post your trees!

[john wood]

That looks a whole lot more like Color EIR than Ekta 100VS....very interesting image!

[Roman Putintsev]

It is early morning, the first rays of the sun through the haze.

[northcarolinajack]

Charlotte, NC is a beautiful city any time, but spring is special. The old cherry trees in Freedom Park are something extra. Even when not in bloom the trunks are very interesting. Both shots were made at the Main Entrance.

Camera – Kodak Full Plate (6 1/2x81/2) with an Ektar 12 inch F6.8 lens.
The first shows some of the pathways at F16. Number two I was a step or two closer and shot wide open at F16.


Jack



www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Harris-Photography/109348465760954

www.jackharrisphotography.com

[Ramiro Elena]

Same tree, different lenses.
First is a 150mm ƒ4.5 Petzval, second with the Aero Ektar at ƒ2.5
Both Efke100 in Rodinal

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7007010491_dcb4cf514c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7007010491/)
Árbol Petzval (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7007010491/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/6860892660_00e898cafc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/6860892660/)
Árbol Aero Ektar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/6860892660/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

[jcoldslabs]

Ramiro,

Interesting lens comparison. I have an Aero Ektar and love it, but in this case I prefer the Petzval shot. Really sets the tree apart from the rest of the image, and the vignetting draws your attention to the center. Nice job.

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

Thanks Jonathan, I've see you work with the AE and really like it. I agree the Petzval version looks better. I did a few more with AE afterwards and now wish I had used the Petzval instead.
I did another comparison with the AE and a Heliar. The difference in sharpness is quite amazing (as one would expect.)

[dupont07]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/7010528425_c703ac42ee_z.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

4x5 Pacemaker Speed Graphic, Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f/2.5, Kodak Portra 160

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/AE-Tree-Branches-%28portra%29.jpg

Jonathan

[DolphinDan]

Sycamores in a wash a mile or so from my house last November.

TOYO Metal Field camera
Nikon NIKKOR-SW 75mm f4.5
Fuji VELVIA 100

Daniel
70843

[Corran]

I had some shots I was experimenting with using Acufine but this one accidentally got developed with it. I used it 1:5 for 2 hours, with vigorous agitation for one minute and then 15 seconds every 30 minutes. Came out pretty well, a little overexposed. Might have to try this again. I used T-Max 100. The acuity with Acufine is ridiculous. Toned in PS. Nikkor 360mm @ f/32, 15s exposure:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/0205ss.jpg

[Heroique]

Corran, that is the most mysterious image post of the day, perhaps the week.

Looks like the two forelegs of a hoofed animal – a deer? – wading in lentil soup…

The textural clarity of the bark & lichen is impressive indeed on my screen.

[Harley Goldman]

I had some shots I was experimenting with using Acufine but this one accidentally got developed with it. I used it 1:5 for 2 hours, with vigorous agitation for one minute and then 15 seconds every 30 minutes. Came out pretty well, a little overexposed. Might have to try this again. I used T-Max 100. The acuity with Acufine is ridiculous. Toned in PS. Nikkor 360mm @ f/32, 15s exposure:

Cool image. I like the perspective and the OOF effect. Wow, two hours of development! That takes a lot of patience.

[jessicadittmer]

I love trees as well and will enjoy the images as I look thru the many pages....what I've seen so far are lovely! Everyone here is so very talented. I'm looking forward to learning from you.

[Corran]

Thanks Heroique and Harley.

The stuff in the water is some kind of fungal growth in the tannin that is permeating the water right now. I have never seen it like it is now - it literally blankets the water as far as the eye can see in some places, probably due to the very warm weather lately and lots of rain. Though apparently it is still "flowing" as evident by the photo. I used some movements to get the plane of focus along the tree and stopped down to f/32 but I guess that had the unintended effect of really jacking around the focus. It almost has a petzval swirl now, ha! I also took a color shot of the same scene, can't wait to see that, but I'm thinking I'll print this 16x20 in my darkroom.

Re; development - I actually just filled up a BTZS tube and took it with me when I ran some errands. Kept a stopwatch in my pocket and shook it when I needed to. People looked at me funny but it worked...

[Roman Putintsev]

Two new pictures, beech forest in the fog, TOYO 45AII, FUJI provia 100f.
http://putincev.com/files/91/28/46/01/ed_24911721_putincev_138.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24911721) http://putincev.com/files/af/28/46/01/ed_24911751_putincev_139_1.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24911751)

[jp]

Re; development - I actually just filled up a BTZS tube and took it with me when I ran some errands. Kept a stopwatch in my pocket and shook it when I needed to. People looked at me funny but it worked...

Maybe they thought it was a pipe bomb... Hmm. check your watch, shake the pipe bomb. Nothing. Plot failed.

I must say that's the yummiest tones I've ever seen in tmax 100. I've avoided the film because it's always come out too "hard" no matter what I try when used outdoors compared to tmy2 or 100acros. Was that some sort of shade scene?

[jp]

Two new pictures, beech forest in the fog, TOYO 45AII, FUJI provia 100f.
http://putincev.com/files/af/28/46/01/ed_24911751_putincev_139_1.jpg (http://putincev.com/p/spage/photo/oid/24911751)

I'm liking the layering and fuller use of the frame in this one. Thanks!

[Corran]

Maybe they thought it was a pipe bomb... Hmm. check your watch, shake the pipe bomb. Nothing. Plot failed.

I must say that's the yummiest tones I've ever seen in tmax 100. I've avoided the film because it's always come out too "hard" no matter what I try when used outdoors compared to tmy2 or 100acros. Was that some sort of shade scene?

Well it was definitely under the canopy, but still a bright day.

[scm]

http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-110624-0001.jpg

[merelyok]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7035741933_99f19ab382_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/7035741341_dd1340276f_b.jpg

Toyo 45CF
150mm Caltar II n
Shanghai 100
Ilford Ilfosol 3 (1:90, stand developed 1 hr)

[mdm]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-44hMYCWjHEQ/T3unXP6WaYI/AAAAAAAABHk/GxRNS6o4SbU/s1600/stump2.jpg
5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M, 210mm Sironar S

[mdm]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wMEuK7ilXXM/T3u1QLf-aAI/AAAAAAAABHw/GjiY4nOtqeI/s1600/willow.jpg
5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M, 210mm Sironar S

[chassis]

Really great shots, all!

SCM, I like your image alot. Tones and composition are excellent. What are the image details (camera, film, lens, etc.)?

[mdm]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-plEdMPq5B8c/T3ziUsaVyxI/AAAAAAAABH8/anlqIEn-Slw/s1600/lombardypoplars-1.jpg
5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M 2:2:100, 300mm Fujinon C

[scm]

Really great shots, all!

SCM, I like your image alot. Tones and composition are excellent. What are the image details (camera, film, lens, etc.)?

