Post Your Waterfalls

[Alan9940]

Here are a couple of my favorites...

Zone VI 4x5
Schneider Symmar-S 210/5.6
Tri-X in HC-110(B)

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Deardorff 8x10
Schneider Symmar-S 360/6.8
Tri-X in HC-110(B)

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[MultiFormat Shooter]

Zone VI 4x5 Schneider Symmar-S 210/5.6 Tri-X in HC-110(B)

I love this one, even on a laptop computer screen, it looks like you got nice separation of the lower tones of the trees. I bet they're amazing in the fine print.

[Ben Calwell]

Those are very nice. I should use my 210 more on my 4x5.

Here are a couple of my favorites...

Zone VI 4x5
Schneider Symmar-S 210/5.6
Tri-X in HC-110(B)

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Deardorff 8x10
Schneider Symmar-S 360/6.8
Tri-X in HC-110(B)

185961

[Reinhold Schable]

Waukeena Falls, (actually a cascade) in the Columbia River Gorge.

I thought I had posted this photo earlier but apparently not, so here goes...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4739/38484440275_95e1b94697_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/21CJPjk). . Waukeena Falls, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/21CJPjk) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr

Neg # WAFA 049. 8x20" KB Canham, 355mm, YG filter, HP5 film.

More waterfalls here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157691575902465/with/38484440275/

Reinhold

[Peter De Smidt]

That's lovely, Reinhold!

[GoldMark]

Amazing pictures here

[denalilap]

Looking to get into LF and will soon purchase my first 4x5. This photo is an example of the quality of photo that inspired me to check out LF. I love the tones.

Les

[Neal Chaves]

Made this out of one of the windows in my Sawyer Mills studio in Dover NH about 1986. This river originally provided hydro power to the textile mills which were converted to residences in the 1980s. When it poured over like this in fall and spring it vibrated the place so intensely that I could not make prints under the enlarger in my darkroom or time exposures in the studio. TriX with a 150 Schneider Symmar on 4X5.186416

[John Olsen]

Hey, here's another from Waukeema Falls. I'm reprinting this series so it's fun to see it here.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7841/32871575788_20fe1895ae_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/S5KqfG)WakheemaFall LFF (https://flic.kr/p/S5KqfG) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25v8nm77td7tra/Palouse_Falls.jpg?raw=1

[jon.oman]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25v8nm77td7tra/Palouse_Falls.jpg?raw=1

Very nice!

[gijsbert]

Made this out of one of the windows in my Sawyer Mills studio in Dover NH about 1986. This river originally provided hydro power to the textile mills which were converted to residences in the 1980s. When it poured over like this in fall and spring it vibrated the place so intensely that I could not make prints under the enlarger in my darkroom or time exposures in the studio. TriX with a 150 Schneider Symmar on 4X5.186416

Lovely, all that black is gorgeous!

[bill2424]

Recent image from Costa Rica

[coolbreeze1983]

re:Post Your Waterfalls

Croton Dam. Croton On Hudson,NY



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Horseman FA Nikkor 150mm Lens TMAX 400 1 sec @ f45

[bgh]

Well done! the New Croton Dam is one of my very favorite places to take photographs. It is a remarkable place, though I haven't had the chance to get there in the winter.

Bruce


re:Post Your Waterfalls

Croton Dam. Croton On Hudson,NY



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Horseman FA Nikkor 150mm Lens TMAX 400 1 sec @ f45

[Alan9940]

OK, can't resist posting another one... This image has probably been taken a million times, but...

Great Falls, VA
Zone VI 4x5, 210mm Schneider Symmar-S, Tri-X

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[coolbreeze1983]

Thanks bgh,

I keep going back, i see more each time.

[bill2424]

4x5 Tmax 100

[jon.oman]

4x5 Tmax 100

Very nice!

[MikeH]

4x5 Tmax 100

Your image works very well.

[cuypers1807]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7854/39755716763_fac6d3ef34_c.jpg
Chamonix 8x10
150mm
Delta 100
D76 1:1

[jon.oman]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7854/39755716763_fac6d3ef34_c.jpg
Chamonix 8x10
150mm
Delta 100
D76 1:1

I agree, big WOW!

[cuypers1807]

This deserves a big WOW!



I agree, big WOW!

Thanks! It was a long hike for this little guy.

[Two23]

Falls of the Big Sioux River; largest waterfall in the Dakotas. Chamonix 045n, Fuji 180mm f5.6, FP4+. I processed myself.:)


Kent in SD

[cuypers1807]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7922/32272431527_aba29a0299_c.jpg
Chamonix 8x10
Fujinon 420mm
Delta 100

[Vaughn]

The top of a Chilean waterfall near Torres de Paine. A 5x7 platinum/palladium print.

f/16 at 1/60 sec, Ilford FP4+ developed in Pyrocat HD

I am not sure of it yet -- the top and bottom halves are not behaving well together.

[Gary Beasley]

I think a vertical composition may solve that. The area on the left is taking attention away from the water action.

[LeeSimmons]

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Trout Falls on Vancouver Island. Bit os a secret spot and great summer swimming hole.

Improved seneca view camera 8x10.
Rodenstock 480mm 5.6 at f32
3 seconds on Ilford Delta 100

Ended up with a new to me tailboard 8x10 after a departure from large format for a while. First image with new to me camera and my only lens. I'll be curious to see if I can live with no front tilt and a longish lens for a while. Certainly forces different compositions. I look forward to interacting with you. Lee

[benjaminjk]

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Waterfall in Natural Bridge, Lost Valley Trail, Ponca, Arkansas. Penta 45 + Schneider Symmar 150/5.6 + Illford HP5 400. 15 second exposure at f32 with a deep red filter.

[Nodda Duma]

The falls at Mill Pond on 4x5 dry plate

This was shot on my orthochromatic plate. The emulsion is rated at ASA 25 but I screwed up the metering and shot it at ASA 64. Not complaining though. Schneider Symmar 240 f/5.6 @ f/8. 1/4s exp

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[Nodda Duma]

Same as above, except shot with non-ortho dry plate at ASA 2. 8 sec exposure.

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Not as grainy because the exposure was dead on.

[Nodda Duma]

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Waterfall in Natural Bridge, Lost Valley Trail, Ponca, Arkansas. Penta 45 + Schneider Symmar 150/5.6 + Illford HP5 400. 15 second exposure at f32 with a deep red filter.

Awesome! I’ve been there before, long ago. I grew up in the Twin Lakes area but we visited bunch of different places in Arkansa when I was growing up.

[LeeSimmons]

https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=191158&d=1557451903

Hi Nodda,

Really like the orthochromatic plate. The rocks in the mid ground render the vintage look beautifully. Do you have a preference moving forward or is it subject dependent?

[Nodda Duma]

Thanks, Lee. TBH my preference is to shoot anything other than the Stouffer transmission step wedges! I shot literally hundreds of those over the past few months while refining the ortho emulsion and while tweaking the colorblind emulsion.

