DC Gathering Shots - Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

[Brian_A]

Hey all...

Scott Davis, Bill L. and, myself got together this weekend do to some shooting at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC. I figured I'd post a few of my shots (One by one, as I get them scanned in) for people to see. I hope you enjoy them as I get them up! I also look forward to seeing Scott & Bill's work once they get their stuff processed. Scott was shooting 4x5 infrared and I can't wait to see how those came out..

Here's my first shot from that day... I couldn't get much closer to the flower as I already had my Gitzo tripod in the water to get as close as I did in the first place. My longest lens is a 150mm at the moment. I still think it works but that's just my opinion.

-Brian

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Horseman Woodman 4x5 with a DaYi 6x17 120 roll film back, RVP 50, Nikkor 150mm f/5.6 on a Gitzo Basalt tripod. All of my images are scanned in with a Epson V750-M Pro using SilverFast 6.6.0r1 calibrated with the Monaco Kodak Ektachrome IT8 transparency target.

[Charles Carstensen]

Excellent photography. Contrast, color, focus make this a winner.

[Brian_A]

Thanks Charles, I appreciate that!

-Brian

[Brian_A]

Here's another one. I'm not sure how I like this one - in color or in B&W. It's kind of a wierd shot, but I like it in general. Since I don't know how I like it the most, I'll just post both. Both are shot on RVP 50 - That's all that I shot with this day.

-Brian

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[Brian_A]

Here's another one.....

http://www.AkersonStudios.com/lfforum/swamp.jpg

[Brian_A]

Ok, one last one for now.

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[Walter Calahan]

But where are the dawn shots?

You guys were planning on being there early (except Scott). HA!

Nice stuff.

[Brian_A]

The first one of the lilly was shortly after sunrise. I got there around 7:30am myself. Then again, I'm sure the first shutter fire wasn't until after 8. :)

Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it. Maybe next time you'll be able to make it and make a group a digit larger. I had a guy come up to me - after seeing Scott - and tell me how odd it was that he had seen one large format camera and how it was REALLY odd that he'd now seen two that day. Little did he know he'd see a third. Quite a few people there were completely blown away by them. Most asked where I managed to find film for my antique camera. Hmmmmm......

-Brian

[Brian_A]

Woohoo! Another one!

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