post your trees!

[BradS]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2809/12545993404_23621bdc3f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradleykeith/12545993404/)

Harman Titan Pinhole, 4x5, 72mm, f/206

[StoneNYC]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2809/12545993404_23621bdc3f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradleykeith/12545993404/)

Harman Titan Pinhole, 4x5, 72mm, f/206

Nice hole, I still can't seem to get my size of my pinhole correct and it's always just a little soft this is much sharper nice job

[Halide]

Tree at Pt. Lobos CA (Whaler's Cove) and a Joshua Tree near Death Valley CA (this Joshua tree is about 1/2 mile east of the joshua tree used by U2 album cover art for the Joshua Tree album). The actual tree used in the album image died in 2000 - and is now lying in decay on the desert floor. It has become a shrine for U2 fans. there is a large storage container there full of U2 memorabilia and a bronze plaque commemorating the location.

[Harley Goldman]

I am trying to step out of my comfort zones. Not sure if I like it yet, but I'm trying.

Every landscape type image I make either feels cliché or not interesting. Perhaps I'm just battling the creative demons in my head. This image was shot at Griffith Park at the abandoned LA Zoo while I was looking for interesting images for the Rust & Relics print exchange. Something about this tree was beautiful and sad to me. It is living, but clinging to a deteriorating hillside for life. It has fought battles with nature and has the crags and scars to prove it. It's roots are showing like fingers holding on for dear life.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/12446022593_f88c5ef129_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/12446022593/)
Griffith-Park-Tree_ScottPhotoCo_0214_WM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/12446022593/) by ScottPhoto.co (http://www.flickr.com/people/themdidit/), on Flickr
Deardorff 4x5 Special + 1904 Goerz Artar 7" + Kodak TMax 100
Processed in XTOL 1:1 for 9:15

Real nice, Scott. Very well composed and executed. I definitely like it.

[papercrate]

I can get lost in the thread for hours. Lots of amazing images here... makes me wish I was in a forest!

[Richard M. Coda]

I don't know when you took the image at Pt. Lobos Len, but this is what it looked like back in the day (1984). Went there 6 years ago with the family... a shame what they had to do to it.
http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/WhalersCove_RCoda_800px.jpg

[ScottPhotoCo]

Real nice, Scott. Very well composed and executed. I definitely like it.

Thank you sir. :)

[Halide]

I don't know when you took the image at Pt. Lobos Len, but this is what it looked like back in the day (1984). Went there 6 years ago with the family... a shame what they had to do to it.
http://www.pctype.com/rcphoto/WhalersCove_RCoda_800px.jpg

Hi Richard,

My posted image was made in mid 2013 - the fence is gone and dead branches removed the tree - The state has cleaned up the property a bit since 1984 and turned the cabin into a museum. I also photographed the cabin in '84 - but I didn't photograph the tree. They (the state) use to just let nature take it's course (falling dead trees etc). On a nice foggy day the moss and lichen growing from the trees created a good primordial environment.... now arborist roll in and clean up the cypress throughout the reserve. Sort of like having a gardener. In the late 60s and 70s the whole preserve was quite a bit more rustic..... I did one of my Eagle Scout conservation projects there in the late 60's - mainly dealing with soil erosion - Today there are so many visitors it is a little disturbing - some what like going to Yosemite valley in the summer!

Thanks for posting the image

[Halide]

There are a few small Bristle Cone groves in the White Mountains just east of the Sierra Nevada. One of these bristle cones is the oldest living tree on planet earth. (4000 + years). Because the White Mountains are in the rain shadow of the Sierras and the altitude (11,000 ft) it is extremely dry where the trees grow. Any moisture that does hit the area evaporates very quickly - even the snow doesn't really melt.- it evaporates. When they do die they do not rot - Some are hundreds of years old. I have attached a few images of two different dead trees. Even under the worst lighting or weather you can make a nice image of these trees.

[StoneNYC]

There are a few small Bristle Cone groves in the White Mountains just east of the Sierra Nevada. One of these bristle cones is the oldest living tree on planet earth. (4000 + years). Because the White Mountains are in the rain shadow of the Sierras and the altitude (11,000 ft) it is extremely dry where the trees grow. Any moisture that does hit the area evaporates very quickly - even the snow doesn't really melt.- it evaporates. When they do die they do not rot - Some are hundreds of years old. I have attached a few images of two different dead trees. Even under the worst lighting or weather you can make a nice image of these trees.

That first one is awesome!

[andreios]

Marvellous series, Len! Very well done!

[AlexGard]

This is all FP4+ 4x5 in various stages of undress (Rodinol 1:25 and 1:100)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3829/12631091995_b3644da987_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12631091995/)
Regrowth, Gowrie Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12631091995/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/12631047644_e6ca38fa1f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12631047644/)
Trees, Mole Creek (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12631047644/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/12605512613_bb1b5b64dd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12605512613/)
Dead Tree, Lorinna, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12605512613/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

[Alex Menkov]

Symmar-s 150mm Fuji 160 NS

http://album.foto.ru/photos/sm/301008/3479155.jpg (http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/301008/3479155.jpg)

[David Lobato]

This one not easily categorized, the Trees thread is as good as I can figure. Taken on Monday, Deardorff 8x10, 240mm Schneider Symmar-S, Arista 125 (FP4+). The darkslide slipped out and exposed an inch of film, so this is a cropped section.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55432652/Stump%20001%20850LFF.jpg
Einstein Stump

[Halide]

A marvelous set! Looking at the 3 of the one tree I hear a musical score, something classical, stormy, where the wind is whipping the trees into a angry frenzy, like fire. The other appears to be reaching, as if for help, or mercy.

Thank you for the complements - The live trees are interesting but I enjoy making images of dead trees.

[Halide]

Marvellous series, Len! Very well done!

Thank you - That is an interesting part of the world - I live at sea level - so hiking around with my 4x5 at 11,000 puts a little extra load on the body! When I was younger I rode my mountain bike from this grove at 11,000 ft to the peak of the mountain 14, 200+ ft. (White Mountain) I drank 3 full bottles of water on the way to the top and never sweat a drop of liquid!

[Halide]

Marvellous series, Len! Very well done!

Thanks for the complements - the clouds were really important to that image - I drove from the town of Bishop that morning (I started at 3:30 am to get up to the mountain for sunrise. I took the "silver canyon" route. It is a steep climb - you climb 6,000 ft in elevation over a distance of 6 miles..... the drive alone is worth the time - even if you leave your camera at home.

[Dave Wooten]

"Aspen Shimmy"

This is from last weekend in Lee Vining canyon in the eastern Sierra, early Saturday morning.

Chamonix 4x5, Fujinon 240mm, Delta 100

I really like this photo.


C&C always welcome.

http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/AspenShimmyWebLg.jpg

[AlexGard]

friggin outstanding.

[bill2424]

Early morning Yellowstone Park

4x5 Tmax 100 HC110

[StoneNYC]

Early morning Yellowstone Park

4x5 Tmax 100 HC110

Lovely pull

[AlexGard]

https://s2.yimg.com/sk/3811/12683646535_fc08fc5bc6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12683646535/)
4x5788 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12683646535/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

https://s3.yimg.com/so/7357/12683598335_b01893040a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12683598335/)
4x5791 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12683598335/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

https://v4s.yimg.com/so/7416/12683550615_d7fd234dbf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12683550615/)
4x5792 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12683550615/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

[h2oman]

Nice, BIll.


Early morning Yellowstone Park

4x5 Tmax 100 HC110

[bill2424]

thank you

[Steve M Hostetter]

110948 4x5" cropped point and shoot 58mm len 1/2 sec. @f22

[BradS]

Nice hole, I still can't seem to get my size of my pinhole correct and it's always just a little soft this is much sharper nice job

Thanks Stone. :)
The Harman Titan Pinhole is a very nice little camera...makes getting a sharp looking pinhole photo easy.

[ostrygad]

rich! I like it :)



http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/tronco02_ramitelli.jpg

should be a tree pic this one? maybe not, but once upon a time it was a tree.

[AlexGard]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/12763455215_68c05c6d43_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12763455215/)
Tree, Sprent (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12763455215/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

follow my tumblr: www.alexgard.com

[jp]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/12782901794_ceb3331de3_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/12782901794/in/photostream/

Birch Point Beach state park, Owls Head Maine. Afternoon sun filtering through the trees. B&J 8x10, Kodak 305mm portrait lens probably at 5.6, 8x10 FP4+ film in pyrocat hd. The park is known for it's beach, but it has plenty of interesting woods along the entrance path that I had to hike rather than drive because of the season. Yes, that's the sun in the top of the photo. This lens isn't bad for flare.

[jcoldslabs]

I'm a sucker for tree shadows on snow. The lens seems sharper in the central area than I might have thought.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

This one goes in the opposite direction of yours, Jason. Again from the archives, circa 1991.

Toyo 45A w/Horseman 6x7 back, 90mm Grandagon, Provia.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/6x7-Whitney-Portal-r2.jpg

Jonathan

[stradibarrius]

I love it! It is interesting and makes me want to explore the photo.
http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/tronco02_ramitelli.jpg

should be a tree pic this one? maybe not, but once upon a time it was a tree.

[jp]

I'm a sucker for tree shadows on snow.