Aside from that I’ll be exploring the ortho plates to see where the formula needs tweaking. I like both, though..they are different and while there’s some overlap yeah I think the subject dictates the choice of plate. Going forward my guess I’ll be shipping out more ortho plates than the regular ones..the faster emulsion is more versatile. But the slower emulsion will always be around.

[Rick A]

Lower Wykoff
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47988080248_ce3432fa0a_z_d.jpg

Rajdorff 5x7 Rodenstock 150/5.6
EDU Ultra 200 in PMK
scan of contact print

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47925229007_08738de58c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g1ZjTR)Fallingwater 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2g1ZjTR) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47974158193_a3cd60c820_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g6j6Qv)Old Mans Cave Lower Falls 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2g6j6Qv) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47926333227_cec6ac481d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g25Z98)Fallingwater5 (https://flic.kr/p/2g25Z98) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47988686362_d8a4bc39dc_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g7Ayyb)Old Mans Cave Unnamed waterfall Comm Ortho (https://flic.kr/p/2g7Ayyb) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47988755306_2a73775140_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g7AV3S)Layton Falls Comm Ortho (https://flic.kr/p/2g7AV3S) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47988707553_b3ffca116b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g7AERx)Old Mans Cave Fallen Rockface HP5 (https://flic.kr/p/2g7AERx) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

All three 4x5 Sinar Norma
(first two) Ilford Commercial Ortho
(third one) Ilford HP5 (before Hp5+)

[Miguel Coquis]

Vaux de Cernay, France 78720
Old Mill
Large format pin-hole view,
30x40 XRay film
D23, double bath development
(Pinhole series)

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Shepperds Dell, Oregon

Shepperd's Dell is a small side canyon in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Due to the topography of the area, it is difficult to photograph the falls.
However... I designed and built a special panoramic camera to expose two 6x17cm negatives on a sheet of 5x7 film, making this photo possible.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4894/46732851421_71e9e1199d_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ecC5zB). . Shepperds Dell, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2ecC5zB) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr

Neg# WAFA 040. split 5x7 film camera. Max film. YG filter, 1991
More about the camera here... https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/two-617-negs-on-a-5x7-camera-built-june-’93.155715/

Reinhold

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48044807192_09b72520e7_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gcycjG)Yellow Springs 2 Norma Ortho D76 Arista Multigrade (https://flic.kr/p/2gcycjG) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48044724461_b19c9a3d58_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gcxLJi)Yellow Springs 3 Norma Ortho D76 Arista Multigrade (https://flic.kr/p/2gcxLJi) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48044811622_20fb36d54b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gcydD5)Yellow Springs 4 Norma HP5 D76 Arista Multigrade (https://flic.kr/p/2gcydD5) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48044730776_5250fcdbb4_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gcxNBb)Yellow Springs 5 Norma HP5 D76 Arista Multigrade (https://flic.kr/p/2gcxNBb) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48044818412_10bbfdf7de_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gcyfE9)Yellow Springs 6 Norma HP5 D76 Arista Multigrade (https://flic.kr/p/2gcyfE9) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48044766943_40846d3026_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gcxZmK)Yellow Springs 7 Norma HP5 D76 Arista Multigrade (https://flic.kr/p/2gcxZmK) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Chester McCheeserton]

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Deardorff 5x7

135mm Fujinon W

Portra 400

[Greg]

Goldmine Falls, Massachusetts
8x10 flatbed with 12" Wollensak Velostigmat lens
Final Platinum/Palladium print
"trail" is on the right side of the falls, definitely a Grade 5.0
Trail to get to the falls is also a Grade 5.0
On the way down from above the falls found a lot easier Grade 4.0 approach to the bottom of the falls.

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ei2njtihx6egmni/Mayville_dam_2_1200.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/juivdzqezv6rv3s/Mayville_Heron_B_1200.jpg?raw=1
Mayville Dam
Sinar P2
Wollensak 240mm Raptar
Delta 100

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxnjsrsle6s9b3y/Paradise_Springs_Falls_Verticle_1200.jpg?raw=1
Paradise Springs falls

[Pat Kearns]

Peter, excellent water series, the first photo would work well in the "Abstracts".
Pat

[Peter De Smidt]

Thanks, Pat.

[Miguel Coquis]

Huge, very nice view !!!


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Deardorff 5x7

135mm Fujinon W

Portra 400

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48054913636_c483df358e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gdrZBJ)Brandywine Falls 1 Norma HP5 D76 Arista (https://flic.kr/p/2gdrZBJ) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48054910831_dfe8669fce_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gdrYMn)Brandywine Falls 2 Norma HP5 D76 Arista (https://flic.kr/p/2gdrYMn) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48054908281_960e9ac9ce_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gdrY2p)Brandywine Falls 3 Norma HP5 D76 Aristo (https://flic.kr/p/2gdrY2p) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[ras35]

. . Shepperds Dell, Oregon

Shepperd's Dell is a small side canyon in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Due to the topography of the area, it is difficult to photograph the falls.
However... I designed and built a special panoramic camera to expose two 6x17cm negatives on a sheet of 5x7 film, making this photo possible.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4894/46732851421_71e9e1199d_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ecC5zB). . Shepperds Dell, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2ecC5zB) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr

Neg# WAFA 040. split 5x7 film camera. Max film. YG filter, 1991
More about the camera here... https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/two-617-negs-on-a-5x7-camera-built-june-’93.155715/

Reinhold

Impressive Photo, Impressive camera !

[Chester McCheeserton]

Merci Miguel

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Palouse Falls. Washington
. . I just had to do it... use a 210 XL on an 8x20... on this incredible place.
https://live.staticflickr.com/7861/46127701135_6eaa12d7fd_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2dh9wtZ). . Palouse Falls. Washington (https://flic.kr/p/2dh9wtZ) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr
Neg# WAFA 052. K.B. Canham 8x20" camera, 210 XL lens, O2 filter, HP5 film. 2000

More 8x20s in here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157689659371185

Reinhold

[Corran]

Augusta Aqueduct II
Linhof Master Technika 4x5, 65mm f/8 Super Angulon, T-Max 100, Pyrocat:

http://garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/augusta-3576ss.jpg

[Daniel Unkefer]

Like!

The 65mm f8 SA can do the job.

[Peter De Smidt]

Reinhold, that's a very effect composition.

[Greg]

Glendale Falls, Middlefield, Massachusetts. 8x10 with 12" lens. Digital negative printed on Platinum/Palladium.

[C_M]

... small waterfall on the river
foggy and heavily diffused light morning. 4x5 scanned and cropped negative.

ebOny SV45TE. Sinaron W90/4,5. Foma100. ID11



http://www.thesilvermemory.com/archived/Waterfall_Ins.jpg

[jonesp]

Gentle Cascade.

Toyo 45AII, 150mm Symmar, TMax 100, D76.

198667

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlxraam08se8gh4/45_-0781_1200.jpg?raw=1
Bond Falls

[mono]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlxraam08se8gh4/45_-0781_1200.jpg?raw=1
Bond Falls

Love it!

[Gary Beasley]

That looks almost surreal Peter! Good work!

[Clement Apffel]

Peter ! Wow !
Powerful photo. Bravo !
And thank you.

