2126616759/).

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/2126616759_a04a25872c.jpg

[Eric Rose]

Here is my contribution.

http://www.ericrose.com/dump/boom%20lake%20tree_sm.jpg (http://www.ericrose.com/dump/boom%20lake%20tree_sm.jpg)

[Amund BLix Aaeng]

http://foto.no/bilder/images/b_261167.jpg

[jss]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2074916129_848deb83e4.jpg

crop from 4x5. shot at night under a full moon.

[Ken Lee]

Now we're really getting there !

I like the reciprocal nature of minimalistic LF images: high fidelity and exquisite detail - but precious little of it. What little there is, becomes extraordinary.

[nelsonfotodotcom]

Amund, that's gorgeous!

[Ed Richards]

8205

[Mike Boden]

Here's mine:

http://www.zoeticlight.com/images/Isolatioin_Web.jpg

[Ken Lee]

This one may not qualify, but it's...simple.

[Jrewt]

Don't know if this qualifies..

http://www.apug.org/gallery/data/500/Paint_-Floor-copy.jpg

[matthew blais]

Ed Richards..that's just a lovely image.
[url]http://www.matthewblaisphotography.com/monlak.html (http://www.matthewblaisphotography.com/monlak.html[/url)[url]

damn..I can't remember the code for inserting an image.. (?)

[riooso]

Very nice Vinnie!

[Collin Orthner]

Anba Ikeda 4x5, Rodenstock 135mm

http://www.apug.org/gallery/data/501/2290Snow-and-branches.jpg

[D. Bryant]

Here is my offering, scanned image, originally shot on Arista 400 5x7.


Don Bryant

[Eric Woodbury]

How about this one?

http://bp1.blogger.com/_48fdG46oyK8/RlzIn8CwXsI/AAAAAAAAAEM/7_ej8_I_SVU/s1600-h/Agave.jpg

[D. Bryant]

How about this one?

http://bp1.blogger.com/_48fdG46oyK8/RlzIn8CwXsI/AAAAAAAAAEM/7_ej8_I_SVU/s1600-h/Agave.jpg

Very nice work Ed. I really like it! Can you share some details about this one?

Don Bryant

[Michael Gordon]

Excellent photo, Mr. Woodbury!

4x5, 200mm, Ilford Delta

[D. Bryant]

BTW, I've enjoyed everyones offering here. It's quite interesting to see these. It could be a theme worthy of another Lulu book.

Don Bryant

[clay harmon]

Galveston Alley.

[Donald Miller]

Milano

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/glv.jpg

[Matt Blaze]

OK, here's mine (maybe "somewhat", rather than "very", minimalistic):


http://www.crypto.com/photos/pipes-600.jpg

[Robert A. Zeichner]

"Seven" Death Valley, 2007

[matthew blais]

OK, here's mine (maybe "somewhat", rather than "very", minimalistic):

HEY...my name is Matt Blais..and my monikor is "blaze-on"...
I thought I'd posted this for a minute..
:D

[Anupam]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/423749569_bb791b94bf_o.jpg

[Matt Blaze]

HEY...my name is Matt Blais..and my monikor is "blaze-on"...
I thought I'd posted this for a minute..
:D


Oh, this is getting to be terribly confusing. There are apparently also various Matt Blaze's working as pro-wrestlers, porn actors, and photographers. I've never been confused with the first two, but at least once have been confused with the latter.

A while back, I got email from an art director at a local magazine asking if I'm available to shoot a fashion spread for an upcoming issue and can my studio accommodate a motorcycle. Admittedly, it was tempting to just give them the go-ahead to send over a bunch of fashion models and a motorcycle to my apartment. But something was not at all right. I've had a few photos published here and there, but I am very very definitely not a fashion or portrait photographer, and it's not my day job in any case. Turns out there's another photographer in Philadelphia with a similar name who used to do work for this publisher, but somehow, they found me instead.

[Alex Hawley]

Need some tree bark?

[ljsegil]

I think it's minimalist, but I'm not sure if it's good.
LJS

[rippo]

not to worry, LJ, it's good.

[Anupam]

I think it's minimalist, but I'm not sure if it's good.
LJS

It's good - I think it could be magnificient with higher values and better contrast in the sand.

-Anupam

[ljsegil]

Alternate version, less gloom and doom perhaps? I don't think I can push it much further and still retain the mood (of course I could be wrong, been known to happen, often).
LJS

[ljsegil]

And if I can further try the patience and good will of the forum, how about maybe a color attempt at achieving a sort of simplicity?
LJS

[Matt Blaze]

Alternate version, less gloom and doom perhaps? I don't think I can push it much further and still retain the mood (of course I could be wrong, been known to happen, often).
LJS

Personally, I liked your original, lower contrast one better.

[ljsegil]

Thank you all for your remarks. I kind of prefer the original also, thus its priority as an offering. Still wondering what it's got, if anything. Working on another; I really like the theme of this thread (maybe because my photography skills are also minimalist).
LJS

[Greg Miller]

Alaska

http://www.gregmillerphotography.com/N000240.jpg

[vinny]

Nice one Greg!