Jonathan

Same here. I see it. It almost speaks a challenge to me. I'm only here for a few minutes and then will be different or gone with a cloud. I've got some cool abstract shapes. Can you get the snow texture right in the bright sun and shadows and have the shaded side of the tree retain detail? I might be a cool abstract out of focus or soft in addition to how your eye sees me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/8545197905/in/photolist-e27nCn is my favorite tree shadows on snow photo and I'm always trying to outdo myself. "TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945" has at least one example of snow and tree shadows as a subject as well in the Japanese chapter.

[jcoldslabs]

I have the "Truth/Beauty" book and refer to it often. It's fascinating to me how varied the Pictorialist styles were between regions and countries around the world.

Jonathan

[Hugo Zhang]

I shot these images over the weekend.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Hugo, very nice. I love the second one!

[jp]

I shot these images over the weekend.

These are exciting! I like the composition of the first best, but the glow and blur on the 2nd photo is so nice.

[Rollinhofuji]

I shot these images over the weekend.

Hugo, these are fantastic!

[rcmartins]

Wonderful photos. The second is very dynamic. Like them both.
raul

I shot these images over the weekend.

[Hugo Zhang]

Thanks, guys!

[Alex Menkov]

I shot these images over the weekend. Hugo! Great! This is fantastic. No words!

[renes]

I shot these images over the weekend.

What of your soft focus lenses have you used here?

[David Lobato]

I shot these images over the weekend.

Excellent, both are really nice.

[JWebb]

Live Oaks & Spanish Moss _ Georgia Coast

Been trying to get a image of the Live Oaks and Spanish moss, problem has been how to simplify or isolate a couple of the trees in the composition.

[ineoin]

111456

Trees At Loch Raven. This is my first try with trees in LF. It was shot with a 4x5 Graflex with a 135mm lens and cropped.

[Hugo Zhang]

What of your soft focus lenses have you used here?

P & S Vidual Quality No. 4. lens and Chamonix 1114 camera with 810 reducing back.

[Alex Menkov]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8422444377_5002287ed2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/8422444377/)
Nikkor m-300 f9 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/8422444377/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr

[Randy]

Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville VA
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/img273a.jpg
Graflex Series D 4X5

[Peter Mounier]

Now that's a headstone. I can imagine the roots tangling up with the poor soul lying underneath. Nice photo.

[DG 3313]

Oak tree near Livermore, California. Grandagon 90mm

111475

[Brian Sims]

I do believe this belongs in the portrait thread. Perhaps titled: "Two old French fishermen watching the sun set"

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/tronco02_ramitelli.jpg

should be a tree pic this one? maybe not, but once upon a time it was a tree.

[StoneNYC]

Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville VA
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/img273a.jpg
Graflex Series D 4X5

What happens if that tree in the background gets taken out? The whole effect is gone :( lol still fun and nicely seen

[StoneNYC]

Oak tree near Livermore, California. Grandagon 90mm

111475

Really love this one :)

[DG 3313]

[QUOTE=StoneNYC;1115771]Really love this one :)[/QU

Thank you

[JWebb]

Live Oak Sea Island Causeway
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/JW53/Live-Oak_Hamilton_zps095b3767.jpg
Nikon 90mm, Txp320

[Heroique]

Alders, hemlocks, firs ... in a very gloomy forest.

Getting their feet wet in spring melt-off.

Mine are getting wet too. (N. Cascades, Wash. state)

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
T-Max 100 (in T-Max rs)
Slight front forward tilt + 10mm front fall
4 sec. @ f/22
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Joe O'Hara]

Oak tree near Livermore, California. Grandagon 90mm

111475

Heckuva nice image DG. I would love to see a real print of that.

[DG 3313]

Heckuva nice image DG. I would love to see a real print of that.

Thank you Joe, I don't scan yet....this is a poor digital copy of the neg on a light box......just to share.....The print is better.

[AlexGard]

https://v4s1.yimg.com/sj/2636/12959595723_0dc1d86124_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12959595723/)
Tree, Midlands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12959595723/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

4x5, 210mm
Red 25
Ilford Delta 100
ID-11, 1:3, 22 mins

[Heroique]

Tree, Midlands.

Yikes – I wouldn't want to come across that tree by night.

And if by day, I'd still approach carefully! Nice shot.

It reminds of the trees in that old thread, "Do your trees FRIGHTEN anyone?"

[AlexGard]

Here's a story that goes with the shot;

I've been wanting to get down that part of Tasmania for a long time. Time just doesn't permit me to make the 2.5-3 hour drive down there and back in the day while my girlfriend is at work. Yesterday I thought stuff it, dropped her off at work and gunned it down there.

Found a spot probably not too far from home that I could get out for a couple of hours and get home in time to get her from work (I only have a motorbike and LF gear on that i not fun to carry over long distances)

So I spent a couple of horus walking around taking some photos in this huge open field of these dead trees.

I got back to the car, looked for the keys and couldn't find them. Looked everywhere. They had falled out of my bag somewhere in the 2 hours of walking around this huge field. Needle in a haystack, so to speak.

I lost my mind. I was 2-3 hours from any help and my girlfriend was going to absolutely kill me. I rang the roadside assist people and they said they could only help if the person who owned the car called them, my gf works in a hospital and no way i could get in touch with her. She put me through to a mobile locksmith. He told me he would need to make and model of the car to give me a quote and would come out and break in/start the car for me. He said he'd ring me back in ten minutes I just had to tell him where exactly I was (highway, middle of nowhere)

I was thinkning, there is no way in hell I am going to find the keys but what the hell I might as well look while I was waiting for the call. I jumped the fence and started trying to retrace my steps through the huge field. I wasn't really paying attention when I was wandering around so it was a totally lost cause, I just went near where I thought I might have been when I was taking the photos.

As I was walking around looking on the ground I saw so many frigging snake tails. All snakes in Tasmania are venomous and among some of the deadliest in the world. I'd see a tail sticking out from a brush of grass and it would disappear as I approached. How many snakes had I nearly trod on as I was walking around taking photos? This scared the crap out of me. Just as I was about to give up and just go and stand next to the car and wait as it was nearly pissing down with rain, I looked down and saw the keys at my feet. NOWHERE near where I thought I might have been, en route back to the car through this huge open field. I'm talking 2+ hours of walking around, they could have been anywhere. WHat are the odds?

He called meback and I said thanks but I just found the keys, he said lucky you did because it was going to be a $700 call out because the ignition had an immobiliser. He recommended getting a spare cut pronto.
Went home and bought a lotto ticket.

btw I think I cooked all the negs from this trip in the ID-11 1:3, they are super contrasty (above pic has no post done to it) and have the mod54 fingers visible (the sheets were in correct way). Wish I'd used R09

[StoneNYC]

Here's a story that goes with the shot;

I've been wanting to get down that part of Tasmania for a long time. Time just doesn't permit me to make the 2.5-3 hour drive down there and back in the day while my girlfriend is at work. Yesterday I thought stuff it, dropped her off at work and gunned it down there.

Found a spot probably not too far from home that I could get out for a couple of hours and get home in time to get her from work (I only have a motorbike and LF gear on that i not fun to carry over long distances)

So I spent a couple of horus walking around taking some photos in this huge open field of these dead trees.

I got back to the car, looked for the keys and couldn't find them. Looked everywhere. They had falled out of my bag somewhere in the 2 hours of walking around this huge field. Needle in a haystack, so to speak.

I lost my mind. I was 2-3 hours from any help and my girlfriend was going to absolutely kill me. I rang the roadside assist people and they said they could only help if the person who owned the car called them, my gf works in a hospital and no way i could get in touch with her. She put me through to a mobile locksmith. He told me he would need to make and model of the car to give me a quote and would come out and break in/start the car for me. He said he'd ring me back in ten minutes I just had to tell him where exactly I was (highway, middle of nowhere)

I was thinkning, there is no way in hell I am going to find the keys but what the hell I might as well look while I was waiting for the call. I jumped the fence and started trying to retrace my steps through the huge field. I wasn't really paying attention when I was wandering around so it was a totally lost cause, I just went near where I thought I might have been when I was taking the photos.

As I was walking around looking on the ground I saw so many frigging snake tails. All snakes in Tasmania are venomous and among some of the deadliest in the world. I'd see a tail sticking out from a brush of grass and it would disappear as I approached. How many snakes had I nearly trod on as I was walking around taking photos? This scared the crap out of me. Just as I was about to give up and just go and stand next to the car and wait as it was nearly pissing down with rain, I looked down and saw the keys at my feet. NOWHERE near where I thought I might have been, en route back to the car through this huge open field. I'm talking 2+ hours of walking around, they could have been anywhere. WHat are the odds?

He called meback and I said thanks but I just found the keys, he said lucky you did because it was going to be a $700 call out because the ignition had an immobiliser. He recommended getting a spare cut pronto.
Went home and bought a lotto ticket.

btw I think I cooked all the negs from this trip in the ID-11 1:3, they are super contrasty (above pic has no post done to it) and have the mod54 fingers visible (the sheets were in correct way). Wish I'd used R09

Ironic as I was going to say this is an amazing exposure... I really love how high key it is yet you don't really have blow outs or anything, and the shadows in the tree are great, I love these kinds of images and usually used Rodinal (the real stuff not R09, not that it matters that much) and the MOD54, but in an effort to standardize with a rotary processor, I found Rodinal doesn't work the same with constant agitation and still can't get the same "look" I want from my films that I did with Rodinal. But this look is certainly amazing, I can't speak to the negs looking overcooked but the scan looks nice.

