safe haven for tiny formats

[Tin Can]

I am not a fan of zooms. I consider them throw aways...


Well Randy, that's was the first option. Then I thought, do I really need to spend that much on a fixed lens when the 80-200 is more versatile and really excellent in quality?

[Corran]

I don't buy any big-ticket items from KEH...it's 7% more expensive than that for me!

[Tin Can]

Darn. I search them often for odd stuff. Last month found something I have looked 2 years for and cheap. A Horseman cable release for their old lenses. Has a special fitting. Very rare even in Japan.


I don't buy any big-ticket items from KEH...it's 7% more expensive than that for me!

[Racer X 69]

Nikkor 50/1.4

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/13917347733_07d0724a53_b.jpg

Very nice Garrett. The desert is beautiful when in bloom.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Grabbed this with my cel phone one morning before sunrise at Rocky Point Park. Someone left a bunch of roses on a bench out on the pier...

[austin granger]

Dead Cow, near Winnemucca, Nevada
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/13932066744_3eecb59894_c.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Tin Can]

Gotta laugh. Memories. Winnemucca looked like paradise when I left Burning Man 2001.

I took 49 or Jungo Rd, which was a very beat up mining road from Winnemucca in the back way to Black Rock City. It's 205 miles the long way and maybe 100 the hard way.

It was a Hell of a drive in a heavily loaded 1994 Civic Hatch. A lot of places I couldn't slow down and could only stop on a ridge. Deep sand. Met one person in 100 miles on a bicycle going the other way. Gave him water and off he went.

I was sure glad I had a set of new Michelins as those tires did a heck of a job in the rocks and sand.

I'll never go to burning Man again! I like desert. I don't like people. We were 50 singles that met online and camped together we called ourselves, 'The Solos'

Winnemucca, new home of the Basques, had a great Basque steak dinner in Winnemucca, and 10 showers in 18 hours.

Here's my NOT ART Rally car, parked on the Playa at BM 2001.

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Dead Cow, near Winnemucca, Nevada
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/13932066744_3eecb59894_c.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[tuco]

Dead Cow, near Winnemucca, Nevada


Me thinks you stumbled upon an alien abducted cow subjected to some fatal experimental exploratory surgery.

[Steve M Hostetter]

113937 Reelfoot Lake

[austin granger]

Gotta laugh. Memories. Winnemucca looked like paradise when I left Burning Man 2001.

I took 49 or Jungo Rd, which was a very beat up mining road from Winnemucca in the back way to Black Rock City. It's 205 miles the long way and maybe 100 the hard way.

It was a Hell of a drive in a heavily loaded 1994 Civic Hatch. A lot of places I couldn't slow down and could only stop on a ridge. Deep sand. Met one person in 100 miles on a bicycle going the other way. Gave him water and off he went.

I was sure glad I had a set of new Michelins as those tires did a heck of a job in the rocks and sand.

I'll never go to burning Man again! I like desert. I don't like people. We were 50 singles that met online and camped together we called ourselves, 'The Solos'

Winnemucca, new home of the Basques, had a great Basque steak dinner in Winnemucca, and 10 showers in 18 hours.

Here's my NOT ART Rally car, parked on the Playa at BM 2001.

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I think we might have talked about this before Randy, but I was at Burning Man in 2001 as well. Maybe we walked past each other. I've been to the festival many times, but not for years. These days, when I can get away, I prefer solitude, or a small group of friends. The cow picture was made on Jungo road, which is the road you took. It is indeed a long slog from there to the west side of Black Rock, and very desolate. To anyone exploring around there, I highly recommend you be prepared for any contingency. If something bad happens, help might not arrive for a long, long, long time. Unfortunately, I speak from personal experience. :)

[Tin Can]

Yep, I was out there and a little foolish, but I know how to drive that shit and I had 50 gallons of water, camping gear, food and crazy Art. I was alone, as usual.

I have been stuck way out in the Mojave in winter unprepared. Walked 25 miles and was about to sleep 2 guys to one sleeping bag, when a truck drove up, put us in the back with dogs. Gave us a magic cigarette, 2 beers and drove us all the way to civilization. I was happy to get my new truck out the next day. Lot's of burned vehicles in the Mohave. Then I learned how to drive desert. Spent many winters in Mohave.


I think we might have talked about this before Randy, but I was at Burning Man in 2001 as well. Maybe we walked past each other. I've been to the festival many times, but not for years. These days, when I can get away, I prefer solitude, or a small group of friends. The cow picture was made on Jungo road, which is the road you took. It is indeed a long slog from there to the west side of Black Rock, and very desolate. To anyone exploring around there, I highly recommend you be prepared for any contingency. If something bad happens, help might not arrive for a long, long, long time. Unfortunately, I speak from personal experience. :)

[Andrew O'Neill]

This had such a maternal feel to it that I couldn't resist grabbing it with my cel phone. Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Manipulated, cropped a little in PS.

[David R Munson]

That's a very interesting combination David. I was looking for a shift lens for my Nikon and ended up buying a 35mm. I wonder how it works out budget wise. Those adapters are pricey. I paid 200€ for my lens but I guess you have the option of using more lenses.

This allows me to use all of my existing Mamiya 645 lenses as shift lenses. I'm also a normal lens guy through and through, so for most of my work, a 45mm is going to be more useful to me than anything wider than that. Eventually I'll spring for the proper Canon lens, but it's not in the budget right now and supposedly Canon is going to be releasing a new version anyway. So after comparing every conceivable option, this turned out to be my best bet. So far, it's working out very nicely.

[austin granger]

At a Well, Black Rock Desert, Nevada
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/13944748233_3f7a4cc3b6_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[goamules]

Easter Morning.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/13949886165_fc4379343f_c.jpg

[goamules]

duplicate

[Andrew O'Neill]

Very nice, Garrett.

[Scott Schroeder]

Andrew, I instantly interpreted your photograph the same way. Amazing what the eye sees.

[Andrew O'Neill]

I agree. My wife says it looks like Shrek.

[drew.saunders]

Although itsy bitsy (or eensy weensy, I've heard both versions), this spider wasn't particularly interested in any water spouts, having already snagged a gnat or similar sized bug on its flower.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/13961401223_4b5439329f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngHQbc)DSCF4491 (https://flic.kr/p/ngHQbc) by Drew Saunders (https://www.flickr.com/people/26797636@N05/), on Flickr

Easter Sunday walking around the Stanford Shopping Center (much less crowded). Fuji X-E1, 60/2.4 macro, and a whole lotta luck! :)

[DG 3313]

These are from a trip to New Orleans this weekend. Canon Digital

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114054

[Andrew O'Neill]

Second image is very nice.

[austin granger]

Self with Truck, Nevada
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/13972930035_0b4ed928d8_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Tin Can]

Daredevil!


Self with Truck, Nevada
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/13972930035_0b4ed928d8_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[goamules]

Sitting here at the end of my day, looking at a couple of old 16mm Cine lenses, something just called me to go outside. There, in perfect, even, evening lighting, was our Prickly Pears in bloom. I hadn't even noticed, they're only like this a week or so, much longer than most cacti though. I took a few shots I'm quite pleased with that are almost pictorial, they're so beautiful.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/13977083504_450bcb70a5_b.jpg

[Tin Can]

Very nice and most people don't realize how rare is the bloom of desert flower. I have seen this maybe once.

What I don't understand is how Home Depot had racks of blooming cacti in Chicago last month. Must be atomic cacti or plastic...


Sitting here at the end of my day, looking at a couple of old 16mm Cine lenses, something just called me to go outside. There, in perfect, even, evening lighting, was our Prickly Pears in bloom. I hadn't even noticed, they're only like this a week or so, much longer than most cacti though. I took a few shots I'm quite pleased with that are almost pictorial, they're so beautiful.

[Jmarmck]

Gotta say that is quite common in Nevada. I have seen the same thing several times between Ely and Tonopah, once with the cow in the front seat of a truck. If anyone is traveling the Nevada two lane black tops at night, stay alert! Not just cattle either. The deer are there too.

Dead Cow, near Winnemucca, Nevada
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/13932066744_3eecb59894_c.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Jmarmck]

Looks like my backyard. Well not really but close. The Flint River is FULL. I have emptied the 6" rain gauge two times in the last two weeks.

That would probably have been the more prudent option, tuco! Unfortunately I didn't have any longer lenses with me :)

So last week we had quite a torrential rainfall, accumulating 5 inches in some areas in one day. We keep getting hit with big storms too, every few days. A large local park that I have hiked at many times is right now literally a giant lake, where the Withlacoochee River has expanded over its banks and is now from my estimation 5-10ft. above normal, and hundreds of feet wide. I bought some waterproof boots and have been venturing out there. Here is a picnic area that normally is 50ft. from the water, and way above the waterline:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/withlaflood1.jpg

Nikon F4, 28mm f/2 AI, T-Max 100, 2-frame stitch

[Jmarmck]

Half Dome, another viewpoint. Taken in 1982 with a Mamiya 645 1000s and Ektachrome 64. Can't remember the lens or settings.