[ljsegil]

Very nice Greg, wish I could do that.
Another minimalist attempt (I think) in my minimally talented groping. I think I prefer the color, bizarre as it might be.
LJS

[Patrik Roseen]

Does this qualify? (sorry for the bad scan)

[walter23]

Excellent photo, Mr. Woodbury!

4x5, 200mm, Ilford Delta

Excellent. Definitely fits my interpretation of "minimalist".

[domenico Foschi]

Milano

Great Image, Donald, very sensual.

[Donald Miller]

Thanks Domenico...Happy holidays

[zoneVIII]

hope this fit to minimalistic, regards, happy hollidays to all u, haryantohttp://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5545/keyze3.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

It was done awhile back but I always liked it for some reason...
So here's my contribution (crappy scan)

http://www.schroederworks.com/gallery/Fgallery2-4.jpg

[ljsegil]

Scott,
Extremely nice, would like to loan you a scanner if I could, but the essence comes through anyway. Very cool, very effective composition of subject within the frame.
Larry

[Patrik Roseen]

Got any LF photos that are minimalistic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism) ?

Thanks for bringing attention to this art form Ken.

After my last post including a photo that I initally thought minimalistic I have really tried to understand what the 'ism' means or intends to accomplish.
I went from reading the english wikipedia to the swedish one but I am still puzzled.

Is it correct to say that the artists of this form tries to be unsubjective, creating no illusion nor any expression. So does that mean that I as an audience should not feel anything when confronted with music, paintings, sculptures or photographs of this art form?

[Ken Lee]

Perhaps a better term would be "simple". I try to avoid "isms" and extremes.

By focusing our attention, simple images can be very expressive. In the hands of a master, less can be more.

Artists who try to convey no feeling, convey a feeling nevertheless: coldness and sterility. It's a valid feeling, just as all colors are valid colors, and winter is a "valid" season. All seasons have their beauty, but most of us prefer the healthy balance which comes from the complete yearly cycle.

If someone sticks to a cold and sterile art, they probably suffer from some kind of major imbalance.

[Patrik Roseen]

I apologize for the long post but the subject got me carried away ;-)

Ken as you say, I think the term 'simple' is how minimalism has been applied in photography. I have done some further reading on the web and your request for photographs in this genre is a real challenge in light of what I have found. (I'm not much for ism-s either but it is always interesting to understand what other people are talking about)

The art-form seems more applicable to painting and sculpture according to e.g. below.
http://wwar.com/masters/movements/minimalism.html
Minimalism rejects the need for social comment, self-expression, narrative, or any other allusion to history, politics, or religion. It is based on creating objects of interest and beauty. Minimalists reduced their work to the smallest number of colors, values, shapes, lines, and textures. ... Minimalist art was normally precise and hard-edged. It incorporated geometric forms often in repetitive patterns and solid planes of color, normally cool hues or unmixed colors straight from the tube. Often based on a grid and mathematically composed, the use of industrial materials was common in order to eliminate the evidence of the artist’s hand. Minimalist art strived to create an object with presence, something that can be seen at its basic physical appearance and appreciated at face value...Minimalist artists rejected the idea that art should reflect the personal expression of its creator. There was a lack of emotion and subconscious decision-making in minimalist art, hiding the presence and feelings of the artists. Rather, the artists believed that the viewer’s personal reaction to the object was of higher importance, and thus strove to eliminate the presence of the creator in their work.

How can this ever be applied to photography where alot of decisions are made from choosing the subject, perspective, light, DOF, film, paper, etc? Looking at the wonderful pictures in this thread I can clearly feel the presence of the photographer in the work...it's far from the mathematical approach described above.

Here is an interesting discussion I came across in my search for information about this subject...I think it captures most of the emotional and intellectual phases I have undergone in my search for the answer.
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006aGq
minimalism
Is there a photographic equivalent of the minimalism movement in painting and sculpture? I'm curious to know what photographers have worked in this style, if any. Thanks, Dan
...Yes, but there's not much to it. Hans Beckertprolific ...

The problem I see with minimalism is that the if the intended response is philosophical, the subject is quickly explored and abandoned. Emotional responses to minimalist images can be another matter all together. ...I also think that minimalist technique can be an effective means to keep a complex subject from drowning in it;s own complexity. Chuck Watkins

Here are some more links on minimalism in photography
http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/09/24/minimalism-in-photography-an-experiment/

Examples of minimalistic photographs on the web.
http://minimalism.deviantart.com/gallery/

'less is more' is usually quoted when discussing minimalism in photography. To me it only makes sense if the end result actully creates more than less. I agree that Domenico Foschi is a genius in doing this!

Again, thanks for the request Ken!

[Kirk Gittings]

In my long involvement in this medium, Leland Rice, a fellow student at UNM back when I was an undergraduate, has been most discussed in relationship to Minimalism:

http://www.artnet.com/Artists/LotDetailPage.aspx?lot_id=807CE29103F49DEB

[Terence McDonagh]

That metronome shot is great. You can almost see a religion/cult starting over the worship of The Metronome of the Apocolypse.