I never had trouble with the teeth and uneven marks like that, but I only used Rodinal, HC-110(B) and ("S" for Stone which is 1:25), DD-X, and Ilfsol 3, but never ID-11/D-76. Even with Rodinal of inversions every 2 minutes instead of one.

Anyway I like the glow it has.

[gsinico]

I do believe this belongs in the portrait thread. Perhaps titled: "Two old French fishermen watching the sun set"

:-)

Salvator Dalì, I suppose?

[AlexGard]

Ironic as I was going to say this is an amazing exposure... I really love how high key it is yet you don't really have blow outs or anything, and the shadows in the tree are great, I love these kinds of images and usually used Rodinal (the real stuff not R09, not that it matters that much) and the MOD54, but in an effort to standardize with a rotary processor, I found Rodinal doesn't work the same with constant agitation and still can't get the same "look" I want from my films that I did with Rodinal. But this look is certainly amazing, I can't speak to the negs looking overcooked but the scan looks nice.

I never had trouble with the teeth and uneven marks like that, but I only used Rodinal, HC-110(B) and ("S" for Stone which is 1:25), DD-X, and Ilfsol 3, but never ID-11/D-76. Even with Rodinal of inversions every 2 minutes instead of one.

Anyway I like the glow it has.

Thanks for the comments mate. I just powered through my last bottle of R09 before I ordered 2 more. I got home and had to pick my girlfriend up from work and was super keen to see how they'd turned out so I thought "stuff it" and did the highest dilution of ID-11 (had some stock mixed) that allowed me enough time to pick her up from work. I was a little disappointed, and think the MOD54 teeth must be from my agitation (I used the rod instead of inversions). Also wish I'd used the stand development as I'm sure it would have controlled a lot of the highlights (as you'll see on other example attached)

https://v4s2.yimg.com/so/7453/12961145394_60cdbecde1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12961145394/)
Midlands, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12961145394/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

I still have a fair bit of ID-11 stock left. I've only tried D-76 and R09, and T-Max otherwise. I love how the T-Max made the HP5+ negs look but then later got told not to use it for sheet film. I think I'll stick to R09. It seems safer and I'm the kind of person who will always find a way to stuff something up. I might give HC-110 a crack when all this ID-11 is gone.

[AlexGard]

Here's one from the same day, except developed in R09 1:100, 1 hour. Only editing was burning some teeth marks from the Mod 54 and cleaned up some dust. Much nicer tones than ID-11.

4x5, 90mm
Red 25
Ilford Delta 100

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2792/12963240824_a972bd01e6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12963240824/)
Tree, Midlands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12963240824/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

[StoneNYC]

Thanks for the comments mate. I just powered through my last bottle of R09 before I ordered 2 more. I got home and had to pick my girlfriend up from work and was super keen to see how they'd turned out so I thought "stuff it" and did the highest dilution of ID-11 (had some stock mixed) that allowed me enough time to pick her up from work. I was a little disappointed, and think the MOD54 teeth must be from my agitation (I used the rod instead of inversions). Also wish I'd used the stand development as I'm sure it would have controlled a lot of the highlights (as you'll see on other example attached)

https://v4s2.yimg.com/so/7453/12961145394_60cdbecde1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12961145394/)
Midlands, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/12961145394/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

I still have a fair bit of ID-11 stock left. I've only tried D-76 and R09, and T-Max otherwise. I love how the T-Max made the HP5+ negs look but then later got told not to use it for sheet film. I think I'll stick to R09. It seems safer and I'm the kind of person who will always find a way to stuff something up. I might give HC-110 a crack when all this ID-11 is gone.

Love the contrast, does look "cooked" but not bad.

Tmax you need the Tmax RS version for sheet and it's fine.

You don't need stand for MOD54, however I would totally se inversion, is this the blue mod or the fire engine red mod (newer)?

[AlexGard]

I have the newer red one. I do like stand dev as it just leaves me less chance to eff it up. I've never had too much problem using the swizzle stick to stir when using D-76 etc, but found that inverting is probably a lot safer. Mixed results, still trying to nut out which works best but I'm leaning towards R09. I'm still pretty new to all of this so just finding my feet.

e: thanks for the tip, might get a bottle of T-Max RS on the next buy :)

[Corran]

I used T-Max RS with TMX for a while but it was super fiddly. I always had too much contrast, even pulling the development was an exercise in frustration. Even did extensive Zone System testing with mixed results.

I changed to Rodinal (not R09) and settled in with it, and got really good results. Only downside was the loss of film speed. Now lately I've been using Acufine which is giving me tonality similar to what I got with Rodinal, but with less coarse grain and way faster development time. You can find examples on my blog linked below, but you might want to wait till a little later as I'm about to post some new 4x5 images using this combination in a bit. Also my last two posts in the "Water's Edge" thread were with that combo.

[Trub]

My first successful 4x5 image taken in my backyard.

Speed Graphic f32 1/30th Illford HP5+
111644

[StoneNYC]

While packing up shooting the barns in the distance I looked back to see this image, re-unpacked everything, setup AGAIN and grabbed this...

Toyo45a, Fujinon 300mm f/8.5 yellow filter - TMY2@200 in DD-X

Totally underexposed by 1 stop... I was trying out a new exposure app instead of calculating, totally my fault as I realized I used the app wrong anyway hah! Anyway I corrected the exposure in Lightroom 4 after scanning, shame on me! :whistling:

111664

[Erik Larsen]

I like the comp stonenyc, well done

[DennisD]

While packing up shooting the barns in the distance I looked back to see this image, re-unpacked everything, setup AGAIN and grabbed this...


Saw the first shot of the barns, but this is much better.
Pleasing composition. Good Job !

[Peter Lewin]

IIRC, another of Fred Picker's "rules" was "when you find a scene you want to photograph, always turn around to see if there is a better one behind you." I think you just discovered that rule on your own! (Maybe not better, but at least as good.)

[StoneNYC]

IIRC, another of Fred Picker's "rules" was "when you find a scene you want to photograph, always turn around to see if there is a better one behind you." I think you just discovered that rule on your own! (Maybe not better, but at least as good.)

Thanks, it's true! I've discovered the better image by turning around on more than one occasion ;)

[DG 3313]

My first successful 4x5 image taken in my backyard.

Speed Graphic f32 1/30th Illford HP5+
111644

Much better than my 1st successful 4x5 shot and I like the backyard.

[jcoldslabs]

Some long-expired film ages well, some does not.

Century Universal 8x10, R.D. Gray No. 8 Periscope, Dupont Defender X-F Pan (expired 1949).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-X-F-Pan-Tree.jpg

Jonathan

[StoneNYC]

Some long-expired film ages well, some does not.

Century Universal 8x10, R.D. Gray No. 8 Periscope, Dupont Defender X-F Pan (expired 1949).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-X-F-Pan-Tree.jpg

Jonathan

Why is it crinkled?

[jcoldslabs]

It has something to do with the acetate base that DuPont used for this film at the time. I've heard the degradation described as "vinegar syndrome (http://www.filmpreservation.org/preservation-basics/vinegar-syndrome)". The base has shriveled and shrunk dragging the emulsion with it. Parts of the emulsion have also flaked off as you can see in the above image. Sometimes the results are neat, sometimes not so much. I probably won't shoot too many more sheets since I can't control or tell where the emulsion will lift off. I can deal with the texture and the wrinkles, but chunks of missing emulsion are not what I'm looking for.

Using this film makes me appreciate the expired Kodak and Gevaert films I've shot with from the same period (late 40s / early 50s). Other than fogging I've not had these issues with any film but the Defender line.

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

Jonathan, I was looking into those Periscopes a couple days ago. Yours seems to be 21''? Or is it maybe the wide angle #8 which is 10''? In both cases the coverage is brutal (up to 20x24).
I really like the effect of the film btw. The flaking is extreme though.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Great!



Some long-expired film ages well, some does not.

Century Universal 8x10, R.D. Gray No. 8 Periscope, Dupont Defender X-F Pan (expired 1949).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-X-F-Pan-Tree.jpg

Jonathan

[StoneNYC]

It has something to do with the acetate base that DuPont used for this film at the time. I've heard the degradation described as "vinegar syndrome (http://www.filmpreservation.org/preservation-basics/vinegar-syndrome)". The base has shriveled and shrunk dragging the emulsion with it. Parts of the emulsion have also flaked off as you can see in the above image. Sometimes the results are neat, sometimes not so much. I probably won't shoot too many more sheets since I can't control or tell where the emulsion will lift off. I can deal with the texture and the wrinkles, but chunks of missing emulsion are not what I'm looking for.

Using this film makes me appreciate the expired Kodak and Gevaert films I've shot with from the same period (late 40s / early 50s). Other than fogging I've not had these issues with any film but the Defender line.

Jonathan

Just as a "heads up" when I had discovered some vinegar syndrome Panatomic-X in 70mm (which I was pissed about because I ended up throwing it out as the eBay seller wouldn't take it back and it wasn't worth the fight for the money) I was warned by PE that whatever substance was on the film, that was causing the issue, would also transfer to the camera body (or in this case holder) as residue of the "vinegar" would rub off... This would then possibly attach itself to new film you put in the camera body as the film advanced it would rub agains the metal around the film gate or holder you used, this might not wash out during processing and could limit the life of your new film as well, additionally, storing the "vinegared" film with new film will cause the new film to quickly degrade from "out gassing" of the vinegar chemicals.