[Peter De Smidt]

Folker, Gary and Clement: Thank you for your kind comments. Back in the 1990s, I did quite a bit of waterfall photography. I just like hanging out by them, even if I'm not taking any pictures.

[zhyuch]

Water phoenix202009

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/sheet0189.jpg

Northern Sweden. By the Vapst river close to the Norwegian Border

Chamonix 45H-1 & probably Symmar 135 & Fomapan 400

[Wrenched]

Love these 3 photos - especially the last one!

[Wrenched]

Now that's some great 4x5 work there! Great falls and wonderful setting!
Did you use any tilt to bring the foreground into focus? Or did you have enough DOF with a smaller F-stop?

[Wrenched]

Here are 2 images of Takakkaw Falls in British Columbia - one taken in the AM and one in the PM.
These are 900 feet high and fed by a glacier from above.
There's a lot of flow here since it was early July and the temperature was in the 90's.
Taken with my Linhof Technika V and Schneider 150mm f5.6 APO lens on Ektachrome.
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[lassethomas]

Now that's some great 4x5 work there! Great falls and wonderful setting!
Did you use any tilt to bring the foreground into focus? Or did you have enough DOF with a smaller F-stop?

Well, If you are referring to my picture, then many thanks.

This was two weeks ago, so you could not expect me to remember, could you? But yes, I think there is some back tilt to bring the foreground in focus.
My shutter was broke so I couldn't go slower than 1/15th so I think a ended up with f/32 or thereabout (and a red filter)

[Wrenched]

Ah - I was going to ask if you used a filter, then you answered my question - thanks.
There was lots of motion - even at 1/15th sec.
Yes, I was referring to your picture by the Vapst river. Am I not replying to these posts correctly? I'm new here and still figuring out how to do things,..

[lassethomas]

Ah - I was going to ask if you used a filter, then you answered my question - thanks.
There was lots of motion - even at 1/15th sec.
Yes, I was referring to your picture by the Vapst river. Am I not replying to these posts correctly? I'm new here and still figuring out how to do things,..

Well, I don't know about what is correctly, but if you do a "reply with quotes" it's easier to see what you are replying to.
Sometimes there is more that one conversation going on and things can get a bit intertwined.

Anyway, Takakkaw Falls seems very impressive from your pictures.

[Wrenched]

Found the full frame scan of Takakkaw Falls.
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[Wrenched]

Hoggs Falls near Owen Sound, Ontario. About 30' high.
Shot with my Linhof Technika and 150mm Schneider lens on Ektachrome.
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[Wrenched]

Mill Falls near Owen Sound, Ontario.
Shot with my Linhof Technika V and Schneider 150mm lens on Ektachrome. The mill pond was overflowing thanks to the rain falling at the time. This is a pretty tight crop of the original photo.
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[lassethomas]

Hoggs Falls near Owen Sound, Ontario. About 30' high.
Shot with my Linhof Technika and 150mm Schneider lens on Ektachrome.


Very nice

[orgraph]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlxraam08se8gh4/45_-0781_1200.jpg?raw=1
Bond Falls

Nice!

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/sheet0200.jpg

Daarnegenjohke is a small tribute to the Vapstälven river in northern Sweden, close to the Norwegian border.
It falls like this for about a kilometer, splits and merges, with almost endless possibilities for new framings and compositions.

Chamonix 45H-1, Symmar 135/5.6, HP5+ 9x12

[Michael Roberts]

http://michaellynnroberts.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3964084387-5.jpg

10,900', stream in the Colorado Rockies, Indian Peak Wilderness
Custom-built 7x11 camera w/4x5 reducing back, Velvia 100F, Wollensak 159mm EXWA, f45, 1/2sec

[lassethomas]

10,900', stream in the Colorado Rockies, Indian Peak Wilderness
Custom-built 7x11 camera w/4x5 reducing back, Velvia 100F, Wollensak 159mm EXWA, f45, 1/2sec


Beautiful. You got the motion perfectly right I think.

[Michael Roberts]

Thanks Lasse!

I shot a second sheet at 1/5, and there's remarkably (to my eye) little difference in the two speeds.

[Wrenched]

http://michaellynnroberts.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3964084387-5.jpg

10,900', stream in the Colorado Rockies, Indian Peak Wilderness
Custom-built 7x11 camera w/4x5 reducing back, Velvia 100F, Wollensak 159mm EXWA, f45, 1/2sec

Just gorgeous!

[Michael Roberts]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[Vaughn]

A classic shot of a waterfall in Yosemite -- but still fun to get to this spot.

Lower Cascade Creek Falls, 2020
Yosemite National Park
5x7 Platinum/palladium print

[Alan Curtis]

Vaughn

You are correct, Classic.

It's beautiful, very well done.

[Vaughn]

Thanks, Alan. The old heart wasn't behaving itself this day, but it wasn't a bad hike up to this point...once I figured out how to get here without bouldering or messing with poison oak. It was tempting to try to get to the plunge pool, but I needed more energy and a decade or two off my age! This was February...during a good spring flow, this might be a tough place to hang out!

[John Olsen]

Here's Granite Falls at the Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars in NE Washington. There are two sets of falls here, but the scramble over rocks and logs to the lower set was enough for this trip. Next time I'll go back with lighter gear for the upper set. This is 150mm lens in a Toyo 45G with Rollei infrared film, scanned from my Ilford MG print.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50314245777_a6d953b08f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jE6Ema)GraniteFalls12BFlkr (https://flic.kr/p/2jE6Ema) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[Vaughn]

Nice, John...I was wondering about the tonality until I read the description. It looks to be fun place to work.

[John Olsen]

Nice, John...I was wondering about the tonality until I read the description. It looks to be fun place to work.

Thanks. There was a nice flat place to put my tripod, but it took three climbs over the obstacles to get everything in position. Same way going back.

[Chauncey Walden]

Yankee Boy Basin Dawn
Conley 5x7
135 WF Ektar207608

[Corran]

Here's Granite Falls at the Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars in NE Washington.

I've been thinking about this for a couple days, and hope you don't mind a comment about this photo. The scene is delightful, with a complex geometry and varying forms. But in black and white, it gets jumbled for me and, at least at about an 8x10 size on the screen, is perhaps too busy. I would love to see this image in color, which I think can do a better job of separating areas of what are similar greyscale tones here with the addition of hue. Alternatively, perhaps a very big print would bring more to the image as you could visually explore it and see all the details and areas of interest without so much complexity focused in a small area.

This is something I really struggle with at times in places with a lot of visual interest, especially using wide angles. I've been trying to shoot color more lately with an eye for not just creative use of color but also as a way to express those similar "tones" as distinct "hues" instead. I'd be especially interested in the brownish hues I would imagine those rocks having playing off the green forest/moss and grey/white of the water and rock.

[Rick A]

Yankee Boy Basin Dawn
Conley 5x7
135 WF Ektar207608

It's just as beautiful as my memories of it, Haven't been there in many years. Stunning photo.

