Large Format Landscapes

[MumbleyJoe]

Neat! I'd like to see the originals, not toned down, out of curiosity.


+1, Let's see the real color or original without editing. :p

Without editing? Man, that's hard to nail down with a digital/scanned workflow. But I went back to my file (well, just for the one) and I had 3 separate adjustment layers that toned down the eye-burning reds, so I eliminated those. The final photo is still quite saturated, but without toning it down a bit I didn't care for it.

Final | Too Saturated
http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2011Jul27/erosion_vof_600.JPGhttp://www.tylerwestcott.com/2011Jul27/erosion_vof_600_2.JPG




Thanks, and nice pictures for you as well. I haven't been to Zion since the `90s, but remember that part of Utah fondly. I haven't been to this state park, though. I presume from the name that it's either very hot, very dry, very red, or all three.

Thanks! And you are right on all accounts, Valley of Fire was very hot, very dry, and very red - the fire trifecta!

[Corran]

Thanks for posting.

On an image like that the crazy color makes it even more interesting in my eyes, personally. Both neat looking though.

[Professional]

Yes, i also like that saturated scan, but as Bryan said, both are neat.

[austin granger]

I'm not sure if this is a landscape exactly, but I'm not sure where else to put it.

Anyway, I recently spent some days alone in the middle of a dry lake bed in Nevada, and anyone who has been by themselves in that sort of place will understand me when I say that the days can become very, very, very long. One finds ways to entertain oneself or risks going crazy.

Here is the midday sun in my Yashica Mat:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5987970809_f0ab239aa3_b.jpg

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

[MumbleyJoe]

Corran / Professional - thanks again for the feedback. I initial like the more saturated versions - they're more eye-catching, but I find them fatiguing too. I just find they look over-baked and unrealistic. At some point it reminds me too much of what I see on flickr with so much cranked saturation, so I like to keep it a little more subdued.

(Why shoot Velvia then? Good question, seems like I'm asking for trouble. But anytime I compare a Velvia and a Provia slide I invariably prefer the Velvia)

Austin - I really like that actually! The flare in the viewfinder is very cool.

[Professional]

Corran / Professional - thanks again for the feedback. I initial like the more saturated versions - they're more eye-catching, but I find them fatiguing too. I just find they look over-baked and unrealistic. At some point it reminds me too much of what I see on flickr with so much cranked saturation, so I like to keep it a little more subdued.

(Why shoot Velvia then? Good question, seems like I'm asking for trouble. But anytime I compare a Velvia and a Provia slide I invariably prefer the Velvia)

Austin - I really like that actually! The flare in the viewfinder is very cool.

I wish my Velvia can be tha saturated ;)
In fact i prefer Velvia the most as slide, but i may use neg if i want in between or more natural colors, wish Fuji produce Reala film for large format then it will be my favorite color film overall.

[John Rodriguez]

Can't decide. Color or BW?

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hmowtj.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/neavew.jpg

Briones Regional Park, CA
Fujinon 125mm f/5.6, Provia 100F

[John Rodriguez]

Beautiful

What are you scanning with?


One of the few I got of the redwoods:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5955323316_f30d35e30e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/5955323316/in/photostream)

4x5 HP5+ @320 in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.
Crown Graphic Special - Caltar 75mm f/6.8 @f/32. Metered time of 6 seconds exposed for 36 to account for reciprocity.

[Professional]

Can't decide. Color or BW?

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hmowtj.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/neavew.jpg

Briones Regional Park, CA
Fujinon 125mm f/5.6, Provia 100F

Definitely Color even though that B&W is cool as well!

[algarzai]

Definitely Color even though that B&W is cool as well!

i agree...

[algarzai]

I'm not sure if this is a landscape exactly, but I'm not sure where else to put it.

Anyway, I recently spent some days alone in the middle of a dry lake bed in Nevada, and anyone who has been by themselves in that sort of place will understand me when I say that the days can become very, very, very long. One finds ways to entertain oneself or risks going crazy.

Here is the midday sun in my Yashica Mat:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5987970809_f0ab239aa3_b.jpg

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

i don't know why.. i don't know how...
but i like this .. although i don't think it classify as landscape.

[Duyfam]

Bavi Forest, Hanoi, Vietnam
Eastman View No.2
H.Eidoscope No.3
X-Ray film

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5983765621_d0484b022e_b.jpg

[bobwysiwyg]

Definitely Color even though that B&W is cool as well!

I agree. By nature I prefer B&W, but realize some scenes lend themselves to color. This is one of them. Nice shot.

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5990920384_9bf391aed1_b.jpg

A wider view of Baker Lake in Great Basin Nat'l. Park.

[Roger Cole]

Can't decide. Color or BW?

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hmowtj.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/neavew.jpg

Briones Regional Park, CA
Fujinon 125mm f/5.6, Provia 100F


Definitely Color even though that B&W is cool as well!


i agree...


I agree. By nature I prefer B&W, but realize some scenes lend themselves to color. This is one of them. Nice shot.

+4.

I love black and white landscapes and this one does work as black and white, but I think what makes it better as color is the fact that the warm evening (or morning, but low sun in any case) light on the trees is an integral part of the image.

Generally when color is integral color is better. When it isn't and form predominates, I tend to prefer black and white.

[Roger Cole]

I'm not sure if this is a landscape exactly, but I'm not sure where else to put it.

Anyway, I recently spent some days alone in the middle of a dry lake bed in Nevada, and anyone who has been by themselves in that sort of place will understand me when I say that the days can become very, very, very long. One finds ways to entertain oneself or risks going crazy.

Here is the midday sun in my Yashica Mat:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5987970809_f0ab239aa3_b.jpg

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


i don't know why.. i don't know how...
but i like this .. although i don't think it classify as landscape.

I'd agree that I like it. I'll take a stab at how and why...

It really speaks to starkness and isolation. If it were just a shot of the lake bed it wouldn't work so well (though it might work.) But the tripod in the middle of it shows a single presence in all the isolation, and the emphasis on the sun reinforces the heat and brightness. I can almost feel the sun beating down, look all around at nothingness except what I brought...

[Zaitz]

I agree with the others Austin, that shot is great.


Beautiful

What are you scanning with?

Much appreciated! I scanned it with an Epson 4990. I may send it out to get drumscanned.

For your shot I think the color works better. The warmth of the light adds to the photo and also has a softer feel.

[Zaitz]

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5992590814_e38f5aff01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/5992590814/in/photostream)

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

[Joel Truckenbrod]

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.


Fantastic image, Zach. It looks like you had some great conditions to work with. I think your chasing paid off.

[RickV]

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

Well you certainly succeeded in achieving it. Beautifully done.

[RickV]

A wider view of Baker Lake in Great Basin Nat'l. Park.

Beautiful scene, Bradley. Before scrolling down, my task bar had cropped your pic just above the log which provided another perspective of this beautiful vista. Nice work.

[Roger Cole]

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5992590814_e38f5aff01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/5992590814/in/photostream)

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.


Well you certainly succeeded in achieving it. Beautifully done.


Fantastic image, Zach. It looks like you had some great conditions to work with. I think your chasing paid off.


Beautiful scene, Bradley. Before scrolling down, my task bar had cropped your pic just above the log which provided another perspective of this beautiful vista. Nice work.

+3, beautiful!

[Zaitz]

Fantastic image, Zach. It looks like you had some great conditions to work with. I think your chasing paid off.
Really appreciate that. Since I found your work last fall you've been an inspiration! And you prove to me that there is plenty to photograph around here.


Well you certainly succeeded in achieving it. Beautifully done.


+3, beautiful!
Thank you. I was unsure of this one at first, I appreciate the comments. I really wish I would have 'wasted' more film now. I had more than enough but was still too selective :(.

[algarzai]

+3, beautiful!


Really appreciate that. Since I found your work last fall you've been an inspiration! And you prove to me that there is plenty to photograph around here.




Thank you. I was unsure of this one at first, I appreciate the comments. I really wish I would have 'wasted' more film now. I had more than enough but was still too selective :(.

wonderful photograph Zaitz...


I'd agree that I like it. I'll take a stab at how and why...

It really speaks to starkness and isolation. If it were just a shot of the lake bed it wouldn't work so well (though it might work.) But the tripod in the middle of it shows a single presence in all the isolation, and the emphasis on the sun reinforces the heat and brightness. I can almost feel the sun beating down, look all around at nothingness except what I brought...

I think you nailed it :)

[John Rodriguez]

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5992590814_e38f5aff01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/5992590814/in/photostream)

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

Looks great to me. You may have been able to bring the contrast down more, but there's no guarantee the image would have worked better.

[SamReeves]

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5992590814_e38f5aff01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/5992590814/in/photostream)

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

+6, a real beauty for sure. The redwoods in Santa Cruz never get that quality of light, so I'm jealous! :D

[David Hedley]

It's been good to browse through the last several pages of this thread - some very interesting images for sure - I particularly like efimch's image from Lake Ladoga in Karelia, and Duyfam's petzval image from Bavi Forest in Vietnam.