This also goes to throwing it on the scanner after processing or in the enlarger, you've contaminated all of those surfaces that could transfer the issue to new film.

I'm probably explaining it incorrectly, but the gist is, it's a bad idea to even use it if it's gone bad, as it "endangers the entire livestock" imagine keeping a cow with mad cow disease together with healthy animals.

I care about longevity of my archives, you may not be as paranoid but I take what Ron Mowrey says relatively seriously.

Hope that was semi-helpful info.

[jcoldslabs]

Jonathan, I was looking into those Periscopes a couple days ago. Yours seems to be 21''? Or is it maybe the wide angle #8 which is 10''? In both cases the coverage is brutal (up to 20x24).

This is the "regular" Periscope so yes, it is the 21" with coverage up to 16x20. I really like the lens, although I haven't shot with it all that much. Wide open--which isn't saying much at f/15--it has a very slight softness which I like and want to try for portraits, but stopped down it is tack sharp, not that you can tell from the above image necessarily. The upside of the lens being slow is that it is relatively small and light for its focal length and coverage. For some reason the Gray wide angles seem to be much more common than the "normal" lenses.


Great!

Thanks.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

Just as a "heads up" when I had discovered some vinegar syndrome Panatomic-X in 70mm (which I was pissed about because I ended up throwing it out as the eBay seller wouldn't take it back and it wasn't worth the fight for the money) I was warned by PE that whatever substance was on the film, that was causing the issue, would also transfer to the camera body (or in this case holder) as residue of the "vinegar" would rub off... This would then possibly attach itself to new film you put in the camera body as the film advanced it would rub agains the metal around the film gate or holder you used, this might not wash out during processing and could limit the life of your new film as well, additionally, storing the "vinegared" film with new film will cause the new film to quickly degrade from "out gassing" of the vinegar chemicals.

This also goes to throwing it on the scanner after processing or in the enlarger, you've contaminated all of those surfaces that could transfer the issue to new film.

I'm probably explaining it incorrectly, but the gist is, it's a bad idea to even use it if it's gone bad, as it "endangers the entire livestock" imagine keeping a cow with mad cow disease together with healthy animals.

I care about longevity of my archives, you may not be as paranoid but I take what Ron Mowrey says relatively seriously.

Hope that was semi-helpful info.

Stone,

I have not been as careful as PE suggests, so that's good info. I keep it in the same room with my other non-refrigerated stuff, but it is in a paper safe that rarely gets opened and no smell is evident, so I'm hoping there hasn't been too much damage to my other films as yet. I should move it out of there just to be safe. It would suck to lose good film to out-gassing. It sure stinks, I can tell you that.

I was wondering if other films could succumb to this syndrome, but if you had trouble with Panatomic-X then I guess so.

Jonathan

[StoneNYC]

Stone,

I have not been as careful as PE suggests, so that's good info. I keep it in the same room with my other non-refrigerated stuff, but it is in a paper safe that rarely gets opened and no smell is evident, so I'm hoping there hasn't been too much damage to my other films as yet. I should move it out of there just to be safe. It would suck to lose good film to out-gassing. It sure stinks, I can tell you that.

I was wondering if other films could succumb to this syndrome, but if you had trouble with Panatomic-X then I guess so.

Jonathan

Age, heat, moisture, all accelerate the process. Other environmental factors too I'm sure. Just something to be cautious of...

I burned all my nitrate negatives instead of dying in a fire or losing my other negs to the nitrate combusting.

Film of olden days is more fickle than now...

[Vaughn]

Is that dog barking up the correct tree? The centered, static composition works great with the film's artifacts/damage (and appears it would work even with modern films).

[jcoldslabs]

Vaughn, I thought the emulsion tear looked like a barking dog, too.

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Here's another solitary tree, this time using (relatively) fresh, wrinkle-free film. :)

Century Universal 8x10, Kodak 12" f/4.5 Ektar, T-Max 400 (expired 2009).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TMY2-Sauvie%20Island%20Tree.jpg

Jonathan

[Nathan Potter]

I really like the result of the damage - sort of like the effect one gets from purposeful mechanical damage to Polaroid films through emulsion distortion. I see a racing zombie like creature fleeing across the scene. All sort of ominous.

I took the liberty of doing a crop for a stronger image of what I imagined.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7404/13050043704_c51d145f76.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/13050043704/)
Johnathan1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/13050043704/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[jcoldslabs]

That's a good crop, Nate. Thanks for taking the time. Shooting this film is a roll of the dice, sometimes the flaws work in your favor, sometimes not. It looks to me like I might be able to perform an emulsion lift with it if I soak it in warm water. I might try that next.

J.

[DennisD]

Here's another solitary tree, this time using (relatively) fresh, wrinkle-free film. :)

Century Universal 8x10, Kodak 12" f/4.5 Ektar, T-Max 400 (expired 2009).

http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TMY2-Sauvie%20Island%20Tree.jpg

Jonathan

Jonathan,
The tree turned out well. I like the (unexpected) reflection.
Did you feel the re- scan was successful ?

[StoneNYC]

Vaughn, I thought the emulsion tear looked like a barking dog, too.

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Here's another solitary tree, this time using (relatively) fresh, wrinkle-free film. :)

Century Universal 8x10, Kodak 12" f/4.5 Ektar, T-Max 400 (expired 2009).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TMY2-Sauvie%20Island%20Tree.jpg

Jonathan

Wow that exposure is so even.. Amazing.

[jcoldslabs]

The tree turned out well. I like the (unexpected) reflection. Did you feel the re- scan was successful ?

Thanks. Yes, the rescan was better. I didn't move the black and white points of the histogram very far toward the middle leaving lots of wiggle room on either side. The raw scan looked much more drab as a result but after some effort in Photoshop I was able to engineer a version more to my liking.


Wow that exposure is so even.. Amazing.

That's what good exposure, proper development and an 8x10 negative will get you. :)

Well, that and a lot of fiddling in Photoshop.

Jonathan

[DennisD]

That's what good exposure, proper development and an 8x10 negative will get you. :)

Well, that and a lot of fiddling in Photoshop.

Jonathan

Yes, but well worth it for the beautiful image you captured !

I also just realized how much the foreground symmetry (the right bend in the road opposite the left curve of the planted crops) adds to the image. It really pulls you in.

[austin granger]

Some long-expired film ages well, some does not.

Century Universal 8x10, R.D. Gray No. 8 Periscope, Dupont Defender X-F Pan (expired 1949).

Jonathan

I recognize that tree. Luckily, I've never encountered that dragon (hellhound?) there though. :)

[jcoldslabs]

I recognize that tree.

Yeah, I decided to stomp all over your stomping grounds for a change, although where you had snow and ice recently I happened to be out there on the most spring-like day we've had in four months.

Every time I go far afield for photos it just reminds me how much I like being at home and in my own neighborhood. While exploring new locations can fire up one's photographic imagination, I find that new places overwhelm my senses--everything looks interesting because it is new. (This is at the root of why a lot of vacation photos tend to be boring. People think, "Oh look! The Eiffel Tower!" and click away in their enthusiasm.) When I shoot around the house NOTHING looks new anymore so I have to really challenge myself to find something worth photographing. Of course, what I find worthwhile may just be ridiculously mundane to someone else. To each his own, I guess.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

Here's the last of the tree pictures from last week's outing, I promise. This was shot on the end-scrap of an anonymous roll of 5 1/4" 1950s aerial film I pulled out of a WWII K-24 reconnaissance camera. It was so tightly curled that I had to tape it into the holder and then tape it again into the processing drum. Given all that, and the fact that the film is fogged all to hell, I'm surprised to have been able to pull something decent from the negative. I've included the raw scan so you can see the source material.

Century Universal 8x10, 30cm f/6.8 Ica 'Maximar', unknown aerial roll film.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x10-K24-EI8-Tree-In-Field-r2.jpg




http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x10-K24-EI8-Tree-In-Field-ORIGINAL.jpg

Jonathan

[StoneNYC]

Here's the last of the tree pictures from last week's outing, I promise. This was shot on the end-scrap of an anonymous roll of 5 1/4" 1950s aerial film I pulled out of a WWII K-24 reconnaissance camera. It was so tightly curled that I had to tape it into the holder and then tape it again into the processing drum. Given all that, and the fact that the film is fogged all to hell, I'm surprised to have been able to pull something decent from the negative. I've included the raw scan so you can see the source material.

Century Universal 8x10, 30cm f/6.8 Ica 'Maximar', unknown aerial roll film.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x10-K24-EI8-Tree-In-Field-r2.jpg




http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x10-K24-EI8-Tree-In-Field-ORIGINAL.jpg

Jonathan

You have great skills both in vision and technology

[jcoldslabs]

Thanks, Stone. You might also say I'm too cheap to waste even the crappiest, most poorly-stored, foggiest film around. ;)

J.

[StoneNYC]

Thanks, Stone. You might also say I'm too cheap to waste even the crappiest, most poorly-stored, foggiest film around. ;)

J.

1947 expired film is the oldest for me ;)

[Corran]

Amazing what you were able to pull out of that negative Jonathan!