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114118&d=1398220393

[Corran]

Looks like my backyard. Well not really but close. The Flint River is FULL. I have emptied the 6" rain gauge two times in the last two weeks.

Oh, so do you live around Albany? Up until last year I was in Albany all the time. I was the piccolo player in the Albany Symphony and I've got a couple of good friends up there. Last time the Flint was really high I took a ton of photos out at the waterfront park and surrounding area. I also documented the old bridge getting torn down last year with some other photography enthusiasts in the area and some art professors from Albany State and Valdosta State.

[Digoy]

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk28/menemisdigoy/120229-2Scan-120322-0035.jpg (http://s276.photobucket.com/user/menemisdigoy/media/120229-2Scan-120322-0035.jpg.html)

Ricoh Diacord L | Acros 100

[goamules]

Very nice and most people don't realize how rare is the bloom of desert flower. I have seen this maybe once...

That's true. Some, like the giant saguaro, mostly bloom at night. Others, like the hedgehog (purple one I shot a few pages back), only bloom for a couple days. A related plant, the giant agave, sends up a huge spire, sometimes 20 feet high, from the chest high plant only once, then dies.

[Jmarmck]

Yes, I live at Radium Springs. I work for ASU. My office is at Waterfront Park.............in water resources. I too got some shots of the Broad St Bridge coming down last year. The new one is coming a long nicely.

Oh, so do you live around Albany? Up until last year I was in Albany all the time. I was the piccolo player in the Albany Symphony and I've got a couple of good friends up there. Last time the Flint was really high I took a ton of photos out at the waterfront park and surrounding area. I also documented the old bridge getting torn down last year with some other photography enthusiasts in the area and some art professors from Albany State and Valdosta State.

[Corran]

Small world! Do you know Chazz Williams? Art professor there at ASU.

[Jmarmck]

I manage the GIS component of the water center and have very little to do with the campus. So, no, I do not know Chazz. The last time the Flint was really high was in 2009 right after I bought my house which is close to the river. Worrisome. I am not a Georgia native. Though I have been here several years I don't get away much. So I am not familiar with the area and its treasures.

[austin granger]

White Horse, McDermitt, Nevada-Oregon
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/13934452196_fa5339f0db_z.jpg

Denio Junction, Nevada
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/13954229696_14effde717_z.jpg

Artistic Taxidermy, Hampton, Oregon
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7418/13953403541_b548450a81_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Jmarmck]

Nothing like having an artistically posed dead animal in your living room.

When I was 8 my parents took all 8 of the kids on a round trip out west, Flagstaff, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon, Sequoias, Yosemite, Yellowstone. I remember Route 66 and all those tourist trap signs. This reminds me of those signs and the trip. What an adventure for a kid.

[axs810]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/13160738084_a526312e8a_c.jpg


Hasselblad 500c/m
Kodak tri-x 400

[Corran]

I manage the GIS component of the water center and have very little to do with the campus. So, no, I do not know Chazz. The last time the Flint was really high was in 2009 right after I bought my house which is close to the river. Worrisome. I am not a Georgia native. Though I have been here several years I don't get away much. So I am not familiar with the area and its treasures.

I see. Well if you are ever looking for stuff to photograph, Hwy 133 between Albany and Valdosta is quite a scenic drive. Close to Valdosta on 133 is Morven, which has some beautiful peach orchards and an annual peach festival, coming up next month I think. Due south in Thomasville is some beautiful old architecture. It's a wonderful city with a lot of activity, and the area between there and Valdosta (Hwy 84) is another wonderful drive. Up northwest there is Callaway Gardens and the one of GA's hidden gems, Providence Canyon. And if you are looking for a weekend getaway, definitely consider Savannah out on the coast, or St. Simons and Jekyll Island.

Albany is doing a lot of great things, expanding the city and such (unlike down here in Valdosta...we are stagnating quite badly). It's a nice area for the most part. If you like classical music you might like the symphony. I don't play in it anymore due to schedule conflicts, but if you are into that, we've got an even better symphony (in my opinion :)) down here at Valdosta State. If you're ever in the area you should stop by and say hello. I'm the facility coordinator for the College of Arts, as well as the recording engineer for the symphony.

[Jmarmck]

Hmmm, recording engineer huh. I record acoustic guitar in my living room. As for Albany, the wheels are about to fly off the bus. HMaHO
Perhaps we should let thread continue. PM me if you want to continue.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Shot with DSLR.

[Scott Schroeder]

Wow. That's too cool. Love the composition.

[Peter De Smidt]

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[Andrew O'Neill]

Thanks, Scott. It was quite windy that day so I couldn't use my 8x10. I did bang off a few with the RB67, but preferred this one.

[Racer X 69]

Nothing like having an artistically posed dead animal in your living room.

Not a hunter are you?

[Jmarmck]

Actually, I am or at least used to be. But not for trophies.

Not a hunter are you?

[Tin Can]

I have seen more dead deer per mile on the Turnpike in Western PA than anywhere in USA. Literally one every few hundred feet for over a 100 miles. The trucks have 'cow catchers'. I tucked in and followed a truck.


Not a hunter are you?

[Racer X 69]

I have seen more dead deer per mile on the Turnpike in Western PA than anywhere in USA. Literally one every few hundred feet for over a 100 miles.

Wyoming gets like that too.

Here is a load of unfortunate bucks on their way to McDonald's.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7406/12299242923_d79cb72412_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/jJQQqt)Deer Meat For McDonalds (https://flic.kr/p/jJQQqt) by racerx6948 (https://www.flickr.com/people/91581745@N05/), on Flickr

What seems odd is how there are large herds of antelope out there, but you rarely see one that has been hit. Apparently they have evolved the intelligence to stay off of the freeway, where the deer have not.


The trucks have 'cow catchers'.

I wish the one I was driving 5 years ago had one. Bambi committed suicide on the front of mine just North of Buffalo, Wyoming, right at about dusk.

Did over $5,000 damage to the truck, and I spent 3 days in a motel room waiting for it to get fixed enough so I could finish the run from East Texas to Seattle.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h194/racerx6948/Trucks/Deer9-7-10002_zps821ef07b.jpg

Broke the bumper fascia, grille, some of the lighting, radiator, CAC, and bent the cooling package support.


I tucked in and followed a truck.

Always a good plan.

Just don't tuck in too close, the "debris" from a deer strike is messy.

The stuff on the side skirt is left over from Bambi after she popped like a water balloon.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h194/racerx6948/Trucks/Deer9-7-10001_zpsdadde789.jpg

What really sucks is the waste of good food. Couldn't even salvage the back strap.

Of course I get them in my yard all the time.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8381416510_5f7f74c9e2_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/dLCX8d)Doe Sigma 600 Cat (https://flic.kr/p/dLCX8d) by racerx6948 (https://www.flickr.com/people/91581745@N05/), on Flickr

They like the roses. It got so bad that I installed motion activated sprinklers that chase them away. I told Mrs. Racer that maybe I should take one now and then, to stock up the freezer, but she says that venison is not to her taste.

*sigh*

Live in the sticks, have dinner on the hoof walking with a foot of the porch and she doesn't like venison.

[Racer X 69]

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Nice shot.

Kinda looks like a frog.

A pretty frog.

[Peter De Smidt]

Nice shot.

Kinda looks like a frog.

A pretty frog.

Thanks. She's a red-crested carpet hopper. I turned around the other day, and, yikes, there she was. Luckily she held still for a minute while I grabbed the camera.

[Racer X 69]

Thanks. She's a red-crested carpet hopper. I turned around the other day, and, yikes, there she was. Luckily she held still for a minute while I grabbed the camera.

Dayum! That is funny. I laughed so hard my side hurts!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Rock bits in Titus Canyon. DSLR.

[andreios]

Took the eldest boy (almost 5) to see and smell some steam... Dresden's "Dampfloktreffen"...

http://andrejkutarna.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014_silver_019_w.jpg

http://andrejkutarna.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014_silver_012_W.jpg

[austin granger]

I always enjoy your work Andreios. I have a book called "A New History of Photography" and in it is a chapter called "The Spirit of Czechoslovakia" which focuses on the period between the two World Wars and such greats as Josef Sudek and Frantisek Drtikol and others. I bring this up because it seems to me that your pictures are evocative of that place and time and as such are original today. I like them a lot!