Here's one from last week in the French Alps - we generally had poor weather which frustrated hiking and photography, but occasionally the clouds cleared;

La Meije et le Rateau, Rhône-Alpes
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5994031755_0126e912eb_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

[austin granger]

I've decided that what the world really needs is more pictures of the Grand Canyon. (Har har.)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5995100157_cc8e398c26_b.jpg

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

[Zaitz]

wonderful photograph Zaitz...



I think you nailed it :)
Thanks!


Looks great to me. You may have been able to bring the contrast down more, but there's no guarantee the image would have worked better.
I think you are right. There is ample exposure even in the shadows. As is it developed and scanned flat but bright. Straight CS5 levels on the photo resulted in mucho contrast.


+6, a real beauty for sure. The redwoods in Santa Cruz never get that quality of light, so I'm jealous! :D
Thank you. The light rays were everywhere! Every evening. The only problem was they were strongest when looking into the sun....making the already tough conditions even tougher.

Austin I am surprised that is yours. It doesn't have your usual toning. I've still never been to the Grand Canyon even though both my road trips went near it.

[Marko]

Another one from my 4th of July trip:
http://48pixels.com/images/mammoth006.jpg
4x10 Shen-Hao, 210mm Symmar-S, HP5+

[Sean Galbraith]

That is spectacular.


I've decided that what the world really needs is more pictures of the Grand Canyon. (Har har.)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5995100157_cc8e398c26_b.jpg

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

[SocalAstro]

Another one from my 4th of July trip:
http://48pixels.com/images/mammoth006.jpg
4x10 Shen-Hao, 210mm Symmar-S, HP5+

Hi Marko,

I like the reflections in this quite a bit.. Was this a negative scan?
I use a 4x10 Shen-Hao as well :-)

Cheers,
Leon

[Marko]

Hi Leon,

Thank you for the compliment.

Yes, that's a negative scan. Just a temporary one, because this one has quite a lot of Newton rings - it was scanned emulsion-down directly on the scanner bed.

I still have to find a piece of ANR glass for proper scans.

Marko

[David Hedley]

Montreux
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/5996749271_40ca7e52b1_b.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

[lawrencebrussel]

flatrock river in winter 8x10 chrome 480mm very cold morning I think tungsten film

Beutifull,:o

[lawrencebrussel]

Montreux
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/5996749271_40ca7e52b1_b.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

What is that line in between the river ?
It looks like an underwater bridge.Loved it

[bbuszard]

Beautiful scene, Bradley. Before scrolling down, my task bar had cropped your pic just above the log which provided another perspective of this beautiful vista. Nice work.

Thanks, Rick. I saw the same thing when I took the shot. For the first time I really couldn't decide between a normal and a wide-angle view, so I took both. The flickr page for the picture has a link to the 150mm version:

http://flic.kr/p/a8p2UL

After much hemming and hawing I think I like the 90mm version best. And as an extra surprise, I think it reveals my lowly Angulon as sharper than my Fuji 150mm. It just doesn't have any room for movements.

[lbenac]

Just coming back from a trip into Banff and Yoho national parks in Canada.
I took the 4x5 for a full day hiking (20 km) and survived. I am just starting developing and scanning...

Chamonix 45n2 - Nikkor 300/9 - FP4+ Divided Pyrocat MC

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v27/p663630172-5.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[lawrencebrussel]

Just coming back from a trip into Banff and Yoho national parks in Canada.
I took the 4x5 for a full day hiking (20 km) and survived. I am just starting developing and scanning...

Chamonix 45n2 - Nikkor 300/9 - FP4+ Divided Pyrocat MC

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v27/p663630172-5.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

wow lbenac, this is beautiful . Hope you enjoyed lot after reaching upto to that much height . Hats off to you.

[David Hedley]

Lawrence - thanks. It's a walkway for swimmers to enter the lake. Here's another from a different place along the same lake;

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/6005994929_b5a93227c6_b.jpg
Montreux
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

[lbenac]

wow lbenac, this is beautiful . Hope you enjoyed lot after reaching upto to that much height . Hats off to you.

Thanks. I cheated. I was carrying the backpack with the equipment but my "sherpa" was carrying the tripod. That said this was the last leg of a 20 km hike - I took only two lenses :D Fuji-NW 125/5.6 and Nikkor-M 300/9

Cheers,

Luc

[grahamcase]

Luc, that's a great photo! I'm glad to see you're getting good use out of the Chamonix. Sherpa's are handy :D

I have never really done any landscape, but I gave it a go over the Canada Day long weekend (Tachihara 8x10 with a Calumet Caltar 300/6.8, FP4+ in Ilfosol 3):

http://www.grahamcase.ca/blog/images/DeerLake_CanadaDay.jpg

I'm currently building a lens board for a Kodak Ektar 14", and have some filters for it, so I'm looking forward to being able to do some landscapes with a red filter, and see what happens!

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/MapleFog--.jpg
Maple Tree, 2006
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HD

[Carterofmars]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/6000541932_d22c7746c5_b.jpg

Super Speed Graphic
Velvia 100F
135mm Optar

[Dcohio]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/MapleFog--.jpg
Maple Tree, 2006
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HD


Ken,
That is stunning!
Doug

[Sart_S]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/MapleFog--.jpg
Maple Tree, 2006
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HD


Nice picture!

[lawrencebrussel]

Lawrence - thanks. It's a walkway for swimmers to enter the lake. Here's another from a different place along the same lake;

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/6005994929_b5a93227c6_b.jpg
Montreux
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol


ok but previous pic that bridge looks like an illusion to me.

But Loved your work David. And shot is also cool .

[lawrencebrussel]

Thanks. I cheated. I was carrying the backpack with the equipment but my "sherpa" was carrying the tripod. That said this was the last leg of a 20 km hike - I took only two lenses :D Fuji-NW 125/5.6 and Nikkor-M 300/9

Cheers,

Luc



hahahahaha . But you did a great job anyway :o

[lbenac]

Luc, that's a great photo! I'm glad to see you're getting good use out of the Chamonix. Sherpa's are handy :D

I have never really done any landscape, but I gave it a go over the Canada Day long weekend (Tachihara 8x10 with a Calumet Caltar 300/6.8, FP4+ in Ilfosol 3):

http://www.grahamcase.ca/blog/images/DeerLake_CanadaDay.jpg

I'm currently building a lens board for a Kodak Ektar 14", and have some filters for it, so I'm looking forward to being able to do some landscapes with a red filter, and see what happens!

Hello Graham,

Ok I won't hike with a 8x10 :eek:
We should try to get together after the summer.

Cheers,

Luc

[Joe Forks]

Ken, wow!

[Ken Lee]

Thank you very much.

It can be helpful to go back over older images and re-do some of them. It's remarkable how things can appear, once we've had a chance to forget all about our original "pre-visualization" - and with 5 more years of experience.

Also, the same image can be either dull or exciting, depending on print size: this one needs to be a bit large, because the content, so to speak, is in the details. Using the "right" method of sharpening is critical too. It has taken 5 years to learn more about that too. :rolleyes:

[jp]

Maple Tree, 2006
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HD


Superb; nice tones and composition here!

[David Hedley]

One last one, near the summit of La Meije in the Rhône-Alpes;

Glacier de l'Homme
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/6009561854_c90c9e4a13_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 180mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

[mikezvi]

I love snow in black and white.

[Zaitz]

One last one, near the summit of La Meije in the Rhône-Alpes;

Glacier de l'Homme

Sinar F, Schneider 180mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

Great control of the tones.

Failure from Crescent City. Underexposed. The digital shots turned out.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2411/img310copy.jpg
75mm Velvia 50 4x5.

[bbuszard]

One last one, near the summit of La Meije in the Rhône-Alpes;

Glacier de l'Homme; Sinar F, Schneider 180mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

Very nice tonality. Is the rock really that dark? In this rendering it looks volcanic.

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/6015598972_e9cf5a5381_b.jpg

Mt. Washington in the Snake Range, NV at dusk.

[windpointphoto]

Great control of the tones.

Failure from Crescent City. Underexposed. The digital shots turned out.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2411/img310copy.jpg
75mm Velvia 50 4x5.

I'm sure they did but I'm a sucker for these kinds of pictures.

[vinny]

Great control of the tones.

Failure from Crescent City. Underexposed. The digital shots turned out.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2411/img310copy.jpg
75mm Velvia 50 4x5.

aweful lotta black in this shot no matter what you exposed it at with velvia.

[Roger Cole]

I don't know, I kind of like it like that. Of course I have a life long love affair with the sky, so to me it's more about the sky than the foreground, with this wonderful colorful sky over a dark, brooding and somewhat mysterious foreground. More exposure would have made a very different and no doubt more realistic image, but I'm not sure I'd have liked it better, just different.

[Zaitz]

I'm sure they did but I'm a sucker for these kinds of pictures.
The Velvia sure did punch some color into it.



aweful lotta black in this shot no matter what you exposed it at with velvia.
You are probably right.