Here's a tree outside of our Fine Arts building. I have photographed it many times. It's just photogenic. Plus I try to shoot some film every day, and when I'm busy with work that means I'm usually walking around campus during my lunch break.
This is 35mm film adapted into a 6x12 holder and shot with a 47mm XL lens:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/1x5-0718ss.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Amazing what you were able to pull out of that negative Jonathan!

Here's a tree outside of our Fine Arts building. I have photographed it many times. It's just photogenic. Plus I try to shoot some film every day, and when I'm busy with work that means I'm usually walking around campus during my lunch break.
This is 35mm film adapted into a 6x12 holder and shot with a 47mm XL lens:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/1x5-0718ss.jpg

I do this with my Mamiya7 and 35mm adapter (minus masking plate) but never thought to use my 6x12 back... Hmmm :)

[Corran]

Yeah my initial thought was to throw it in my Pentax 67. But for various reasons that didn't work out. I like this better. It'll also help me practice "seeing" in ~3:1 aspect ratio for when I shoot 6x17.

[Gary Sommer]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/13137406133_949516e23d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137406133/)
black-walnut-15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137406133/) by gary2881 (http://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

Arista 200, WD2D+

[JeRuFo]

112144

4x5 Fomapan 100 in XTOL, Nikkor 90 @4.5

[Gary Sommer]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/13137484093_1efc2ddfdd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137484093/)
Maple-13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137484093/) by gary2881 (http://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

Arista EDU200, WD2D+

[AlexGard]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/13239881515_4371c4ab0c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/)
Midlands, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

4x5 (slight tilt/crop), 210mm
Ilford Delta 100, Red 25
R09 1:100, 1 Hour

[Maris Rusis]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/13239881515_4371c4ab0c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/)
Midlands, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

4x5 (slight tilt/crop), 210mm
Ilford Delta 100, Red 25
R09 1:100, 1 Hour
Brilliantly seen and composed. And absolutely characteristic of the dry Tasmanian midlands.

[bobwysiwyg]

Really like it also. The red filter makes it all pop.

[DG 3313]

[QUOTE=AlexGard;1120986]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/13239881515_4371c4ab0c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/)
Midlands, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

4x5 (slight tilt/crop), 210mm
Ilford Delta 100, Red 25
R09 1:100, 1 Hour[/QUOTE

It's 3-D.....very nice!

[AlexGard]

just realised I got photobombed by a flock of sheep in the LHS background :o

[StoneNYC]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/13239881515_4371c4ab0c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/)
Midlands, Tasmania (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexgard/13239881515/) by Alex Gard (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexgard/), on Flickr

4x5 (slight tilt/crop), 210mm
Ilford Delta 100, Red 25
R09 1:100, 1 Hour

Not sure where my post went, but I had said that I really like the fact that the sheep are there, their black so it's okay, if they were white sheep I think it would be too distracting, but because they're a dark color it's what if it's with the scene and you don't see them first if you do it's not distracting it actually adds to the scene. Good job! :)

[AlexGard]

Not sure where my post went, but I had said that I really like the fact that the sheep are there, their black so it's okay, if they were white sheep I think it would be too distracting, but because they're a dark color it's what if it's with the scene and you don't see them first if you do it's not distracting it actually adds to the scene. Good job! :)

They're actually white sheep, but the midlands being a pretty dry and dusty place they were pretty filthy. I think they just managed to tuck into the shadow of a cloud which is why they appear so dark. Lucky. Thanks again everyone for the lovely comments.

[dperez]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/13280719683_0dbcdf0e8c_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/13280719683_c8a6843b8d_o.jpg)]
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4

[StoneNYC]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/13280719683_0dbcdf0e8c_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/13280719683_c8a6843b8d_o.jpg)]
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4

I'm looking this ektascan, someone told me it WASN'T an xray film, but clearly it is, is it single or double sides and do they still make it?

[dperez]

I'm looking this ektascan, someone told me it WASN'T an xray film, but clearly it is, is it single or double sides and do they still make it?

Yea, it's single sided, about $80 for a box of 100.

-DP

[StoneNYC]

Yea, it's single sided, about $80 for a box of 100.

-DP

Sounds good, I assume that's 8x10?

[dperez]

Yep.


Sounds good, I assume that's 8x10?

[Harley Goldman]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/13280719683_0dbcdf0e8c_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/13280719683_c8a6843b8d_o.jpg)]
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4

Real nice!!!! Great job find a fine composition. I was there once and could not find a composition in all the detail everywhere. You did an excellent job.

[dperez]

Thanks for the kind words Harley.

I saw a tunnel of light which had a mysterious quality to it. When standing there, it made me want to go into the depth to explore. That's what drew my eyes to the scene; it just sort of spoke to me that day. I did find at least one other picture, but I'll have to go back for it.

-DP

112520
Real nice!!!! Great job find a fine composition. I was there once and could not find a composition in all the detail everywhere. You did an excellent job.

[ghostcount]

Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4

Well Done!


...I did find at least one other picture, but I'll have to go back for it.

-DP



Me thinks it's the "Tree Buttocks". :p
Say, "when". :cool:

[AlexGard]

Real nice!!!! Great job find a fine composition. I was there once and could not find a composition in all the detail everywhere. You did an excellent job.


really nice, how does it look in normal b&w

awesome composition.

[dperez]

Me thinks it's the "Tree Buttocks". :p
Say, "when". :cool:

Errm... It wasn't that one, as sexy as it is, I had something else in mind!
112543


-DP

[alexn]

Corymbia henryi - Large Leaved Spotted Gum.

112643

Chamonix 045N-2
SA90/8 @ f/16
Fomapan 100 @ 100
Dev in Rodinal 1:50 - 5:15 @ 25°C (rotary)

I really should have employed a swing on this and gone to f/22 or 32 even but I was a little rushed (wife waiting for me in the car with a crying 2 week old and cranky 2 year old) I want to revisit this type of shot again when I have some time to actually do it right...

[Steve M Hostetter]

112736 Hemlock Cliffs in Hoosier Nation Forest, 115mm Grandagon @f22 on a home-made point and shoot Hostilux 8x10" camera

[RHITMrB]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/13419621893_fe900a919a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrR54g)

[alexn]

RHITMrB - very cool shot.

[TheToadMen]

Very nice,
What a curious shape.
Makes me think of the SF movie, expecting it to leap and eat a photographer that came too close at any moment now.


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/13419621893_fe900a919a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrR54g)

[Corran]

Chamonix 45n1, 58mm XL, T-Max, Acufine:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/sb14-mountains-0795s.jpg

[eduardtoader]

thanks for posting such a nice image!

Vaughn, I thought the emulsion tear looked like a barking dog, too.

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Here's another solitary tree, this time using (relatively) fresh, wrinkle-free film. :)

Century Universal 8x10, Kodak 12" f/4.5 Ektar, T-Max 400 (expired 2009).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/8x10-TMY2-Sauvie%20Island%20Tree.jpg

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

thanks for posting such a nice image!

And thank you for the kind words.

Jonathan

[tomtomadv]

Fujinon A-240
Nature tree in winter (http://wallpaperlist.com/nature-wallpapers-c6.html)



http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/301008/2903782.jpg

Beautiful shot

[Alex Menkov]

Thanks!

[JeRuFo]

Fomapan 100 4x5
113164

[JeRuFo]

And another version:
113174

[Jim Becia]

Here is an image from this past fall in Zion. Had to stand almost in the middle of a parking lot to take the shot. Just liked the form of the old cottonwood. Not sure how much longer it will last. Taken with an Ebony 8x10 using a Fuji 600 on Velvia 100.

[Peter Mounier]

And another version:
113174

I like that a lot JeRuFo! Nice work.

[StoneNYC]

Here is an image from this past fall in Zion. Had to stand almost in the middle of a parking lot to take the shot. Just liked the form of the old cottonwood. Not sure how much longer it will last. Taken with an Ebony 8x10 using a Fuji 600 on Velvia 100.

"Not sure how much longer it will last. "

...

The tree or the film? Lol

[JeRuFo]

I like that a lot JeRuFo! Nice work.

Thanks Peter.


Jewan

[hendrik faure]

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/treeapril20141_zpsd3519ed4.jpg
european industrial wood, 8x10 pinhole neg np 400, hp 110 (1+31), pictorio ohp pos,
phoenix gravure tissue, copperplate gravure, asphalt aquatinta, FeCl etching,
sumerset antique paper, gamblin black bone ink, epson V 750 scan

[StoneNYC]

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/treeapril20141_zpsd3519ed4.jpg
european industrial wood, 8x10 pinhole neg np 400, hp 110 (1+31), pictorio ohp pos,
phoenix gravure tissue, copperplate gravure, asphalt aquatinta, FeCl etching,
sumerset antique paper, gamblin black bone ink, epson V 750 scan

Am I reading that right or do my eyes deceive me, did you just wright that this is 8x10 Neopan 400????

[hendrik faure]

Am I reading that right or do my eyes deceive me, did you just wright that this is 8x10 Neopan 400????
sorry, I confused. it was FP(Fomapan)400 in 8x10inch

[StoneNYC]

sorry, I confused. it was FP(Fomapan)400 in 8x10inch

It's ok, I thought you had discovered Valhalla? (Neopan is my favorite fast film!).