[John Brady]

Most of my work looks like the top of my desk or my studio, full of clutter.
I think this one is about as minimalist as I get...
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www.timeandlight.com

[Gordon Moat]

Perhaps this works for this thread. I see as I post this that I should re-scan this film; some noise as magenta colour cast is present.

http://www.gordonmoat.com/landscapes/Gordon_Moat_04.jpg

Anyway, I will upload another scan of this to the same address in January. Currently on the road between locations.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography (http://www.gordonmoat.com)

[domenico Foschi]

http://i19.tinypic.com/8egc0ec.jpg

[Ken Lee]

"Examples of minimalistic photographs on the web."
http://minimalism.deviantart.com/gallery/

To my tastes, many of these images are not only simple, they are sterile. Although their colors tend to be strong, they convey a coldness that I can only described as "modern".

It's notable to me that the word "cool" has been synonymous for "marvelous" in American English for decades.

Simplicity need not be cold.

[Patrik Roseen]

Ken, I fully agree with you regarding the photographs that I linked from the web, but is it not also interesting to note that these particular images actually complies to the form of minimalistic paintings that are talked about.

So there seem to exist two quite different types of minimalistic photographs, the kind which correspond to the 'art-form' as described in my previous post and wikipedia, and that which is minimalistic in its content yet not sterile and cold as shown in this thread.

I can not really makeup my mind as to which is harder to accomplish, but I like the result from the second type better.
This only to say that I think the 'sterile'-type does deserve some respect too when performed well.

[Ken Lee]

You are right. Thanks for casting light on this so clearly.

[Michael Jones]

A heartfelt thanks to all who posted in this thread. It has been a journey through a gallery without moving my feet. A feast for the mind and eyes.

Mike

[Matt Blaze]

This thread makes me realize I've never really played with abstract minimalism. So I played around a little on the shooting table this evening.

Where the chips fall:

http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/chips-600.jpg

[jim kitchen]

Excellent images, all of you...

I would like to submit this simple image, taken during the early morning hours this past September, while hiking along the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Season's Greetings,

jim k

[jnantz]

...

[Benno Jones]

Great thread and images. After reading through it yesterday I headed over for a late-afternoon doctor's appointment and saw an excellent image as I parked of a textured wall with a hose faucet casting it's shadow and the shadow of a nearby tree next to it. I shot a few images with my carry-around digital, but I hope to go back with a my 4x5 and get a good image to post.

[Greg Lockrey]

I don't think I posted this one before. I have several over on the "Shadows" thread that are minimalistic too. The original is an 11x14 Flexicolor print made from a 4x5 Vericolor negative. The "scan" was made using a digital camera. Hope I'm not blaspheming the forum by using it, but it's a fast way to get these posted.

[Patrik Roseen]

...

Rhythmically, this is a balanced composition: odd number of dots, all three pointing in no direction, still all pleasingly interspersed. The artist succeeds in avoiding monotony; partially by using various compensatory blacks and whites, and partially through the use of irony. I have to admit that had I seen this in real life, I would have been attracted to it almost like by a magnet, wanting to push it just a little, to see if disorder can be achieved. I think that the artist -- possibly subconsciously -- probes into this strange destructive appeal (which may also have subconscious roots). He taps into the prankish side of the viewers, testing them on the one hand, and providing with a visual outlet on the other.;)

[Thad Gerheim]

Does this qualify? It's a bird imprint in snow.

[Donald Miller]

***

[Nathan Potter]

Hey Donald the arch photo is terrific - maybe not truly minimalistic - but a great composition. I assume it's an interior shot with great lighting.

Nate Potter

[David E. Rose]

From my bathroom!

[Richard M. Coda]

How's this?

[Jrewt]

I really like that Richard.

[Richard M. Coda]

Thanks Jrewt... I like your "non-traditional" abstracts.

[Jrewt]

Thanks. Most people I've shown them to don't seem to :)

[D. Bryant]

How's this?
I like!

Don Bryant

[Greg Lockrey]

Another one from my "Off the Wall" series.

[D. Bryant]

Another one from my "Off the Wall" series.

Very nice Greg.

Don Bryant

[Greg Lockrey]

Thank you for taking the time to comment, Don.

[Richard M. Coda]

I like!

Don Bryant

Thanks Don!

[Richard M. Coda]

Another one from my "Off the Wall" series.

Agreed. Very nice, Greg!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/UrnAndTree.jpg

More snow, more... minimalism.

[Greg Lockrey]

Not so minimalistic but from the same "Off the Wall" series. I don't think I've posted this here before.

[photographs42]

This is about a minimal as I get.
Jerome

http://www.jeromehawkins.com/lake_9.htm

[rippo]

Jerome, i think that qualifies. very nice.

[Mike Lopez]

I'd hang that in my house.




http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/UrnAndTree.jpg

More snow, more... minimalism.

[Sylvester Graham]

Here's a sink

[brian reed]

a colorful rock in the Smokies

BR

[rippo]

amilne, i enjoyed your willfully out-of-focus sink. looks like a big smiling face.

[D. Bryant]

a colorful rock in the Smokies

BRVery Nice Brian.

Don Bryant

[D. Bryant]

amilne, i enjoyed your willfully out-of-focus sink. looks like a big smiling face.
That's what I thought too.

Don Bryant

[Ken Lee]

I'd hang that in my house.

