Large Format Landscapes

[Corran]

Just a test of the viability of some Provia RDP II that expired in the late 90's. Had a lot of red in the shadows but that's all:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/Untitled-81ss.jpg

[C. D. Keth]

Lovely, clean Los Angeles:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8496/8436294065_a4b1932b28_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8436294065/)
LA Smog; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8436294065/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr

[Preston]

Thanks for your kind comments, gents! They really are appreciated.

Bryan: That's a pretty lonesome looking spot: I like 'lonesome'. It looks like the old Provia held up pretty well considering it's age.

Christopher, your shot of LA sure brings home the reality of the place.

--P

[C. D. Keth]

Christopher, your shot of LA sure brings home the reality of the place.

--P

Thank you, Preston. This is one subject I like to kind of tell it like it is. No skewing needed.

[Vaughn]

Wonderful simple scene, Preston.

LA Smog: A scene from my youth (60s and first two years of the 70s) when I'd take hikes in the San Gabriels -- up to Echo Mountain, Mt Wilson, etc. Looking over the greater LA area, I would always be surprised by the number of fires happening in the city at any one time.

[Peter Gomena]

Driving into LA from the north, it's amazing how noticeable the smog is. The color of the light changes, it gets darker, the air becomes visible - it's kind of creepy. Almost as creepy is that Angelenos and other big-city dwellers accept this as part of life. I feel truly sorry for people who live in Beijing.

[Vaughn]

But if you look straight up, the sky is blue, so it can't be as bad as in other areas of LA! Denial aint a river...

[ImSoNegative]

one i shot this evening, got some snow here in the south today, pulled out the 5x7, 90mm caltar, fp4.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8438962479_1662ac44c6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8438962479/)
white trail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8438962479/) by J. Golden (http://www.flickr.com/people/28713901@N04/), on Flickr

[Corran]

Looking good!
No snow down here... :(

[C. D. Keth]

But if you look straight up, the sky is blue, so it can't be as bad as in other areas of LA! Denial aint a river...

Neither is the LA River;):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8140787012_f42b4d69c9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8140787012/)
LA River; Los Angeles, CA; 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8140787012/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr

[ImSoNegative]

Looking good!
No snow down here... :(

first snow we have gotten this winter, whats weird is a couple of weeks ago, atlanta got some snow and we got rain, we are north of atl. lol

[Vaughn]

Neither is the LA River;):

But the Felix the Cat heads painted on the drain covers along the 'river' around Glendale in the 60's/early 70's were pretty cool. And you can't have an LA cop movie without a car chase in the river...

[C. D. Keth]

And you can't have an LA cop movie without a car chase in the river...

Never a truer statement. I can't count the number of jobs I've done down in the "river" or on the 4th st. bridge.

Of course there is this (http://youtu.be/z5rRZdiu1UE), which I never tire of watching.

[Japodus]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8440575006_ecaf640598_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plitvicelakes/8440575006/)
Mystical Fields of Lika-LF-23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plitvicelakes/8440575006/) by Japodus (http://www.flickr.com/people/plitvicelakes/), on Flickr



Mystical Fields of Lika-Proscansko Lake

Location: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Camera: Linhof Technika
Lens: Schneider - Kreutznach Super Angulon 90 mm ​​5.6
Film: Fuji Velvia 50
Chemistry: TETENAL Colortec
Scanner: Epson Perfection V750 PRO

[ImSoNegative]

that lake is beautiful!

[Preston]

Mystical Fields of Lika-Proscansko Lake

Very nicely done! The lake is gorgeous!

--P

[enock]

First one posted here. This is from Switzer Falls up in mountains above Los Angeles. Finally got the FP4+ and hc-110 working well together (I think that using the unofficial mixture H was the winner). Scanned with the Epson v750. What are your thoughts?

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[Vaughn]

enock -- looks like it all came together! Well seen...very interesting play between foreground and background that helps to bring my eye into the image.

[ImSoNegative]

First one posted here. This is from Switzer Falls up in mountains above Los Angeles. Finally got the FP4+ and hc-110 working well together (I think that using the unofficial mixture H was the winner). Scanned with the Epson v750. What are your thoughts?

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I like it as well

[Preston]

I like it, too. Nice tonal range and flow, enock.