I don't know, I kind of like it like that. Of course I have a life long love affair with the sky, so to me it's more about the sky than the foreground, with this wonderful colorful sky over a dark, brooding and somewhat mysterious foreground. More exposure would have made a very different and no doubt more realistic image, but I'm not sure I'd have liked it better, just different.
I tried to get the pools reflecting the light to show up and show some color. I think the digital renditions with more detail were more what I had in mind. But I agree, the sky overexposing to get detail in the shadows here would probably not be what I wanted.

[David Hedley]

Thanks for the kind comments.


Very nice tonality. Is the rock really that dark? In this rendering it looks volcanic.

The rock is darker than it would appear to the eye, mainly because the exposure places the sunlight and shadows on the snow within a 2 stop range of N, and hence the darker tones fall between zones II and III. The rock could have been rendered more naturally by using N-1 development, but I try wherever possible to use N development in order not to compress the tonal range. In this case, such compression would have compromised what I was most interested in - ie the play of sunlight and cloud shadow on the snow.

[David Hedley]

More figure and ground confusion, and a practical class in soil chemistry and cultural landscape spotting.



http://struangray.com/miscpics/dornie.jpg

Old Dornie, Coigach


.

An outstanding image, Struan.

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6017649323_2e0016127c_b.jpg

The highway past the base of Mt. Washington, NV. I'm obviously set up in the middle of the highway here, and was seriously concerned that I'd be creamed by a truck while I had my head stuck under the dark cloth. Only in the NV desert would I even have risked it.

[Corran]

Really, really nice Bradley.

[bbuszard]

Really, really nice Bradley.

Thanks, Bryan. A bit over-sharpened by the Flickr machine, but I like the evening light.

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6149/6023368152_8c12e2118e_b.jpg

Wheeler Peak, taken in high winds and rapidly changing light.

[lbenac]

Still going through the slow process of developing and scanning while holding a (very) full time job :)

Another take on the same spot than posted previously.

Chamonix 45-N2 Fujinon 125/5.6 FP4+ Pyrocat MC

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v30/p740644763-5.jpg


Cheers,

Luc

[MumbleyJoe]

lbenac, wow, I love both of your recent posts from Banff! Beautiful work! I particularly like the Big Beehive. I was there Canada Day weekend, but didn't produce anything myself. I'm completely jealous. :)

I finally scanned the negative from a shot I made just outside Zion back in May. I originally made a contact print I really liked, but I seemed to have gotten a drip of water on it that kind of ruined it. Oh well.

http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2011Aug09/eagle_crags_tylerwestcott.com.JPG (http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2011Aug09/)

Tachihara 4x5, Caltar 210 f/6.1, Ilford FP4+, HC110(b) (I think I'm abandoning HC110, and will try D23 next).

[lbenac]

lbenac, wow, I love both of your recent posts from Banff! Beautiful work! I particularly like the Big Beehive. I was there Canada Day weekend, but didn't produce anything myself. I'm completely jealous. :)

I finally scanned the negative from a shot I made just outside Zion back in May. I originally made a contact print I really liked, but I seemed to have gotten a drip of water on it that kind of ruined it. Oh well.

http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2011Aug09/eagle_crags_tylerwestcott.com.JPG (http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2011Aug09/)

Tachihara 4x5, Caltar 210 f/6.1, Ilford FP4+, HC110(b) (I think I'm abandoning HC110, and will try D23 next).

I can certainly return the compliment. It looks like we both have similar taste as far as mountain and clouds are concerned :D Now I would love to do a few days photo trip in Utah or in New Mexico. But don't ell my wife...

Cheers,

Luc

[Zaitz]

Looks great MumbleyJoe. I assume that is your site in your signature. You chose a composition nearly exactly the same as I did:
http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2010Nov22/

But mine was a digital 'composition check' throw-away. Great site!

[bbuszard]

I finally scanned the negative from a shot I made just outside Zion back in May. I originally made a contact print I really liked, but I seemed to have gotten a drip of water on it that kind of ruined it. Oh well.

Well, I'd print another! The highlight on the nearer formation is a really nice combination with the clouds.

[Leigh]

I finally scanned the negative from a shot I made just outside Zion back in May.
Tachihara 4x5, Caltar 210 f/6.1, Ilford FP4+, HC110(b) (I think I'm abandoning HC110, and will try D23 next).
Very nice shot, Joe. Thanks.

What do you dislike about HC-110? (I don't use it... just curious.)

Thanks.

- Leigh

[MumbleyJoe]

I can certainly return the compliment. It looks like we both have similar taste as far as mountain and clouds are concerned :D Now I would love to do a few days photo trip in Utah or in New Mexico. But don't ell my wife...

Cheers,

Luc

Nothing wrong with mountains and clouds :) The southwest is fantastic for landscape photography, though my real love will always be Yosemite.


Looks great MumbleyJoe. I assume that is your site in your signature. You chose a composition nearly exactly the same as I did:
http://www.tylerwestcott.com/2010Nov22/

But mine was a digital 'composition check' throw-away. Great site!
Thanks Zaitz! I don't think anyone's ever really commented on my site before. I still hand-code my HTML like an idiot, but that's all I know how to do.

I'm glad you made it to that fantastic vantage point for Nevada Falls. I saw it a couple years before I took that, before I began messing with Large Format, and when I had my next chance I hiked my gear up and over the Mist Trail specifically to take that shot.



Well, I'd print another! The highlight on the nearer formation is a really nice combination with the clouds.
I really should just make another print, but I rarely get around to making my contact prints - I'm over a month behind on developing a handful of negatives as it is. :-P



Very nice shot, Joe. Thanks.

What do you dislike about HC-110? (I don't use it... just curious.)

Thanks.

- Leigh

Thanks Leigh!
I can't say there's anything I particularly dislike about HC110, other than that I seem to keep producing negatives that don't scan well, mostly from developing too much density (not always). I just haven't been able to control high-contrast scenes to my liking/expectations, and I'm thinking about D23 as an alternate, in part so that I can also prepare divided D23 for compensating development (I admit to being substantially persuaded by Ken Lee's photography and advocacy for D23). I'd really like to try divided Pyrocat HD too, just haven't gotten a hold of it yet. (Also, I feel like I'm the only person who uses HC110 with FP4 film, and that can't be good!)

Bottom line, no particularly good reason that I can defend. It seems everyone here has years of experience in the darkroom, whereas I only began developing negatives a couple years ago on the bathroom floor... I have much to learn, and the best way to learn is through experience. I DO love the convenience of HC110 though.

Thanks everyone!

[David Hedley]

La Meije, Rhône-Alpes
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5997300555_2d1f46d136_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

[NicolasArg]

La Meije, Rhône-Alpes
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

Beautiful!

[SamReeves]

La Meije, Rhône-Alpes
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5997300555_2d1f46d136_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

Fantastic. That ought to go into a calendar.

[Sean Galbraith]

La Meije, Rhône-Alpes
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5997300555_2d1f46d136_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

Spectacular! Wow. Do you use a centre ND filter with this lens? (I recently bought one)

[David Hedley]

Thank you very much, Nicolas, Sam and Sean.

I don't have a centre filter for this lense, and am wondering if I need to get one, despite their cost. It seems to be OK on this image, but on others the darkening towards the edge of the image is more pronounced. I'm also not sure how to avoid vignetting if I mount another filter on top of the centre filter (eg an orange filter) - is there a good way of doing this? It doesn't seem to be possible to mount a filter on the rear lense element, for example.

[RickV]

David,

Although I'm not in the league of most contributors here, I solve filter stacking problems by using a step up ring and oversize filters. Added expense but works a treat.

Rick

[Zaitz]

Beautiful!

Agreed! Awesome shot. The contrast is perfect.

[Roger Cole]

Thank you very much, Nicolas, Sam and Sean.

I don't have a centre filter for this lense, and am wondering if I need to get one, despite their cost. It seems to be OK on this image, but on others the darkening towards the edge of the image is more pronounced. I'm also not sure how to avoid vignetting if I mount another filter on top of the centre filter (eg an orange filter) - is there a good way of doing this? It doesn't seem to be possible to mount a filter on the rear lense element, for example.

It does work here, but it is plainly obvious too.

Nothing else to add as I've no experience with center filters, except that I too think this is a beautiful image.

[David Hedley]

Rick, Zaitz and Roger - thank you for your comments and advice. This was the first time I had used this lense, as I'd only recently bought it (on this forum), and I was interested to see if I would actually need a centre filter. Somewhere I have a Lee filters holder and hood, which I rarely use as I'm normally trying to take weight out of my pack, but which might be useful now.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/l37a.jpg
Massachusetts, 2011
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[David Hedley]

Lovely, Ken. I like the subtle detail in the broad layers - the patch of light in the left foreground, the wind in the grass on the right, and the wisp of cloud.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

One last one, near the summit of La Meije in the Rhône-Alpes;

Glacier de l'Homme
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/6009561854_c90c9e4a13_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 180mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

Fantastic!

[Nguss]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6035013603_babd9ecbaf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/6035013603/)

[Bob McCarthy]

Ken Lee,

I'd bet this is one of those images that really sing when you see it first hand. The small image size the site forces, i suspect, really kills the tiny detail this image is built upon.

nice image,

bob

[Ken Lee]

You may be right !