That's the highest compliment - Thanks !

[sanking]

I think this is fairly minimal.

[ljb0904]

Does this count as minimalist?
http://homepage.mac.com/mrljb/Galleries/WebDisplay/lf2006_019_02.jpg

[austin granger]

http://austingranger.com/web/lights/84-pier_china_camp.jpg

www.austingranger.com

[walter23]

Nice one, Austin.

Maybe this fits the bill:

http://visualfiction.org/zenphoto/albums/gallery/vase-with-speedy.jpg

[mandoman7]

http://images57.fotki.com/v283/photos/2/1219782/7565497/L_Wilson20103-vi.jpg
Nearby pond.
Chamonix 4x5, 180 Schneider

[mrladewig]

Great Salt Lake, UT

http://ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/2922-1/45W_RVP100F_20101105_004_sm.jpg

4X5 Fuji Velvia 100F, Nikon 300M

Mel-

[Jim Cole]

Mel,
Very nice.

[Brian C. Miller]

Apple
Cambo C3, 159mm Wollensack, f32 (for DOF), 4x5 reducing back, Fuji instant film, enough extension to fill 8x10 for my 35mm-on-8x10 test.
(The subject was sliced apart and eaten soon after this photo was made.)

[DanK]

I hope this image fits the thread.... (in my mind, it does... )


This was an 'elusive' swirl test on a petzval (with rear element flipped), few feet outside the backdoor...but printed and mounted, there is just something about it, I enjoy...

Eastman View No 2, 4x5, 5.5" petzval, FP4+, 1 sec, D76
Print - 8x10, Oriental, Dektol, Sepia

Comments, Critiques welcome

[cosmicexplosion]

[QUOTE=Ken Lee;303416]"Examples of minimalistic photographs on the web."
http://minimalism.deviantart.com/gallery/

The Imogen Cunningham magnolia is one of the first photos that filled me with awe and

a certain wonder and reverence at photography's ability to take nature from one place

and transport it to another, and convey some essence of the thing, or the photographers vision, what the artist saw.

sure i was engulfed in the large print of a most magnificent flower, in a certain light, that made me feel the sacred soul of nature... but in reality it was a photo.

two people who pass through the same scene see different things.

[h2oman]

8205

I'm not sure I'd call this minimalist, but I love it nonetheless! Thanks for posting, Ed.

[h2oman]

Well, I was a few years late on that last one! Maybe I get excused for my oversight by the fact that I wasn't a member of the forum when that image was first posted?

[keith schreiber]

Cape Race, NL

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/EasternSierraWorkshopOct2006/ShadowonGraniteConley10.jpg
shadow on granite

10" Conley Anastigmat / Kodak 2D / 6½X8½

[Joe O'Hara]

This was waiting for me.

[jim kitchen]

Great older thread, complete with great images... :)

Here's a rerun.

jim k


Winter Corral, Free Range, Alberta, Canada, 2010

http://largeformatgroupimages.jimkitchen.ca/images/10020603.jpg

[mdm]

What I like best about this one is that the landscape is not killed by golfball clouds, leaving the eye to explore a very interesting view from the foreground all the way to the back. The big sky reminds one of the scale without overpowering. I like it a lot and wish I could do it like that.

[monsta]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21075475@N02/5258587569/

lith print from fp4 with long exposure.

[sly]

Monsta - great lith work!

[keith schreiber]

Apologies for reposting this ... I just figured out how to link directly from my MobileMe iDisk rather than uploading an attachment.



https://files.me.com/j.k.schreiber/muule9

Cape Race, NL 2007
palladium print, 5x4 inches
450 Nikkor M | 1/30 @ f45 | TMX in WD2D 1:1:10 20'@72F

[mrladewig]

A couple additions.

Winter Aspens, Rosita 2009
http://www.ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/1997-1/45_E1G_20090501_001.jpg
4X5 E100G, Nikkor 300/9M

Ice - Medano Creek 2010
http://www.ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/2481-1/45_E1G_20100209_006.jpg
4X5 RVP50, Schnieder Symmar-S 150/5.6

[Preston]

Second try...

Three Stones In Blue, Lee Vining Canyon, 2009

http://www.gildedmoon.com/galleries/newwork/images/525-1Web.jpg

Tahihara 4x5
Astia 100-F
Fujinon 180

Nice work, folks!

--P

[mandoman7]

Beautiful shot, Preston.

[Donald Miller]

Really lovely Preston

[Chuck P.]

I consider this minimalistic. 4x5 HorsemanLS, TMX EI64, HC-110 (1:63), N+1.

[Marko]

First attempt at shooting paper negatives, a failure really, but for some reason I still like it:

http://48pixels.com/images/orchid_papernegative.jpg

Shen-Hao 4x10, Ilford Multigrade IV RC, Dektol 1:2

[Brian C. Miller]

First attempt at shooting paper negatives, a failure really...

What failed?

[NicolasArg]

What a nice thread of abstracts, thumbs up for everyone.

[Marko]

What failed?

Exposure and tonality.

This was literally the first shot I made on paper, had no clue about the paper's real ISO and just made a wild guess. It came out severely unexposed, it took some creative scanning to pull it out.