[John Olsen]

I've been thinking about this for a couple days, and hope you don't mind a comment about this photo. The scene is delightful, with a complex geometry and varying forms. But in black and white, it gets jumbled for me and, at least at about an 8x10 size on the screen, is perhaps too busy. I would love to see this image in color, which I think can do a better job of separating areas of what are similar greyscale tones here with the addition of hue. Alternatively, perhaps a very big print would bring more to the image as you could visually explore it and see all the details and areas of interest without so much complexity focused in a small area.

This is something I really struggle with at times in places with a lot of visual interest, especially using wide angles. I've been trying to shoot color more lately with an eye for not just creative use of color but also as a way to express those similar "tones" as distinct "hues" instead. I'd be especially interested in the brownish hues I would imagine those rocks having playing off the green forest/moss and grey/white of the water and rock.

Well, you're right about the jumble and I'll admit that some recent color work here ("Yankee Boy" above, for example) is breathtaking. I'm self-limiting because of my churlish resistance to digital printing and I know I should just get over it. I used to shoot color and do R4 prints, but they would be embarrassingly dull compared to current digital outputs. As you suggest, larger prints help so that the viewer can feel more inside the image. I have been going up to 16x20, which is my darkroom limit. Thanks for the valuable input.

[John Olsen]

More water, less jumble? This is Smith's Falls in Border County, Idaho. Toyo 45G, 210mm lens with Rollei infrared, scanned from print.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50314245717_d9cdaabb8f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jE6Ek8)SmithFalls13BFlkr (https://flic.kr/p/2jE6Ek8) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[Corran]

I like the near/far relationship!

I'm actually going to be in Idaho for a week and a half next month, with hopefully my 4x5...

[Chauncey Walden]

Smith sure had some nice falls! Well captured and the IR adds to it.

[GoodOldNorm]

A local creek, back when there was water in it...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2040/2514078040_2719dea648.jpg

Seneca Competitor, Sironar-N 210/5.6, Arista.EDU Ultra 100 in HC-110 dil H
Just found this thread, love this photograph, I really like that the water looks like it is flowing (not just burnt out smoke). Great detail and choice of scene many people would have walked on by without making a photograph.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Good images. I set up to photograph a small waterfall in Crested Butte, CO. People watched me set up then spent the rest of the time taking selfies and family snapshots in front of my camera. God was testing my patience. I finally left an hour later with no image. Going back hopefully in a couple weeks when the colors have come out so will try then.

[Vaughn]

I posted this in the landscape thread, but thought I'd double up since I have no better way to waste time when I should be cutting mats.

I was on a 25+ mile bike ride in July with the 5x7, testing out the possibilities. A small little fall in Ossagon Creek, the last drop before the creek meets the beach.

5x7 platinum/palladium print

[Scott --]

Rework of an old scan.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50355967971_eb3c92d4c8_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jHMuUk)Sixpenny Creek (https://flic.kr/p/2jHMuUk) by Scott (https://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/), on Flickr

Korona 8x10, Wray Lustrar process lens

[Jim Jones]

Refreshingly different waterfall view.

[Scott --]

Refreshingly different waterfall view.
Thanks Jim!

[tgtaylor]

Cascade Falls - Yosemite National Park


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50564207686_8b163e82a8.jpg

Toyo 45AX.

[ericantonio]

Cascade Falls - Yosemite National Park


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50564207686_8b163e82a8.jpg

Toyo 45AX.

Wonderful! Such a beautiful shot!

I live in SoCal for 20 years now and I haven't been to Yosemite yet! I can't wait to go next year. I now have an overlanding vehicle (I call it the 8x10 LF carrier). Can't wait.

[Vaughn]

The above spot is a fun place to set up an 8x10 (no satire) -- lots of traffic, people photographing you, young ladies wanting to know what it looks like under the dark cloth, people almost getting hit by RVs that are just getting that burnt brake smell, people taking group photos on rocks just above certain death in the creek...that sort of thing. The parking areas are unmarked, so it can get quite exciting as people drive by, see the falls unexpectedly, and slam on the brakes. I stop there every time coming and going from the Park.

If one heads the opposite way of everyone else, doesn't mind some no-trail scrambling as one makes one way up a different creek, one can be alone in one's own paradise.

If people fall into the creek above, this is where they spurt out:

[ericantonio]

The above spot is a fun place to set up an 8x10 (no satire) -- lots of traffic, people photographing you, young ladies wanting to know what it looks like under the dark cloth, people almost getting hit by RVs that are just getting that burnt brake smell, people taking group photos on rocks just above certain death in the creek...that sort of thing. The parking areas are unmarked, so it can get quite exciting as people drive by, see the falls unexpectedly, and slam on the brakes. I stop there every time coming and going from the Park.

If one heads the opposite way of everyone else, doesn't mind some no-trail scrambling as one makes one way up a different creek, one can be alone in one's own paradise.

If people fall into the creek above, this is where they spurt out:

I am ready for the challenge! Hahaha.

[kevinjp]

Second attempt at a waterfall. Arnold Mine Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Despite there not being as much water as other times I've visited, I'm happy with how this came out with the small trails of water in the middle. Toyo 45AII, Schneider Symmar 135mm, Delta 100, D76 1:1. 7 seconds at f32.

https://kevinpihlajaphotography.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4053244259-4.jpg

[carlo.dainese]

https://carlodainese.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/2021-07-04-0001-2.jpg?w=1622

It's more Mountain photography than waterfall specific, but anyway, the context is very important indeed.

Val Malene, toward cima d'Asta, Lagorai, Italy (2021)

Chamonix 45F2, Fujinon 180 f5.6, Orange filter, Fomapan 400, D76 1+1, Negative scan

[CreationBear]

https://carlodainese.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/2021-07-04-0001-2.jpg?w=1622

It's more Mountain photography than waterfall specific, but anyway, the context is very important indeed.

Val Malene, toward cima d'Asta, Lagorai, Italy (2021)


That's a wonderful B&W photograph--hope it supports a big print.:) (FWIW, speaking of "context," my grandfather ended up near the Brenner Pass with the 85th Division...great to get a sense of some of that country.:))

[carlo.dainese]

Thanks CreationBear! The print will be on Ilford FB MG glossy 30x40cm.
The environment it's magic and wilderness. The mountainside it's huge and the waterfalls are the focus point of the hike. The trail crosses just over the falls and than climb up straight on the plan until the summit. In the sky part you can see the pylons of the cableway that are the only human artefact of the valley. They are 1000m of slope 'til the hut. With the photographic backpack and the tripod (manfrotto 055b) it's a heavy hike. I can't imagine the infantry soldiers.. wow!

[CreationBear]

The print will be on Ilford FB MG glossy 30x40cm.


That should be just right!:) (FWIW, the heaviest fighting was in the Fall/Winter of 1944 south of the Po against the heavily fortified Gothic Line there in the Northern Apennines...incredibly rough terrain in its own right, but the war was essentially over by the time the Allies entered the Alps the following spring.)

[T.Chabry]

Here is a little waterfall 20 mn away from my home by foot :

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51144797462_acee18a4c0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kVusqN)
Waterfall (https://flic.kr/p/2kVusqN) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

[John Olsen]

Here is a little waterfall 20 mn away from my home by foot :

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51144797462_acee18a4c0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kVusqN)
Waterfall (https://flic.kr/p/2kVusqN) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

Well worth the walk, nice one.