Thank you! That was taken in about 1989, my main rig at the time was an MPP 4x5 and a Fuji 150mm/5.6. The film was Kodak High Speed Infrared.

[sanchi heuser]

5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M 2:2:100, 300mm Fujinon C

Great composition

[mdm]

Oh, I just plonked it down and focused it. There is nowhere else to put the frames without cutting a tree up. The light was very good and the air still. Best time of the year in Southland, autumn.

[David Brunell]

Wow Merelyok, that first one is amazing!

[John Rodriguez]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-44hMYCWjHEQ/T3unXP6WaYI/AAAAAAAABHk/GxRNS6o4SbU/s1600/stump2.jpg
5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M, 210mm Sironar S

Nice MDM - humorous.

[mdm]

Thats a big old blue gum that died in the big freeze about 14 years ago. Its ugly friend is still standing nearby but I have not worked out how to make it look inspiring yet. Probably planted when the land was first settled by european farmers.

[mdm]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CVJ_eszewUU/T31K-TTdg6I/AAAAAAAABII/mbzqadVcTxM/s1600/treepoplar.jpg
5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M, 300mm Fujinon C

[Barry Kirsten]

Very nice, David. I'm moving back to the country and longing to do some photography for myself. This gives me hope.

[mdm]

Good luck then.

[merelyok]

Thank you! (:

[scm]

http://www.stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-111009-0002.jpg
8x10 Kodak 2D - 14" Ektar - HP5+

[jcoldslabs]

Onion Valley, CA. Elevation ~10,000 feet. I was much younger and could haul all that LF gear around even in low oxygen conditions. Not today, that's for sure.

Toya 45A, Ektachrome 100

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5---Onion-Valley-01.jpg
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Jonathan

[Joel Truckenbrod]

8x10 Kodak 2D - 14" Ektar - HP5+

I really love this composition and the general sensation of light. Very well done!

[jcoldslabs]

And another from around the same time, taken near the base of Mt. Whitney at Whitney Portal. I'm still getting the hang of sharpening my scans and I overdid it on this one, I think. This is pretty much how it looks on the light box so it's hard to not want it to be as crisp on screen, but I'll figure it out. Color balance is tricky, too.

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5---Whitney-Portal-Tree.jpg
________________________________________________________________________________________

Jonathan

[scm]

I really love this composition and the general sensation of light. Very well done!

Thank you, Joel!

[mathieu Bauwens]

71595

Nagaoka, S Symmar 180mm
Efke 100/ R09 1+50

[David Lobato]

8x10 Deardorff, 240mm Symmar S, HP5+

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55432652/Cypress%20Swamp%20810%20003%20Color%20Fill.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

Messing around with a Gundlach Pancratic Telephoto on the Speed Graphic. I want to try it on 8x10 one of these days--it will cover--but at that magnification the lens is so slow that I'm not sure my camera can remain vibration free for that long. We'll see, I guess.

Polaroid 669 film (expired 1994)

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/669%20-%20Tree%20%28Dyptich%29%20%28Pancratic%29.jpg

Jonathan

[cpercy]

71785

Don't know if I've done this right or not but here is one of my first scans of a 4x5 neg (just got a V700). I have read thru a bunch of posts about how to upload images and post them but it might as well be Greek. And resizing so the image would upload was real challenge, probably screwed it all up. Maybe someone could create a tutorial for idiots err illiterates I mean. I sure would like to post some of those big images like others are doing. I know it has something to do with Earl or Url however you spell it.

[cpercy]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=71818&d=1334200381
Trying to see if I've figured out how to post a better image in my reply.

[Shen45]

71866

I've visited this spot for over 30 years and tried again today. Forgot it was school holidays so ------ :) I did manage to shoot 2 sheets so it was a great day.
Ektar 203 Foma 200 in home brew.

[mdm]

beautiful light. 2 sheets is plenty, more is not better.

[Shen45]

It is now right on the tail end of summer and there is a very nice transition of light as the angle of the sun is getting a bit lower in the sky each day. The sun is still quite "harsh" but certainly nothing like the height of summer. Thanks for your comment David.

[Tri Tran]

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2066/blackoak5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/137/blackoak5.jpg/)

14x17 Black Oak Series, Yosemite 2012

[cpercy]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/7078875783_f554af14aa_z.jpg

Persimmon grove at Beaver Lake in Arkansas
4x5 Deardorff

Comments welcome.

[atlcruiser]

Deardorff 810 w/45 back
360 commercial
hp5+ @ 200
rollo pyro 12 min

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/6936514646_72347ac033_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6936514646/)
0412 BW 45 2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6936514646/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5463/7082586989_a8769a2b30_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7082586989/)
0412 BW 45 1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7082586989/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[cpercy]

atlcruiser

Both are excellent but the first one really grabs you. The beautiful keyhole to the sky above the broken snag is so sweet.

[briand]

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A photo taken on a 2 week trip this month,
Tachihara 4x5, 180mm lens Ilford FP4.
just love the look of this old tree.

[Frank Petronio]

A "friend" climbed our Walnut tree and fell out, broke a vertebrae, and sued us for $2.5 million dollars. Settled for $10K and it cost us $19K for lawyers after two years of bullshit. We had to threaten to sue our insurers to cover us and then they cancelled us after the case was resolved.

That's America.

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[Erik Larsen]

A "friend" climbed our Walnut tree and fell out, broke a vertebrae, and sued us for $2.5 million dollars. Settled for $10K and it cost us $19K for lawyers after two years of bullshit. We had to threaten to sue our insurers to cover us and then they cancelled us after the case was resolved.

That's America.

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With friends like that......
Unbelievable!

[David Brunell]

With friends like that......
Unbelievable!

Man, that is terrible!

[Renato Tonelli]

I never understood this type of story. If the property had some kind of hidden danger, like an open well where you could fall into, I would understand a lawsuit. But this "friend" put himself in danger by climbing the tree.

[rpalm]

Unbelievable... glad you made it through.

r


A "friend" climbed our Walnut tree and fell out, broke a vertebrae, and sued us for $2.5 million dollars. Settled for $10K and it cost us $19K for lawyers after two years of bullshit. We had to threaten to sue our insurers to cover us and then they cancelled us after the case was resolved.

That's America.

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[Harley Goldman]

Deardorff 810 w/45 back
360 commercial
hp5+ @ 200
rollo pyro 12 min

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/6936514646_72347ac033_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6936514646/)




I am enjoying this one. Love the way the trees lead back to the far background trees and the broken one is an excellent point along the way. Nice tonal range as well.

[Joel Truckenbrod]

Persimmon grove at Beaver Lake in Arkansas
4x5 Deardorff

Comments welcome.

There is a delicacy to how you handled this image. Under spoken and beautiful.

[civich]

+1. Just looking at it I feel my blood pressure dropping.
-Chris


There is a delicacy to how you handled this image. Under spoken and beautiful.