With some images, the nuances are the content. Viewing it here at work, on a non-calibrated monitor, doesn't help either :rolleyes:

[David Hedley]

Thanks, Nana - hopefully we'll see some more images from you soon!

[tuco]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3828503414_25181a6cf5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/3828503414/)

Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V

[Peter Mounier]

That is really nice!

Peter

[tuco]

Thanks. Another along the Columbia River's edge near Astoria, Oregon.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3528/3844043479_bb40ce3248_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/6RFJcH)
River's Edge (https://flic.kr/p/6RFJcH) by tuco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/), on Flickr

Wisner 4x5 TF, Super-Agulon 90mm f8 , ND0.9 filter, 320TXP

[philosomatographer]

This sure is a large thread indeed! With my LF camera, the subject that I shoot least tends to be landscapes. These are three fairly recent images that I can contribute to this thread:


Hole in the mountain
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/221/1/d/hole_in_the_mountain_by_philosomatographer-d45rrt9.jpg
(Ilford HP5+, Nikkor T*ED 360mm f/8, Linhof Technika V, 12x16in darkroom print)

Castes of botanical society
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/135/1/c/castes_of_botanical_society_by_philosomatographer-d3gf3cz.jpg
(Ilford HP5+, S-K APO-Symmar 150mm f/5.6, Linhof Technika V, direct scan)

Two lonely pylons
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/219/0/7/2_lonely_piers_on_a_sunny_day_by_philosomatographer-d45rtbe.jpg
(Ilford HP5+, Nikkor T*ED 500mm f/11, Linhof Technika V, direct scan)

[Roger Cole]

Rick, Zaitz and Roger - thank you for your comments and advice. This was the first time I had used this lense, as I'd only recently bought it (on this forum), and I was interested to see if I would actually need a centre filter. Somewhere I have a Lee filters holder and hood, which I rarely use as I'm normally trying to take weight out of my pack, but which might be useful now.

I'm kind of interested in this topic of when center filters are needed and when they are not myself, out of a hypothetical interest in getting a shorter lens than 90mm eventually. I rarely wish for anything shorter than my 90mm Angulon on 4x5, but I want to use my rollfilm back more, mainly for color, and 6x7 could certainly use a wider lens as 90mm is pretty much a normal. I'm thinking it would be less needed as long as not much movement is used, as a lens that covers 4x5 is going to have minimal fall off in the 6x7 central part, but could be needed way more if rise or shift is used. Vignetting in the corners that is even can work with the image, as here, or be corrected in printing, or closely so, with careful edge burning, but that would be much more difficult with off center vignetting that might look like a fade to only one side, diagonal etc. depending on the movements used.






Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V




Thanks. Another along the Columbia River's edge near Astoria, Oregon.




Wisner 4x5 TF, Super-Agulon 90mm f8 , ND0.9 filter, 320TXP, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V



These are superb!


This sure is a large thread indeed! With my LF camera, the subject that I shoot least tends to be landscapes. These are three fairly recent images that I can contribute to this thread:

Hole in the mountain

Castes of botanical society

Two lonely pylons


Very nice. I especially like the last one.

[Leigh]

Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V
Tuco,

That's a very neat shot. Thanks.

How long did you have to wait for the clouds to get in the right position?

- Leigh

[lbenac]

Oh I love this one. Nice timing.

Cheers,

Luc







http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3828503414_25181a6cf5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/3828503414/)

Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V

[tuco]

Tuco,

That's a very neat shot. Thanks.

How long did you have to wait for the clouds to get in the right position?

- Leigh
Thanks so much.

I was lucky to capture the moment. I was driving home from a days shooting and that scene unfolded when I came around a corner. The road is down on the valley floor. I took the nearest logging road I came upon to drive up the hill side for a better vantage point. I stopped at the first clearing that was half-way decent and set up my gear as fast as I could. It lasted long enough to get a couple of shots. But it seemed more amazing when I first saw it on the road.


Oh I love this one. Nice timing.

Cheers,

Luc

Thanks

[Zaitz]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3828503414_25181a6cf5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/3828503414/)

Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V



Awesome!

[Professional]

Tuco, both of your shots are fantastic, nice, well done!!!

[Roger Cole]

I'm thinking it would be less needed as long as not much movement is used, as a lens that covers 4x5 is going to have minimal fall off in the 6x7 central part, but could be needed way more if rise or shift is used. Vignetting in the corners that is even can work with the image, as here, or be corrected in printing, or closely so, with careful edge burning

Duh that would be dodging but either way, fixable in printing!

[Roger Cole]

Tuco, both of your shots are fantastic, nice, well done!!!

+1, beautiful!

[tuco]

Tuco, both of your shots are fantastic, nice, well done!!!


+1, beautiful!

Why thanks. That one was just being in the right place at the right time. Now only if that would happen with a lottery ticket....

[David Hedley]

Excellent, tuco - let's see more!

[tuco]

Excellent, tuco - let's see more!

Thanks. Well, I joined the LFP in hopes I'd get more motivated to get out and shoot my 4x5 more. My photography is dominated by my medium format cameras. And recently I picked up a Mamiya 7II and that has got me pretty excited. What an easy backpacking and street camera. But I did just post one in architecture and in LF cropped to square today.

[Professional]

Thanks. Well, I joined the LFP in hopes I'd get more motivated to get out and shoot my 4x5 more. My photography is dominated by my medium format cameras. And recently I picked up a Mamiya 7II and that has got me pretty excited. What an easy backpacking and street camera. But I did just post one in architecture and in LF cropped to square today.

I understand that, i am also dominated by MF film and digital, pity that my Mamiya 7II doesn't working since i bought the only lens 65mm, can't ship it overseas to USA for repair and pay bucks, i had dropped my digital MF by mistake and it took all my saving money to repair it, so i will use LF and other MF cameras until the time of repairing Mamiya 7II.

[lbenac]

More from a trip to Banff National Park

Fujinon 125/5.6 Pyrocat MC

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v29/p316662869.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[tuco]

More from a trip to Banff National Park

Fujinon 125/5.6 Pyrocat MC

Cheers,

Luc

Oh, that's nice. You're really talking that new gear to all kinds of places.

[lbenac]

Oh, that's nice. You're really talking that new gear to all kinds of places.

Thanks Tuco.
Well I paid for it so the least I can do is use it :D
That said I did not take the LF gear everyday on our hikes. Weight is of course a reason but set-up time and patience of my family is another one.

I missed the golden hour for that one, but after leaving so much blood to the mosquitos, I was not going to go back empty handed. SO I had the idea of a high contract instead of a nicely toned. Not sure I am fully sold on it...


Nikkor-M 300/9 Pyrocat MC
http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v33/p731073541.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[rdenney]

I don't have a centre filter for this lense, and am wondering if I need to get one, despite their cost. It seems to be OK on this image, but on others the darkening towards the edge of the image is more pronounced. I'm also not sure how to avoid vignetting if I mount another filter on top of the centre filter (eg an orange filter) - is there a good way of doing this? It doesn't seem to be possible to mount a filter on the rear lense element, for example.

Schneider center filters at least since the introduction of the f/5.6 Super Angulons have a larger front thread than the mounting thread. The filter you place in the front is therefore much larger than the thread on the lens. This allows you to stack another filter on the front without vignetting.

Also, you can mount the Sinar filter holder on a rod that fits into the hexagonal opening on the front standard of your F. That holder uses a 105mm filter that you can swing in front of the lens. That filter is big enough to avoid vignetting on wide lenses.

Rick "whose CF for the 65/5.6 SA has the oversized front ring" Denney

[David Hedley]

Rick - thank you, that's really helpful.

David "who has been using the 58mm this weekend and feels the need for a Schneider centre filter with an oversized front ring" Hedley :)

[grahamcase]

Luc, I love your other landscapes, but I'm definitely not sold on this one. Where your other ones are full of tone, this one os so heavy with the black silhouette of the mountains. They're too big and dominating in this image, I feel, to successfully work as a silhouette.

But seriously, great job on the other ones. Spectacular!

g


Thanks Tuco.
Well I paid for it so the least I can do is use it :D
That said I did not take the LF gear everyday on our hikes. Weight is of course a reason but set-up time and patience of my family is another one.

I missed the golden hour for that one, but after leaving so much blood to the mosquitos, I was not going to go back empty handed. SO I had the idea of a high contract instead of a nicely toned. Not sure I am fully sold on it...


Nikkor-M 300/9 Pyrocat MC
http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v33/p731073541.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/6042293097_cb6630d8d3_b.jpg

The Snake Range from the Long Now campsite. I tried an odd composition in this one, with a big blank area that I'd usually avoid. I'm not sure it's successful, but it is at least a change of pace from my usual.

[bbuszard]

Razzafrazzin' Flickr. Sorry, everyone. Attempt 2:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/6042293097_e3af76109f_b.jpg


The Snake Range from the Long Now campsite. I tried an odd composition in this one, with a big blank area that I'd usually avoid. I'm not sure it's successful, but it is at least a change of pace from my usual.

[Peter De Smidt]

Hi Bradley,

It showed up in both posts for me.

[tuco]

Increased contrast on the second one which appeals to me more.