--P

[Duane Polcou]

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/canp/320-1a-rw-lg-Web.jpg

I love this shot. It looks like you were high up on an alluvial fan. This picture so clearly illustrates that what appears to be a swath of brownish dirt from a distance, does in fact, upon closer inspection, yield interesting and even colorful plant life and rock forms. Plus the sense of space is magnificent. Bravo!

[rich815]

Here is another one from nearly the same place, this one is shot on a 6x17 roll film back.
Definitely a special place, most of the fun was just being there for a few hours with every kind of weather, enjoying the silence and the beauty all around.
The place is the oldest National Park in Italy, filled with animals like chamois, ibex, foxes and eagles.



https://dl.dropbox.com/u/94184552/bosco%20rosso.JPG

Andrea! Over the top beautiful! Really something special.

[Preston]

I love this shot. It looks like you were high up on an alluvial fan. This picture so clearly illustrates that what appears to be a swath of brownish dirt from a distance, does in fact, upon closer inspection, yield interesting and even colorful plant life and rock forms. Plus the sense of space is magnificent. Bravo!

Thank you, Duane. This place is very close to the eastern base of the Sierra. The town of Lone Pine is the dark patch of green on the valley floor near the left side of the image. In the fall, the grasses, sage, and buckwheat have very nice color, and the afternoon light can be very special. I was lucky on this day.

--P

[Preston]

Thanks Jiri and anyone else for the gentle feedback.
It is slide film, can't remember now if it is Provia or Velvia 100F, wet mounted and drum scanned here at home and some curve adjustments due mostly to the ageing of the film.
I've had it printed 70" wide and now am looking for space to hang it.

Here is another one from nearly the same place, this one is shot on a 6x17 roll film back.
Definitely a special place, most of the fun was just being there for a few hours with every kind of weather, enjoying the silence and the beauty all around.
The place is the oldest National Park in Italy, filled with animals like chamois, ibex, foxes and eagles.


How did I miss this one??? This is gorgeous, Andrea. The light is very special. Well done!

--P

[Michael Graves]

Toyo 5x7M, 120mm Fujinon, HP5, developed in HC-110 1:50.

[C. D. Keth]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8451698069_b04cc415a5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8451698069/)
Misty Mountains; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8451698069/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8451698573_0da4a3f6aa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8451698573/)
Above the Clouds; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8451698573/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr

[ImSoNegative]

nice images

[enock]

Love the tones on these!

[lbenac]

Classic view of some French landscape - Perigord Noir

Wista DX Xenar 210/6.1 FP4 Pyrocat

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s2/v70/p1424102756.jpg

[John Rodriguez]

Rework of an image from last year

Moonrise over Pinoche - El Portal
Astia 100F

Constructive criticism always welcome

http://johnrodriguez.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v79/p1424762638-5.jpg

[Joe O'Hara]

Two photographs from Saturday February 9th. Places further north from
where I am got some serious snow from the weekend storm. Here, it was
just enough to be decorative.

I used a 2-stop soft grad on the horizontal picture to keep the sky more or
less under control.

[jon.oman]

Two photographs from Saturday February 9th. Places further north from
where I am got some serious snow from the weekend storm. Here, it was
just enough to be decorative.

I used a 2-stop soft grad on the horizontal picture to keep the sky more or
less under control.

Very nice! I like them both.....

[Joe O'Hara]

Thanks, Jon.

It's all gone now, 54 deg. F tonight on the drive home.

[saturnus]

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[David Hedley]

Igneous rock pool, Rio Campo Belo, Itatiaia, Brasil
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8468126425_7e213e2138_b.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 115mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

One image of several from yesterday. First chance to use the Rodenstock Grandagon-N 115mm f/6.8 in the field (and the first photography for several weeks). The lense is excellent, and complements the Grandagon-N 75mm extremely well.

[pdmoylan]

Two photographs from Saturday February 9th. Places further north from
where I am got some serious snow from the weekend storm. Here, it was
just enough to be decorative.

I used a 2-stop soft grad on the horizontal picture to keep the sky more or
less under control.

Excellent work Joe. You were out early before the wind.

[Joe O'Hara]

Thanks, PD. There was a little wind sometimes making bits of snow fall onto my pack and camera. I covered the camera
with a shower cap from some motel and dried out the lot when I got home.