[cpercy]

Thanks guys, it kind or reminds me of one of those electron microscope shots of a pollen spore or something.

[atlcruiser]

Cpercy and Harley; thank you both for the kind words

[jumanji]

Tiny trees

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7071203121_585e6a5329_z.jpg

By Derogy No 4 on 8x10 X ray film.

[atlcruiser]

Deardorff 810
360 commercial
HP5+ @ 200
rollo pyro


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/6939946716_7bd40edf2d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6939946716/)
0412 BW 810 4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6939946716/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[alexn]

Linhof Kardan Super Color ST
75/4.5 Grandagon-N @ F/22
Chinese 6x12 back
Velvia 50

1/2 Sec Exposure

72364

[atlcruiser]

Deardorff 810
360 Commercial

HP5+ @ 200
Rollo Pyro 12min


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5271/7095881055_0537f4c7f3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7095881055/)
0412 BW 810 10.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7095881055/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[Holdenrichards]

Deardorff 810
360 commercial
HP5+ @ 200
rollo pyro
That first image is wonderful, makes a strong case for wide angle.

[Ken Lumbis]

DIY 4x5 view camera with a Caltar S-II 210mm lens and Acros 100 film72472

[johnmsanderson]

http://john-sanderson.com/files/gimgs/17_morton-near-1.jpg

This place always reminded me of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings. Finally got some good light there after visiting several times. All I need now is to build a crumbling cathedral in the background.

Ektar 100 + 90mm

[John Rodriguez]

Very nice John, I like the palette.

[austin granger]

Very nice John, I like the palette.

+1 from me. Really nice.

[civich]

DIY 4x5 view camera with a Caltar S-II 210mm lens and Acros 100 film72472

Ken, the fuzziness of the far aspens distracts (me) from an otherwise interesting, sensuous composition. In the right light and with greater DOF this would be stellar. Any chance of re-visiting? -Chris

[cpercy]

8x10 Deardorff, 240mm Symmar S, HP5+

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55432652/Cypress%20Swamp%20810%20003%20Color%20Fill.jpg

David, I keep coming back to this image, I absolutely love the quality of light and the tonal scale you've rendered it with, outstanding.

[Ken Lumbis]

Ken, the fuzziness of the far aspens distracts (me) from an otherwise interesting, sensuous composition. In the right light and with greater DOF this would be stellar. Any chance of re-visiting? -Chris

Chris
Thanks for looking and the constructive comments. I plan to revisit both the current negative and try to better nail the enlargement with it as well as going back to the site and try to better capture it during the same light conditions. It was a late evening shot with the sun going down quickly and the tops of the aspen being lit. So there was quite a contrast in the light and dark areas of the valley. As a consequence, some portions of the negative are quite thin. I've just gotten back into the darkroom after many years away so I'm still trying to redevelop my techniques and best figure out out to optimize the negative. Maybe split grade printing?

Ken

[David Lobato]

Toyo 45A, 210mm Nikkor, Tri-X


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55432652/Black%20Forest%20Trees%20001%20LFF.jpg

[cpercy]

Toyo 45A, 210mm Nikkor, Tri-X

David, Another beautiful shot.

[cpercy]

From Spring Like North Carolina

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6788721236_a8bcfb5f7b_z.jpg

Eastman View No. 1 8x10
Arista EDU 100
Konica Hexanon GRII 210mm

Really like this one Holden, just the kind of place I like to spend my time.


Very nice rendering of the light as well.

[Dr_Rocks]

Got a few tree pics on Sunday... still very new to LF, only the second time shooting and developing film, so any help is appreciated!

-Chris

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[Jim Fitzgerald]

I love this thread! So many great images!

Here is one that I don't think I've posted here. A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

[Iga]

Beech Trees.
Whole Plate contact print.
Turner Reich 5x8, back element only.
http://s019.radikal.ru/i606/1204/09/4ea43d4f9950.jpg

[Jim Cole]

I love this thread! So many great images!

Here is one that I don't think I've posted here. A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

Oh, yeah!

[tgtaylor]

Here's a wierd one for you:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7113045261_76fb88d35f_b.jpg

Does anyone know what kind of tree this is? I don't!

Thomas

[Erik Larsen]

I love this thread! So many great images!

Here is one that I don't think I've posted here. A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

That is very pretty Jim, my compliments
Erik

[bobwysiwyg]

Here's a wierd one for you:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7113045261_76fb88d35f_b.jpg

Does anyone know what kind of tree this is? I don't!

Thomas

Dead. :)

Nice shot. I like it.

[cpercy]

I love this thread! So many great images!

Here is one that I don't think I've posted here. A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

Very nice.

[Harley Goldman]

I love this thread! So many great images!

Here is one that I don't think I've posted here. A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

Real fine, Jim!!! Great light and scene.

[Harley Goldman]

Here's a wierd one for you:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7113045261_76fb88d35f_b.jpg

Does anyone know what kind of tree this is? I don't!

Thomas

Would that be on the road up White Mountain, east of Bishop, by any chance? It sure looks familiar. If so, I think it would be a bristlecone pine.

[Barry Kirsten]

Applause also from me. Beautiful image, Jim.

[jcoldslabs]

A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

Fantastic light. The balance of shadows and highlights is perfect. I bet the original print is stunning.

Jonathan

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Thanks everyone. I do like the print. Nice light and a wonderful feel to this image.

[tgtaylor]

Dead. :)

Nice shot. I like it.

Thanks bobwysiwyg. However it's not dead even though the uniformed wouldn't think twice for using it for fire wood.


Would that be on the road up White Mountain, east of Bishop, by any chance? It sure looks familiar. If so, I think it would be a bristlecone pine.

Nope. It's somewhere in the Colorado Plateau and located inside the confines of a “Research” Area which was marked “No Trespassing.” I do think that it is a bristlecone pine but I am not sure. I photographed several, including this one, and all were within a close proximity to each other.

Thomas

[Vaughn]

Jim, a very beautiful image! Congrats!

Vaughn

[Yef]

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[taimaster2005]

5x7 Wet Plate positive tintype. This was the first time I made plates out in the field!

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[JR Steel]

I love this thread! So many great images!

Here is one that I don't think I've posted here. A backlit shot from Yosemite printed in carbon.

Sublime Jim!

[JR Steel]

Sycamores in Black Gulch on the Kern River.

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[merelyok]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/7124930637_6f7b401fbb_b.jpg

Toyo
210mm Fujinon
Shanghai 100 in Ilfosol 3

[SMBooth]

Snowgums in mist on mount Stirling.
4x5 Delta100 in Xtol with Nikon 135mm

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8005/7131531449_c372c940d1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/7131531449/)
Mt Stirling Gums in mist (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/7131531449/)

[Michael Wynd]

Wonderful shot Shane.