[bbuszard]

Hi Bradley,

It showed up in both posts for me.

Weird. I get one of those not-available blank white areas. The first post is redundant now in either case, and I'd delete it if I could find a way to do so. If a mod happens by, please feel free to terminate it with extreme prejudice.

[Roger Cole]

I get not available for the first one too.

[lbenac]

Luc, I love your other landscapes, but I'm definitely not sold on this one. Where your other ones are full of tone, this one os so heavy with the black silhouette of the mountains. They're too big and dominating in this image, I feel, to successfully work as a silhouette.

But seriously, great job on the other ones. Spectacular!

g

Thanks Graham. Not much credit for me to be taken. The Canadian Rockies are so beautiful that very little needs to be done. If anything I do not do them justice.

Well you know it is about new things, you just have to try them until yo0u make them work so more practise ahead...

In the meantime, more of my bread and butter :)

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v28/p786714770.jpg


ps: I had quite a nice day with pictures of old barns and shacks around Chilliwack today. Some of them you can almost take from your car, so you could take the 8x10 out no problem.

Cheers,

Luc

[Ramiro Elena]

I get not available for the first one too.

That happens when you replace a photo on Flickr or you edit it with Picknic. It's a drag. I wish Flickr kept the original URL or edit was possible here on LFPF.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3828503414_25181a6cf5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/3828503414/)

Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V



Beautifull image!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Thanks. Another along the Columbia River's edge near Astoria, Oregon.




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3844043479_c1d8d47113_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/3844043479/)

Wisner 4x5 TF, Super-Agulon 90mm f8 , ND0.9 filter, 320TXP, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V



Fantastic!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4143/nt0012.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/nt0012.jpg/)
Wista 45 DXII, Fujinon SWD 90/5.6, Tmax 100, red filter.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8651/nt002.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/nt002.jpg/)
Wista 45 DX II, Nikon W 210/5.6, Tmax 100

[h2oman]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/l37a.jpg
Massachusetts, 2011
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, D-23

I missed this one before. The toning is a little heavy for my taste, but I find everythiing else about the image to be superb. Great work, Ken!

[tuco]

Wista 45 DXII, Fujinon SWD 90/5.6, Tmax 100, red filter.



Wista 45 DX II, Nikon W 210/5.6, Tmax 100

Great work on this type of subject.

[h2oman]

I guess you'd call this a landscape...

[Ari]

Excellent stuff, senhor Dias.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Excellent stuff, senhor Dias.

Gracias, señor Ari! :)

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Great work on this type of subject.

Thanks, Tuco.

[David Hedley]

Outstanding, Nana - the second one of the rockpool really holds my attention. (I'm not sure what the first one is :))

[lbenac]

Wista 45 DX II, Nikon W 210/5.6, Tmax 100

Very nice.
Is that in the national park in the North of Portugal contiguous to Spain?
It was featured in national Geographic and looks like beautiful.

Cheers,

Luc

[Zaitz]

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4143/nt0012.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/nt0012.jpg/)
Wista 45 DXII, Fujinon SWD 90/5.6, Tmax 100, red filter.

Wonderful tonality.

[MumbleyJoe]

Agreed, that's awesome Nana! (both actually)

[eduardtoader]

I´m really lucky to have meet this forum. Do you are thinking to print some book with the best shots posted in the "Image sharing"? I´d take one..

[Ken Lee]

I missed this one before. The toning is a little heavy for my taste, but I find everythiing else about the image to be superb. Great work, Ken!

Thank you. Here it is, a little less saturated :) The blue default color scheme for this forum, makes it harder to present colored items. Having a genuine white border helps a bit in that regard.


http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/l37a2.jpg

[bbuszard]

Wista 45 DXII, Fujinon SWD 90/5.6, Tmax 100, red filter.

Both are very nice, but I particularly like the contrast in textures in the first one.

[tuco]

Thank you. Here it is, a little less saturated :) The blue default color scheme for this forum, makes it harder to present colored items. Having a genuine white border helps a bit in that regard.


That is an elegant and inspirational shot. I'd never think to look for curves and layers in a scene like that if I walked upon it (but I will now ;) ). The brown tone works for me.

[Roger Cole]

I´m really lucky to have meet this forum. Do you are thinking to print some book with the best shots posted in the "Image sharing"? I´d take one..

I doubt this could be done. The photos are still owned by the photographer. One would have to have separate permissions from each contributor, then a higher resolution version too.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Outstanding, Nana - the second one of the rockpool really holds my attention. (I'm not sure what the first one is :))

Thanks, David.

The first one is a consolidated sand cliff, by the sea (150 feet from sea). The strange "formations" are done by wind erosion. I don't know if this makes any sense, I studied english some 40 years ago!!!:D

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Very nice.
Is that in the national park in the North of Portugal contiguous to Spain?
It was featured in national Geographic and looks like beautiful.

Cheers,

Luc

Thanks, Luc.

You must be talking about Parque Nacional do Gerês. That's not the place where I took this photo, although, I have some photos taken over there.

This one was taken at Mertola, south east Portugal. This is at Rio Guadiana, contiguous to Spain. This place is called Pulo do Lobo, wich means Wolf's Jump.
Guadiana River is a quite large river and it makes a natural border between Portugal and Spain, on the east side of Portugal. Pulo do Lobo, is the only place where wolves could jump from one side of the river to the other.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Wonderful tonality.

Thank you, Zaitz.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Agreed, that's awesome Nana! (both actually)

Thanks, Joe.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Both are very nice, but I particularly like the contrast in textures in the first one.

Thank you, Bradley.

[John Rodriguez]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/l37a.jpg
Massachusetts, 2011
Kodak 2D, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, D-23

Beautiful. That small patch of grass softly lit in the lower left really makes it for me.

[Duane Polcou]

Nana,

Your image of the eroded rock wall against the sky is breathtaking. This represents, for me, an example of the exquisite beauty of B/W LF photography. Shape, texture, tonality, sharpness, the composition of the diagonal sandstone strata playing against the diagonal pattern of the clouds. Outstanding.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Nana,

Your image of the eroded rock wall against the sky is breathtaking. This represents, for me, an example of the exquisite beauty of B/W LF photography. Shape, texture, tonality, sharpness, the composition of the diagonal sandstone strata playing against the diagonal pattern of the clouds. Outstanding.

Thanks, Duane.

[richardhkirkando]

Thanks Leigh!
I can't say there's anything I particularly dislike about HC110, other than that I seem to keep producing negatives that don't scan well, mostly from developing too much density (not always). I just haven't been able to control high-contrast scenes to my liking/expectations, and I'm thinking about D23 as an alternate, in part so that I can also prepare divided D23 for compensating development (I admit to being substantially persuaded by Ken Lee's photography and advocacy for D23). I'd really like to try divided Pyrocat HD too, just haven't gotten a hold of it yet. (Also, I feel like I'm the only person who uses HC110 with FP4 film, and that can't be good!)

Bottom line, no particularly good reason that I can defend. It seems everyone here has years of experience in the darkroom, whereas I only began developing negatives a couple years ago on the bathroom floor... I have much to learn, and the best way to learn is through experience. I DO love the convenience of HC110 though.
Try the unofficial dilution "H", which I believe is 1:63 and double the dev times as B. I found that I tended to overdevelop with B, but the longer dev times with H give me a little more room for error.

I also use HC-110 with FP4, and have been mostly happy with the results.

[rdenney]

Nana, I've been missing your work for a little while now. Tuco's excellent work must have drawn you out. Thank you for the latest dose of inspiration.

When the artists ask if there is anything left to be said about the landscape, your pictures in particular come to my mind. None of them depict the sort of unique places that are fascinating even in poor pictures. But your work makes the normal landscape special, and presents a point of view that seems to me unique. When you post one of your photos, I don't need to read the name on the post.

Rick "who finds the juxtaposition of the eroded sand and the cirrus clouds breathtaking" Denney

[MumbleyJoe]

Try the unofficial dilution "H", which I believe is 1:63 and double the dev times as B. I found that I tended to overdevelop with B, but the longer dev times with H give me a little more room for error.

I also use HC-110 with FP4, and have been mostly happy with the results.

Thanks Richard, I actually recently tried the H dilution to try to tame some contrasty shots from California's redwoods (probably about 10 pages back in this thread). I started with a test shot that I developed with the "B" and "H" dilutions, and found the H a little better managed.

Honestly, I am just in no position to really critique a film & developer combination, but I felt like I was still struggling to control the contrast even with the H dilution. For 90% of photographs (with reasonable contrast) I have been pretty happy with HC110 and FP4. I love how cheap and easy it is in particular. :)

[Harley Goldman]

Thank you. Here it is, a little less saturated :) The blue default color scheme for this forum, makes it harder to present colored items. Having a genuine white border helps a bit in that regard.


http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/l37a2.jpg

Really nice, Ken. I like the tones and repeating band pattern.

[David Hedley]

Summer rain arriving, Oberwil bei Zug;
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6057017124_84a116fc95_b.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Ilford Delta 100 / PMK Pyro

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6059390725_e3b7b6bed3_b.jpg

The Snake range in NV, as viewed from the Utah border.