I also failed to remember that paper is orthochromatic when I picked purplish red flower in a shiny black pot and placed it on a dark brown background. Essentially I had a little time on my hands, decided to play around with a new camera a bit but didn't feel like burning film.

This was definitely not the intended result, but I still like what came out of it.

[austin granger]

Telephone Poles, Salton Sea

[speedfreak]

I like it Austin, very surreal! The tones are very welcoming but the subject is foreboding. Nice contrast!

[Preston]

John and Donald--Thanks for your comments on my previous shot!

Chuck, Marko, and Austin--Very nice work!

Meadow On Rock Creek
http://www.gildedmoon.com/galleries/sierra-north/images/362-1-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
300mm Nikkor-M
Astia 100F

--P

[Ulrich Drolshagen]

May be I have shown this in the landscape thread already. It was done with my then new to me Chamonix and a 150mm Symmar before I fixed the focusing issue.

http://www.ulrich-drolshagen.de/gallery/cache/photographic-minimalism/bill_zweig_w580_h442.jpg

Ulrich

[Jim Cole]

White Sands, NM on 4x5 Fuji Provia.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5476878167_a958632d57_b.jpg

[Donald Miller]

Wonderful image Jim

[Eric James]

Superb Jim

[dsim]

Wonderful image Jim.

[zcary]

http://www.henellfoto.se/abstrakt1.jpg
From a very bright day one day after a snow storm in Sweden.

[Jim Cole]

Donald, Eric and dsim,

Thank you.

[dlin]

Beautiful, Jim!

[austin granger]

Pilings, Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5477948018_4c6dc82958_b.jpg

www.austingranger.com

[Paul Metcalf]

Jim Cole - WOW.

I think this is my favorite thread. I never grow weary looking at minimalist images, they just stand by themselves. I just wish some of the earlier images would still post.

[mrladewig]

White Sands, NM on 4x5 Fuji Provia.

Wonderful Jim.

[Preston]

Truly beautiful, Jim.

--P

[Frank Bunnik]

Superb image Jim. Thanks for sharing.

[Paul H]

That's gorgeous Jim. The colours make it look other worldly.

[Jim Cole]

Daniel, Paul M, Mrladwig, Preston, Frank and Paul H,

Thank you.

[Steve M Hostetter]

amazing Jim!

[Jim Cole]

Thanks Steve.

[Brian Ellis]

Alternate version, less gloom and doom perhaps? I don't think I can push it much further and still retain the mood (of course I could be wrong, been known to happen, often).
LJS

Sorry, late coming to this thread. But FWIW I preferred the first version. The second is a pretty picture, the first is a mystery and a mood.

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Keeler/AutoBodyKeelerS.jpg
auto body, keeler, ca

[Peter De Smidt]

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae37/peterdesmidt/Moose-1.jpg
Moose Cow in Fog, Washington Harbor, Isle Royale

[Steve M Hostetter]

Moose Cow in Fog, Washington Harbor, Isle Royale

awesome Peter

[Peter De Smidt]

Thanks Steve. I spent 7 days back-packing with a 4x5 on Isle Royale, and unfortunately, I ended up with only few good pictures. This picture was taken with a 300mm lens on a Toho FC45x.

[Kirk Gittings]

I don't know it might be the infamous Loch Ness Moose ;)



Moose Cow in Fog, Washington Harbor, Isle Royale

[Zaitz]

Thanks Steve. I spent 7 days back-packing with a 4x5 on Isle Royale, and unfortunately, I ended up with only few good pictures. This picture was taken with a 300mm lens on a Toho FC45x.

Very nice! I wanted to go there last fall but didn't know they closed so early. Great shot.

[Rick A]

4x5 Calumet 6-1/2" extra rapid aplanat on Delta 100
My first photo posted here
please excuse the crappy scan, the print looks loads better, even shows the stripes in the drape.

[Leigh]

4x5 Calumet 6-1/2" extra rapid aplanat on Delta 100
Very nice work. Congrats.

- Leigh

[Rick A]

Thank you. I just wish the scan showed the detail in the drape, the print is waaay more detailed. I can only scan prints on an HP all in one.

[tilberien]

http://www.tilberien.bluefile.cz/wp-content/uploads/Resize-of-IMG_0001.jpg
Foma 100@100, APH09 1:50, 8:30, Fomaspeed N

[austin granger]

Portland
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/5770002817_1f3ffa121f_b.jpg

[David R Munson]

I don't know how I missed this thread. So much great work here!

A couple of my own:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/356152486_e724324d6b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidrmunson/356152486/)
Dogen's Razor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidrmunson/356152486/) by David R Munson (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidrmunson/), on Flickr

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/356152462_05d09432dc_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidrmunson/356152462/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidrmunson/356152462/) by David R Munson (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidrmunson/), on Flickr

[cjbroadbent]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YpoGn-hskRo/TWPm-jyy7OI/AAAAAAAAIPo/QL5LUf1Pzbo/s800/broadbent129.jpg
No Subject. 4x5 Ektachrome.

[austin granger]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YpoGn-hskRo/TWPm-jyy7OI/AAAAAAAAIPo/QL5LUf1Pzbo/s800/broadbent129.jpg
No Subject. 4x5 Ektachrome.