[austin granger]

Mansion Gate, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/13993655551_e844bc4eab_z.jpg

Mobile Home, Brothers, Oregon
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/13961387853_bea68cba0d_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[andreios]

I always enjoy your work Andreios. I have a book called "A New History of Photography" and in it is a chapter called "The Spirit of Czechoslovakia" which focuses on the period between the two World Wars and such greats as Josef Sudek and Frantisek Drtikol and others. I bring this up because it seems to me that your pictures are evocative of that place and time and as such are original today. I like them a lot!

Thank you very much indeed, Austin, for your very kind words.

On a side note: Not long ago I read an essay by Ralph Adams Cram in which he argued that before certain time (I think he put it at around 1800) every artist was a servant of the tradition, seeking by his craft to lead others towards beauty. After that the artists became "rebels and outlaws", thinking themselves greater than all their forebearers... I would not perhaps agree with a general statement like this but I cannot feel that there is a certain grain of truth in it.. And I think that my inclination towards the more ancient way of "art-making" (e.g. beauty-seeking) somehow shows through my work...

Andrej

[Jmarmck]

One from a Utah trip in October 1985.
Taken from Utah State Highway 261 where it turns to dirt and drops into Monument Valley north of Mexican Hat.
Mamiya 645 1000s. I can't remember the lens or setting.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114350&d=1398474213

[Scott Schroeder]

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9062.jpg

[Jmarmck]

Perfect shot is all respects. Nice work Scott.

[Scott Schroeder]

Andrej the liths are spectacular. I especially like the cotter pin on the second one.

[tuco]

Yo Tuco's home made barn door tracker. Also known as a Haig or Scotch mount. This device will cancel out the diurnal motion of the earth for a short time. Long enough to do some astro-landscapes this summer.

In the northern hemisphere, aim this at the North Star to get the hinge parallel to the Celestial Pole and rotate that dial every 15 seconds to match the elapsed time. This will get you times a little longer than the 500 Rule. That is, divide 500 by your focal length and that is how many seconds before star streak will become noticeable in your picture. But go too long and the foreground will streak. However, it is common in astro-landscapes to focus stack the foreground for DOF if you are typically shooting wide open.




https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/14017455614_cfa6408ca8_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nmF8cd)



https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2901/13993881276_6e9e7d065f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/njAin7)

[Scott Schroeder]

Cool Tuco. Do you have a photo produced with it?

[Tin Can]

And are you selling them or plans?


Cool Tuco. Do you have a photo produced with it?

[tuco]

Cool Tuco. Do you have a photo produced with it?


And are you selling them or plans?

Thanks. I'm not selling any plans but can give you the pretty simple math to calculate your own or the specifics about mine if you like. I did some test shots last night. It was partly cloudy and I didn't stray too far from home so there was way too much light pollution. I was testing for freezing the stars and how long I could go before foreground blur. The camera is mounted really close to the hinge line to help reduce foreground blur as much as possible. It did okay. I plan on using it for 1 to 2 minute exposures most of the time. It is specifically made for short times and wide angle lenses.

To test it out in an astro-landscape I could be proud to post means driving 2 to 3 hours away, camping there overnight ( also means a weekend), have a near new moon and a clear sky. So I don't think I'll get to use this thing but a few times the entire summer to meet that criteria especially here in the Pacific NW!

[Scott Schroeder]

more of the boy and his dog

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9067.jpg

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9077.jpg

[Tin Can]

Even I'm going camping at least once this summer. And camping in the Midwest is kinda dismal, unless you UP it.

We await your results!


Thanks. I'm not selling any plans but can give you the pretty simple math to calculate your own or the specifics about mine if you like. I did some test shots last night. It was partly cloudy and I didn't stray too far from home so there was way too much light pollution. I was testing for freezing the stars and how long I could go before foreground blur. The camera is mounted really close to the hinge line to help reduce foreground blur as much as possible. It did okay. I plan on using it for 1 to 2 minute exposures most of the time. It is specifically made for short times and wide angle lenses.

To test it out in an astro-landscape I could be proud to post means driving 2 to 3 hours away, camping there overnight ( also means a weekend), have a near new moon and a clear sky. So I don't think I'll get to use this thing but a few times the entire summer to meet that criteria especially here in the Pacific NW!

[Leigh]

Yo Tuco's home made barn door tracker. Also known as a Haig or Scotch mount.
Very nicely done. My compliments.

- Leigh

[tuco]

more of the boy and his dog



Nice series. Have you seen the 1975 movie titled a Boy and His Dog starting Don Johnson?


Very nicely done. My compliments.

- Leigh

Thanks.

[axs810]

Yo Tuco's home made barn door tracker. Also known as a Haig or Scotch mount. This device will cancel out the diurnal motion of the earth for a short time. Long enough to do some astro-landscapes this summer.

In the northern hemisphere, aim this at the North Star to get the hinge parallel to the Celestial Pole and rotate that dial every 15 seconds to match the elapsed time. This will get you times a little longer than the 500 Rule. That is, divide 500 by your focal length and that is how many seconds before star streak will become noticeable in your picture. But go too long and the foreground will streak. However, it is common in astro-landscapes to focus stack the foreground for DOF if you are typically shooting wide open.




That's pretty awesome Tuco! Do you have any examples to post up?

[tuco]

That's pretty awesome Tuco! Do you have any examples to post up?

Thanks. I have some test shots of the sky with clouds and stars mixed. Yawn! You'd think it would be hard to blow highlights at night taking pictures of stars. Not so when you have clouds and city light bouncing off them.

[Scott Schroeder]

Tuco I hadn't heard of that one. Might have to check it out.

[austin granger]

Lamp, Portland
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/13974817396_cbd7d39d58_z.jpg

Burnt Wood, Black Rock Desert, Nevada
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/14006030082_345cef11b1_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Scott Schroeder]

Old pen.
No. This kind.
http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_07.jpg

[jp]

Still playing with the Holga. It's hard work to make it look like something different than cheap 1980's snapshots when using color film. B&W gets you a little more abstract. Kodak portra 160, Holga 120N.

Easter Dress:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/14058219805_9365e37d6f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqh3Y6)img036 (https://flic.kr/p/nqh3Y6) by philbrookjason (https://www.flickr.com/people/13759696@N02/), on Flickr

Misusing it for architecture:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14057919165_86c0da7987_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqfvAD)img029 (https://flic.kr/p/nqfvAD) by philbrookjason (https://www.flickr.com/people/13759696@N02/), on Flickr

[axs810]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3782/13102138905_ce4173aebe_z.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/kXMTqD)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/kXMTqD) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr


Hasselbad 500c/m
Kodak tri-x 400 pushed to ISO 6400

[Andrew O'Neill]

From a day spent at Scotty's Castle.

[Racer X 69]

Have you seen the 1975 movie titled a Boy and His Dog starting Don Johnson?

That was the quasi futuristic movie where the young man and his dog are wandering around in a post apocalyptic world, and they meet a young woman, right?

Great movie.

[Tin Can]

His first movie I think. I found it humorous if odd.


That was the quasi futuristic movie where the young man and his dog are wandering around in a post apocalyptic world, and they meet a young woman, right?

Great movie.

[axs810]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/11522487265_590817f3d7_c.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/iycL2x)(33.933089,-117.619272) Baghdad 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/iycL2x) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/11522584113_8dc56373f2_c.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/iydfPk)(33.932992,-117.618103) SC Viper 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/iydfPk) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/11522540516_9423403f20_c.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/iyd2RE)(33.932035,-117.618669) Suppy Depot 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/iyd2RE) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7402/11522499205_c2a75c7d36_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/iycPzp)
(33.932377,-117.6189) Kosovo 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/iycPzp) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr


All images shot with a Nikon d800 with 50mm f/1.8 (Stitched panoramas)

[Racer X 69]

His first movie I think. I found it humorous if odd.

The ending was the kind that leaves much open for interpretation. But I felt there was not much doubt as to the fate of the young woman.

[austin granger]

Bat, Brentwood Street, Portland
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/14079678782_ed8eb6dc45_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Peter De Smidt]

So here's what I spent 12 hours doing today. Sorry for the low quality I-phone photo.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Lets see the resulting photo...

[Peter De Smidt]

Any of the ones at: http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/outboards/

[vinny]

So here's what I spent 12 hours doing today. Sorry for the low quality I-phone photo.

I assist a guy once in a while here who shoots food. A whole day shooting a slice of pumpkin pie. At least they let me eat the ones that don't make it on camera:)

I could really use a 40hp jet if you have an extra one lying around. I promise to snap some shots of it in use.

[Tin Can]

I have always loved Mercury engines. When I was 7 years old I would waterski on my dad's custom water skies, behind a 10 horse Merc and our Alumacraft fishing boat. I didn't weigh anything, I would just pop up out of the water. Then my brother would put the little Merc on a homemade hydroplane and race it. Webster, Wisconsin. The big people used the 60 horse Merc on a Larson.


So here's what I spent 12 hours doing today. Sorry for the low quality I-phone photo.