[h2oman]

Yeah Shane!

[Steve French]

Snowgums in mist on mount Stirling.
4x5 Delta100 in Xtol with Nikon 135mm


Great Shot Shane !!

[cpercy]

"aspen in the pines" Santa Fe, NM

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7168873720_4a7d1f22d4_c.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

"aspen in the pines" Santa Fe, NM

Or, "stranger in a strange land." Very nice. Excellent shadow detail all the way back into the trees.

Jonathan

[dave_whatever]

Here's a tree from earlier this spring:

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_20110897284faac0ab2fe67.jpg

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/mitchell-field-tree

RSW45, Super Angulon 90/5.6, Velvia 50.

[lbenac]

[QUOTE=cpercy;885962]"aspen in the pines" Santa Fe, NM]

Great composition and execution.

Cheers,

luc

[lkkang]

nice.... beautiful light


Here's a tree from earlier this spring:

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_20110897284faac0ab2fe67.jpg

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/mitchell-field-tree

RSW45, Super Angulon 90/5.6, Velvia 50.

[John Rodriguez]

Here's a tree from earlier this spring:


RSW45, Super Angulon 90/5.6, Velvia 50.

Beautiful light Dave.

[SamReeves]

Likewise. Great sunset or sunrise there.

[Renato Tonelli]

Beautiful light.

[dave_whatever]

Thanks guys. I had another shot a few minutes later and the light had totally gone.

[jcoldslabs]

Taken yesterday at sunset. Kodak 2D 8x10, 15" B&L projection Petzval, Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (expired 1984).

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Back-Yard-Tree.jpg

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

This one came out like crap but I don't know why. It looks as if I shot it against the sun which was not the case.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7198996198_6c76dc1fc9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7198996198/)
img411 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7198996198/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

[Gary Tarbert]

This one came out like crap but I don't know why. It looks as if I shot it against the sun which was not the case.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7198996198_6c76dc1fc9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7198996198/)
img411 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7198996198/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en FlickrHi Ramiro , The tree is in deep shadow ,in comparison to the background , creating the against the light look , Cheers Gary

[Ramiro Elena]

You're right Gary. Didn't think of that, thanks!

[cpercy]

This one came out like crap but I don't know why. It looks as if I shot it against the sun which was not the case.

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7198996198/]img411 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7198996198/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

Ramiro, this is worth a re-shoot or some photo shop work. Just looks like some flare or light from a large image circle bouncing off the inside of the bellows, did you use a lens shade?

[Ramiro Elena]

You're very right. Aside from Gary's comment which is correct I also noticed that flare. That's why I mentioned it looked like shooting against the sun.
Part of the problem might reside in the fact that I had the darkslide pulled out for around a minute or two waiting for all the people, bicycles and cars to pass by. My bellows might not be all that light tight. Even the darkslide dropped down an inch and a half cropping part of the frame.

I was trying not to go back but now that you mentioned it I'll have to.

[sensy]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7232815634_aca9ae740c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensy/7232815634/)
lövskog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensy/7232815634/) by like okay cool dude (http://www.flickr.com/people/sensy/), on Flickr

Critiques are always welcome. I'm personally pretty happy with how white the leaves turned out.

[mono]

Looks nice!
Can you give us some details? Film? Developer? EI?

[sensy]

Thanks for the compliment!

The details are: Graflex Super Speed Graphic, 135mm, f32, red filter, Fomapan 100. Exposure time somewhere around 12 seconds I think. R09 1+50 for 8 minutes, with 5 seconds agitation every 30 seconds.

[mono]

Great, thanx!
I thought it was IR film.

[Jody_S]

Testing movements on my Deardorff: Staeble-Ultragon 213mm @f45, paper negative. I think it was 3.5 minutes exposure.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/Kingsmeg/Deardorff.jpg

[cpercy]

Taken yesterday at sunset. Kodak 2D 8x10, 15" B&L projection Petzval, Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (expired 1984).

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Back-Yard-Tree.jpg

Jonathan

Jonathan another sleeper that keeps calling me back, very subtle image.

[jcoldslabs]

Jonathan another sleeper that keeps calling me back, very subtle image.

You're very kind, thanks. I had wanted the most in-focus leaves at the center to have more tonality, but had I increased the exposure the sky would have blown out to a distracting degree--not that it isn't already. When viewed large there IS more tonality, though. This is one of the first images I have taken in a while that would benefit from being printed BIG, I think. To prove it, here is a detail from the above scan:

http://kolstad.us/ebay/Back-Yard-Tree-DETAIL.jpg

I may have to try again. Since the tree is in the back yard I have many more chances!

Jonathan

[cpercy]

Jonathan,
Wow would really like to see the print and I think big would be good considering the amount of detail and focus shift occurring in just this small area.
And the center definitely creates a great visual vortex.

I have noticed the few more subtle images I've tried to post on the web lose their essence and don't translate well to the electronic world.
The digital world has a lot to offer us but it comes at a cost, one of which seems to be a lack of subtle detail in a lot of different things from music to visual imagery.

[Ed Bray]

Taken yesterday on the Horseman LX's first outing. By god it's a heavy bugger, good job this image was taken just a few feet away from the car during my lunchtime. Nothing special, first use of Adox 25, usual Caffenol CL semi-stand development.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7263686130_9cd213f301_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edbray/7263686130/)
Gorse and Woods (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edbray/7263686130/) by Ed Bray (http://www.flickr.com/people/edbray/), on Flickr

[Old-N-Feeble]

Ed... I like the tone of the foliage. Did you use a deep green filter or is Adox 25 film that sensitive to green?

[Ed Bray]

Ed... I like the tone of the foliage. Did you use a deep green filter or is Adox 25 film that sensitive to green?

No filter used, I'm not sure to be honest about the green sensitivity although searching on the internet suggests that it has a lack of sensitivity to red, so that would suggest that it is more sensitive to green/blue. I was a little disappointed that the slow shutter speed has allowed a bit of wind movement of the top of the gorse bush to show when enlarged.

[Trius]

Sand Hills State Forest, IL.

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[Ed Bray]

Another image from Wednesday's lunchtime, Same film, different position and different lens, this was taken using my Fujinon SW 65mm f8.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7266447716_f3f315bf9d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edbray/7266447716/)
Wooded Area, Dartmoor National Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edbray/7266447716/) by Ed Bray (http://www.flickr.com/people/edbray/), on Flickr

[Old-N-Feeble]

Ed...

Again, I love the foliage. I'm going to have to tray Adox 25... maybe with a deep yellow or yellow-green filter.

[Nasser]

Trees of Platinum and Palladium!

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[johnmsanderson]

couple from Doodletown

http://john-sanderson.com/files/gimgs/19_tree2.jpg

http://john-sanderson.com/files/gimgs/19_tree.jpg

[megapickle1]

That´s my contribution to this theme - a birch tree. Shot taken in April 2012 with Sinar P2 and a 210mm Symmar lens on TMax100.