That's really unsettling. I like it.

[Frank Bunnik]

9 Poles

www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com

[Craig Tuffin]

Here's one I shot recently....Vitiligo

8x10 Wet plate collodion ambrotype on black glass shot with a Cooke Portrait @ f8 for 18 seconds.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5772249688_4a5aa1d1c2_b.jpg

[Frank Bunnik]

Frozen lake & grasses

www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com

[Rick A]

Cambo SC II 4x5, no name 150/5.6 Doppel-Anastigmat. TMY in Pyrocat-HD, printed on 5x7 Polycontrast III developed in LPD. Scan of print.

[Marshal.F]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/5766616199_0e6804d467_z.jpg

Burke & James 4x5 Press Camera
Voigtlander Anastigmat Skopar 135mm f/4.5 lens
Cheap Red Filter Hand Held
Fuji Acros 100 EI 160
f/6.3
1/25

Developed in diafine and photographed on a light table.

As soon as I took this exposure I was chased out of this field by a cow! You can read more here...
http://marshalf.blogspot.com/2011/05/well-hello-there-mr-cow-am-i-in-your.html

[MMELVIS]

Here's one I shot recently....Vitiligo

8x10 Wet plate collodion ambrotype on black glass shot with a Cooke Portrait @ f8 for 18 seconds.




A very strong image and wonderfully done. I have a great respect for an artist that produce an ambrotype of this quality.

[cjbroadbent]

4x5 Ektachrome Linhof 135mm
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tx8xpe9oKaI/TfIUxK88tlI/AAAAAAAAJZI/RZCG6kvT0cM/s800/sequins.jpg

[Thom Bennett]

Craig, the image of the hand is stunning.

[Brian K]

Here's a pretty minimal one......

[Sart_S]

Toyo 45C on Ektachrome E-100S 4x5,Symmar 150mm f5.6 lens.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-H1foDOwGbJM/TfI37bxJoCI/AAAAAAAAAL8/GhWFotClOA4/s576/VI_%2525285%252529.jpg

[GabrielSeri]

That's awesome Sart! I love how it looks like a black and white except for the red! Very cool shapes and angles.

[Ken Lee]

Here's a pretty minimal one......

SUBLIME !

[Sart_S]

That's awesome Sart! I love how it looks like a black and white except for the red! Very cool shapes and angles.

Thanks!

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/021502/OfficeChair10BLPetzSplitBack.jpg
office chair

[csant]

A gesture… Might it qualify?


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/5075395168_021ff73122_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/csant/5075395168/)

More info and larger image over at Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/csant/5075395168/).

[Bill Poole]

Day's of summer. Spent a few days at a Sierra resort last week. Scattered among the cabins and aspens were perhaps a dozen hammocks that claimed much film. TX 320. Rodinal

http://www.poolephotography.com/Public-Galleries/Sorensens-June-2011/i-qvFHQkK/0/O/201108079.jpg

[vitality]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ttm7d-s87LU/ThGOTp_jYaI/AAAAAAAAAKg/c0yV6MRf8rQ/s1600/knifebw.jpg
"Forknife"
Sinar + E.Suter 14" petzval
Double exposure, Ilford Ortho, Rodinal 1:30, solarisation
Contrast in PS

[Bill Poole]

OK, let's try this again. The photo certainly seemed to load the first time.

Hammock, summer, TX 320, Rodinal.

http://www.poolephotography.com/Public-Galleries/Sorensens-June-2011/i-qvFHQkK/0/O/201108079.jpg

[atlcruiser]

Crown graphic 135/4.7 fuji fp-100C45


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5902974611_b801889bd2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5902974611/)
cc mid714.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5902974611/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[Armin Seeholzer]

Apo Ronar 360 mm on my Sinar P one Hensel Spot flash and a second one softbox!

Die Gabel from A. Kertez is still better;--))

[Jim Graves]

From this year's Tonopah workshop:

http://home.comcast.net/~mary.j.graves/Tonopah-Tent-crop-2-copy-we.jpg

[atlcruiser]

Crown graphic
135/4.7
fuji fp-3000B45

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5935057769_74aa005024_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5935057769/)
0711 bw 45 002.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5935057769/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[Sirius Glass]

That's blinding!

[atlcruiser]

That's blinding!

too hot to go outside :)

[Scott Schroeder]

A couple of years ago I was stranded at home with a sprained ankle. I hobbled around to make these photos.
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/window.jpg
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/WindowLamp.jpg
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Light.jpg
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Chair002.jpg

[MMELVIS]

Crown graphic
135/4.7
fuji fp-3000B45

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5935057769_74aa005024_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5935057769/)
0711 bw 45 002.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5935057769/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

After seeing what you do with fuji fp-3000B45 I am going to have to try this film. Appreciate the work you have been posting.

[MMELVIS]

A couple of years ago I was stranded at home with a sprained ankle. I hobbled around to make these photos.

http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/WindowLamp.jpg



This one is my favorite. The image is well composed, and the lamp shade has a very nice tone

[atlcruiser]

After seeing what you do with fuji fp-3000B45 I am going to have to try this film. Appreciate the work you have been posting.

thank you very much...i like the film a lot!