[Peter De Smidt]

I assist a guy once in a while here who shoots food. A whole day shooting a slice of pumpkin pie. At least they let me eat the ones that don't make it on camera:)

I could really use a 40hp jet if you have an extra one lying around. I promise to snap some shots of it in use.

You have to be really careful with "food" made for photography. Much of it is inedible!

[tuco]

So here's what I spent 12 hours doing today.

Some of my gear p0rn shots I do now and then take a long time and they are half the job you're doing there. Growing up my dad had a big white Mercury outboard. I don't remember the HP.

[tuco]

Some local High School lacrosse shots. I pondered taking my M7II along too and I should have. There were plenty of sideline shots it could have been used on.




https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2931/14075886602_8c265f6e1a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrQAG3)


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7308/14079193875_d5075516ef_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ns8xPZ)

[Peter De Smidt]

Great shots, Tuco!

[tuco]

Great shots, Tuco!

Thanks

[Nathan Potter]

Scanning older images from 2003 I found this of a missed row of corn framed against fall color. Along the river between Lyndonville and East Burke VT. Used a Nikon FE2 with a 75 to 150 zoom Nikon and Fuji Velvia 50. Also done in 4X5 but can't seem to locate that frame. Gotta get better organized.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5511/14090006815_7ed97b34f6_c.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/14090006815/)
MA03-9-37[t1 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/14090006815/) by hypolimnas (https://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Tuco, the last one has a real 3D feel to it. Nice!

[tuco]

Tuco, the last one has a real 3D feel to it. Nice!

Thanks. These panning shots are really hit-and-miss (mostly miss). I can shoot them all night and only get a few that work!

[DG 3313]

Lets pan those tiny cameras......

114770

[axs810]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/11522521964_c2cce7beaa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/iycWkN)
(33.933121,-117.619183) Somewhere between Baghdad and Kosovo 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/iycWkN) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr

[austin granger]

Bumper Boats, Enchanted Forest, Salem
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/13896983649_d2621681fe_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Steve M Hostetter]

114772 West Baden Hotel near French Lick Indiana

[Steve M Hostetter]

114773 Hotel lobby in French Lick Indiana

[Steve M Hostetter]

114774 My woman relaxing on the front porch at West Baden Hotel and resort. these three were shot w/ a Nikon D5000 and the ulta wide 12mm-24mm AF-S Nikkor F4.0 IF-ED set at 12mm setting with color correct in PS

[alpenhause]

Tehachapi! In Infrared......

I don't have a whole lot of use for digital cameras, I took an old Panasonic Lumix with Leica zoom lens that was over $700 back in 2004, now worth about $50 and sent it off to a certain repair shop for them to remove the IR/UV blocking filter off the sensor and replace it with a clear glass, now the camera is truely "Full Light Spectrum" capable.

Using a Hoya R-72 (720NM) super deep red filter gets some wonderful results, photos have been enhanced a bit in photoshop to raise the contrast and boost the small amount of color that gets past the Hoya R-72 filter.

Normal B&W Infrared is easily accomplished by using a 800nm or higher pass filter, I like the R-72 at 720NM because it lets a bit of visible spectrum light through.

Tehachapi is a fun place for Infrared railroad photos!

[Racer X 69]

Tehachapi! In Infrared......

I don't have a whole lot of use for digital cameras, I took an old Panasonic Lumix with Leica zoom lens that was over $700 back in 2004, now worth about $50 and sent it off to a certain repair shop for them to remove the IR/UV blocking filter off the sensor and replace it with a clear glass, now the camera is truely "Full Light Spectrum" capable.

Using a Hoya R-72 (720NM) super deep red filter gets some wonderful results, photos have been enhanced a bit in photoshop to raise the contrast and boost the small amount of color that gets past the Hoya R-72 filter.

Normal B&W Infrared is easily accomplished by using a 800nm or higher pass filter, I like the R-72 at 720NM because it lets a bit of visible spectrum light through.

Tehachapi is a fun place for Infrared railroad photos!

Looks like you got some great results. And for sure, Tehachapi is an excellent place for some train shots. I think the grade is more of a challenge for trains than it is for heavy trucks.

[Racer X 69]

Lets pan those tiny cameras......

114770

Pomona?

[Andrew O'Neill]

I have a D3000 and I've shot it with an 87C in front of the lens. Exposures are on a sunny day are usually 30s @ f/4ish. This one I shot through my classroom window...

[tuco]

114772 West Baden Hotel near French Lick Indiana

It looks like such a huge space for so few accommodations in it.

[al olson]

114772 West Baden Hotel near French Lick Indiana

Nice shot, Steve. This looks like the lobby of the hotel a coworker was telling me about back in 1968. At that time they hosted an annual model airplane competition. The planes were powered by rubber bands and made out of balsa and tissue paper. The competitors used long poles to tap the leading edge of wing and put it into a bank so that it would circle within the dome. As I recall, some of the planes could stay up for as long as 20 or 30 minutes. Do you know if they are still having this event?

[DG 3313]

Pomona?

Sears Point

[Corran]

So I found this interesting little lens...a Zeiss 180mm f/2.8 "Olympia" Sonnar, but marked simply as "Jena." The mount is Exakta but I was able to friction-fit a drilled Nikon body cap over top of the mount and get it onto my F-mount cameras, though it falls short of infinity. Turns out the lens is bloody sharp, saturated, and quite simply beautiful. 18-blade aperture, almost perfect performance wide-open. And I paid $54 for it, including shipping. Here's a shot I grabbed while shooting a birthday party for one of my best friend's son:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/zeiss180-5012.jpg

[Racer X 69]

Sears Point


Oh yes. I passed by there last Wednesday, after dropping off 6061T6 plate at a machine shop in Petaluma. Been by there many times and never knew that the raceway was right there next to Highway 37.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Tuco, it's huge place with lots of things to do and see.. lots of history,, Al, this place was abandoned for many years as far as I know and has just recently been remodeled do to the presents of a near by casino.. This place was built in 1919 or there abouts, they had a large horse track there and Al Capone went there to soak in the mineral springs they still furnish.

[tuco]

So I found this interesting little lens...a Zeiss 180mm f/2.8 "Olympia" Sonnar, but marked simply as "Jena."

Good score!

[tuco]

Tuco, it's huge place with lots of things to do and see.. lots of history,, Al, this place was abandoned for many years as far as I know and has just recently been remodeled do to the presents of a near by casino.. This place was built in 1919 or there abouts, they had a large horse track there and Al Capone went there to soak in the mineral springs they still furnish.

The place looks grand indeed.

[Steve M Hostetter]

114953114954 Nikon D5000 w/ 105mm DC at F11 1/60 sec. studio flash

[Michael Graves]

This hotel was a fixture in Michael Kyorta's "So Cold the River". His novel was a fictional piece that was one of the creepiest ghost stories I've ever read...can't recommend it highly enough...I'll be re-reading it soon. His book is accurate to the tee in regards to geography and historical accuracy of the region. But I think the story itself might have been made up.

At least I hope so.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Hassy 500C/M
Planar C 100/3.5
HP5+@1600
Adox APH 09

http://cjoint.com/14mi/DEhx4DelKTT_scan0011.jpg

[Steve M Hostetter]

This hotel was a fixture in Michael Kyorta's "So Cold the River". His novel was a fictional piece that was one of the creepiest ghost stories I've ever read...can't recommend it highly enough...I'll be re-reading it soon. His book is accurate to the tee in regards to geography and historical accuracy of the region. But I think the story itself might have been made up.

At least I hope so.interesting Michael, i'll look for the book thanks for the info :)

[Leigh]

Hassy 500C/M Planar C 100/3.5
HP5+@1600 Adox APH 09
Great shot, Christo. Hope to see more of her.

Nice to see somebody else shooting a 500C/M.

- Leigh

[Christo.Stankulov]

Thank you, Leigh! Yes, I prefer Hassy rather than a Rollei

[t0aster]

From the archives of my time in India.

Taken in Delhi, Mathura, and Jaipur.

Mamiya 6 + 50mm
Mix of Acros 100 dev'd in rodinal and Fuji color negative stuff. Didn't dig the way the Fuji rendered color but I quite like it bw.

[Heroique]

A drunken pollen addict who's spilling his "drink" all over the petals.

Mr. Bee, please get help. :(

(A rock rose in the Bitterroot Mountains, N. Idaho.)

Nikon Fm3a w/ Velvia-50
Tamron 180mm/3.5 macro (1:2 mag or better)
Nikon SB-22s on flash bracket
1/250 flash sync + f/32 (effective aperture) w/ TTL flash

[goamules]

In DC this week, Pen-F 25mm/4 on Fuji XE-1

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2917/13953594500_260575cab3_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2901/13953565819_bd845c8a76_b.jpg

[Christo.Stankulov]

Hassy 500 C/M
Planar C 100/3.5
HP5+@1600 in Acufine
Katia
http://cjoint.com/14mi/DEjmkicHLD0_scan0023.jpg

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/2008-02.jpg
For Paul
Ogunquit Maine, February 2008
Agfa Isolette, TMY

[austin granger]

Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/13968628618_5127e0e457_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Ari]

Great composition, Austin; I love it.