[T.Chabry]

Thank you.

Here is another one shot during a colder day:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51163271280_08aff4b28a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kX893U)
Frozen (https://flic.kr/p/2kX893U) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

[Heroique]

217596

Here’s another dam pretty waterfall. ;^)

(North Cascades Nat’l Park, Wash. state)

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

[kmallick]

Forsythe Canyon Falls, near Boulder, Colorado.

Toyo 45CF + Sironar-N 150mm + Velvia 100 + Arista E6

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/forsythe_canyon_falls.jpg

[kmallick]

Helen Hunt Falls, Colorado Springs, CO

Toyo 45CF + 150mm + Fuji NPS 160

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/helen_hunt_falls.jpg

[T.Chabry]

Shot with a 4x5 camera and X-ray film
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51388837496_4ad3e93f29_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mi4e2A)
Waterfall (https://flic.kr/p/2mi4e2A) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

[ericantonio]

I'm not much of a landscape kinda guy, but I tried. This was in Limekiln State Park, south of Julie Pfieffer Big Sur about 1/2 hour drive. Crazy how it is sunny out, but in the woods it about 8 stops darker.

Finally broke down and bought Lightroom/PS combo on Adobe. Been using Darktable on Linux for years. The "spotting" tool is worth the $10 bucks a month alone on Lightroom. Doing my best at editing.

Chamonix 4x5
90mm Orbit lens
Exposure, kinda long, maybe 8 seconds
Arista EDU 100 @ 50
PMK for about 16 minutes @ 20 degrees (Looking to punch it to test out Kallitype and Platinum)

https://i.imgur.com/Do4BzZr.jpg

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y4tzc1q5cm2w1hm/waterfall-0004_.jpg?raw=1

[glazedpop]

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About my 4th or so picture taken on large format and first time developing C41. It was kind of a frantic developing process so there are some color shifts. Scanned on Sony A7RII with Sigma 35mm. Processed through Dark Table.
Sinar Alpina - Sinaron S 150mm - f11ish - 1/15 sec

[Peter Mounier]

There may not be any color shifts due to processing after all. Just a little adjustments to the color helps. Nice shot!

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[glazedpop]

Awesome! Thanks! Looks like it just needed a bit of green. I’m not completely confident about color editing yet as I mostly do black and white.

[SergeyT]

Photoshop's "Auto Color" is usually a good starting point

[glazedpop]

Thanks for the suggestion. I only use Darktable which is a free software.

[Peter Mounier]

I have Photoshop, but for this pic the "auto color" doesn't work very at all because the algorithm wants to average the colors. That works pretty well in a normal scene, but this shot is predominantly green and auto color doesn't handle it very well. I also use Darktable, which is a very powerful open source editing software. For your Natural Falls image I used a photoshop curve adjustment for the version I posted, but I also did it with Darktable. I only used the Color Balance module and am posting it here in case it's of any help to you.

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[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49738766671_46c0d46405_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2iMfbsB)Old Mans Cave Lower Falls 4 (https://flic.kr/p/2iMfbsB) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

4x5" Sinar Norma PL100 PMK+ 8x10 Arista #2 RC Multigrade dev

[glazedpop]

Thanks for sending the histogram! I was mainly using Darktable's Negadoctor module to convert the colors. My eyes definitely need more color training.

[diversey]

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4tgKY00l2Q/YUPl7OvozyI/AAAAAAAAEC8/i0cDxXZDeBA9k15TVDDWsi5N7jAltgT5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/081AFB91-C076-416C-9DB0-8478B37BB151.tiff

Laurel Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Nikkor SW 75mm, F4.5
Ilford FP4 Plus

[CreationBear]

Laurel Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park


Excellent, that's a great example of what I was talking about regarding "timing" here in the GSMNP--you found a nice window in which the riparian vegetation "opens up" under optimal lighting.:)

Otherwise, if you're back this way, the Elkmont area (reached by a side road about a mile back west of the Laurel Falls parking area) is a great place to explore as well. Little River "Trail" is really an easily walked gravel lane for about four miles (though if you spend any time in the streambed you'll have to navigate over car and house-sized boulders at times), and of course you can also bomb up a couple of Little River tribs (and/or up to Sugarland Mountain) if you're feeling burly.:)

[Peter De Smidt]

Laurel Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Nikkor SW 75mm, F4.5
Ilford FP4 Plus

Well done!

[diversey]

Well done!
Peter, thanks! David

[diversey]

Thanks, we were there on Sept. 7, the first day to start a pilot parking reservation program for Laurel Falls. I was lucky that there were not many people there so that I could set up my camera and take this photo. Need more time to explore the park!


Excellent, that's a great example of what I was talking about regarding "timing" here in the GSMNP--you found a nice window in which the riparian vegetation "opens up" under optimal lighting.:)

Otherwise, if you're back this way, the Elkmont area (reached by a side road about a mile back west of the Laurel Falls parking area) is a great place to explore as well. Little River "Trail" is really an easily walked gravel lane for about four miles (though if you spend any time in the streambed you'll have to navigate over car and house-sized boulders at times), and of course you can also bomb up a couple of Little River tribs (and/or up to Sugarland Mountain) if you're feeling burly.:)

[h2oman]

Just scanned a number of old chromes. This one is Vidae Falls, Crater Lake National Park.4x5, probably 90mm, Velvia. Sorry it is so large - I'll try for smaller next time!

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eef209_9af000d33f5d4e58a442511834acc105~mv2.jpg

[T.Chabry]

It's hard to tell but there was water still falling when I took that shot a couple days ago:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51832645550_cb0a0f6041_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mYgRGA)
Frozen waterfalls (https://flic.kr/p/2mYgRGA) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

[bashful]

Tiffany Falls, Hamilton, Ontario. Intrepid Black, Osaka Wide Field 120mm.

https://www.jctoddphotography.com/img/s/v-10/p3545412747-5.jpg

[Corran]

The iconic Minnehaha Falls in NE Georgia. I took an 8x10 image here years ago, but have been meaning to shoot 4x5 so as to make larger prints. Very happy how the water flow turned out here. Shot with my Intrepid 4x5 mk4 and Nikkor 90mm f/8 on T-Max 100, a 2-second exposure and semi-stand developed in Pyrocat 1:1:100 for 22 minutes using the remaining solution after developing 4 rolls of 120. I used a very low tripod location to get the two large rocks on the left of the frame to line up in a V-shape without overlapping, and allowing the whitewater flowing into the corner to accentuate the foreground flow and turbulence.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUWUmxC7HtIZMcnqPMiuwYsugSBmWop4woqTOEks5jWzMY32X2755lxAgMk4ZwbLarl-aSjJuxrw__T1pClE5O_KARIH_VqPmnjMpL0Y-mD2AWKC8hifqctxVow52PQC_YiLd05jL96uuPMVoCbg4CpdFunN2I5hbCjy0a98Oh-WxupdDnYmys71Sa=s750

[Michael Lloyd]

Cattail Falls, Big Bend NP, October 2016
Chamonix 4x5 w/ Schneider-Kreuznach Super-Symmar 110mm f5.6 lens f45@1/2s. Delta 100 processed in a Jobo.