[czmielek]

Graflex Optar 135mm Orwo NP15 Hydrofen W17 1:2
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13605156801837.jpg
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13605221441441.jpg

[austin granger]

Oyster Shells, Nahcotta, Washington
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8103/8473181485_efb662b4cf_c.jpg


The composition's a little tight, but I literally had my back up against a wall here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[al olson]

Nice, Joe, I really like the soft, mysterious feel in the first one. The snow on the tree trunks provides a charming texture.

[austin granger]

Vines, Sauvie Island, Oregon
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8474526793_05c537f496_c.jpg

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

[Joe O'Hara]

Graflex Optar 135mm Orwo NP15 Hydrofen W17 1:2
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13605156801837.jpg
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13605221441441.jpg

Very nice work, czmielek. I like both of them.

[Joe O'Hara]

Nice, Joe, I really like the soft, mysterious feel in the first one. The snow on the tree trunks provides a charming texture.

Thanks, Al. It was a gift.

[Joe O'Hara]

Vines, Sauvie Island, Oregon
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8474526793_05c537f496_c.jpg

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

Love it! Many people would never think of this.

Excellent as usual, Austin.

[Marvin d martian]

A couple of a foggy valley this morning in the Derbyshire Peak district

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8482900276_70ccbcb487_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/8482900276/) peak5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/8482900276/) by Marvin d martian100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/marvin-d-martian/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8482898240_862d8ed70c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/8482898240/) peak4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvin-d-martian/8482898240/) by Marvin d martian100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/marvin-d-martian/), on Flickr

Mart

[czmielek]

Very nice work, czmielek. I like both of them.

Thank you Joe.

[mathieu Bauwens]

That's great Marvin

[jvuokko]

Graflex Optar 135mm Orwo NP15 Hydrofen W17 1:2
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13605156801837.jpg
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13605221441441.jpg

Beautiful!
Did you focus with range finder or ground glass?

[Marvin d martian]

Thanks Mathieu.

Mart

[austin granger]

Love it! Many people would never think of this.

Excellent as usual, Austin.

Thank you Joe.

[austin granger]

In a Field, Sauvie Island
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8474523075_cb47079288_b.jpg

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

[Raffay]

Classic view of some French landscape - Perigord Noir

Wista DX Xenar 210/6.1 FP4 Pyrocat

http://www.lucbenacphoto.com/img/s2/v70/p1424102756.jpg

Beautiful capture with great tones...

[ImSoNegative]

when on my first outing with a local photography club yesturday, had a great time, these were shot using the C1 with 4x5 back, ilford delta 100

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8489406426_4c34462b7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8489406426/)
img154 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8489406426/) by J. Golden (http://www.flickr.com/people/28713901@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8487328191_7992f9c0b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8487328191/)
img151 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8487328191/) by J. Golden (http://www.flickr.com/people/28713901@N04/), on Flickr

[ImSoNegative]

first one was shot with the 480 red dot artar, 2nd with a 300mm fujinon w

[Thomas Greutmann]

Winter sun on the river Elbe, Hamburg, Germany

http://www.blackandwhitegallery.de/var/albums/THEMEN---SUBJECTS/AM-WASSER---Water/000747-fi-hamburg-blankenese-beach.jpg?m=1361293896

Linhof Master Technika with Grandagon 65mm, TMAX 400 developed in XTOL 1:1

Greetings, Thomas

[Vaughn]

when on my first outing with a local photography club yesturday, had a great time, these were shot using the C1 with 4x5 back, ilford delta 100

If the negatives have as much contrast as the images seem to indicate, they would be fun to use with platinum or palladium printing!

[Weihan]

Winter sun on the river Elbe, Hamburg, Germany

http://www.blackandwhitegallery.de/var/albums/THEMEN---SUBJECTS/AM-WASSER---Water/000747-fi-hamburg-blankenese-beach.jpg?m=1361293896

Linhof Master Technika with Grandagon 65mm, TMAX 400 developed in XTOL 1:1

Greetings, Thomas
This is a fantastic image! Erinnert mich etwas an den Bremer-See.

[Preston]

Tarn, Dana Meadows, Yosemite

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/253-1-lg-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
135mm Fujinon
Astia 100F
July 2006

Here's another from my archive, recently rescanned and reworked.

Comments are always appreciated. :-)

Beautiful photograph, Thomas.