[andreios]

Very nice image, Hendrik! And your description of "industrial wood" is very accurate.. It's sad to think that majority of the woods round these parts are in truth really "only" wood-producing-industry...

[hendrik faure]

thank you, Andreios. StoneNYC, sorry to have dissapointed you. But the Fomapan is a rather good film also, and affordable here

[Ramiro Elena]

I love your work Hendrik. The image makes me think of the Russian film "Siberiade".

[ndg]

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/treeapril20141_zpsd3519ed4.jpg
european industrial wood, 8x10 pinhole neg np 400, hp 110 (1+31), pictorio ohp pos,
phoenix gravure tissue, copperplate gravure, asphalt aquatinta, FeCl etching,
sumerset antique paper, gamblin black bone ink, epson V 750 scan

Beautiful! Missed your work!

[Jmarmck]

That is quite astound. Nice sharpness and saturation. Almost makes me wish for fall.............almost.

[StoneNYC]

Stolen image? Wow I wouldn't think that would happen here...

[Paul Cunningham]

Ok, be gentle. This is only the third or fourth frame I've taken in LF.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s12/v179/p285629705-5.jpg

March 2014, 4x5 Ektar, Epson V750.

[TheToadMen]

And another version:
113174

I like this second version best. What are the differences: shooting, developing and/or printing?

[TheToadMen]

Excellent, excellent job! Pinhole rules :)

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/treeapril20141_zpsd3519ed4.jpg
european industrial wood, 8x10 pinhole neg np 400, hp 110 (1+31), pictorio ohp pos,
phoenix gravure tissue, copperplate gravure, asphalt aquatinta, FeCl etching,
sumerset antique paper, gamblin black bone ink, epson V 750 scan

[TheToadMen]

Then you're on the right track. Keep it coming ....


Ok, be gentle. This is only the third or fourth frame I've taken in LF.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s12/v179/p285629705-5.jpg

March 2014, 4x5 Ektar, Epson V750.

[JeRuFo]

I like this second version best. What are the differences: shooting, developing and/or printing?

The shooting and development were identical (only the placement of the grad filters might have differed slightly) The first one was shot a little later than the second (I kept moving my camera to the left and tried finding new compositions with the sun behind the tree) and the tree blocked the light a little more. I also probably did a better job with the post processing of the scan with the second one. The negatives are beatiful and contrasty but it takes a little work to get the dull scan back to life.

[StoneNYC]

Ok, be gentle. This is only the third or fourth frame I've taken in LF.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s12/v179/p285629705-5.jpg

March 2014, 4x5 Ektar, Epson V750.

My suggestion, is to look at the trees on the right side, see all those patterns, no get closer to the trunks, physically with the camera, and then you will see something really interesting in there I think... Keep at it, I'm no Master so take my advice also with a grain of salt, but that's what I see you want to look at this image I wonder if that area on the right with the tree trunks would be something really interesting

[Jmarmck]

Paul, I really like the curvature of the trees slowly transitioning to vertical in the background. Is that natural? What are the specifics, film, etc? did you use any filters on this?

[Harley Goldman]

Ok, be gentle. This is only the third or fourth frame I've taken in LF.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s12/v179/p285629705-5.jpg

March 2014, 4x5 Ektar, Epson V750.

This turned out real well. I like the pattern and perspective, with the road fading out of the frame. Very well done.

[Paul Cunningham]

My suggestion, is to look at the trees on the right side, see all those patterns, no get closer to the trunks, physically with the camera, and then you will see something really interesting in there I think... Keep at it, I'm no Master so take my advice also with a grain of salt, but that's what I see you want to look at this image I wonder if that area on the right with the tree trunks would be something really interesting

This is a fascinating area and I did take a variety of photos, but this the only one in LF/film.

[Paul Cunningham]

Paul, I really like the curvature of the trees slowly transitioning to vertical in the background. Is that natural? What are the specifics, film, etc? did you use any filters on this?

Jmarmck, the curvature is natural, perhaps from the wind.
This was shot with a Crown Graphic, Nikkor-W f/5.6 210mm lens. I shot it at f/64, 1/2 sec, as I wanted maximum DOF even at the cost of some diffraction. In hindsight a shorter exposure might have been better, as there is some wind blowing in the extreme tips of some trees.

4x5 Ektar 100, Epson V750. No filters on the camera, but absolutely some corrections post scanning.

About the trees: There are 25,800 acres of poplar trees in this Boardman, Oregon tree farm, more than 40 square miles. Reportedly, this farm can pump up to 117,000 gallons per minute from the Columbia River.

Edit: this was the Nikon lens (as above) my notes are a little shabby. There may have been a polarizer filter also.

[Jmarmck]

As an off topic comment, I wonder how many pumps they have dipped not that river, and what types. If they are large and in charge it might be an interesting subject.
I was curious about the polarizer, whether you were using one or not.
(I work with water resources and ag so I know that equates to nearly 4 acre inches......a very large amount of water indeed.)
This shot reminds me of the two track trails cutting through a corn field to the pivot center. Same perspective but with corn on either side..........hmmmmm sweet corn is coming up! I may have to make a short trip to a corn field.

[Alan Curtis]

113336
Cypress, Highland Hammock State Park, Sebring, FL
Zone VI 4x5 210mm
TriX HC110

[StoneNYC]

113336
Cypress, Highland Hammock State Park, Sebring, FL
Zone VI 4x5 210mm
TriX HC110

Beautiful!

PS Tri-X Pro / TXP (pet peeve) :)

[Bob Mann]

Tree and Fence - 5x7 HP5 Pyrocat - taken at Planting Fields State Park, LI, NY

[StoneNYC]

Tree and Fence - 5x7 HP5 Pyrocat - taken at Planting Fields State Park, LI, NY

Nice :)

[RHITMrB]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/13669135334_bd76b39014_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mPTTH9)

[Jmarmck]

Nice!

You inspire me to do the same as I have a swamp to the SW. But it won't stop raining. :mad:


113336
Cypress, Highland Hammock State Park, Sebring, FL
Zone VI 4x5 210mm
TriX HC110

[Alan Curtis]

Thanks Marty and Stone.

[Gary Sommer]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/13683181135_08b1db341b_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13683181135/)
Snow-Peak-8 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13683181135/) by gary2881 (https://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

[StoneNYC]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/13683181135_08b1db341b_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13683181135/)
Snow-Peak-8 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13683181135/) by gary2881 (https://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

Nice, can't tell if I like the road half cut out, or if it helps build mystery, but I love the snow capture.

[Gary Sommer]

Thanks, Stone.

[Gary Sommer]

A lot of effort, and still a really crappy fence.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/13137725284_ebae42d39d_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137725284/)
Trees-3 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137725284/) by gary2881 (https://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

5x7 Arista EDU 100, Rodinal 1-50

[Jmarmck]

Why is the fence crappy, because it is there or because of the design?

When you turn a corner like that you need corner posts, at least two wooden post and preferably three with a cross brace and a barbed wire diagonal brace.

But I like the fence as part of the composition.

[StoneNYC]

A lot of effort, and still a really crappy fence.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/13137725284_ebae42d39d_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137725284/)
Trees-3 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13137725284/) by gary2881 (https://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

5x7 Arista EDU 100, Rodinal 1-50

I like the image, I like the fence, I don't as much like the base fog or lens flare or whatever is causing the blacks to go grey, especially on the left side. But it works in a way too.

[Deval]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/13683181135_08b1db341b_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13683181135/)
Snow-Peak-8 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36419580@N06/13683181135/) by gary2881 (https://www.flickr.com/people/36419580@N06/), on Flickr

Nice shot

[Deval]

Ok, be gentle. This is only the third or fourth frame I've taken in LF.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s12/v179/p285629705-5.jpg

March 2014, 4x5 Ektar, Epson V750.

Fantastic shot. Did you use Photoshop for color correction?

[Gary Sommer]

This has been a problem negative for me. The contrast is very hard to deal with, and I probably reduced the blacks too much. I don't think I like Arista 100 in Rodinal.

I liked the fence and trees in the dappled sunlight. This is the best part of this recently replaced fence. Five strands of barbed wire, crossed T-posts, and sticks barely hold it up. Oh well, at least it's not mine.

[StoneNYC]

This has been a problem negative for me. The contrast is very hard to deal with, and I probably reduced the blacks too much. I don't think I like Arista 100 in Rodinal.

I liked the fence and trees in the dappled sunlight. This is the best part of this recently replaced fence. Five strands of barbed wire, crossed T-posts, and sticks barely hold it up. Oh well, at least it's not mine.

As an example...

I LIKE high contrast...

And I think Arista100 (Foma100) in Rodinal works well for some things,

But I scan I do not wet print.

Shoot( these are not trees.... I will delete and add a link to portraits... Sorry mods...)

EDIT: link...

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showpost.php?p=1127868

Also, mods, i'm not sure how to actually get rid of the photos from the post at the bottom, I just remove them from popping up images, feel free to do whatever to get them gone from sight, or whatever you like :-p

[Paul Cunningham]

Fantastic shot. Did you use Photoshop for color correction?

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, Lightroom.

[Deval]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3724/13707043455_0f17691ae8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mTfbtr)

Ilford HP5+
D76 1:1 at 13:00, TF5 Fixer
Toyo 45A II
F32 1/8
ISO 400

Best viewed through flickr

[StoneNYC]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3724/13707043455_0f17691ae8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mTfbtr)

Ilford HP5+
D76 1:1 at 13:00, TF5 Fixer
Toyo 45A II
F32 1/8
ISO 400

Best viewed through flickr

Gorgeous!!