[David R Munson]

One from a Utah trip in October 1985.
Taken from Utah State Highway 261 where it turns to dirt and drops into Monument Valley north of Mexican Hat.
Mamiya 645 1000s. I can't remember the lens or setting.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114350&d=1398474213

I'd like to note that this reminds me of the kinds of shots that first really got me interested in photography as an adolescent in the early '90s. Looks like something from an Ektachrome ad!

[austin granger]

Great composition, Austin; I love it.Thanks Ari. And I didn't even get hassled by Homeland Security (see jcoldslabs thread). Ha ha. Here's another recent one that reminds me of the telephone pole/tank photo. It's weird how often these "correspondences" happen to me. It makes me wonder if subconsciously, I'm looking for subjects, or for compositions.

Korean Martyrs Catholic Church, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/13969413328_f998224a56_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Gary Sommer]

Austin, I thought that dome building looked familiar. Anyone hear from Jonathan? I hope he isn't sitting in the brig somewhere.

[austin granger]

Austin, I thought that dome building looked familiar. Anyone hear from Jonathan? I hope he isn't sitting in the brig somewhere.
My picture wasn't "Jonathan's Dome" but it was in one of Portland's industrial areas. I corresponded with him just this morning by the way-he's fine, and as far as he can tell, not being tailed by the DHS. I was joking with him that maybe he should start a new series where he photographs the security guards that come and tell him to stop photographing. Anyway, maybe he'll chime in here; I know he's usually up late. Jonathan?

[jcoldslabs]

Gary, Austin: I'm here. The DHS thing fizzled out, thank goodness. No additional contact from Special Agent Brickley. The upside to that whole debacle is that I am now armed with printouts from the ACLU and am much more informed about my rights as a photographer and a citizen.

On the photography side of things, I haven't taken a single picture in almost a full month. I'm at a low ebb creatively, and while I check this forum almost daily, I don't feel much like participating when I haven't any images to share. This too shall pass. You'll know when I'm back in the saddle when you see me post images again. Until then I'll be spending my time self-exiled in Lurkerville.

J.

[goamules]

Canon 35/2 RF lens.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7388/14158694211_60d851b9ac_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2930/13975366077_1ee69dda48_c.jpg

[ScottPhotoCo]

I was honored to be asked to photograph the cast of an adaptation of Faustus. I had approximately 8 minutes with each actor and was working to capture two sides of each character. The light was designed to closely mimic the lighting design of the on stage performance. Shot with a Mamiya RB67 with the 180mm f4.5 lens. Actual fstop was either 11 or 16 for each shot. 1 roll of Kodak TRI-X 400 for each actor = 9 shots using the 6x8 back. Processed in XTOL 1:1.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/14033574886_66daa53c65_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/no6JTG)Tyler (https://flic.kr/p/no6JTG) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/14057167724_107ec1b798_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEdL)Tyler (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEdL) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/14053511091_ae9f599f2e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npRVen)Tory (https://flic.kr/p/npRVen) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/14053511131_ddc7242f61_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npRVf4)Tory (https://flic.kr/p/npRVf4) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14053511181_24993477dd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npRVfV)Rio (https://flic.kr/p/npRVfV) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2927/14056715155_e2c23f3405_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kFR)Rio (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kFR) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5100/14033575216_c7377e1b22_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/no6JZo)Rachel (https://flic.kr/p/no6JZo) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/14033575266_1060941b56_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/no6K1f)Rachel (https://flic.kr/p/no6K1f) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/14076753913_77446dd060_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrV3vF)Owen (https://flic.kr/p/nrV3vF) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5065/14076745193_5c60e0cb9e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrUZVk)Owen (https://flic.kr/p/nrUZVk) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/14076745343_6179f55e24_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrUZXV)Maryanne (https://flic.kr/p/nrUZXV) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5206/14076745333_f6d818a275_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrUZXK)Maryanne (https://flic.kr/p/nrUZXK) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/14056714915_0d2bfa1f48_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kBH)Markus (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kBH) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5518/14033575656_a66fa681bb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/no6K7Y)Markus (https://flic.kr/p/no6K7Y) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/14033575746_a98588c4c0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/no6K9w)Linda (https://flic.kr/p/no6K9w) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5575/14076745693_749b3118b9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrV14X)Linda (https://flic.kr/p/nrV14X) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/14056715265_c924a0fc57_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kHK)Jonathan (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kHK) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14053512552_baab335d9c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npRVEy)Jonathan (https://flic.kr/p/npRVEy) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7363/14076745963_afd16c8e66_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrV19B)Franchesca (https://flic.kr/p/nrV19B) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/14057168924_d335650bef_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEzs)Franchesca (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEzs) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14056715545_2b3ebf4aae_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kNz)Emily (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kNz) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5514/14076746093_c66084936f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrV1bR)Emily (https://flic.kr/p/nrV1bR) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7302/14057169014_14fe0a0be7_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEB1)Cami (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEB1) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2903/14033576326_6f71ab1f8c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/no6Kjw)Cami (https://flic.kr/p/no6Kjw) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/14056715915_30509cf957_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kUX)Brianna (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kUX) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/14057169234_d2d676cdf6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEEN)Brianna (https://flic.kr/p/nqbEEN) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7403/14056715945_bb3656d617_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kVt)Ashley (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kVt) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7421/14076746593_7e7c158919_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrV1kt)Ashley (https://flic.kr/p/nrV1kt) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ScottPhotoCo]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14056716045_23bb421fda_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kXc)Aaron (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kXc) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14056716045_23bb421fda_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kXc)Aaron (https://flic.kr/p/nq9kXc) by ScottPhoto.co (https://www.flickr.com/people/12411796@N00/), on Flickr

[ghostcount]

Great series Tim!

I wished I had time to see the play.

[David R Munson]

While on my grocery run.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5272/14169844555_302ab58e64_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nA9a7K)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/nA9a7K) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

[austin granger]

Condensation on Bar Windows, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2927/13974962478_3d541147f1_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Tin Can]

Smog?


While on my grocery run.

[David R Munson]

Dusk! :)

[Tin Can]

Yes, I should have known from the tonal shift.


Dusk! :)

[jp]

Some fun at the beach. LF was also used and might be a week or so.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2923/14168114111_3f21da64b3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nzZhHv)_DSC6657 (https://flic.kr/p/nzZhHv) by philbrookjason (https://www.flickr.com/people/13759696@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2920/13984787438_07bb1c48df_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/niMG5N)_DSC6666 (https://flic.kr/p/niMG5N) by philbrookjason (https://www.flickr.com/people/13759696@N02/), on Flickr

[austin granger]

Those are very sweet. She reminds me of my daughter when she was a little younger. I almost hate to follow those up with my usual melancholia. I'm not so gloomy in "real" life, I swear! :-)

Portland
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5500/14190893843_8d69b2733c_z.jpg

Self with Decayed Birthday Decoration, Brentwood Street, Portland
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5037/14148145756_113038015d_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Andrew O'Neill]

Continuance of my google street view series. Tsunami damage.

[jp]

Those are very sweet. She reminds me of my daughter when she was a little younger. I almost hate to follow those up with my usual melancholia.

Thanks; the other daughter is 9 and not so outgoing for the camera as she used to be. Get plenty of your daughter while you can.

[austin granger]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/13999106450_f818980b05_z.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5154/13999493680_ea05a49c6b_z.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/14170431582_8f2edd2b8b_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Scott Schroeder]

Trees
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9092.jpg

Leaves
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9116.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Hanging basket

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9120.jpg

[Ari]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/13999106450_f818980b05_z.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5154/13999493680_ea05a49c6b_z.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/14170431582_8f2edd2b8b_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

Great, Austin; I had a good chuckle over these, the car & trucks take on a personality of their own in these photos.

[alanbutler57]

Some pretty girls taken with an RB67 and 150SF at the Fair.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14008158078_0a1f18ee2e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nkRtmS)A Seamstress in the Garden (https://flic.kr/p/nkRtmS) by Alan Butler (https://www.flickr.com/people/43210263@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7421/14214943223_2a8cbc3570_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nE8inZ)Brunnette Elf (https://flic.kr/p/nE8inZ) by Alan Butler (https://www.flickr.com/people/43210263@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2939/14007847878_d7798dce1c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nkPT9A)Elven Friends (https://flic.kr/p/nkPT9A) by Alan Butler (https://www.flickr.com/people/43210263@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/14194428194_b48ee97c2a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nCj9YA)Lady with the Dragon Tattoo (https://flic.kr/p/nCj9YA) by Alan Butler (https://www.flickr.com/people/43210263@N04/), on Flickr

[Racer X 69]

While on my grocery run.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5272/14169844555_302ab58e64_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nA9a7K)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/nA9a7K) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

There sure is a tangled mess of power and communications wires in that part of the world, isn't there?