I hard that Cattail Falls was "falling" so I scheduled some time off and drove 10 hours to BBNP to photograph the falls. It's . I scanned this on my Epson Expresssion 10000XL. It's been long enough that I don't remember what I did with it after the scan. It was cropped, I can see that. Thankfully I documented the camera, lens, and settings. I started shooting film again and I haven't done very well with documenting the shot. The trail to Cattail Falls is 2.6 miles. The walk from the parking lot to the trailhead (gravel road) is easy then there's about 750 of elevation gain via switchbacks. If you go too late in the morning you'll be able to "enjoy" the hike (aka death march) in bright, warm, sunshine. On the upside, it's rare that you encounter anyone.

https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p99009823-6.jpg

To be honest, I think the scene deserved better than I gave it.
Here's shot of the setup.

https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p932307641-4.jpg

[Brian Bullen]

It's hard to tell but there was water still falling when I took that shot a couple days ago:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51832645550_cb0a0f6041_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mYgRGA)
Frozen waterfalls (https://flic.kr/p/2mYgRGA) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

Very nice!

[tgtaylor]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51982388563_766fc27cc8_o.jpg

Toyo Robos w/480 Apo-Ronar.

[Robert Bowring]

Prince William Sound, Alaska226335

[kevinjp]

Scales Creek Falls in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.

Toyo 45AII, Fujinon 90mm, 10s at f32, Delta 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52123301592_95d48e1815_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2npXxBE)

Scales Creek Falls (https://flic.kr/p/2npXxBE) by Kevin Pihlaja (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinpihlajaphotography/), on Flickr

[Ben Calwell]

Scales Creek Falls in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.

Toyo 45AII, Fujinon 90mm, 10s at f32, Delta 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52123301592_95d48e1815_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2npXxBE)

Scales Creek Falls (https://flic.kr/p/2npXxBE) by Kevin Pihlaja (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinpihlajaphotography/), on Flickr


That’s nice, Kevin. How did you develop it?

[Martin Aislabie]

227911

Bleabeck Force, Teesdale, UK
5x4, HP5 + ID11(1+1)
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev

Martin

[kevinjp]

That’s nice, Kevin. How did you develop it?

Thanks Ben. Ilfosol 3 1:14 in a SP445.

[h2oman]

This image is submitted specifically for critique, so have at it! It is an attempt to be less literal, giving more of a hint of the story rather than the entire plot.

In addition to any critique, can someone tell me how to get the image to appear a little smaller when posting from a URL? It seems that my images post (too) large, regardless of the pixel length of the longest side.

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eef209_835d56f9d9fb4942bd646914f3f338b6~mv2.jpg

[Mark Sampson]

Unusually seen and very nicely done, if a bit vertigo-inducing.

[Martin Aislabie]

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East Gill Force, Keld, UK

5x4, HP5 + ID11(1+1)
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev

Martin

[Daniel Unkefer]

This image is submitted specifically for critique, so have at it! It is an attempt to be less literal, giving more of a hint of the story rather than the entire plot.

In addition to any critique, can someone tell me how to get the image to appear a little smaller when posting from a URL? It seems that my images post (too) large, regardless of the pixel length of the longest side.

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eef209_835d56f9d9fb4942bd646914f3f338b6~mv2.jpg

Hmmm. I like the vertigo inducement. Very well done! Lot of interesting to look at

[Merg Ross]

This image is submitted specifically for critique, so have at it! It is an attempt to be less literal, giving more of a hint of the story rather than the entire plot.

In addition to any critique, can someone tell me how to get the image to appear a little smaller when posting from a URL? It seems that my images post (too) large, regardless of the pixel length of the longest side.

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eef209_835d56f9d9fb4942bd646914f3f338b6~mv2.jpg

Have you considered presenting this as a horizontal, with severe crop of top and bottom? I like the absence of clues to scale. In any event, very interesting photograph; I've returned several times to view.

[h2oman]

Thanks to those who took the time to comment. Merg, I'll print as is, and with a crop like you suggest, and hang them in my work space for a bit to see what I think.

[Scott --]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52144064283_0ae1aeb34f_c.jpg

Monocacy Creek "waterfall", Berks County, PA. Seneca Improved View v.4 8x10, Wray Lustrar 18" f/10, 18x24 cm Fujifilm UM-MA at EI125, in HC-110 dil H (5:45 at 20C).

[Ben Calwell]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52144064283_0ae1aeb34f_c.jpg

Monocacy Creek "waterfall", Berks County, PA. Seneca Improved View v.4 8x10, Wray Lustrar 18" f/10, 18x24 cm Fujifilm UM-MA at EI125, in HC-110 dil H (5:45 at 20C).




Well done!

[Scott --]

Well done!

Thank you!

[h2oman]

Middle Falls, McCloud River, California

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[Vaughn]

Gregg,
The light on the scene is captured wonderfully. Compositionally, the bottom and top of the image feel to me to be two images. It helps to create visual tension...and contributes to the vertigo feeling. I just don't know if that is what you are after. A crop as Merg suggests allows the light on the polished foreground rock to work with the flow of the water. Quite a different image.

Covid has taken me out for the rest of the month -- won't be able to travel north for your show.

[h2oman]

Thanks for the comments, Vaughn, and sorry about the covid diagnosis. I've dodged the bullet so far, but figure the time will come...

[T.Chabry]

Silver falls, Saint John, NB, Canada.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52167658584_124e427dcc_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ntSTpo)The top of the waterfalls (https://flic.kr/p/2ntSTpo) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

[Martin Aislabie]

228600

Scar House Fall, Swaledale, UK

5x4 + 90mm
HP5 + ID11 (1+1)
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev

Martin

[Martin Aislabie]

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High Force, Teesdale, UK

5x4 + 90mm
HP5 + ID11 (1+1)
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev

Martin

[h2oman]

228712

High Force, Teesdale, UK

5x4 + 90mm
HP5 + ID11 (1+1)
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev

Martin

I would enjoy seeing a print of this one! Interesting perspective and lighting.

[Martin Aislabie]

I would enjoy seeing a print of this one! Interesting perspective and lighting.

Thanks
Yes, the print has a good deal more tonality than I can manage to extract from the scan.
High Force is a pig to photograph, the chasm is deep, the rocks are a very dark colour particularly when wet and the only real way of getting light down in to the waterfall and chasm is to photograph the place at or around midday a few weeks either side to the summer solstice - everything a landscape photographer is told to avoid.
Martin

[h2oman]

Do you know what the rock is there? Looks like limestone or dolomite, but hard to tell for sure...

[Corran]

This isn't a very sharp shot but that's okay, I like the feel of it. I shot it with my Verito because I was doing a soft-focus image, and then wanted to do a sharp shot and the lenses I had with me were either longer or shorter to the detriment of the composition, so just used the Verito stopped down to f/32.