[chassis]

Deval, well seen.

[Alan Curtis]

Excellent Deval, Spanish moss at it's best.

[neprosti]

113674
113675
113676
4x5 crown graphic
210mm cyclop eye

[JaZ99]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/13849341633_97bc930e87_z.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaz99/13849341633/)
Great Hanami place (https://flic.kr/p/n6PuLi) by JaZ99wro (https://www.flickr.com/people/31584189@N02/), on Flickr

Fujinon 105mm
Graflex
Fujifilm CDU-II duplicating film

(1100 dpi scan on flickr)

[StoneNYC]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/13849341633_97bc930e87_z.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaz99/13849341633/)
Great Hanami place (https://flic.kr/p/n6PuLi) by JaZ99wro (https://www.flickr.com/people/31584189@N02/), on Flickr

Fujinon 105mm
Graflex
Fujifilm CDU-II duplicating film

(1100 dpi scan on flickr)

Wow! What EI did you use?

[JaZ99]

Wow! What EI did you use?

ISO 16 with 85A filter on.

[StoneNYC]

ISO 16 with 85A filter on.

Thanks a lot, that really helps, I also didn't realize it was tungsten balanced!

[Corran]

Jaz99, that is gorgeous. Thanks for the tech details as well - however I am still wondering, is this E-6 or C-41 processed? I'm surprised you got ISO16 with that film and an 85A filter. I think I remember shooting a couple sheets at ISO6 and processing it in C-41, but that was two years ago. Definitely gotta shoot some out in the wild with the 85 filter now, to test.

[JaZ99]

Thanks a lot, that really helps, I also didn't realize it was tungsten balanced!

I've tried this with 85B filter before, and it was beyond repair. Not worth it, anyway. But with 85A, wow, that made a difference.


Jaz99, that is gorgeous. Thanks for the tech details as well - however I am still wondering, is this E-6 or C-41 processed? I'm surprised you got ISO16 with that film and an 85A filter. I think I remember shooting a couple sheets at ISO6 and processing it in C-41, but that was two years ago. Definitely gotta shoot some out in the wild with the 85 filter now, to test.

Thank you. It is home processed E-6. The chrome on the light table looks dark, so it needs a bump in post. But on the other side, I do not need to worry about my highlights. Compare it with this shot:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/13305565843_be51861fd7.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mgLvaD)
Blue boat (https://flic.kr/p/mgLvaD) by JaZ99wro (https://www.flickr.com/people/31584189@N02/), on Flickr

It was shot at ISO20 with 85B filter on.

[Corran]

Interesting! Thanks. Nice shot of the boat, despite the color cast.

[StoneNYC]

That is interesting. Thanks for all the info, with Velvia being so expensive these days I've considered this but the times I would use this film, I would want it to be PERFECT so, I may pick up a box, the price is right, but is the time worth it... Hmmm that's something I'll have to decide on my own ;)

Thanks for the share!

[JaZ99]

Interesting! Thanks. Nice shot of the boat, despite the color cast.

Thanks! I think the effect is quite OK, but it was the only sheet from pack of 6.


That is interesting. Thanks for all the info, with Velvia being so expensive these days I've considered this but the times I would use this film, I would want it to be PERFECT so, I may pick up a box, the price is right, but is the time worth it... Hmmm that's something I'll have to decide on my own ;)

Thanks for the share!

I'm not a big fan of velvia (yet?), I'm a fan of E100G. This stuff is so expensive. I have 5 boxes (from the last production run), but I need something cheap to experiment with.

[StoneNYC]

Thanks! I think the effect is quite OK, but it was the only sheet from pack of 6.



I'm not a big fan of velvia (yet?), I'm a fan of E100G. This stuff is so expensive. I have 5 boxes (from the last production run), but I need something cheap to experiment with.

If you want some E100G to experiment just get some 120 rolls of it and test with that.

But at this point, it's hard to invest testing and study time in a film that's not in production.

If you like E100G then you might prefer Provia100f as it's a more natural and less saturated palette (but still saturated) than Velvia 50 or Velvia 100.

[JaZ99]

If you want some E100G to experiment just get some 120 rolls of it and test with that.

But at this point, it's hard to invest testing and study time in a film that's not in production.

If you like E100G then you might prefer Provia100f as it's a more natural and less saturated palette (but still saturated) than Velvia 50 or Velvia 100.

I shoot over 100 rolls of E100G (120). It is a great film with good lattitude (better than Provia's), colors, and it does not curl at all. Most of my Flickr stream is E100G. I wish Kodak/Alaris continue to make it.

[vinny]

I've tried this with 85B filter before, and it was beyond repair. Not worth it, anyway. But with 85A, wow, that made a difference.



Thank you. It is home processed E-6. The chrome on the light table looks dark, so it needs a bump in post. But on the other side, I do not need to worry about my highlights. Compare it with this shot:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/13305565843_be51861fd7.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mgLvaD)
Blue boat (https://flic.kr/p/mgLvaD) by JaZ99wro (https://www.flickr.com/people/31584189@N02/), on Flickr

It was shot at ISO20 with 85B filter on.

not to get this thread further off track but my question is relevant:
The difference between and 85A (assuming you mean 85) and 85b filter is only 200 degrees kelvin (3200k vs 3400k), yet you say shooting it with an 85b makes it beyond repair. The difference should be very slight. Please explain

[JaZ99]

not to get this thread further off track but my question is relevant:
The difference between and 85A (assuming you mean 85) and 85b filter is only 200 degrees kelvin (3200k vs 3400k), yet you say shooting it with an 85b makes it beyond repair. The difference should be very slight. Please explain

I wish I could. I cannot distinguish 85A from 85B with naked eye. And yet it makes a difference. I can speculate that probably it is connected with spectral sensitivity of the film maching the spectra of the filter.

[Paul Cunningham]

One from the weekend. Taken at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Washington state.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s5/v128/p377140292-4.jpg
Trees at NWR
4x5, HP5+ 400, D-76, red filter (@3 stops), f64, .5s. Nikkor-W 210mm

[Paul Cunningham]

And another. Those are _tall_ trees.


http://www.verycunning.com/img/s5/v116/p837983821-4.jpg

Barn at NWR
4x5 (cropped). HP5+ 400, D-76 red filter (3stops) f64, 1s. Nikkor-W 210mm

[Jmarmck]

Looks like my front yard..........under water.

Nice shot! Might be even better at sunrise/sunset.


One from the weekend. Taken at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Washington state.

http://www.verycunning.com/img/s5/v128/p377140292-4.jpg
Trees at NWR
4x5, HP5+ 400, D-76, red filter (@3 stops), f64, .5s. Nikkor-W 210mm

[JaZ99]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/13920216254_e6d57473ee.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nd5Kjw)
White tree (https://flic.kr/p/nd5Kjw) by JaZ99wro (https://www.flickr.com/people/31584189@N02/), on Flickr

Caltar-II 150mm
Graflex
Fujifilm CDU-II duplicating film with 85A filter

[drgoose]

Roots

Toyo View G 4x5
Caltar 210mm
Arista Edu 400 Ultra
Rodinal 1:50 15 min @20deg
114101

[Joe O'Hara]

Rock face and early buds, Easter morning.

Happy Spring.

[Heroique]

Slender branch shadows on a stout Beech tree.

King of the forest, even Douglas Firs & Redwoods bow to it.

Eventually, I'll crop some details from the richly textured bark...

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

[Greenspeed]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/9184293184_5be8ddeb52_b.jpg

Boambee Creek river, NSW.
Shen Hao 4x5; Kodak VS100 (love this transparency); Fujinon 250mm
Home processed E6 chemistry using Jobo and Tetanal chemistries.
Scanned V700

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

And another. Those are _tall_ trees.


http://www.verycunning.com/img/s5/v116/p837983821-4.jpg

Barn at NWR
4x5 (cropped). HP5+ 400, D-76 red filter (3stops) f64, 1s. Nikkor-W 210mm

Interesting. Everytime I use a red filter I get an almost black sky for some reason.

[Paul Cunningham]

Interesting. Everytime I use a red filter I get an almost black sky for some reason.

Kevin, thanks for the comment.
It's questionable whether a red filter was called for at this time, or if there would have been a better choice. Had the sky been deep blue, a stronger effect as you describe would be expected. I went back and looked at a digital snap of the same scene (taken by my wife), and there was in fact quite a lot of haze at the horizon (nearly white), and the sky rather light blue (shot at 6:30pm). I'm probably lucky that sky was not deep bllue! Also if you are studying this image you will see that I really did not do a good job with my tray development - there is some pretty uneven development evident in the sky.

Maybe a yellow filter next time.

[Heroique]

I love the scaly bark of Ponderosa Pines. :)

I was very close to the trunk w/ generous bellows extension.

I think I was near 1:2 – I added a stop for bellows comp.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
Ilford HP5+ (in Kodak HC-110)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[StoneNYC]

I love the scaly bark of Ponderosa Pines. :)

I was very close to the trunk w/ generous bellows extension.

I think I was near 1:2 – I added a stop for bellows comp.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
Ilford HP5+ (in Kodak HC-110)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

Spectacular image!