[cyrus]

Honestly, none of these samples thus far strike me as "minimalistic" at all. When I think of that term, Sugimoto (http://www.indejacobs.com/Sugimoto.html) comes to mind: basically just shadow tones.

[Richard M. Coda]

Great Salt Lake, UT

http://ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/2922-1/45W_RVP100F_20101105_004_sm.jpg

4X5 Fuji Velvia 100F, Nikon 300M

Mel-

Beautiful!

[Armin Seeholzer]

Okay I hope it also counts for you as minimalistic!

Cheers Armin

[atlcruiser]

Honestly, none of these samples thus far strike me as "minimalistic" at all. When I think of that term, Sugimoto (http://www.indejacobs.com/Sugimoto.html) comes to mind: basically just shadow tones.

How about this? I could fill the cracks with putty to make it a bit more minimal :)

deardorff 810
360 commercial
arista 400@200
rodinal 1:50 16min jobo

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6140/5955663185_e7bf99d807_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5955663185/)
0711 bw 45 013.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5955663185/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[atlcruiser]

I like these cracks as well..smaller cracks and smaller format so maybe more miminal?

crown graphic
135/4.7
HP5 400@200
rodinal 1:50 12min jobo

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5963115234_7a55cc4c53_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5963115234/)
0711 bw 45 012.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/5963115234/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[Richard M. Coda]

Arabian Library, Scottsdale, AZ, 2011
4x5 Velvia 100

http://www.rcodaphotography.com/test/ArabianLibrary001.jpg

[Jim Cole]

That works!

[Rain Dance]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ttm7d-s87LU/ThGOTp_jYaI/AAAAAAAAAKg/c0yV6MRf8rQ/s1600/knifebw.jpg
"Forknife"
Sinar + E.Suter 14" petzval
Double exposure, Ilford Ortho, Rodinal 1:30, solarisation
Contrast in PS

Very Beautiful and fits the theme well, for me. :D

[Randy]

http://rsphoto.fileave.com/field.jpg
4X5 Crown Graphic

[csant]

"Forknife"
Sinar + E.Suter 14" petzval
Double exposure, Ilford Ortho, Rodinal 1:30, solarisation
Contrast in PS

Oh, that's a beautiful, minimalistic shot!

[soeren]

Have we ever had a thread with minimalistic images?
Im very intriged by minimalism but Im strugling making it work myself
Best regards

[Jim Cole]

Good idea for a thread. Here's one from last year. Skaket Beach, Cape Cod.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/10409216016_1f14f2f0f9_b.jpg

[Richard M. Coda]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/RCoda_TwoTrees.jpg
Two Trees, Pompton Lakes, NJ, 1983
4x5 Tri-X

[Richard M. Coda]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/Tempe-Mill001.jpg
Tempe Mill, Tempe AZ, 2013
4x5 TMax 100

[sly]

Richard, I'm particularly impressed by the two trees image. Very powerful, in a quiet way.

[soeren]

Love your beach image Jim and your tree image Richard.
Best regards

[Scott Schroeder]

Submerged Tree

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/6_Fgallery2-4.jpg

[djdister]

Submerged Tree

I like, especially what's beneath the surface.

[austin granger]

I've posted some more minimal stuff in other threads, but this is new so here it is:

Lamp, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/14550546974_2fcea9678c_c.jpg

I really like those trees Richard.

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

[Richard M. Coda]

Thank you! I made that image the morning after I had a car accident in the snowstorm that made this snow. On my way home from work hit a patch of black ice under the snow and took out a telephone pole with my Jeep CJ-7. Took the rear view mirror off the windshield with my head and broke the dashboard with my shoulder. Walked away with a few stitches in my head and a sling for my shoulder. My mother (I was still living at home) told me not to go out to photograph it (was in the neighbor's yard) but I told her I had to before the snow melted. :)

[RHITMrB]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3846/14355172602_efa456b7ee_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nSw1FU)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/nSw1FU) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Mike Lopez]

Ken Lee posted a doozy in here a few years ago--hopefully he'll post it again. It was a bird bath covered in snow, with a tree or other vertical element in the upper right corner with a few thin dark lines nearby. I've always kept that one in mind.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Awesome pics !! I hope this thread goes the distance... :)!

[Rick A]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?31636-Very-Minimalistic-LF-Photos&highlight=minimalist

Maybe the moderators could merge the threads.

[soeren]

Whooops, I didn't go far enough back in my search, sorry.
Yes merge or let die :)
Best regards

[Heroique]

Whoops, I didn't go far enough back in my search, sorry. Yes merge or let die. :)

Don't let die, I like a maximum of minimalism threads! :D

Great images so far.

Hope the thread goes the distance too.

[RHITMrB]

Whooops, I didn't go far enough back in my search, sorry.
Yes merge or let die :)
Best regards

I don't know, that one hasn't had any posts for almost three years. Let's keep this one!

[Richard M. Coda]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/CalJet001.jpg
CalJet Fuel facility, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
Velvia 100, Arca-Swiss 45Field, Fuji 201W

[Joe O'Hara]

Oak tree, Emigrant Lake, Oregon, 2013.