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George

[cpercy]

"transparency of the understory"

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7318480422_ab7ec604dc_b.jpg

[LaurentB]

Trees that used to hand above the sand quarry near my wife's parents' place. Unfortunately, the trees were removed not too long ago.

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[mathieu Bauwens]

Laos, Nong Kiaw suburbs; Teak wooden fields

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Nagaoka, 180mm S SYMAR on Foma 200 @ 100/ R09 1+50

[jcoldslabs]

Taken this afternoon as a test. I had some Polaroid type 55 with dried out chemical pods and some useless type 665 pack film with supple pods, so I transplanted the 665 pods into the old type 55 sleeves. The result is below. Not bad. I wouldn't expect full reagent coverage since the 665 surface area is much smaller. Just as I clicked the shutter the sun peeked out from behind a cloud and helped boost the contrast a bit for me.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T55-%2881%29---Trees.jpg

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

I think my bellows are leaking...
Eastman View 8x10 B&L Zeiss Tessar 6½ x8½ at ƒ11

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7410461214_0e62d70542_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7410461214/)
Carretera de Vilanova (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7410461214/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

[Corran]

8x10 contact print drying - shot with Fuji Super-HRT green x-ray film. 210mm Graphic Kowa @f/32, 15s:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/printlittlerivers.JPG

[jcoldslabs]

8x10 contact print drying - shot with Fuji Super-HRT green x-ray film. 210mm Graphic Kowa @f/32, 15s:

Beautiful, Bryan!

[Corran]

Thank you! I really like how the green-sensitive x-ray stuff responds to light under a canopy of trees. It's hard to show on a snap of a print though!

[Corran]

And here's one more of a big cypress. Again the 210mm Graphic Kowa, @f/32, 4s, and a bit of warmtoning:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/littleriverprint2s.JPG

[SMBooth]

On MGX X-Ray, A stand of Willows which will be used to make cricket bats. That's a bit like a flat baseball bat for you Americans :)
8x10 B&J 270mm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7407378544_de28acbcc3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/7407378544/)
Willows (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/7407378544/)

[mdm]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xliZuLooS0A/T-Pacelv8XI/AAAAAAAABOo/m0HukdLfAv0/s1600/straight2.jpg
5x7 Delta 100 in Pyrocat M, 210 Sironar S.

[Shen45]

On MGX X-Ray, A stand of Willows which will be used to make cricket bats. That's a bit like a flat baseball bat for you Americans :)
8x10 B&J 270mm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7407378544_de28acbcc3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/7407378544/)
Willows (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/7407378544/)

That's a great stand of trees Shane. Are they local to you? Many years ago there was a wonderful stand of Aspens I believe between Shepparton and Wodonga. I didn't photograph them and seeing your image I wish I had.

[snay1345]

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A forest I drove by today.

[mdm]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXK0bzDgX1w/T-Zwd4R4ZPI/AAAAAAAABO4/wQi_jmjCkDs/s1600/log.jpg
8x10 trimmed from 11x14 Kodak xray to fit scanner. 14 inch Dagor.

[David R Munson]

So there's this. I know it's not really *of* a tree, but it was *on* a tree when I made the photograph. I like it, but am not sure where to post it. 4x5 Chamonix, 210mm Symmar•EX, some kind of film (TXP?). At the Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan.

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[jcoldslabs]

Taken yesterday afternoon atop Rocky Butte in Portland.

Speed Graphic, Aero-Ektar, Polaroid type 51 film (expired 1999)


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T51---Rocky-Butte.jpg

Jonathan

[Erik Larsen]

An aspen grove on the Uncompaghree Plateau in colorado. 4x5 tmax 100 printed on MGIV.
regards
erik

[Jim Clinefelter]

Here's a shot taken near Horsetail Falls in the Columbia Gorge a few months ago with a modified 1920s 3x4 Graflex Series B SLR...the lens is an f/8 Bausch and Lomb Rapid Rectilinear, taken from a defunct Kodak 3A postcard camera. The camera has a Graflex 6x6 120 roll film back, and the film was Ilford XP2.




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[SMBooth]

That's a great stand of trees Shane. Are they local to you? Many years ago there was a wonderful stand of Aspens I believe between Shepparton and Wodonga. I didn't photograph them and seeing your image I wish I had.

Hi Shen, No they are about 5 hour drive away. I was up that way (Robinvale) for work.

[Ramiro Elena]

A re-take of an image taken three pages before, now bloomed and sunny.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7494756894_1a5e1344ff_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7494756894/)
re-take (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7494756894/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

[Liam:]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7496653352_e05af79abc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53243597@N02/7496653352/)
ancient (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53243597@N02/7496653352/) by Liam..P (http://www.flickr.com/people/53243597@N02/), on Flickr

crown graphic - 90mm - fomapan 100

[Ramiro Elena]

Which 90mm lens is that Liam? Very nice!

[Liam:]

Thanks, I used a Schneider 90 f6.8 that I picked up for £100.

[jcoldslabs]

Tried to capture the light coming through the trees in the back yard this evening. Turned out a little more busy in the negative than it looked on the ground glass. Sometimes colors (light and dark green) render much differently to the eye than to the film. Should have known.

Kodak 2D 8x10, B&L 15" f/3.8 projection Petzval, Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (SO-277), 2 sec. exposure.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Back-Yard-Tree-03.jpg

Jonathan

[cpercy]

An old cottonwood trunk and some flotsam on a sandbar of the Kaw River.



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7569656094_ee878410c0_b.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7569667442_15bc01b862_b.jpg

[rpalm]

http://palm.bz/4x5/rodenstock-150/wshadow-tree.jpg


7pm Shadow tree

4x5, Rodenstock 150, neopan 100

[tgtaylor]

Winter Oak

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8434/7584219360_0004df214f_z.jpg

I printed this last night on Oriental glossy RC. I couldn't decide on the grade and printed it as a grade 2 and 3. After much soul searching I settled on grade 2 because the darker clouds in the background stood out more whereas on grade 3 they became more of a dark distracting band across the image. I'm thinking about reprint this on Ilford's MG art 300 paper. Anyone tried that paper yet?

Thomas

Thomas

[jp]

Thomas, that's a nice photo, but you'll have to see for yourself what you like Art 300 for. I prefer it for less detailed subjects as it is uniquely textured. A normal doubleweight fiber based paper might show off the dark tones of the branches a little more.

[jcoldslabs]

http://palm.bz/4x5/rodenstock-150/wshadow-tree.jpg


7pm Shadow tree

4x5, Rodenstock 150, neopan 100

I really like this image, especially because I can't tell for certain if the shadow is on the side of a building or the sidewalk. The line on the right side being perfectly vertical toys with the perspective. I can look at this photo for a long time.