It looks like an abstract painting almost, like a "dripping paint" image or something... Really cool!

[Heroique]

Thanks, that's an apt comparison indeed.

To be sure, the painterly quality of mature ponderosa bark is also great for color film. In the image above, the contrast differences are mostly due to dark maroons + brighter touches of orange, yellow. The vertical black bands offer a pleasing, rhythmic balance. If memory serves, Preston has posted impressive color shots of this bark.

In my region, ponderosa bark can appear bland in noon light, but will glow in evening light, when the sun – low and soft in the sky – illuminates its R-O-Y colors from the side.

[Harley Goldman]

I love the scaly bark of Ponderosa Pines. :)

I was very close to the trunk w/ generous bellows extension.

I think I was near 1:2 – I added a stop for bellows comp.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
Ilford HP5+ (in Kodak HC-110)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

Great patterns and tones. Very well done.

[nousavons]

I love this subject too:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/martingomezphotos/13426153664/

[Brian C. Miller]

Fuji RTP, with CC filter, I think 150mm Nikkor, eastern Washington, below Spokane.
Spring 2013.

114514

[Heroique]

Great patterns and tones. Very well done.

Thanks Harley, Ponderosa bark does invite close focus, then closer…


Fuji RTP, with CC filter, I think 150mm Nikkor, eastern Washington, below Spokane. Spring 2013.

Nice shot, the lonely tree looks like it's waiting to catch the next train. Those spindly branches must wave as it passes. The open space + big sky remind me to get across the mountains this summer, and spend more time on the dry side of the state. Snake River country tops my short list.

[Hugo Zhang]

Shot these trees with Tri last week. 11x14 HP5 film and a VQ #4 lens.

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

Kevin, thanks for the comment.
It's questionable whether a red filter was called for at this time, or if there would have been a better choice. Had the sky been deep blue, a stronger effect as you describe would be expected. I went back and looked at a digital snap of the same scene (taken by my wife), and there was in fact quite a lot of haze at the horizon (nearly white), and the sky rather light blue (shot at 6:30pm). I'm probably lucky that sky was not deep bllue! Also if you are studying this image you will see that I really did not do a good job with my tray development - there is some pretty uneven development evident in the sky.

Maybe a yellow filter next time.

Paul,
Regardless of what you might find wrong with it, I like it. Only thing I might have done different was to move up so I would not have to crop, and maybe place the tops of the tall trees right near the edge of the neg. Nice photo!!! Brings back memories of earlier times.

[Harley Goldman]

In Yosemite valley last weekend, Preston and I wandered around one of the controlled burn areas and I found a couple of ponderosa pines for compositions. As Heroique's image nicely shows above, the bark has some wonderful detail. Thrown in some charcoal and it gets a little bit different.

Chamonix 4x5, Fujinon 240mm, Provia

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/AfterTheBurnWebLg.jpg

[Joel Truckenbrod]

Harley - You've been absolutely killing it with these posts the past week or so. Another excellent image here!

[StoneNYC]

In Yosemite valley last weekend, Preston and I wandered around one of the controlled burn areas and I found a couple of ponderosa pines for compositions. As Heroique's image nicely shows above, the bark has some wonderful detail. Thrown in some charcoal and it gets a little bit different.

Chamonix 4x5, Fujinon 240mm, Provia

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/AfterTheBurnWebLg.jpg

Really great capture!

[Harley Goldman]

Thanks Joel and Stone. The comments are much appreciated.

[Preston]

Gorgeous photograph, Harley!

--P

[djdister]

Wista 5x7
270mm G-Claron
Delta 100

115298

[dncswclds]

Some blooms from spring, Calumet CC401 Schneider 210/5.6

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[Tri Tran]

Here's my new 2 8x10 work from yesterday. One stop down from wide open. Cheapo Xray film was used for these shots.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/835/rxrv.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/n7rxrvj)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/836/tza1.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/n8tza1j)

Last but not least with 3 Musqueteers shot. Hope you guys don't mind.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/841/921uc.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/nd921ucj)

[StoneNYC]

Here's my new 2 8x10 work from yesterday. One stop down from wide open. Cheapo Xray film was used for these shots.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/835/rxrv.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/n7rxrvj)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/836/tza1.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/n8tza1j)

Last but not least with 3 Musqueteers shot. Hope you guys don't mind.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/841/921uc.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/nd921ucj)

Well you really nailed that contrast down! Is this the ektascan or whatnot single sided emulsion is? With D23? Or whatever it is?

I must sound like a numbskull, I've just had a long day.

I'm very impressed with the shadow detail and contrast, doesn't look like X-Ray

[Tri Tran]

I used strictly Xray film for my workflow, except 20x24 format , but then there is Otho film for its size. If you can live with 1 ISO for wet plate process , you sure have a lot of options .
These are archival pigment prints, glop for carbon transfer being mixed this morning for this series . Stay tuned.


Well you really nailed that contrast down! Is this the ektascan or whatnot single sided emulsion is? With D23? Or whatever it is?

I must sound like a numbskull, I've just had a long day.

I'm very impressed with the shadow detail and contrast, doesn't look like X-Ray

[Robert Langham]

Cottonwood in Canyon del Muerto last month.

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[jp]

A nice composition Robert!

[Robert Langham]

On the del Muerto side, in a big circling turn with overhanging rock and the water right up next to it. Just before Antelope House. Some pretty good trees in there especially in the afternoon when they are in shade with the light bouncing back at them from the other sunlit side. Shot with 120mm. No filter I don't think.

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This was last shot I took before going on Hubbell AIR trip. By the time I got back the bloom was over.

[jp]

The white chairs look like Paul Caponigro's deer with Eliot Porter's blooming tree in the foreground!

[Preston]

Sycamore Bark Abstract, Columbia...

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/npn/937-1-lg-Web.jpg

Chamonix 045N-2
Schneider Symmar-S 210mm
Astia 100-F

--P

[Harley Goldman]

Sycamore Bark Abstract, Columbia...


Chamonix 045N-2
Schneider Symmar-S 210mm
Astia 100-F

--P

Real nice, Preston! I love the colors and shapes and textures. Great intimate study.

[Robert Langham]

I need to get some more chairs!

[Heroique]

Sycamore Bark Abstract, Columbia...

A bewitching abstract by Mother Nature.

Even an excellent Rorschach test.

[Upper left, I see a flappy-eared, long-nosed dog w/ a round black nose, but that's just me.]

[djdister]

Gambrills, MD
Wista Rittreckview
5x7 FP4

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270mm G-Claron

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180mm Fujinon-W

[Robert Langham]

Very nice bit of seeing, Dan.

[djdister]

Very nice bit of seeing, Dan.

Thanks, I'm thinking of doing a series of 5x7 shots of tree trunks, especially the "knobbly" and "wobbly" ones.

[Robert Langham]

I'd go for it.

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[djdister]

I'd go for it.

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That's nice. I'd call it "Adaptation: Tree vs. Rock"

[StoneNYC]

If I have a tree attached to a nude woman, does that count?

[evan clarke]

A couple..First one in fog..soft on purpose. Second with Efke Aura IR soft on purpose

[StoneNYC]

A couple..First one in fog..soft on purpose. Second with Efke Aura IR soft on purpose

That first one is really awesome!

Is they second one IR or something?

[mat4226]

A couple..First one in fog..soft on purpose. Second with Efke Aura IR soft on purpose

Love the look of that first image Evan, that tree has some serious lean!

[Harley Goldman]

A couple..First one in fog..soft on purpose. Second with Efke Aura IR soft on purpose

Both work quite nicely for me.

[StoneNYC]

That first one is really awesome!

Is they second one IR or something?

Wow I'm a dufus... Kinda missed the "EFKE aura" notation... Ignore me, but yes wonderful images.

[evan clarke]

Thanks all. The Aura is an awesome film. I have around 500 sheets but it will be gone in another year. Will have a wake..

[StoneNYC]

Thanks all. The Aura is an awesome film. I have around 500 sheets but it will be gone in another year. Will have a wake..

This is 8x10 stuff?

[evan clarke]

These two are 4x5. I have a supply of Aura in 11x14!!

[Heroique]

Tree with an ecology lesson!

This is a Coast Redwood that's propagating itself asexually.

The little trees at its base are new Coast Redwoods, but instead of being born from a fertilized seed, as they can be, they've emerged directly from the parent's roots – and are perfect clones, not only of their one parent, but of each other. It's a pretty common strategy among trees, a "smart" way to keep the line alive in forests where a thick mat of forest-related debris (as you see here) might keep seeds from finding the nurturing soil. Or maybe these trees realize they're not very attractive to other trees, but really want biological kids. Often the kids are born and grow up a great distance from the parent, if the parent's roots are long enough.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 110mm/5.6
T-Max 100 (in T-Max rs)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Tri Tran]

Tittle: Red Dragon Maple Tree
Format: 8x10

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/838/uqtkf.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/nauqtkfj)

[johnmsanderson]

http://www.john-sanderson.com/files/gimgs/32_kinzua-tree-neg.jpg

Allegheny Highlands

[Shac]

180 Nikkor, 4x5 TriX, Super Speed Graphic
Western Redcedar
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[Deval]

Very nice. Details?


Tittle: Red Dragon Maple Tree
Format: 8x10

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/838/uqtkf.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/nauqtkfj)