--P

[czmielek]

Beautiful!
Did you focus with range finder or ground glass?

Thanks Jvuokko. I only use ground glass and got rid of the range finder to reduce size and weight.

[Jody_S]

Winter sun on the river Elbe, Hamburg, Germany



Linhof Master Technika with Grandagon 65mm, TMAX 400 developed in XTOL 1:1

Greetings, Thomas

Very nice.

[cjbecker]

when on my first outing with a local photography club yesturday, had a great time, these were shot using the C1 with 4x5 back, ilford delta 100

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8489406426_4c34462b7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8489406426/)
img154 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8489406426/) by J. Golden (http://www.flickr.com/people/28713901@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8487328191_7992f9c0b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8487328191/)
img151 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/8487328191/) by J. Golden (http://www.flickr.com/people/28713901@N04/), on Flickr

There is something very surreal about your images.

[mandoman7]

In a Field, Sauvie Island


I really like this one, Austin. Do you have a platform on your vehicle?

[C. D. Keth]

I spent the morning in the mountains in the fog being rained and snowed on. It was great.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8491545432_2b3b461321_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8491545432/)
Burnt Pines With Fog; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8491545432/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/cdketh/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8490443887_324a34a204_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8490443887/)
Trees in Fog 2; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8490443887/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/cdketh/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8490443157_8e9785eba2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8490443157/)
Trees in Fog; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8490443157/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/cdketh/), on Flickr

[C. D. Keth]

..and I took a nice hike with my wife and another friend on Saturday. These are at the summit of Mt. Lowe near LA. They're pipes to point out other named peaks nearby.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8490444755_6f0b4d0a02_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8490444755/)
Mt. Lowe Summit; 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdketh/8490444755/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/cdketh/), on Flickr

[mandoman7]

http://theblood.smugmug.com/Other/LF-Forum-Photos/i-R8Mgsc3/0/L/scan808b-L.jpg
Vyd on Limerick Lane
Chamonix 45N, 305 G-Claron, FP4

[fasol]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8490735419_88556a5a60_o.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8490871873_63b2f88c04_o.jpg

efke pl100m @ 50
osaka 210/6.3

[Vaughn]

efke pl100m @ 50
osaka 210/6.3

A very good set of images! Congratulations!

[Thomas Greutmann]

Weihan, Preston, Jody: thank you

Thomas

[C. D. Keth]

Fasol, the first of those two is particularly excellent. Just beautiful work!

[Jim Andrada]

Snow in the desert around Tucson last night

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8497305760_c5a0824b92.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/89514126@N05/8497305760/)
Looking East 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/89514126@N05/8497305760/) by Kirigakuresaizoh (http://www.flickr.com/people/89514126@N05/), on Flickr

5 x 7 Linhof Kardan Bi, Portra 160, 19" Artar

[fasol]

Vaughn, C. D. Keth, thank you, guys!

[austin granger]

Truck with Windmills, Goodnoe Hills, Washington
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8502733890_bfda7cec34_b.jpg

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

[Preston]

October Sunrise, Mount Whitney Sierra

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/324-1-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
Fujinon 180mm
Astia 100F
October 2006

--P

[lbenac]

Truck with Windmills, Goodnoe Hills, Washington
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8502733890_bfda7cec34_b.jpg

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

Really cool picture. Austin have you considered going back there on a really windy day?

Cheers,

Luc

[jcoldslabs]

Preston,

Beautiful landscape. I was only in the Owens Valley once with my 4x5, and that was twenty years ago. I've never been all that happy with this shot, but since it is a weaker echo of yours, I thought I'd post it.

(Ansel Adams influence? What Ansel Adams influence? I don't know what you're talking about.) ;)

Toyo 45A, 210mm Sironar-N, T-Max 400


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5---Lone-Pine1a.jpg

Jonathan

[aruns]

All,
Thanks for sharing inspiring images. Here's my first submission for your feedback and critique, pic taken in Yosemite in Dec 2012.

Tech details:
- Shen Hao HZX 4x5-IIa, FP4+, Spot metered. I think yellow filter was used.
- Rodinal 1:100 stand, taco development. Water stop, Ilford fixer.
- Printed on 8x10 Ilford MG RC Paper. Ilford Paper Developer, Vinegar bath, Ilford fixer.
- Scanned on Epson Workforce 500 scanner. lifted the brightness and contrast by about 0.3 stops.