[Kirk Gittings]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/RCoda_TwoTrees.jpg
Two Trees, Pompton Lakes, NJ, 1983
4x5 Tri-X

nice Richard.

[rdenney]

I went ahead and merged the threads, but kept the title of the new thread. I don't think seeing the older examples will do anything to prevent this thread from persisting, if people have the images to post.

Rick "who doesn't have any minimalist images in large format, unfortunately" Denney

[gsinico]

http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/palma-6.html

Palm, Garda,Italy.

[Harley Goldman]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/Tempe-Mill001.jpg
Tempe Mill, Tempe AZ, 2013
4x5 TMax 100

Beauty! Love the range of tones and the gradient effective of the light. Sweet and simple.

[Richard M. Coda]

Thank you, Harley!

[tenderobject]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8367559557_8e420f8372_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/dKpVWe)

Ilam, Iran 4x5 (https://flic.kr/p/dKpVWe) by tenderobject (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Harley Goldman]

http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/test/CalJet001.jpg
CalJet Fuel facility, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
Velvia 100, Arca-Swiss 45Field, Fuji 201W

This is real nice, Richard. Great shapes, patterns and colors.

[Preston]

I agree with Harley, Richard--great lines and color.

--P

[Peter De Smidt]

Moose, Washington Harbor, Isle Royale

[Scott Schroeder]

Really serene Peter. Great photograph. Probably awesome printed huge. Like a whole wall.

[scm]

http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-120414-0002.jpg

I don't remember the camera or lens (it was taken more than 20 years ago) but the film was 4x5 Vericolor 400

[Vaughn]

Two images I have posted elsewhere on this forum. I'll have to scan/copy more images in this vein one-of-these-days...

Both: Eureka Valley Sand Dunes
TMax 100, 4x5 (PocketView/Caltar IIN 150/5.6), Printed 16x20, Ilford Gallerie graded paper (glossy)

[Peter De Smidt]

Thanks, Scott. I backpacked with a 4x5 down the length of Isle Royale, and I didn't get very many good images, but I do like this one. The moose cow was eating in the bay, and it was so foggy that they shut down the seaplane. I only had tmx readyloads along. I could've really used the xtra speed of tmy.

[D-tach]

Moose, Washington Harbor, Isle Royale

Beautiful!

[jcoldslabs]

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 178mm f/2.5 Aero Ektar, HP5+


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-HP5-AE-Hanger-r2.jpg

Jonathan

[Andrew Plume]

ah

great

andrew

[alexn]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t31.0-8/10515100_798864840164109_471048874799684992_o.jpg

Schneider 90mm f/8 on home made fixed focus 4x5 point and shoot.
1/15th @ f/32, Delta 100 I believe... Possibly FP4+

[Harley Goldman]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t31.0-8/10515100_798864840164109_471048874799684992_o.jpg

Schneider 90mm f/8 on home made fixed focus 4x5 point and shoot.
1/15th @ f/32, Delta 100 I believe... Possibly FP4+

Wonderful simplicity! I like this a lot.

[soeren]

What Harley said
Best regards

[Bill Christian]

This was inspired by Ken Lee, who gave me the idea of photographing a plain white tea cup. Window light and a little fill reflection.

119255

The bellows were extended a good bit to get this close, full shot not a crop.
Schneider Kreuznach G-Claron 9/305 Stopped down a good bit.
LargeSense LS911 pre production 8x10 digital camera
July 20, 2014

Bill

[jp]

This was inspired by Ken Lee, who gave me the idea of photographing a plain white tea cup. Window light and a little fill reflection.

119255

The bellows were extended a good bit to get this close, full shot not a crop.
Schneider Kreuznach G-Claron 9/305 Stopped down a good bit.
LargeSense LS911 pre production 8x10 digital camera
July 20, 2014

Bill

Keep us informed about that camera; sounds fun!

[stradibarrius]

119510hope this qualifies???

[Pat Kearns]

Ivy

[Randy]

Very nice Pat, and thanks for reviving this thread - inspiration found!

[Maris Rusis]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1696/25057248815_05d579ebbc_c.jpg
East from Noosa Head

Gelatin-silver photograph on Agfa MCC 111 VC FB photographic paper, image size 24.7cm X 19.6cm, from a 8x10 Kodak Tmax 400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Fujinon-W 300mm f5.6 lens.

[Miskanarhi]

Very nice Pat, and thanks for reviving this thread - inspiration found!

Yes, definitely good revive. These type of images really resonate with me. Great work everyone.

[Pat Kearns]

Don't know it this qualifies.

[The Joker]

an oldie. Not sure if this quite qualifies but here it is anyway.
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[Joe O'Hara]

Two in this vein.

Pond with snags:

http://www.josephoharaphotography.com/img/s2/v60/p2086905595.jpg


Mount Misery Pond:

http://www.josephoharaphotography.com/img/s5/v123/p2680142735.jpg

[Randy]

Very nice Joe. Just spent some time at your site, again, very nice.

[ottluuk]

Wine Glasses, 2017. Crown Graphic, 135mm Xenar, Harman DPP dev-d in Rodinal. This is a digicam photo of the original print so not an ideal presentation.

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