Jack Dykinga in Nat. Geographic

[Kirk Gittings]

There is a great spread by Jack Dykinga on the Big Bend in Texas in this months National Geographic. It has the same wideangle 4x5 LF look as Jacks other work so I assume it is LF.

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0702/feature2/gallery1.html

[roteague]

Thanks Kirk, Dykinga is one of my favorites. His work is all 4x5.

There was also a spread in the Winter 2007 issue of Nature's Best on the same area. Quite stunning.

[naturephoto1]

Hi Kirk,

Thanks for the link and information. I knew that Robert would comment since I am aware that Jack Dykinga is one of his favorite photographers.

Rich

[Amund BLix Aaeng]

I know for a fact that Jack is now shooting fully digital, with a fullframe Canon and some top-end lenses....





LOL I had you for a second there, Robert?:D :p
Cool to see some super LF-photography in NG..

[roteague]

I know for a fact that Jack is now shooting fully digital, with a fullframe Canon and some top-end lenses....





LOL I had you for a second there, Robert?:D :p
Cool to see some super LF-photography in NG..

Yes, I was about ready to "blow a gasket" :eek:

[Capocheny]

Hi Kirk,

Thanks for the link... beautiful images! :)

Cheers

[Doug Dolde]

Hmm they all have that telltale 2:3 aspect ratio.

[Harley Goldman]

Thanks for the link. Five years ago, I bought Jack's LF book at a discount store because I liked the photos. Next thing I know, I am shooting LF, with the joys and expense of it all. I would love to meet Jack, so I could thank him and curse him in the same breath. :)

[Hiro]

Hmm they all have that telltale 2:3 aspect ratio.
I felt the pictures strangely "cramped," too, but most of them are originally 4:5 if you copy or save the images and view them with PS and such. Still too small but look better to me.

It appears the NG site automatically distort images into 2:3. Designed for dSLR photos? In any case weird.

[Kirk Gittings]

Interestingly, in the magazine they are not cropped to the 2:3 format. The web images are cropped not distorted.

[Doug Dolde]

Phew what a relief. For a minute I thought Jack had gone over to the dark side.

[roteague]

Phew what a relief. For a minute I thought Jack had gone over to the dark side.


I know that Jack has tried a scanning back, but from what I read he didn't care for it much. Also, he wrote a really good article in Arizona Highways a couple of years about about sticking with film.

[Kirk Gittings]

That article or something like it appeared in View Camera too.

[Rick Moore]

There is a great spread by Jack Dykinga on the Big Bend in Texas in this months National Geographic. It has the same wideangle 4x5 LF look as Jacks other work so I assume it is LF.

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0702/feature2/gallery1.html

Several of the photographs have information at the bottom of the page concerning equipment used: Arca Swiss F-Field 4x5, 75mm Nikkor, 110 Super Symmar, 240 Apo Symmar, all on Velvia 50.

[Kirk Gittings]

Several of the photographs have information at the bottom of the page concerning equipment used: Arca Swiss F-Field 4x5, 75mm Nikkor, 110 Super Symmar, 240 Apo Symmar, all on Velvia 50.

I don't see that information?

[Rick Moore]

I don't see that information?

Photographs 4, 12, 16, and 18 have the information, at the bottom, under a header that says "Photo Fast Facts." I'm using Safari 2.0.4 on OS X 10.4.8.

[Eric Brody]

Be prepared to see more of Jack's work in Geographic. In December 2006, I did a workshop with him, Bruce Barnbaum and Jay Dusard, fabulous experience, by the way. While we were there, he heard he got another NG assignment to photograph Indian lands, all over the country. I cannot wait to see it. He is a gentleman, a wonderful teacher and a really funny guy as well.

Eric