Best,
Arun

Edit, uploaded a slightly larger version of the image.
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[aruns]

Please excuse my two images, tried to delete one but cannot figure out how. thank you,

Arun

[Preston]

Thanks, Jonathan. I certainly would not call your image a 'weak echo' of mine. I like the sense of enveloping light and the unique vantage point. I find it interesting that you chose to highlight Thor Peak and Mount Candlelight, with just a hint of the Whitney massif and the summit of Lone Pine Peak. Works for me!

I am kinda homesick. I haven't been to the Mount Whitney area in several years--I need to get back there!

--P

ps: Ansel Adams didn't have any influence on me, either. ;-)

[austin granger]

Really cool picture. Austin have you considered going back there on a really windy day?

Cheers,

Luc

Thanks Luc. This area is located at the outer reaches of a day trip, so I don't get there very often. I have to take what it gives me! And when it is windy here, it is Windy. With a view camera you'd just be asking for trouble.

[Preston]

I really like this one, too. It has a dynamism I find very appealing. I agree with Luc that it would be cool if the turbines were spinning, but you'd need a boat anchor--they don't put those windmills in windy places for looks. :-)

--P

[Corran]

That really is an awesome shot Austin! I don't know what it is but it draws me in and I keep looking at it. I feel like I can sense the wind.

I went on a 3,000-mile road trip a few years ago, and one of the coolest things my girlfriend and I saw was the lines and lines of turbines on the mountain ridges of West Virginia. Here in south GA, a gradient of 30 feet is the biggest hill in the county. All those mountains and huge structures were fascinating up in the north. Anyway, we got up close to one (as close as you could, anyway) and I'll never forget the sound of the blades as it casually sliced through the air. It wasn't that windy so it was going pretty slow, but you could still feel the motion and the power of the wind and machine. That's the visceral feeling I get from the photo.

[austin granger]

Thanks guys. It's hard to get the scale of the turbines from the picture but let's just say they're enormous. When you're right under them, the sound is actually kind of frightening. It funny, the one turbine that was turning (very slowly) on this day was located behind me over my left shoulder. Every few seconds it would cast a long shadow of a blade across a large part of the scene. Looking back, I probably should have tried to make a picture of that, but at the time I didn't want the shadow in so I timed the shot to fall between the sweeps of the blades. Yeah, a lot of activity for a still-looking picture! :)

[cpercy]

Here's an old one I scanned at about 1:00 last night while I was waiting for the blizzard to hit.
Its another image from the Marais des Cygnes, (the one in Kansas).


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8509666292_efbdbfe4c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca_percy/8509666292/)
serpentine stream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca_percy/8509666292/) by Clay Percy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ca_percy/), on Flickr

[Ramiro Elena]

Wow, those trees in the background are incredible!

[h2oman]

Agreed. I kind of like just looking at the image scrolled far enough to get maybe a 6x12 of the top. Very nice handling of exposure and development.

[Vaughn]

Very good, Clay! I particularily enjoy that bit of highlight along the upper part of the creek...and the different textures in the image. It looks to be fun area to works in.

[EOTS]

Great one, Clay!
Love the S curve!

[DJSpinge]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8440575006_ecaf640598_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plitvicelakes/8440575006/)
Mystical Fields of Lika-LF-23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plitvicelakes/8440575006/) by Japodus (http://www.flickr.com/people/plitvicelakes/), on Flickr


For me, the little water ripple makes this photograph amazing. Love the saturated Velvia colors as well.

[cpercy]

Wow, those trees in the background are incredible!


Agreed. I kind of like just looking at the image scrolled far enough to get maybe a 6x12 of the top. Very nice handling of exposure and development.


Very good, Clay! I particularily enjoy that bit of highlight along the upper part of the creek...and the different textures in the image. It looks to be fun area to works in.


Great one, Clay!
Love the S curve!

Thank you guys,
h2oman, the trees in the upper portion of the image become more significant when you make a nice big print out of it, but you are right the trees cropped off the top make a nice image on their own.
Vaughn the Marais des Cygnes Waterfowl Area, is a very nice place to work, there is a lot of easy access with flooded fields filled with water lilies and waterfowl, just got to watch out during duck season.