Jonathan

[Heroique]

A mix of typical trees in the Pacific NW where I love to get lost.

Firs, Hemlock, Larches...

Cascade Mountains, 5,000 feet, Washington state.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Velvia-50 old version
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[h2oman]

That nicely conveys the feel of the northwest, or at least the part I often travel in. Nice image, Heroique.

[Heroique]

That nicely conveys the feel of the northwest, or at least the part I often travel in. Nice image, Heroique.

Thanks H2oman, yes, I can imagine it reminds you of the Oregon Cascades too.

This lake is silent by day, noisy at night w/ animals thirsty for a sip – blacktail, marten, bobcat, cougar, bear, porcupine, etc.

[rpalm]

Thanks Jonathan
I can't take all the credit, we were driving by and my wife spotted it first.
I used a little bit of swing and tilt to get it all in focus and straight as I could.

Here's my reference shot, I've started keeping a detailed log of each shot.
Which recently paid off because a couple of shots were really way over exposed.
After reading my notes, bingo! I knew where I went wrong.

r


http://palm.bz/4x5/reference/shadowtree.jpg






I really like this image, especially because I can't tell for certain if the shadow is on the side of a building or the sidewalk. The line on the right side being perfectly vertical toys with the perspective. I can look at this photo for a long time.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

My wife has pointed me toward many a photo, so I know what you mean. I hadn't thought to keep a digital record of my camera set-ups. That would save a lot of note-taking about camera, lens used, etc. Right now I have a haphazard collection of notes in a little notebook, but half the time I can't remember which shot was which when I bracket even with notes.

Jonathan

[mdm]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RDIMXR9LCrY/UAUoMgJmh_I/AAAAAAAABTE/MfJvNolYOsU/s1600/alien1.tif
Alien 1
5x7 Delta 100, 210mm Sironar S

[Steve M Hostetter]

135mm meniscus on 4x5" Chamonix77335

[Jim Becia]

Here is one I took this winter after several inches of overnight snow in Yosemite. I call it "Snow Covered Oak." I was able to get this just minutes before the sun hit it and melted all the snow off of the branches. Take with an Ebony 8x10 with a Nikkor 450 using Provia. Jim

[mdm]

Nice to see you again Steve.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Nice to see you again Steve.

Good to see you mdm, i hope to be posting since I got me a new scanner :)

[h2oman]

That's really nice, Jim. The snow really makes the tree stand out against the clutter behind it, and gives it a nice silvery look.

[Chuck Pere]

This is a scan of 8x10 contact print. 159mm f9.5 Wollensak Wide Angle.

[Pat Kearns]

While I was shooting this live oak a woman in her early seventies came walking by and told me that her parents had a house in the vacant lot behind the tree across from the house seen on the right rear of the photo. The tree used to stand straight up and as children, she, her brothers & sisters had a swing on one of it's limbs. They used to climb the oak as well. The soil around the tree is very moist and the tree began to lean until it fell over and grew into the twisted trunk and mass of limbs.
TMY 4x5
Tachihara
150mm CaltarII N

[Heroique]

It fell over and grew into the twisted trunk and mass of limbs.

What a fun shot – I love twisted & distorted trees, and they usually have tragic stories to tell, but it usually takes someone like your friend to tell us what happened. I’m glad she came out to share a few details about its life.

It reminded me of this poor Cypress hiding in the shade, who has no one to tell about its trauma; but it certainly suffered plenty growing up – split asunder, pushed aside, shoved underground. Like your Live Oak, it survived, and it thrives today, very forgiving of past transgressions.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Polaroid Type 55
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Pat Kearns]

Heroique, trees are so resillent and majestic creations. It is easy to feel the pain your Cypress suffered.

[Steve M Hostetter]

77560 Tree at Mascatatuck, 165mm 4x5"

[Shailendra]

Here is one I took this winter after several inches of overnight snow in Yosemite. I call it "Snow Covered Oak." I was able to get this just minutes before the sun hit it and melted all the snow off of the branches. Take with an Ebony 8x10 with a Nikkor 450 using Provia. Jim

Brilliant!

[Jody_S]

Rigaud Mountain, V8, 9-1/2" Dagor, Fuji green X-ray film.

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[codyjgraham]

speed graphic with ilford hp4
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[h2oman]

A couple close-ups of tree parts, taken in Crater Lake Nat Park. As I was getting the second one, a couple came hiking by. The guy remarked that I had an impressive camera, and the woman proceeded to ask me the cause of the burl. When I didn't know, she told me the theory she had picked up somewhere. When researching what she told me, the best I could find id that little is really known about the cause of a burl!

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[EOTS]

Here is a spooky one.

Tons of Scotish midges tried to kill me while taking this photograph.
It was one of the fastest large format shots I ever did ;-)
And I packed my backpack running ;-)

Flickr Lightbox: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinjankoehler/7652071832/in/set-72157627670857763/lightbox/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7652071832_6b8d869fc7_c.jpg

Best regards,
Martin

[mikebarger]

Martin,

This is stunning!

[EOTS]

Thank you Mike!

[rpalm]

Great Shot Martin!

r

[QUOTE=EOTS;914601]Here is a spooky one.

Tons of Scotish midges tried to kill me while taking this photograph.
It was one of the fastest large format shots I ever did ;-)
And I packed my backpack running ;-)

[Robbie Bedell]

Martin, Your 'Spooky Tree' is very, very impressive! Robbie

http://robbiebedell.photoshelter.com

[Jon Wilson]

Not a close up of a tree, but an image across the ridge taken with a 9 inch Struss Pictorial Lens f8. It definitely has the diffused effect.

[EOTS]

Great Shot Martin!


Martin, Your 'Spooky Tree' is very, very impressive! Robbie

Thank you!

[Erik Larsen]

Avalanche creek in Montana. 8x10 Efke PL100 printed to 11x14 on MGIV.
regards
erik

[tuco]

These trees have seen better days. First time using the 4x5 in a long while. I must say I'm a little rusty. I've been shooting medium format a lot.




Oregon Sand Dunes

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7671629326_bb5280b406_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/7671629326/)

Schneider Symmar-S 180mm/f5.6, 320TXP, Y2 Yellow Filter

[vinny]

great image, Erik.
you too, Tuco.

[h2oman]

Good eye, Eric.

[Jon Wilson]

Avalanche creek in Montana. 8x10 Efke PL100 printed to 11x14 on MGIV.
regards
erik


Very nice Erik. I see you have been using your 8x10. Nice. Jon

[Erik Larsen]

Thanks guys!
Erik

[Adrian Pybus]

Yes, that is a spooky one! I met the Scottish midges recently while on vacation with my MF. They don't play nice!
I like the Spooky Tree!

Adrian


Here is a spooky one.