[David R Munson]

There sure is a tangled mess of power and communications wires in that part of the world, isn't there?
Depends on where you are, exactly, but that is definitely often the case. There are parts of town that are a lot crazier, wire-wise, this is just average. Overall, I expected a lot less orderliness than I actually encounter here in Shanghai.

There's also this place in Nakano, Tokyo, that remains one of my favorites:

https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6183/6041714780_935c34839d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/acTnjd)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/acTnjd) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr



And here's something from a new project I'm working on here in Shanghai:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14208879834_cd240702d1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nDAdWN)
Project Excerpt (https://flic.kr/p/nDAdWN) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

[jon.oman]

http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/walterboro/medium_photos/D7F_5009.jpg

[jon.oman]

http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7614.jpg

[Andrew O'Neill]

Almost every photo I took in Japan has a wire or two in them...

[Racer X 69]

Depends on where you are, exactly, but that is definitely often the case. There are parts of town that are a lot crazier, wire-wise, this is just average. Overall, I expected a lot less orderliness than I actually encounter here in Shanghai.

I always enjoy seeing the work of my peers. It gives me the ability to view the world vicariously, through their eyes, and with their perspective. Of course it also give one a chance to see places that they may never visit on their own.

Chaotic or not!


There's also this place in Nakano, Tokyo, that remains one of my favorites:

https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6183/6041714780_935c34839d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/acTnjd)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/acTnjd) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr


Holy cats!

How can a lineman work on that without getting electrocuted?

That mess would never be allowed here in the states. Even the linemen would refuse to work on it.


And here's something from a new project I'm working on here in Shanghai:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14208879834_cd240702d1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nDAdWN)
Project Excerpt (https://flic.kr/p/nDAdWN) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

Interesting shot. Reminds me of the tree sculpture along I-80 between Salt Lake City, Utah and Wendover, Nevada.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Watching the hockey game on TV and from my perch I noticed these towels hanging in the bathroom. Not getting up from my backside, and just before Chicago scored, I snapped this digi image. Slightly cropped in PS. Now, back to the game (don't care who wins!)

[Corran]

So many bars have crappy lighting. This one was no different, but I did find an angle where I could get some interesting effects from the lights.
D800E, 50mm f/1.2 AI-S wide-open, ISO 1600, 1/80:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/1-2991s.jpg

[RHITMrB]

Recently scanned (though not so recently taken) from the XA:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/14213116905_1528c6151d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nDXWtK)
The Navajo Woman (https://flic.kr/p/nDXWtK) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2920/14015638680_4062308e96_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nmvP5L)
Rupture (https://flic.kr/p/nmvP5L) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7451/14176803161_c36e18c3d3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nAKPEH)
Thirst Stops Here (https://flic.kr/p/nAKPEH) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7337/14215427753_1130cd003a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nEaMpX)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/nEaMpX) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr


Austin, I thought that dome building looked familiar. Anyone hear from Jonathan? I hope he isn't sitting in the brig somewhere.

Actually, it's a dome I've photographed too and posted on this forum (linked, not inline, since it's LF): https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9263703374/


Gary, Austin: I'm here. The DHS thing fizzled out, thank goodness. No additional contact from Special Agent Brickley. The upside to that whole debacle is that I am now armed with printouts from the ACLU and am much more informed about my rights as a photographer and a citizen.

On the photography side of things, I haven't taken a single picture in almost a full month. I'm at a low ebb creatively, and while I check this forum almost daily, I don't feel much like participating when I haven't any images to share. This too shall pass. You'll know when I'm back in the saddle when you see me post images again. Until then I'll be spending my time self-exiled in Lurkerville.

J.

I too am glad to hear you're just feeling unproductive, as opposed to feeling incarcerated!

[jp]

That mess would never be allowed here in the states. Even the linemen would refuse to work on it.


Doesn't meet the design standards for the US... Probably be impossible to replace that pole or get a bucket truck up to the top of that to fix something simple. But probably bucket trucks don't fit in those alleys anyhow. I think crowded poles are more interesting, but people pay big money to have all the utilities out of sight here. We too could have fast cheap universal Internet if we had no standards for wiring up poles.

[Scott Schroeder]

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/10_Walk_130112_0009.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/10_Walk_130112_0007.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/10_Walk_130112_0006.jpg

[RHITMrB]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14230324975_b8806f078a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nFu8QB)
Mather Point (https://flic.kr/p/nFu8QB) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

[tuco]

That must be a large format point-n-shoot judging by the LCD size, ha!

[Ari]

Nice shot, Isaac; my first thought was "What is a baby doing so close to a precipice?"

[Tin Can]

Nice visual rebuttal!


http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/10_Walk_130112_0006.jpg

[Steve M Hostetter]

115705 After the photo shoot

[Steve M Hostetter]

115706 Daniela

[RHITMrB]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5078/14257944643_5fd6bf4884_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nHVGcM)
Free 72 oz. Steak (https://flic.kr/p/nHVGcM) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14214636256_e884b91f17_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nE6J8s)
APD DWI Seizure (https://flic.kr/p/nE6J8s) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5114/14237789405_e39afe32e4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nG9oKF)
Best Western (https://flic.kr/p/nG9oKF) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr


Nice shot, Isaac; my first thought was "What is a baby doing so close to a precipice?"

Thanks! I remember being much closer to much less secure precipices in the Southwest as a kid.

[jon.oman]

http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/patriots/medium_photos/D7F_5104.jpg

[Ari]

Thanks! I remember being much closer to much less secure precipices in the Southwest as a kid.

And I remember when seat belts were optional equipment in automobiles.

[RHITMrB]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/14251408695_52df2ba164_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nHmci2)
99.99 (https://flic.kr/p/nHmci2) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14062712597_c7618f2e17_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqF5w2)
Snowball (https://flic.kr/p/nqF5w2) by Isaac Sachs (https://www.flickr.com/people/40786724@N00/), on Flickr

[Jmarmck]

115706 Daniela
Train Stopper!

[Christo.Stankulov]

Hassy 500 C/M
Plana C 100/3.5
400TX@200
APH 09
115812

[austin granger]

Sock, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2901/14262716185_d8dba0983c_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Racer X 69]

Doesn't meet the design standards for the US... Probably be impossible to replace that pole or get a bucket truck up to the top of that to fix something simple. But probably bucket trucks don't fit in those alleys anyhow. I think crowded poles are more interesting, but people pay big money to have all the utilities out of sight here. We too could have fast cheap universal Internet if we had no standards for wiring up poles.

They could get one of these in there. :rolleyes:

http://www.genielift.com/en/idc03/groups/webcontent/@web/@awp/documents/web_content/ucm03_034011.jpg

[austin granger]

Hand, Brentwood Street, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/14243057736_acfc3835c8_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Scott Schroeder]

Nice light tonight. Neighbor's tree
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9136.jpg

[David R Munson]

They could get one of these in there. :rolleyes:


At least in Shanghai, line work is typically done on a bamboo ladder. It's terrifying and amazing to watch them work.

[Scott Schroeder]

Clothespins and Tile fragments

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9129.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Trampoline springs

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9121.jpg

[David R Munson]

The world has lost Ezra "Fast Boy" Caldwell. A friend to many, he was an acquaintance, folk hero, and role model to me.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/14271782141_7a34f27bd4_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nK9BBk)
Travel Well, Fast Boy (https://flic.kr/p/nK9BBk) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

[austin granger]

I think it's safe to say that this dead cedar shackled to the side of a skyscraper is one of the most hated public art installations in Portland. I don't think the man on the phone liked me much either.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3677/14289102113_2659441592_c.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Racer X 69]

I think it's safe to say that this dead cedar shackled to the side of a skyscraper is one of the most hated public art installations in Portland. I don't think the man on the phone liked me much either.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3677/14289102113_2659441592_c.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

Tree in bondage.

[Racer X 69]

At least in Shanghai, line work is typically done on a bamboo ladder. It's terrifying and amazing to watch them work.

Yes, I've seen video of them on bamboo scaffolding building skyscrapers. That stuff isn't very stable, and it is a long ways down when it all goes wrong.

[Racer X 69]

And I remember when seat belts were optional equipment in automobiles.

I remember riding in the back seat of my parent's 56 Chevy. No seat belts. Getting airborne when we crested a hill on a county road.

I just yelled "Faster daddy, faster!" from the back seat.