[tuco]

The Snake range in NV, as viewed from the Utah border.


Really nice landscape for the time of day.

[bbuszard]

Really nice landscape for the time of day.

Thanks, Tuco. I think one of the nicest aspects of B/W is that is helps free us from the so-called magic hour. Plenty of interesting light at all times of the day.

[Frank Bunnik]

Hay bales at dusk

Linhof MT, SA 5,6 90mm, Lee big stopper, T-max 400.

www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com

[Harley Goldman]

The Snake range in NV, as viewed from the Utah border.[/QUOTE]

Really nice for a mid-day image. I might crop the sky a bit and get rid of the partial cloud at the top, but the image works well.

[SamReeves]

Hay bales at dusk

Linhof MT, SA 5,6 90mm, Lee big stopper, T-max 400.

www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com

Very nice. You couldn't ask for a better sky.

[NicolasArg]

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v28/p786714770.jpg


This one just blew my hat off. The dof control here is spectacular, very subtle and 3d effect on that BG.

[NicolasArg]

It's quite difficult to quote every single image but the last few pages were very inspiring. Thans for sharing Gentlemen.

[NicolasArg]

I think I didn't post this one in color. Anyway, from a recent snowfall on the Cordillera.
Toyo 45a, Schneider 210mm f5.6, Kodak e100g 4x5 developed in Tetenal E6.
http://db.tt/AcPgm3V

[lbenac]

This one just blew my hat off. The dof control here is spectacular, very subtle and 3d effect on that BG.

Thank you very much. As I am a newbie in LF, I appreciate your encouragement.

Cheers,

Luc

[bbuszard]

Really nice for a mid-day image. I might crop the sky a bit and get rid of the partial cloud at the top, but the image works well.

Thanks, Harley. I gave your crop a try and I agree. Constructive criticism at its best.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6059390725_4e7100dd96_z.jpg

[lbenac]

Thanks, Harley. I gave your crop a try and I agree. Constructive criticism at its best.


+1 for the crop. That would be my choice between the two. For me the image falls in place and feels more balanced and grab the attention.

Cheers,

Luc

[Leigh]

Thanks, Harley. I gave your crop a try and I agree. Constructive criticism at its best.
Hi Brad,

Crop is good. The line of clouds at the top of the full image was a distraction.

Nice shot.

- Leigh

[briand]

Hi All :)
One from yesterday, taken on my way home. I like the old shed and the new Blossoms
on the tree, Sinar F2. Nikkor 65mm FP4 @ 80 ISO + Yellow Filter.
Cheers Brian :D

[Frank Bunnik]

Thank you Sam.

Another one from France, this time the Provence. Tree in a lavender field.
Linhof MT, Fuji Velvia and if I remember correctly, a Rodenstock Sironar N 210mm lens.

www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com

[jvuokko]

Ilford FP4+, D-76 1+1, Symmar-S 5.6/150mm and couple of Finnish landscapes.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6062742097_62799bae3f_o.jpg


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6065601853_c7ea33c44a_o.jpg

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6067520269_ec4b7dca8a_z.jpg

Yet another view of Mt. Wheeler. I experimented with different crops *first* this time.

[h2oman]

As an entertaining story for those whose misery loves company, I once spent an entire morning shooting bristlecones at the base of Mount Wheeler with my 35mm camera, only to find out later it didn't have any film in it!:(

[Tom J McDonald]

Nicolas: I really like your 2 trees in the snow.
Tom.

[mdm]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0jAu93iNKzE/TlIIGeSRyqI/AAAAAAAAA00/prVShrezyaw/s1600/Scan-110821-0006.jpg

[bbuszard]

As an entertaining story for those whose misery loves company, I once spent an entire morning shooting bristlecones at the base of Mount Wheeler with my 35mm camera, only to find out later it didn't have any film in it!:(

Ack! But at least you can trust that they'll look exactly the same the next time you visit.

[Denise Dognini]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6071490152_1103c28282_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/6071490152/)

Linhof Technika III - Schneider Symmar 135mm - Fomapan 100 (50) D-76 1+1 - 20oC - 13 min rot. processing

[SocalAstro]

Denise,

This is REALLY nice - the composition, tones, mood, everything about it is fantastic!

Cheers,
Leon


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6071490152_1103c28282_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/6071490152/)

Linhof Technika III - Schneider Symmar 135mm - Fomapan 100 (50) D-76 1+1 - 20oC - 13 min rot. processing

[mikebarger]

Outstanding!!!


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6071490152_1103c28282_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/6071490152/)

Linhof Technika III - Schneider Symmar 135mm - Fomapan 100 (50) D-76 1+1 - 20oC - 13 min rot. processing

[Roger Cole]

Denise,

This is REALLY nice - the composition, tones, mood, everything about it is fantastic!

Cheers,
Leon


Outstanding!!!

Agreed! The only thing I don't like about it is the size on my screen. I'd like to see this one larger!

[Denise Dognini]

Denise,

This is REALLY nice - the composition, tones, mood, everything about it is fantastic!

Cheers,
Leon


Outstanding!!!


Agreed! The only thing I don't like about it is the size on my screen. I'd like to see this one larger!

Thank you all! I'm glad you like it!

[Frank Bunnik]

Denise, lovely picture indeed.

Thanks for sharing.

Frank
www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com

[Nguss]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6071490152_1103c28282_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisedognini/6071490152/)

Linhof Technika III - Schneider Symmar 135mm - Fomapan 100 (50) D-76 1+1 - 20oC - 13 min rot. processing

This is gorgeous. If I was aloud to say one thing (and I can hardly talk after having about 3 developed large format photos in total) it's that I might crop to remove the tiny bit of fence in the bottom left? But I am probably saying this because I am jealous of the photo which is treemendous.

[Denise Dognini]

This is gorgeous. If I was aloud to say one thing (and I can hardly talk after having about 3 developed large format photos in total) it's that I might crop to remove the tiny bit of fence in the bottom left? But I am probably saying this because I am jealous of the photo which is treemendous.

Thank you!

You are right! As a matter of fact, I did crop, but there's a remaining piece of fence that I didn't notice.

[chassis]

Really nice image.


Summer rain arriving, Oberwil bei Zug;
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6057017124_84a116fc95_b.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Ilford Delta 100 / PMK Pyro

[chassis]

Awesome Nana. I like the texture.


http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4143/nt0012.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/nt0012.jpg/)
Wista 45 DXII, Fujinon SWD 90/5.6, Tmax 100, red filter.

[chassis]

Jaw dropping image. Further confirmation of my life long desire to visit Banff.

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v28/p786714770.jpg

[chassis]

Great image. Snoqualmie valley?





http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3828503414_25181a6cf5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/3828503414/)

Wisner 4x5 TF, APO Symmar MC 120mm f5.6, Tri-X, PMK Pyro, Pentax Spotmeter V

[chassis]

Great composition and feeling. I would suggest a crop that does away with the lighter colored rocks in the foreground.

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v30/p740644763-5.jpg

[tuco]

Great image. Snoqualmie valley?

Thanks. North more. It's along Mount Loop Hwy somewhere between Mt. Pilchuck and Monte Cristo.

[lbenac]

Great composition and feeling. I would suggest a crop that does away with the lighter colored rocks in the foreground.



It seems to bring more attention to the small lake and falls http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif


http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v30/p295320705.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

Jaw dropping image. Further confirmation of my life long desire to visit Banff.


Thank you very much.
You have no excuse not to go.
I spent 18 years in BC without going to Banff (or Jasper) - no money, no vacation, need to go and see my family, need to go my wife's family....and it took a visit from the younger generation to decide me to go regardless of cost or vacation time. And now and want to go back every year I can :D

[lbenac]

Linhof Technika III - Schneider Symmar 135mm - Fomapan 100 (50) D-76 1+1 - 20oC - 13 min rot. processing

Nice simple and very effective Tudo Bem

[tuco]

It seems to bring more attention to the small lake and falls

Luc

That's a really nice one, Luc.

[chassis]

Very nice Luc.

[lbenac]

That's a really nice one, Luc.

Thank you. Now I have to print it in an almost square size that means a custom mat and frame $$$.
Our guest bedroom is getting the Banff "collection" :-)

[lbenac]

Very nice Luc.

Thanks for the suggestion - it worked nicely.

[Nguss]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6076989755_04c20b74b6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/6076989755/)

[Boinzo]

Nguss. I like this shot. Is this Velvia 50? Did you use a GND for this exposure?

[Nguss]

Thank you very much, it was Velvia 50 and a 2 stop hard grad with a 90mm super angulon. This was another one from the same day (about 4 seconds @ f22)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6076989181_da9742da96.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/6076989181/)

[bbuszard]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6083314761_8863b8dab5_b.jpg

The so-called "Lunar Crater" formation in eastern NV

[atlcruiser]

last weekend on the blue ridge parkway

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6078175021_d05726be26_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6078175021/)
0811 BW 45 035.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6078175021/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

crown graphic
203 ektar
FP4+
rodonal 1:50 12.5 min jobo

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6075284180_a2d7cc6d4d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6075284180/)
0811 BW 45 017.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53092319@N04/6075284180/) by urbanlandcruiser (http://www.flickr.com/people/53092319@N04/), on Flickr

crown graphic
135 ektar
FP4+
rodonal 1:50 12.5 min jobo

[Rory_5244]

It's been a while. I've had to retrieve my jaw from the floor many times after perusing this thread. Anyway, lurid 4x5 E100VS below. Arca-Swiss 4x5, 90mm Caltar.