Tons of Scotish midges tried to kill me while taking this photograph.
It was one of the fastest large format shots I ever did ;-)
And I packed my backpack running ;-)

Flickr Lightbox: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinjankoehler/7652071832/in/set-72157627670857763/lightbox/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7652071832_6b8d869fc7_c.jpg

Best regards,
Martin

[EOTS]

Thanks Adrian!

[Zaitz]

Meant to post earlier - Excellent image tuco! Really like that composition.

[mono]

Here is a spooky one.

Tons of Scotish midges tried to kill me while taking this photograph.
It was one of the fastest large format shots I ever did ;-)
And I packed my backpack running ;-)

Flickr Lightbox: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinjankoehler/7652071832/in/set-72157627670857763/lightbox/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7652071832_6b8d869fc7_c.jpg

Best regards,
Martin

Hi Martin,
damned good one!
Where is that tree?
Somewhere near Rannoch Moor?
I hate midges!

[jcoldslabs]

Taken yesterday along Highway 30, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Kodak 2D 8x10, Hugo Meyer 240mm Doppel Anastigmat @ f/32, 8x10 Fortepan 400 (expired 2000)


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Road-and-Trees.jpg

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

And here's a second image from the same tripod holes, but with a different lens (B&L 15" f/4 projection Petzval, wide open) and different film (Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating film).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/SO-277---Road-and-Trees-2.jpg

Jonathan

[Marvin d martian]

Trees in Frodsham Castle Park in the UK

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7710837818_e01674eed3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/7710837818/) Frodsham Castle Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/7710837818/) by Marvin d martian100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/marvin-d-martian/), on Flickr

Mart

[chassis]

Mart, another nice one on Tri-X. I am drawn to the higher key tones of this image.

[Patrick B]

Walnut in Dordogne, Mamiya 7II / 80 mm, Tmax400 & DDX

[SergeiR]

8x10 Deardorff, Symmar 210mm , Arista EDU.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7711715818_d3c7e381a6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/7711715818/)
scan0110www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/7711715818/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[tuco]

Meant to post earlier - Excellent image tuco! Really like that composition.

Why thanks.

[Marvin d martian]

Mart, another nice one on Tri-X. I am drawn to the higher key tones of this image.

Thanks,
Much appreciated.

Mart

[northcarolinajack]

The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of my most favorite places to visit and photograph. I have visit the Parkway for 70 years, remembering picnics as
a boy with my parents at Doughton Park. After several years of neglect, it is good to see some of our stimulus tax dollars making much need repairs. Quite a few workers repairing and paving, others are repairing split rail fences, overlooks, and stone retaining walls built in the 1930’s.
This dead tree is located in the picnic area at Doughton Park.


Camera -- Speed Graflex
Lens – 180mm Heliar
Film –Ilford HP-4 processed in HC-110 at 50/1


Jack



www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Harris-Photography/109348465760954

[DennisD]

From a number of years ago on Cranberry Island, Maine.

4x5 Linhof Technika, 150mm symmar,Tri-X film.
Recently scanned the negative (flextite x5) for digital printing. The print came out very well.
This image was warm toned (very light sepia), but somehow the tone is not coming across here.


http://jackandbeans.com/pbd/ME_CranIslnd_Tree_462_v4a_05x04_300dpi_toned-wm.jpg

Any advice ----- can't seem to source the image or get it to open as part of the post (on this page) Attached thumbnail below.

Thanks

Dennis

[MMELVIS]

http://jackandbeans.com/pbd/ME_CranIslnd_Tree_462_v4a_05x04_300dpi_toned-wm.jpg

In the quick quote bxx
Insert Image Icon
Select from URL tab
Put path path in URL box your path was "http://jackandbeans.com/pbd/ME_CranIslnd_Tree_462_v4a_05x04_300dpi_toned-wm.jpg"
Remove check mark from box Retrieve remote file and reference locally
Select OK button

[DennisD]

MMELVIS thank you for your careful explanation !

Dennis

[vijaylff]

Comments and feedback welcome.

Forest, Tassajara Creek Regional Park, Dublin, CA
210mm lens on 4x5 Portra 160 converted to black and white

http://worldcitizen.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v49/p890166939-4.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

Same spot, two lenses. First one with a 15cm f/4.5 Zeiss Tessar @ f/32, and the second with an Aero-Ektar wide open with front swing. Both are a bit too busy and chaotic, but you live and learn.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T-Max-400-%2895%29-Trees-and-Li.jpg



http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T-Max-400-%2895%29---Trees-AE.jpg

Jonathan

[cpercy]

Comments and feedback welcome.

Forest, Tassajara Creek Regional Park, Dublin, CA
210mm lens on 4x5 Portra 160 converted to black and white


Very nice I like the subtle tonal range.

[welly]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8292/7773272214_7e4d18dd83_c.jpg

Tree detail

150mm Nikkor-W on HP5+

[mike rosenlof]

Welly,

Nicely done!

[mamypoko]

Same spot, two lenses. First one with a 15cm f/4.5 Zeiss Tessar @ f/32, and the second with an Aero-Ektar wide open with front swing. Both are a bit too busy and chaotic, but you live and learn.

Jonathan

Nice, I like the AE one!

[welly]

Welly,

Nicely done!

Thanks mike!

[atlcruiser]

Been waaaay too busy with work and impending marriage to get out....went to the Blue Ridge parkway last weekend

0812 BW 810 4

Deardorff 810
360 Commercial
HP5+ @ 200
Rollo Pyro 12min

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8421/7778919980_d79f60632e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778919980/)
0812 BW 810 4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778919980/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[cpercy]

4x5 TMX, Pyrocat HD, Fujinon 240A, Arca-Swiss Discovery

Nice Ken, I like the strong dark tree in the foreground in contrast to the subtle midtones behind.

[atlcruiser]

0812 BW 810 8

Deardorff 810
360 Commercial
HP5+ @ 200
Rollo Pyro 12min

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7778922564_437f88a6be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778922564/)
0812 BW 810 8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778922564/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[atlcruiser]

0812 BW 810 7

Deardorff 810
360 Commercial
HP5+ @ 200
Rollo Pyro 12min



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/7778920942_0ea30a9f75_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778920942/)
0812 BW 810 7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778920942/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[cpercy]

Been waaaay too busy with work and impending marriage to get out....went to the Blue Ridge parkway last weekend

0812 BW 810 4

Deardorff 810
360 Commercial
HP5+ @ 200
Rollo Pyro 12min



Nicely done, glad you could find the time.

[Jody_S]

I like the ghost in this one.


0812 BW 810 8

Deardorff 810
360 Commercial
HP5+ @ 200
Rollo Pyro 12min

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7778922564_437f88a6be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778922564/)
0812 BW 810 8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/7778922564/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

[chassis]

david, post #2721 is a nice image, well done.