[David Schaller]

Leica M6 Summicron 50 HP5 in Pyrocat

[Ari]

I remember riding in the back seat of my parent's 56 Chevy. No seat belts. Getting airborne when we crested a hill on a county road.

I just yelled "Faster daddy, faster!" from the back seat.

Heh, heh.
My sister-in-law turned pale when I even hinted that her 4-foot-tall 6-year-old boy might now be ok without his booster seat.
A story like yours would knock her out cold.

[Racer X 69]

Heh, heh.
My sister-in-law turned pale when I even hinted that her 4-foot-tall 6-year-old boy might now be ok without his booster seat.
A story like yours would knock her out cold.

Yes, in today's fast paced world, with all the overdone safety stuff, belts, airbags, crumple zones, energy absorbing components, etc. many people would simply have a fit at the things that some of us experienced.

We even used to ride in the back of the pickup truck. No seat. No belts. The wind blowing all around.

Do that today and you may find the blue lights `a blinkin', and ossifer friendly wanting to have a chat with you.

[goamules]

The yukkas are bloomin'....

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/14285803804_b54f1d819a_b.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Chair with pillows

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9123.jpg

[austin granger]

Portland
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5594/14300364173_706abbdeb9_z.jpg

Mosier, Oregon
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3762/14093346568_bdb961ef00_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Brian C. Miller]

South of Sumpter, OR. Canon A410 P&S.

"Speed checked with a 30-30"

116032

[Scott Schroeder]

Two chairs and a bed frame

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9122.jpg

[cpercy]

A building across from my office.


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/13962270630_b708554eb5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngNhBY)walls plain and simple (https://flic.kr/p/ngNhBY) by Clay Percy (temporarily off the grid) (https://www.flickr.com/people/63684321@N07/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/14171948572_e58b07695a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nAjWyU)self portrait with wall and cloud (https://flic.kr/p/nAjWyU) by Clay Percy (temporarily off the grid) (https://www.flickr.com/people/63684321@N07/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/14146487482_c4527f6ca0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ny5rSA)etch-a-sketch repair (https://flic.kr/p/ny5rSA) by Clay Percy (temporarily off the grid) (https://www.flickr.com/people/63684321@N07/), on Flickr

[Scott Schroeder]

Wow Clay those are excellent. Mesmerizing.

[Ken Lee]

A building across from my office.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/13962270630_b708554eb5_b.jpg


Bravo !!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Excellent! I love bricks!

[Ari]

A building across from my office.


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/13962270630_b708554eb5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngNhBY)walls plain and simple (https://flic.kr/p/ngNhBY) by Clay Percy (temporarily off the grid) (https://www.flickr.com/people/63684321@N07/), on Flickr

Great stuff, Clay; how long did you stare at this scene from your office before shooting it?

[Peter De Smidt]

Picked up a self-propelled white card the other day.

[cpercy]

Wow Clay those are excellent. Mesmerizing.
Thanks Scott


Bravo !!
Thank you Ken


Excellent! I love bricks!
Yes Andrew I always like a nice brick building myself and this one has a very nice pattern and color/value variation that I especially like.


Great stuff, Clay; how long did you stare at this scene from your office before shooting it?
Thanks Ari, I've been in that office for about 10 years now but this is actually on the other side of the building from my office. I have made images of this side before but I think these are the best so far.

Here's one I did over there last April


https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/8695155982_17156f87fb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/efmWWs)oppositionBW (https://flic.kr/p/efmWWs) by Clay Percy (temporarily off the grid) (https://www.flickr.com/people/63684321@N07/), on Flickr

[jp]

A building across from my office

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/14171948572_e58b07695a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nAjWyU)self portrait with wall and cloud (https://flic.kr/p/nAjWyU) by Clay Percy (temporarily off the grid) (https://www.flickr.com/people/63684321@N07/), on Flickr


Very nice mix. I like this one best. If you find that cloud in the same spot another day, step forward a little to get that branch out, and right a step to get the whole window, and it'll be as good as they get.

[axs810]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14117939287_ddab9d84c3_c.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/nvy8uk)* (https://flic.kr/p/nvy8uk) by studiogeek3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/95695389@N08/), on Flickr

[austin granger]

Hacked Tree with Antennae, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14287406943_cc94d3b54a_z.jpg

Warning, Portland
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/14247537576_7d7b154527_z.jpg

Future Big Box Store with Geese, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2917/14277179524_c679e7d47c_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Trevor Whitaker]

A digital shot from a recent shoot that I liked.

116086

[Corran]

Leica M6, Color Skopar 25mm f/4, Plus-X, Acufine:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/langdalem6-0076ss.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Mimosa leaves.

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9154.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Left over flesh...

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9156.jpg

[Ramiro Elena]

The world has lost Ezra "Fast Boy" Caldwell. A friend to many, he was an acquaintance, folk hero, and role model to me.

Oh, shit. I was just thinking about him last week. I followed his Flickr. Things didn't seem to go well although he was very optimistic. Did you know him personally?

[David R Munson]

He and I corresponded now and then, and we had a lot of friends in common through both photography and cycling. It was enough to feel like I could count him among my friends, though I never met him face to face. I unpacked and assembled one of his bikes for a bike and photo show that COG put on in Tokyo in 2009 around the time of CMWC. The way the bike was packed in a custom wooden crate told me a lot about the guy.

There's a note now about his passing on his blog: http://www.teachingcancertocry.com/?p=2076

[Kav]

Off to the races:

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-XVcdjS2/0/XL/i-XVcdjS2-XL.jpg

Calm day on the water:

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xMh4pvw/0/XL/i-xMh4pvw-XL.jpg

[tuco]

Tree portrait, Oregon Sand Dunes
100TMX




https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2915/14312720924_cc4eabc387_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nNLrhq)
Dead Tree Portrait - Oregon Sand Dunes (https://flic.kr/p/nNLrhq) by yo_tuco (https://www.flickr.com/people/29994198@N07/), on Flickr

[tuco]

Off to the races:

Calm day on the water:



Nice. I use to have part ownership in a sailboat and do local racing here in the Puget Sound area. Wooden masts on a ketch in that flat calm shot?

[Scott Schroeder]

Tuco, very cool photo. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have thought a winter storm.....

[Scott Schroeder]

Garage air duct.

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9143.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Air compressor

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_9145.jpg

[tuco]

Tuco, very cool photo. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have thought a winter storm.....

Thanks.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Corran, that's a beautiful image! I sure wish I still had some plus-x laying around. I miss that film, like so many that Kodak dumped. FP4 is a pretty good substitute, though.

[Corran]

Thanks Andrew. Sadly, while I've grown to really like the film, it was a one-time deal. I bought a 100ft. bulk roll on eBay (for $40, marked as Arista Premium 100). I've got about 7-8 rolls left. I really liked it because in Acufine it was a solid 160 ISO while still retaining great tonality. I especially liked to shoot multi-image stitches with it as a substitute for larger film if I was just shooting 35mm but found some good light.

I bought some FP4+ recently to start testing. It's way cheaper than TMX, which has been my serious slow b&w film since I started shooting film 5 years ago. But I'm worried about Kodak's future and pricing.

Here's another shot, a 4-image stitch. Also shot on my new M6 and 25mm Skopar. That tree in the background fell right into the river after the huge rains we've had:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/m6-0024_stitch2-16x24s.jpg

[Kav]

Nice. I use to have part ownership in a sailboat and do local racing here in the Puget Sound area. Wooden masts on a ketch in that flat calm shot?

Yep, my ketch still has her original wooden masts. They're painted over though. It keeps them protected better then varnish I feel.

[tuco]

I still have a couple of pro packs of 125PX in the freezer, Corran. Perhaps I should shoot it up while they are reasonably fresh. I will really miss 400TMX if Kodak stops making it. I use it a lot. I like the thickness of the film. I had to stop using the class carrier on my scanner and now use the crappy stock one and it does not hold thin film very flat at all.

I don't know these gals and I found it interesting when I asked if I could take a picture the gal on the left was more than willing. And the gal on the right was sneaking off but literally pulled back into the scene by the other one and you can see shyness in her posture.

400TMY, Y2 Yellow filter



https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2931/14316673042_6877dd852f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nP7G7o)

[Roger Cole]

Thanks Andrew. Sadly, while I've grown to really like the film, it was a one-time deal. I bought a 100ft. bulk roll on eBay (for $40, marked as Arista Premium 100). I've got about 7-8 rolls left. I really liked it because in Acufine it was a solid 160 ISO while still retaining great tonality. I especially liked to shoot multi-image stitches with it as a substitute for larger film if I was just shooting 35mm but found some good light.

I bought some FP4+ recently to start testing. It's way cheaper than TMX, which has been my serious slow b&w film since I started shooting film 5 years ago. But I'm worried about Kodak's future and pricing.