Yosemite Falls, from the trail below. I was shooting in the middle of the sidewalk and got so many people asking me questions, which is probably another reason it's not sharp because I rushed focusing while answering questions and making small talk. I really don't do well with that.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq9-cPEG2Ryylj0tknJgrID-_Up9RVOueuJtnjUk9Qz6N4xicuvQc9mUWjvZDhEWq5wgjAon_es0RCBgaZQ0MJAGiBnSSfG0nddiu-qdDMY1SgooxjconzWjdBsOze-3177VzpyzYyq6zLYZiZqTR1otipBgeY1zNgKmP7cSywmGGUNENVkMXUKrO/s800/junert-9714s.jpg

[peter brooks]

Do you know what the rock is there? Looks like limestone or dolomite, but hard to tell for sure...

It's dolerite, part of the Whin Sill. Molten rock was injected between layers of sandstone and limestone, and (being very hard and resistant to erosion) forms many prominent features in Northumberland and the north:

- parts of Hadrian's Wall are built along outcrops (the vertical north face providing a head start)
- Bamburgh and Lindisfarne Castles both sit on outcrops
- the upper sides of the High Cup Nick valley are vertical exposures of the Whin Sill

I visited High Cup Nick a few years ago and (rather stupidly) decided to walk up along the scree just below the exposed dolerite instead of along the path in the valley bottom. It probably took at least twice as long, and I picked a small lump of rock on the way as a souvenir.

I sat and ate a sandwich at the top, looking down the glorious valley, and got chatting to another visitor. He turned out to be something of a geologist, and I showed him my souvenir. Ah, you've got a bit of 'contact' he exclaimed. Sure enough the lower portion of my piece of rock was full of holes (much like Swiss cheese) where the molten rock had come in contact with the limestone and something radical had happened (vapourised it? I don't know).

The whole flattish area at the top is limestone (above the dolerite) and is full of sink holes and bits of 'pavement'. Fascinating place, it's on the Pennine Way route as well.

(Apologies for the temporary excursion 'off topic' :) )

[h2oman]

Thanks, Peter! And no problem with the story - I love running into interesting people when I'm outside doing things.

In much of the western US, where I've lived all my life, the limestone and dolomite forms the resistant rock layers, as it is sandwiched between softer sandstones and shales.

[Gary Beasley]

This isn't a very sharp shot but that's okay, I like the feel of it. I shot it with my Verito because I was doing a soft-focus image, and then wanted to do a sharp shot and the lenses I had with me were either longer or shorter to the detriment of the composition, so just used the Verito stopped down to f/32.

Yosemite Falls, from the trail below. I was shooting in the middle of the sidewalk and got so many people asking me questions, which is probably another reason it's not sharp because I rushed focusing while answering questions and making small talk. I really don't do well with that.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq9-cPEG2Ryylj0tknJgrID-_Up9RVOueuJtnjUk9Qz6N4xicuvQc9mUWjvZDhEWq5wgjAon_es0RCBgaZQ0MJAGiBnSSfG0nddiu-qdDMY1SgooxjconzWjdBsOze-3177VzpyzYyq6zLYZiZqTR1otipBgeY1zNgKmP7cSywmGGUNENVkMXUKrO/s800/junert-9714s.jpg

Thats has a vintage feel to it. I like the depth the soft focus lens gave the image.

[kevinjp]

Middle Hungarian Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Toyo 45AII, Fujinon 90mm, FP4+

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52190760856_c1d5fd97b9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nvVhUq)

Hungarian Falls (https://flic.kr/p/2nvVhUq) by Kevin Pihlaja (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinpihlajaphotography/), on Flickr

[h2oman]

Nice - I really like that composition, Kevin.

[kevinjp]

Nice - I really like that composition, Kevin.

Thanks Gregg. I wish the two big rocks stood out a little more but oh well.

[esearing]

I wish the two big rocks stood out a little more but oh well.
I like this too - try burning or dodging in the area just behind the rocks so that their edges stand out a bit more.

[kevinjp]

I like this too - try burning or dodging in the area just behind the rocks so that their edges stand out a bit more.

Thanks, I'll have to give it a try.

[Martin Aislabie]

228851

Another of High Force - but this time from the Pennine Way.

5x4 + HP5 + ID11(1+1)
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev

sorry about the weird colour casts on the print - the original print isn't like that at all.

Martin

[Martin Aislabie]

228994

Low Force in Teesdale, UK - a couple of miles down stream from High Force

5x4 + 210mm lens + Yellow filter
HP5 + ID11(1+1) @ 7 stops
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev


Martin

[Corran]

Thats has a vintage feel to it. I like the depth the soft focus lens gave the image.

Thanks Gary. I finally got to the other sheet I shot, with the lens at f/5.6 instead. I like the full soft-focus look in this image instead of the more vintage but still relatively sharp image posted before. This soft-focus look is what I was going for, as a personal reflection on Yosemite and the romanticized vision I had of the park taken from viewing the many famous photographs taken by Adams and others. It was exhilarating to visit the park and see/experience these famous places and reflect on this landscape, especially in comparison to our landscape here in GA.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y2YR9Dyhro5t_dQK3DVRmgESqPO2Ul6wlROOjYnQPAsPZbKq23iDn7UfLlZ9zvEhVFUtmnyKdB1UhpBWz9pYWjofNsVQdxGA2ih9C5K4JV8Wsv4_wn1h2rIlQhWJYuT8oLaSp1AlWOVug80dBiY3iX8lm9fctK2_teT6TwDDMZ2L2wLNd_6b5445/s600/junerv-0067es.jpg

[kmallick]

Boulder falls, Boulder, Colorado

Intrepid 5x7 + Fujinon 150mm + Tmax 100 + Rodinal 1:50
Accidentally overexposed by 3 stops, then 'tepidly' underdeveloped.

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/Boulder_falls.jpg

[ChuckFowler]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220802/7027baace8c4e217701f8b03ba13cf1a.jpg
Looking Glass Falls NC 11x14 silver gelatin print.
Toyo 45II Trix320 processed In Pyrocat-hd


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Martin Aislabie]

229737

Low Force on the River Tees

5x4 + 210mm lens + Yellow filter
HP5 + ID11(1+1) @ 7 stops
MG Cooltone RC + MG Dev


Martin

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52266296092_837df09deb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nCAqU5)Cuyahoga Falls 8x10 HP5 PMK 240 Symmar Ektalure R (https://flic.kr/p/2nCAqU5) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

Late 1980s Cuyahoga Falls 8x10 Sinar Norma 240 Symmar HP5 (not +) PMK+ Ektalure 8x10 print Ektanol Print Developer. Using a lot of tilt correction. Focus on the far, then tilt until the near is sharp.

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52270194428_ddd3c10c3b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nCWpJL)Rocky Mountain National Park Waterfall 1992 (https://flic.kr/p/2nCWpJL) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

I remember it was a bit of a balancing act. 4x5 Sinar Norma, 90mm F8 Norma Super Angulon, HP5 (not +) D76 1:1 dev, Yellow filter. 8x10 fibre print on silk surface paper (what I had a lot of back then) Dektol developer. Omega DII with Omegalite, 180mm black Rodagon

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52274349214_0588f2991a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nDiGP1)Rocky Mtn Park 1992 4x5 Norma 90 f8 SA HP5 (https://flic.kr/p/2nDiGP1) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

The stream was ice cold. I balanced on a slippery wet log to set up 4x5 Norma with 90mm Norma SA lens. Dropped a film holder into the stream, almost ended up in the stream myself. HP5 D76 1:1. Had to throw the film holder away, drat.