[C4D]

http://markkarpinski.com/web/largeformat/clayton_trees1.jpg

I love how this one turned out because it came out exactly how I envisioned the final print as I was composing the scene. Mid-day and 105 degrees... boy it was hot!

Clayton Mountains, Texas
Shen-Hao PTB 6x17 view camera
Schneider 90mm f/8 lens
Kodak T-Max 100

[andreios]

http://markkarpinski.com/web/largeformat/clayton_trees1.jpg

I love how this one turned out because it came out exactly how I envisioned the final print as I was composing the scene. Mid-day and 105 degrees... boy it was hot!

Clayton Mountains, Texas
Shen-Hao PTB 6x17 view camera
Schneider 90mm f/8 lens
Kodak T-Max 100

Excellent, Mark! I have been looking at your images through all the other threads - you make such a beautiful images with the 6x17 format.. Taking my hat off before you.. Splendid...

[C4D]

Thanks andreios... I really appreciate that!

I love playing and experimenting with many different formats but my recent work with the 6x17 has really hit a soft spot with me and I feel totally in sync with this format.

[Marvin d martian]

http://markkarpinski.com/web/largeformat/clayton_trees1.jpg

I love how this one turned out because it came out exactly how I envisioned the final print as I was composing the scene. Mid-day and 105 degrees... boy it was hot!

Clayton Mountains, Texas
Shen-Hao PTB 6x17 view camera
Schneider 90mm f/8 lens
Kodak T-Max 100

Nothing more to say than stunning!!

[h2oman]

+1 for me

[C4D]

http://markkarpinski.com/web/largeformat/clayton_trees2.jpg

The 4x5 flavor of the same subject as above.
This was captured with Fuji Acros instead of T-Max and the only large difference I see between the two is the cloud highlights are much better with the T-Max capture but that may be from the stand development of the 120 T-Max film. The Fuji Acros sheet was developed in solution B with HC-110 standard developed and the T-Max was developed with HC-110 solution 1:100 60 min stand developed.

Shen-Hao PTB 4x5
Schneider 90mm f/8 lens
Fuji Acros film

[mamypoko]

The 4x5 flavor of the same subject as above.
This was captured with Fuji Acros instead of T-Max and the only large difference I see between the two is the cloud highlights are much better with the T-Max capture but that may be from the stand development of the 120 T-Max film. The Fuji Acros sheet was developed in solution B with HC-110 standard developed and the T-Max was developed with HC-110 solution 1:100 60 min stand developed.

Shen-Hao PTB 4x5
Schneider 90mm f/8 lens
Fuji Acros film

Beautiful work!

[chassis]

C4D, nice shots. What filter (if any) did you use for the exposure?

[C4D]

Thanks chassis!
Filters used were linear polarizer and grad filters

[Rick A]

78946


Rodenstock 105/6.3 trinar wide open(aperture blades missing) on Delta 400 just as the rain started to hit. Printed 8x10 on Ilford MG IV RC Perle finish.
Was trying out a Bender 4x5 that I had just recieved and wanted to see how this lens would work with it. Also have a newer 105/4.5 trinar that I wanted to compare, but the rain got there first.
Distance to tree--less than eight feet.

[David Lobato]

Toyo 45A, 90mm Nikkor, Fujichrome


https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55432652/Black%20Forest%20%26%20Amanita.jpg

Pines and Amanita, Black Forest, Colorado

[Marvin d martian]

Mistake?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/7809181282_b287024de0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/7809181282/) field3-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/7809181282/) by Marvin d martian100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/marvin-d-martian/), on Flickr

Mart

[Jim Cole]

Taken this week at Eagle Creek in Indianapolis. This tree had a huge 18-20" diameter branch torn off in a wind storm a couple of weeks ago. With the branch missing, the entire beautiful center of the tree was opened up. I used the front meniscus group of an old brass petzval providing about 265mm of focal length to make this image at f/22 on 4x5 Acros. The image has been cropped to square.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7811518448_feeeae68db_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcole2008/7811518448/)

[Vaughn]

Mistake?

Unless it meshes in with other work and becomes more that what I see on the screen, yeah, I think it is a mistake.

But I am willing to be wrong.

Vaughn

[Ramiro Elena]

A tree in a cementery.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7843961372_298f312122_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7843961372/)
Orange (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7843961372/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

Toyo 45A
Schneider Xenar 150mm
Orange filter, Fomapan and Fomadon R09

[Ramiro Elena]

Not sure if I like both or none.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7843958646_5924b34f3a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7843958646/)
Orange (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabato/7843958646/) por rabato (http://www.flickr.com/people/rabato/), en Flickr

Same settings as before with addition of shift.

[Vaughn]

Not sure if I like both or none.
Same settings as before with addition of shift.

Used tilt instead of shift?

I prefer the tonality making the tree pop out , rather than the selective focus in this shot...JMO. And along that line, I would avoid the fall-off happening in the upper corners and reduce the filter effect by going with a yellow, or no filter at all...again just my opinion.

[Ramiro Elena]

Vaughn, I used tilt to correct perspective. I agree with your comments. The Xenar has little room for movements hence the fall-off. Might try the yellow instead. I am waiting for some clouds to show up. Thanks!

[Vaughn]

Ramiro. Sorry, I used the wrong terminology! I meant: It looks like you used swing in the second image, not shift to throw both the left and right sides out of focus.

Shift would have just changed where the whole image falls onto the film, not throw anything out of focus.

Sorry for the confusion!

Also I have a bias to light skies, so take my filter suggestion with that in mind!

Edited to add -- roughly, 'swing' is a rotation of the lens(or film) on a vertical axis. 'Shift' is a lateral movement of the front or back standard.

[Ramiro Elena]

Oh, you're right! I meant swing... hehe sorry.

I know exactly what you mean with skies. I was trying out my new filter purchase.

[jcoldslabs]

Ramiro,

I like the three dimensional effect the front swing has on the tree--but I would, wouldn't I? I shot something similar last week, but I was unhappy with how much swing I used. Unlike you I didn't shoot it both ways. I am tempted to go back and re-take the shot with no swing and see how I like it.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T-Max-400-%2895%29---Tree-at-Pa.jpg

Jonathan

[Vaughn]

Do you have back swing -- less likely to have the light drop off using that.

[Ramiro Elena]

Great image Jonathan! You are right, maybe a little too much swing but trully majestic.
I used both front and back swing. The Toyo Field doesnt allow for much movement.

[Sergio]

Val Fiorentina-Dolomiti Italy
Efke 100 4x5, Nikkor 300 mm f/8
http://i48.tinypic.com/3346m2q.jpg

[Bruce Osgood]

Cottonwood in Minnesota.
4X5 Delta 100 @ 100
G-Claron 240, f-22 @ 1/30
Lt Yellow 3X filter
Xtol 1:2, 7min rotary
MGWT 8X10, LPD 1:3

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