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k532/moobie1/bot3.jpg

[MDR]

It's been a while. I've had to retrieve my jaw from the floor many times after perusing this thread. Anyway, lurid 4x5 E100VS below. Arca-Swiss 4x5, 90mm Caltar.

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k532/moobie1/bot3.jpg

Beautiful photograph I simply
love the color and tones of the photo, did you use a filter to get the golden hue?

[Rory_5244]

Oh wow, thanks. I used a polarizer and an 81A filter. There's more detail in the shadows but my Epson 2450 flatbed can't manage it.

[Nguss]

This is one amazing picture. On a more personal note I may be tempted to add slightly more contrast, but that is just because I like contrasty images.

[Jehu]

Chamonix 45n2 with Schneider Super Angulon 90
F16-1/3 at 1/15 second
Kodak E100VS processed in Arista kit
Two stop Lee ND Grad over sky

[nathanm]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6091691992_2068230dd7_b.jpg

Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanmarciniak/6091691992/

[Marko]

The photo itself holds none of the back story, it is simply a beautiful scene. But perhaps its beauty lies in the fact that there are no people in it, frightened, litigious people who cannot bear the thought of their fellow man being free to do as they wish. No people who are ready and willing to reach for the guns of the State the moment someone upsets their daily routine. No people who are unwilling to extend property rights to their fellow man. No scared and propagandized people whose only means of expression is to lash out at others.

This is indeed a beautiful photo accompanied by an excellent description. I hope you don't mind me quoting this from your flickr account - after reading this, I looked over my images and found that most of them are also devoid of humans. And I have to admit it is for the very same reason - I get tired of all the anger, pettiness and hostility and simply seek to get as far from it all as I possibly can on those rare occasions when I actually have some leisure time.

[Vaughn]

Chamonix 45n2 with Schneider Super Angulon 90
F16-1/3 at 1/15 second
Kodak E100VS processed in Arista kit
Two stop Lee ND Grad over sky

A striking image. With the grad. neutral density filter darkening the upper portion of the image and the lighter foreground,it seems that the image "stands up" rather than eases back into atmospheric distance. So with this effect and the jutting forward of the wood structure, you have presented a landscape that appears to want to get me, chew me up and then spit me back out. I do not know if that was intended, but it is much appreciated. A refreshing change!

Vaughn

[Steve M Hostetter]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6091691992_2068230dd7_b.jpg

Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanmarciniak/6091691992/

I had the same exact thing happen to me in Ohio.. Farmer thought he owned the road and wanted me to move my car. I was photographing an old growth tree next to the road.. Best way to handle these folks is just to act like you can't hear them speak! And get your shots! Also I've found that If I pray for them their memory doesn't stay with me..

[Harley Goldman]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6091691992_2068230dd7_b.jpg

Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanmarciniak/6091691992/

Nice scene, with great feeling of depth. Well done.

[Jehu]

A striking image. With the grad. neutral density filter darkening the upper portion of the image and the lighter foreground,it seems that the image "stands up" rather than eases back into atmospheric distance. So with this effect and the jutting forward of the wood structure, you have presented a landscape that appears to want to get me, chew me up and then spit me back out. I do not know if that was intended, but it is much appreciated. A refreshing change!

Vaughn

I'll take that as a compliment. I've never felt like a composition was chewing me up but it sounds powerful. Actually, this was my entry for a monthly contest. This month's theme is "weathered wood" so I was trying to emphasize the gate. I went through three or four tripod locations with two different lenses before I finally opened the shutter with this one. Just out of the frame to the left is an RV park. Just behind the tree on the right is a water tank on the hillside. There is also a railroad bridge just behind the gate. I think I found the only angle and focal length that avoid distractions.

[Rory_5244]

Great picture, nathamn!

[lbenac]

Going through images from my summer trips bit at a time...

Nikkor 90/8 - FP4+ in Pyrocat MC

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v30/p71272569.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[Robert Hughes]

But ... it has a person in it! Horrors :eek:

[EdWorkman]

nathan-
Shoot man, what do do expect with all that facial hair ???
i love the light, and i have a question.
Have you tried printing the clouds down just a bit?
I wonder if that would bring up some more texture and graduate the dark tones of the sky to the foreground linearly.
No critique intended, just enjoying the possibilities in
all that great light.
regards
Ed

[Vaughn]

I'll take that as a compliment. I've never felt like a composition was chewing me up but it sounds powerful...

It was meant as a compliment...

I suppose I could have said that the image does not invite me in for a closer look, but that would normally be a negative, or at the most a neutral, comment. Many of our students will darken/burn-in the background (sky and mountains) causing a loss of that atmospheric distance and "flattening" the landscape.

You took it a step farther and made it work.

[Jehu]

It was meant as a compliment...

I suppose I could have said that the image does not invite me in for a closer look, but that would normally be a negative, or at the most a neutral, comment. Many of our students will darken/burn-in the background (sky and mountains) causing a loss of that atmospheric distance and "flattening" the landscape.

You took it a step farther and made it work.

I think I see what you're saying. I admit that I tried some selective tonal adjustment but everything I tried seemed to take some depth away. I kept coming back to the unedited version. Thanks for the comments. I'll be enlarging this one this weekend if I get a chance to mix up some RA4.

[nathanm]

nathan-
Shoot man, what do do expect with all that facial hair ???
i love the light, and i have a question.
Have you tried printing the clouds down just a bit?
I wonder if that would bring up some more texture and graduate the dark tones of the sky to the foreground linearly.
No critique intended, just enjoying the possibilities in
all that great light.
regards
EdThanks Ed, no problem at all - I appreciate your comments. Yeah, there's always so many ways to approach the tones in a photo and still have it look balanced. With skies the general trend seems to be to go for extreme contrast. Obviously I want to avoid the ridiculous HDR\High-radius USM etc. look you see so often in the digital world (which is why I like the LF crowd - you never see that kind of garish ugliness), but I certainly did boost the contrast of the sky here; the original sky is much more of a uniform light gray on the neg. Sometimes I have to resist the urge to have too many individualized Curve masks as it can make the image look a bit patchy.

[lbenac]

But ... it has a person in it! Horrors

Ok on these ones the only people in the photo were swallowed by the glacier before I pressed the release :D

Nikor-M 300/9 HP4+ Pyrocat MC
http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v34/p564080802.jpg

Fujinon-NW 125/5.6
http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v29/p767031705.jpg

Fujinon-NW 125/5.6
http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v32/p673349580.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

[Frank Bunnik]

Superb images Luc. Thanks for sharing.

[Roger Cole]

HP4+? I take it that's either a typo for FP4+ or HP5+?

[tuco]

Ok on these ones the only people in the photo were swallowed by the glacier before I pressed the release :D

Nikor-M 300/9 HP4+ Pyrocat MC

Fujinon-NW 125/5.6

Fujinon-NW 125/5.6

Cheers,

Luc

Really nice landscapes, Luc.

[MumbleyJoe]

Luc - I have nothing helpful or insightful to add, other than to mention that I am once again a fan of your photographs. I think the Abbot Pass photo in particular is outstanding (but they all are).

Thanks for sharing! It borders between inspiring me to go out and shoot more, or not at all because I have so much to learn. :)

[nathanm]

Luc's mountain shots are what I like to call Crispy Creams - images with a nice amount of screen-friendly sharpening and creamy grey tonality at the same time. I can't find anything not to like, they really pop off the screen! :)

[lbenac]

Ok guys now you are going to make me blush :o
Thanks a lot for the kind comments specially for a newbie in LF.
I will try to remember them for these gloomy moments when inspiration is at zero, weather is to rain and you feel like you have shot already everything in your vicinity :(

Once again thank you all - now I have no other choice than to print them and start rotating pictures on my walls.

Cheers,

Luc


Luc's mountain shots are what I like to call Crispy Creams - images with a nice amount of screen-friendly sharpening and creamy grey tonality at the same time. I can't find anything not to like, they really pop off the screen! :)

Luc - I have nothing helpful or insightful to add, other than to mention that I am once again a fan of your photographs. I think the Abbot Pass photo in particular is outstanding (but they all are).
Thanks for sharing! It borders between inspiring me to go out and shoot more, or not at all because I have so much to learn. :)

Really nice landscapes, Luc.

Superb images Luc. Thanks for sharing.


HP4+? I take it that's either a typo for FP4+ or HP5+?

Ok I can never reconcile myself. This is HP5 but I also shoot FP4

[dh003i]

Going through images from my summer trips bit at a time...

Nikkor 90/8 - FP4+ in Pyrocat MC

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/v30/p71272569.jpg

Cheers,

Luc

I really do like this one...I just wish the woman in the lower left corner was more in it. This photo really gives an impression of enormity, and if the woman were more into the picture, she would be a more powerful -- but still dwarfed -- foreground.