[Corran]

Hadn't been to this location in years. There used to be a nice tree log at the bottom of this part of the falls, which had been there for many, many years, but it apparently finally washed down the creek. Would've been interested to see that flowrate when it happened! Look up the falls on Google and you'll see every photo has the log in it.

Dukes Creek Falls - Shen-Hao 4x5, 90mm Sironar, T-Max 100, Pyrocat

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkyNImnGWGMK89_JPxEf8ltkmpEPp4SPACTLb524RjSdZg7Nh9StAnGt8Q1X09zqq3pxPF3uGa_LFXzafuMHjDl2FMxo34-263SolQfA8VcJC7kDtmIPxnhH0oB3fDQG_nubP4kLpa6GiiGZJX0W6MMZDL3Td3Q-myHgAeDl2BUQLgECPk1mUCWKN/s800/dukescreek-0321s.jpg

I also tried a new filter on this shot, a Moment CineBloom 20% diffusion filter. Been wanting to try one of these for a while and finally got one. I like how it opens up the shadows and gives a little bit of bloom to the image. Kind of like a touch of soft focus. I ended up giving the image about one stop less exposure than I might've normally, which seemed to work perfectly with the diffusion filling in the shadows whilst retaining highlights and giving a bit more midrange contrast.

[h2oman]

I find the image quite satisfying as is, and think the log might have been one element too many for me - as it is, you have the foliage (rhododendrons, I presume), the layered rock, and the two different flows of water. The water coming into the image from the right, at the bottom, does a nice job of filling out that part of the frame.

[esearing]

Back in the 80's a friend and I climbed up the right side about 20 feet from the falls. There are more interesting falls about 1/2 mile up the creek that you can't get to now. Also to the right there was a narrow set of Big rocks that had a perfect water shoot you could slide down and a deep hole that had a rope swing. Parks department removed the trail since they could not get to anyone who got injured. Next time we/you go to Raven Cliff we should check the southern trail from the parking lot along Dukes creek - might find some worthy rapids.

[Corran]

Thanks for your thoughts Gregg. All the natural elements in a scene like this can be a balancing act and so I definitely can see what you mean about the tree.

Eric, I was surprised and disappointed the upper falls deck is still closed/destroyed. It's been like 6 years since trees fell on it, or more? Used to be a thin trail to the right of the damaged area which has gotten too overgrown to use, which might be what you hiked or remnants of it.

[esearing]

Eric, I was surprised and disappointed the upper falls deck is still closed/destroyed. It's been like 6 years since trees fell on it, or more? Used to be a thin trail to the right of the damaged area which has gotten too overgrown to use, which might be what you hiked or remnants of it.

We crossed the creek to the right of the falls and there was a goat path that led north to the rocks. You could get there from the parking lot side too but it was a steep drop down to the rocks. here is a google maps from above. It must have been Davis Creek Falls we saw after climbing up Dukes. 230417

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/sheet0496.jpg

Sandskardsbekken in northern Norway
Eastman 2-D 5x7, Fujinon 125mm NSW, Fomapan400

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25v8nm77td7tra/Palouse_Falls.jpg?raw=1
Palouse Falls

[nolindan]

240163
Baring Falls
Glacier National Park, Montana

[John Olsen]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25v8nm77td7tra/Palouse_Falls.jpg?raw=1
Palouse Falls

Were you roped to the railing? That's scary drop. Excellent shot.

[Erik Larsen]

Hanging Lake. 8x10 Efke pl25 printed to 11x14 on Forte Polygrade

[Peter De Smidt]

Were you roped to the railing? That's scary drop. Excellent shot.

Thanks! That was a while ago....I seem to remember me being on one side of the railing, and my camera being partially on the other...I don't like heights.....I do remember that a marmot came up to say "Hi!" while I took the photograph.

Nicely done, Erik!

[kmallick]

Hanging Lake. 8x10 Efke pl25 printed to 11x14 on Forte Polygrade

nice shot of the great lake. need to do that hike again after the summer crowd dies down.

[Erik Larsen]

nice shot of the great lake. need to do that hike again after the summer crowd dies down.

Thanks kmallick, I think I’ve probably made my last trip up there. I’ve been printing some old negs lately and this neg is from 2011 which was my last trip there and pretty much had the place to ourselves… Here’s a different perspective from the same day. Forgive the iPhone Reproduction

[Tom Monego]

A small waterfall, but nice to visit.
Linhof IV 120 Angulon
240276

[David Schaller]

A small waterfall, but nice to visit.
Linhof IV 120 Angulon
240276

I bet that would be quite different today! Hope you’re safe and sound.

[KevinAllan]

This is Routin Linn waterfall in Northumberland, England.
Shot with an Intrepid 4x5 and Nikkor 150mm/f5.6 lens on Fomapan 100 rated at EI50 and developed N-1 in HC110 Dilution H

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51783194286_3b49742272_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mTUpyA)
Routin Linn #3 (https://flic.kr/p/2mTUpyA) by
Kevin Allan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/182246743@N07/), on Flickr

[Peter De Smidt]

Well done, Kevin!

[Erik Larsen]

This is Routin Linn waterfall in Northumberland, England.
Shot with an Intrepid 4x5 and Nikkor 150mm/f5.6 lens on Fomapan 100 rated at EI50 and developed N-1 in HC110 Dilution H

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51783194286_3b49742272_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mTUpyA)
Routin Linn #3 (https://flic.kr/p/2mTUpyA) by
Kevin Allan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/182246743@N07/), on Flickr

Very beautiful! My compliments

[kmallick]

This is Routin Linn waterfall in Northumberland, England.
Shot with an Intrepid 4x5 and Nikkor 150mm/f5.6 lens on Fomapan 100 rated at EI50 and developed N-1 in HC110 Dilution H

Kevin Allan[/url], on Flickr

Gorgeous and beautifully done…

[Jim Jones]

Fine waterfall with fine foreground and background like this is a rare combination!

[kmallick]

Boulder falls
VDS 8x10 + Nikkor 480 + Delta 100 + SP Ultra 4LF

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/boulder_falls-2.jpg

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (rebranded Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film expired in 2009, Legacy Pro L110 developer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53119228096_c554efe949_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oVXVSh)Bridalveil Fall and Merced River (https://flic.kr/p/2oVXVSh) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Michael Kadillak]

241761

Snowy Range. 8x10 Contact print on Ilford Classic. Straight print.

[Ben Calwell]

241761

Snowy Range. 8x10 Contact print on Ilford Classic. Straight print.

That’s beautiful!

[Michael Kadillak]

That’s beautiful!

Thanks Ben.

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/sheet0554.jpg

Stuðlafoss in eastern Iceland.

Chamonix 45H-1, Symmar 135 & FP4+ if I remember correctly