Here's another shot, a 4-image stitch. Also shot on my new M6 and 25mm Skopar. That tree in the background fell right into the river after the huge rains we've had:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/m6-0024_stitch2-16x24s.jpg

FP4+ is a great film but it's not that much like either Plus-X or TMX. Compared to Plus-X it has a straighter curve, arguably a benefit. But I doubt it will get you the speed in Acufine that Plus-X does. One reason I preferred Plus-X to FP4+ was that I could get a very nice EI 400 in Diafine. I could switch back and forth with each roll and get good results. FP4+ just doesn't get that, but it's a great film at box speed. It's more like Plus-X than it is like TMX in granularity though. I would expect Delta 100 to be closer to TMX being a new-tech film, but that's not a film I have any experience with.

[Corran]

Thanks for your information Roger. I've got to give it a whirl and try some different developers (Acufine, XTOL, Tanol, and T-Max Developer are the developers I'm using lately). Hopefully something will give me what I'm looking for...
I actually didn't like Delta the few times I tried it. But that was a long time ago and I didn't know as much so that might be why.

[tuco]

Ready to ride
400TMY, Y2 Filter



https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5591/14319573811_c8b04a8511_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nPnypD)

[Roger Cole]

Thanks for your information Roger. I've got to give it a whirl and try some different developers (Acufine, XTOL, Tanol, and T-Max Developer are the developers I'm using lately). Hopefully something will give me what I'm looking for...
I actually didn't like Delta the few times I tried it. But that was a long time ago and I didn't know as much so that might be why.

FP4+ is certainly a good film. I like it a lot. I just liked the versatility of carrying one film to shoot at 125 or 400 with Plus-X. The Diafine box says 250 for FP4+ but my experience was more like 160-200. Still a somewhat useful bump but not that much. I wouldn't think 160 would be that much stretch in Acufine though.

[tuco]

...I just liked the versatility of carrying one film to shoot at 125 or 400 with Plus-X.

I shoot 400TMY at EI 50, 100, 400 and 800. The last two are at EI 100. I like the increased dynamic range when shooting it at EI50 and 100 when I'm outdoors in the Sun.

[Roger Cole]

Do you vary the development? Kodak's claims aside I never liked either TMX or TMY (didn't try it after -2 came out) given less than box exposure, at least without a development push. They push well for one stop but Kodak recommended no change in development for one stop under. I didn't find that worked well for me.

I usually shoot TMY-2 at 200 in 4x5. It is one of the few films that really could be exposed at box speed with no loss, but the straight line goes so high into the highlights there is no reason not to be generous in my experience and ensure lots of shadow detail. I've never tried it deliberately at less than 200.

[tuco]

Do you vary the development? Yes to compress the highlights. Each EI has its own developing time. These tabular grain films are pretty flexible. And the tonal scale looks good enough for me for this format.

[goamules]

In the mountains trying to beat the heat yesterday (see wetplates posted).

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[David R Munson]

From last weekend's trip to the aquarium:

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(https://flic.kr/p/nxqMKx)Fish Lips (https://flic.kr/p/nxqMKx) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

5D Mk II, Sigma 50/1.4

[austin granger]

Accident on Mount Hood (1)
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Accident on Mount Hood (2)
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On May 24th, while descending from the summit, 59-year-old Michael Adams lost his footing and fell 800 feet, eventually coming to rest inside a volcanic vent known as a fumarole. He survived the fall, but was badly injured. The first picture, looking down the mountain toward Crater Rock, shows, along with some other climbers, members of a rescue team, who were training on the mountain that day, and were thus able to arrive on the scene within two hours. The team is here preparing to descend the slope at right to reach Adams, who is at this point still trapped in the fumarole. The second photo shows the team above the fumarole, the entrance to which is the "slit" just beneath the rescuers. After the team managed to extract Adams, he was airlifted by helicopter to an area hospital. He suffered multiple fractures, as well as internal injuries, but is expected to survive.

[goamules]

Amazing shots, that's some high country.

[Peter Lewin]

Austin, you were climbing that day? It looks like you were above the rescue team, but on a different ridge? I've enjoyed your eye for the "ironic" at "ground level" (not sure that's the adjective I want...) but these are something else completely!

[austin granger]

Austin, you were climbing that day? It looks like you were above the rescue team, but on a different ridge? I've enjoyed your eye for the "ironic" at "ground level" (not sure that's the adjective I want...) but these are something else completely!

Yes, I was climbing that day. Starting down from the summit, I was maybe an hour behind the man that fell. I did not see him fall, but I'm sure it was horrifying. As for my perspective here, both pictures were made from roughly the same spot. If you place the bottom photo to the right of the top photo, it forms a panorama. The summit of Mount Hood (and where Adams fell from) would be even further to the right. I suppose I should have made a picture of that as well, but honestly, at the time I was preoccupied with trying not to fall myself. The slopes were much steeper than might appear from the photos.

I'd been wanting to climb Hood for many years, and finally did it, but by the time I got down, my overwhelming feeling was not of victory, but relief.

[tuco]

I'd been wanting to climb Hood for many years, and finally did it, but by the time I got down, my overwhelming feeling was not of victory, but relief.

I feel for the guy.

I climbed it many, many years ago starting from the lodge around midnight in late June. I got a picture of me at the top but I don't remember much about it. I do remember the last leg being practically a vertical wall of ice to get past. But with all the traffic it was practically little ledges to step on. But still ice crampons were a must.

[austin granger]

I feel for the guy.

I climbed it many, many years ago starting from the lodge around midnight in late June. I got a picture of me at the top but I don't remember much about it. I do remember the last leg being practically a vertical wall of ice to get past. But with all the traffic it was practically little ledges to step on. But still ice crampons were a must.

I started at 1:30 in the morning and made it back to my car at 1:30 in the afternoon, and that was a tough twelve hours. The bit near the top is the worst, terribly steep, with a fall off beneath your feet that is truly nauseating. For a couple of days afterwards I was telling myself (and my wife) that my brief mountain climbing career was over. Never again! Of course, now I find myself secretly looking at pictures of Mt. Adams and thinking; "Hmm..." :)

[tuco]

... I was telling myself (and my wife) that my brief mountain climbing career was over. Never again! Of course, now I find myself secretly looking at pictures of Mt. Adams and thinking; "Hmm..." :)

I forgot to say congrats on a successful climb. Was that a bucket list item or something? ;) But, yeah, after forgetting the effort and pain, you start thinking about other trips.

[Joel Truckenbrod]

I started at 1:30 in the morning and made it back to my car at 1:30 in the afternoon, and that was a tough twelve hours. The bit near the top is the worst, terribly steep, with a fall off beneath your feet that is truly nauseating. For a couple of days afterwards I was telling myself (and my wife) that my brief mountain climbing career was over. Never again! Of course, now I find myself secretly looking at pictures of Mt. Adams and thinking; "Hmm..." :)

So you're not the next Ueli Steck after all, huh? Congrats on the climb. Stunning photographs, the sense of place is really tangible.

[austin granger]

I forgot to say congrats on a successful climb. Was that a bucket list item or something? ;) But, yeah, after forgetting the effort and pain, you start thinking about other trips.

Thanks Tuco. I see Hood a couple of times a day and I thought it'd be rewarding to know I'd climbed it. Plus now, every time I spot it with my kids, I can say; "Yeah, I've been up there." They're going to get so sick of me saying that!


So you're not the next Ueli Steck after all, huh? Congrats on the climb. Stunning photographs, the sense of place is really tangible.

Joel, I'm such an amateur mountain climber that I didn't even know who Ueli Steck was until I just looked him up! Thanks for the kind words on the pics.

[Joel Truckenbrod]

Joel, I'm such an amateur mountain climber that I didn't even know who Ueli Steck was until I just looked him up! Thanks for the kind words on the pics.
Ha! Leave it to a flat-lander from the Midwest to tip you in on Ueli Steck. I watched a film documenting his free-solo of the north face of the Eiger a couple of years at a local outdoor expo and it's stuck with me ever since (there are some poor low-res clips on youtube, that show small portions of the film). Really stunning.

[austin granger]

And oh, Tuco, congrats to you as well! I'm sure the mountain hasn't changed much since you left it.

[austin granger]

I'll check that out Joel. I'm sure it'll humble me right quick. :)

[jp]

Finding blingy compositions at the car show... 1939 Oldsmobile Fender/Hood
I blend in with the normal camera guys with a d600 and 50mm.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14155037888_f904fb0631_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyQgBo)
_DSC6720 (https://flic.kr/p/nyQgBo) by philbrookjason (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[tuco]

Finding blingy compositions at the car show... 1939 Oldsmobile Fender/Hood
I blend in with the normal camera guys with a d600 and 50mm.




Sweet shot

[Peter De Smidt]

I love to photography old cars. Nice job.