It looks like you kind of didn't want to include her in the image...but I think she is a very welcomed element.

[dh003i]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6091691992_2068230dd7_b.jpg

Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanmarciniak/6091691992/

A great image an a great writeup on the story. I get the impression you might be familiar with libertarianism?

I'm glad I wasn't harassed while taking this picture of a corn field in Canandaigua, NY:

60708
(full sized very large version (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6619242/canandaigua-corn-field.jpg))

[Randy]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanmarciniak/6091691992/

That's a shame Nathan. For me, that experience would suck all the joy out of an image. Don't know what I'd do if I found myself in such a situation. I'd probably offer them an 8X10. If that didn't soothe them, I'd tell them to go ahead and call the police.

I hate property ownership, especially the arrogance of property ownership. The idea of a person owning thousands of acres and having complete control over who can step onto it. Personally, I think the government should own all the land and just lease it to people...treaspassers welcome.

[Robert Hughes]

I hate property ownership, especially the arrogance of property ownership. The idea of a person owning thousands of acres and having complete control over who can step onto it. Personally, I think the government should own all the land and just lease it to people...treaspassers welcome.
Of course, the gov't did own all that land after they took it away from the indians. They gave it away to the asshat's great granddad. And now you can't even take a picture of it.

Dont blame us - you just chose the wrong set of great grandparents.

[lbenac]

I really do like this one...I just wish the woman in the lower left corner was more in it. This photo really gives an impression of enormity, and if the woman were more into the picture, she would be a more powerful -- but still dwarfed -- foreground.
It looks like you kind of didn't want to include her in the image...but I think she is a very welcomed element.

Thank you.

No she is my cousin and I wanted to include her but I had five problems:
1) she never stops moving (hyperactive girl...) and she was up and down the embankment but I did not want her posing
2) the other shot I took there is too much corner distortion so she looks like a mutant
3) when framed entirely on the ground glass she was looking too predominant and I did not think that I would get the effect that I wanted i.e. dwarfed by the mountain, looking in awe at the amazing scenery...
4) I did not want to include too much of the embankment/road i.e. there is only one spot where somebody can be seen in full on the framing and she moved (see (1) :D )
5) maybe I should have carried my 75mm as there was not much room to maneuver (side of a busy road to the pass)

Cheers,

Luc

[NicolasArg]

Luc, I really like your recent photos. I tend to do almost 90% of my photography in the mountains so share your passion for the rock and ice. Who said all the mountain shots should have red peaks and be colored?

[NicolasArg]

NAthan, what a cornfield!

[MumbleyJoe]

Luc's mountain shots are what I like to call Crispy Creams - images with a nice amount of screen-friendly sharpening and creamy grey tonality at the same time. I can't find anything not to like, they really pop off the screen! :)

That's a good point - I don't see any halo in the likely spots at all, for example. Nicely sharpened indeed (I always struggle with this for posting online, even though I feel like I shouldn't).

[Roger Cole]

Ok I can never reconcile myself. This is HP5 but I also shoot FP4

Either way, it certainly works! These are some great images, not just that one.

[Jim Becia]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6091691992_2068230dd7_b.jpg

Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanmarciniak/6091691992/

Nathan,

I think you were too nice to the old fart. My comment would have been something like this - "call your daughter, I'm not doing anything illegal, but golf carts on roads are not street legal." Jim

[nathanm]

That's a good point - I don't see any halo in the likely spots at all, for example. Nicely sharpened indeed (I always struggle with this for posting online, even though I feel like I shouldn't).
The key is to resize your image to a desired 1:1 level at something that's big but not too huge to fit within average monitors. Then, assuming the result is a bit soft and not already sharp, give it just a touch of Unsharp Mask, but always use a radius value below 1 pixel. So .5 or .3 pixels. (Lightroom's "Detail" slider does this same kinda thing - it's working on the smallest edges.) I've tried reducing with Bicubic Sharper, but I don't like it as much as regular Bicubic reduction and then a little 100/ .5/ 0 USM. That's what gives it the crispiness. But go easy, it can get salt and peppery real quick.

[Randy]

http://rsphoto.fileave.com/372.jpg
Arista EDU 100 5X7, Fuji W 180mm

[Nguss]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6076989403_1648b78ae4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/6076989403/)


Bamburgh Castle Northumberland

[rjbuzzclick]

Two from me. Both taken with a Calumet CC-400, and a pair of Dr. Farber's Rapid-Aplanat f:7.5 lens elements in a Rochester Optical & Camera Co./Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. AUTO shutter (both c.1905). Expired Ilford FP4 (not FP4 Plus) and scanned from a contact print.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6087520545_2582035185.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6062/6087520437_8c84f3fc79.jpg

[swmcl]

Re: nathanm photo

I'm sorry if this reply might make you think I'm an aggressive sort because I'm actually intentionally polite and respectful as I can be to most everyone I meet.

This guy would probably cop 20-30 years of "taking it for the firm".

Grab 'im by the ears and use a knee. When he wakes up in tomorrow land he wont remember.

I can't respect this kind of person at all. I wonder if you Americans are all polite like nathan is ?!

Rgds,

[Roger Cole]

Re: nathanm photo

I'm sorry if this reply might make you think I'm an aggressive sort because I'm actually intentionally polite and respectful as I can be to most everyone I meet.

This guy would probably cop 20-30 years of "taking it for the firm".

Grab 'im by the ears and use a knee. When he wakes up in tomorrow land he wont remember.

I can't respect this kind of person at all. I wonder if you Americans are all polite like nathan is ?!

Rgds,

While I agree with the sentiment, and I probably would NOT have been polite to him, attacking him like that would get you a trip to jail.

We're not necessarily all polite or impolite but unfortunately people reacting like that to others photographing their property is not uncommon. I've never had that sort of reaction while doing landscapes but have had some other odd ones.

[lbenac]

Two from me. Both taken with a Calumet CC-400, and a pair of Dr. Farber's Rapid-Aplanat f:7.5 lens elements in a Rochester Optical & Camera Co./Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. AUTO shutter (both c.1905). Expired Ilford FP4 (not FP4 Plus) and scanned from a contact print.


Like the tones of the textures rocks and wood against the strong highlights. For me, the second one begs to see a little bit more of the first rock at the front.

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

Luc, I really like your recent photos. I tend to do almost 90% of my photography in the mountains so share your passion for the rock and ice. Who said all the mountain shots should have red peaks and be colored?

What is color :p ?

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

Nathan,

I think you were too nice to the old fart. My comment would have been something like this - "call your daughter, I'm not doing anything illegal, but golf carts on roads are not street legal." Jim

Isn't it the case that in small town/counties, the "law" (or local by-laws) are enforced by sheriffs that are members of very large local families or is that only on TV shows? Luckily in Canada, we have our RCMPs that are from all over the country so should be impartial - except that it is not going to help if two guys come out with a bat or a gun in the middle of nowhere and tell you to hit the road...

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

That's a good point - I don't see any halo in the likely spots at all, for example. Nicely sharpened indeed (I always struggle with this for posting online, even though I feel like I shouldn't).

I am always cautious with sharpening and I rely on the expertise of my better - I use Photokit Sharpener 2 (Bruce Fraser, Jeff Schewe) for Capture sharpening on TIFF from scan and a tiny bit of local contrast. I will use sometime some local sharpening or "clearing haze option" all on layers controlled to taste.
The TIFF is converted to JPG full size for screen viewing and I use the screen sharpening option from LR3. When I export to Zenfolio, the jpg is downsized to 1100 pixel and I use the screen sharpening option from LR3 again.
Sharpening in LR3 and Photokit Sharpener 2 are supposed to be the exact same technology/technique according to the authors.

Cheers,

Luc

[rjbuzzclick]

Like the tones of the textures rocks and wood against the strong highlights. For me, the second one begs to see a little bit more of the first rock at the front.

Cheers,

Luc

Thanks Luc. I wasn't completely sure about the highlights when I first printed these, but the longer I live with them, I think they work. Thanks for the second comment too, I see your point.

[Roger Cole]

Isn't it the case that in small town/counties, the "law" (or local by-laws) are enforced by sheriffs that are members of very large local families or is that only on TV shows? Luckily in Canada, we have our RCMPs that are from all over the country so should be impartial - except that it is not going to help if two guys come out with a bat or a gun in the middle of nowhere and tell you to hit the road...

Cheers,

Luc

Sometimes that's the case, not always. Depends on the area.

[atlcruiser]

http://rsphoto.fileave.com/372.jpg
Arista EDU 100 5X7, Fuji W 180mm

Very nice.....I love the 3d!

[mdm]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wn3P1Yvdtr4/TmSaS3prqqI/AAAAAAAAA1E/wHJR8nuuleY/s1600/Scan-110821-0003.jpg
21cm Heliar and 5x7 FP4. Some scratches.

[dupont07]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6120071780_d0c2be1a6e_b.jpg

Hanoi, Vietnam

Shenhao 4x5
Apo-lanthar 150
Foma pan 100

[mdm]

looks like a nice place to be.