[jkcz]

Here's an old one I scanned at about 1:00 last night while I was waiting for the blizzard to hit.
Its another image from the Marais des Cygnes, (the one in Kansas).

Really nice shot, Clay.

[dperez]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8512236517_cf55a8efc9_b_d.jpg
Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Illford FP4 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak TMax RS 1:9
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8512236517_d08071da4d_o.jpg)]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8513352698_dbfe86f1c8_b_d.jpg
Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Illford FP4 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8513352698_29d1482386_o.jpg)]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8512233825_d967ec54cc_b_d.jpg
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Arista .EDU Ultra 100 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8512233825_eb08128946_o.jpg)]

[Peter Mounier]

Outstanding! Outstanding! Outstanding!

[dperez]

Thanks Peter.

-DP


Outstanding! Outstanding! Outstanding!

[D-tach]

WOW! that's some serious detail...

[patrickjames]

There are some nice photos in the last few pages.

http://www.patrickjames.net/LFF/2013-010-04-Edit.jpg

300mm Rodenstock APO Ronar, Agfa APX 100 (last sheet, sigh), Rodinal 1+50

[David Lobato]

Clay, I really like the Serpentine Stream. Beautiful.

dperez, those are excellent indeed. Having one is great but three? That's a memorable hat trick if I ever saw one.

[dperez]

Thanks for the kind words... It's just a matter of going to these locations over and over until you get it right. A lot of times it just comes down to the weather not cooperating. But if you keep going then eventually things will work out.

Thanks again,

-DP


Clay, I really like the Serpentine Stream. Beautiful.

dperez, those are excellent indeed. Having one is great but three? That's a memorable hat trick if I ever saw one.

[cpercy]

Really nice shot, Clay.


Clay, I really like the Serpentine Stream. Beautiful.


Thank you Jiri and David.

[Daniel Pinkham]

Those are a fine photographs gentlemen. I agree dperez, it's about showing up. Again and again if need be. And maybe, just maybe you'll come away with a gift. It's like fishing. You'll catch your share of small ones each visit. Then every once in a while you'll come home with a big one. It helps to know something about fishing.

[Harley Goldman]

Real nice trio. I especially like the latter two. I find J-Tree a tough place to succeed with an image and you have done quite well.


Harley



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8512236517_cf55a8efc9_b_d.jpg
Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Illford FP4 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak TMax RS 1:9
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8512236517_d08071da4d_o.jpg)]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8513352698_dbfe86f1c8_b_d.jpg
Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Illford FP4 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8513352698_29d1482386_o.jpg)]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8512233825_d967ec54cc_b_d.jpg
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Arista .EDU Ultra 100 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8512233825_eb08128946_o.jpg)]

[Steve M Hostetter]

Made w/ 8x10" home made point and shoot w/ 115mm Grandagon N lens90400@f22

[kansasjhawk]

A shot from Nepal.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31209051@N03/8522209602/in/photostream/lightbox/

[Eskinazi]

90478

Cascata de Garapiá, Maquiné/RS Brasil
Ilford Delta 100 developed in D-76
Rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 Sironar N
Camera Shen-Hao PTB 45

[scm]

http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Untitled_Panorama12.jpg
Zion - MPP 4x5 - 210mm Nikkor - Velvia

[SMBooth]

Nice, and I really like the positioning of the rock in the foreground.




Cascata de Garapiá, Maquiné/RS Brasil
Ilford Delta 100 developed in D-76
Rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 Sironar N
Camera Shen-Hao PTB 45

[Jim Cole]

Zion - MPP 4x5 - 210mm Nikkor - Velvia

SCM,

That's a rather unique view of Zion. Well seen!

[czmielek]

Speed Graphic 4x5 Tessar 135 Foma 100 Hydrofen W17 1:2
http://www.aparaty.tradycyjne.net/konkurs/13623475591428.jpg

[scm]

SCM,

That's a rather unique view of Zion. Well seen!

Thank you!

[vphill]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8526925170_3e377285d0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8526925170/)
Path to Pecan Trees (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8526925170/) by vphill (http://www.flickr.com/people/vphill/), on Flickr

Camera: Chamonix 45n-1
Lens: Schneider 135mm Symmar-S f/5.6
Film: Ilford FP4+ @ ISO 64
Exposure: 1/30 @ f22
Date: July 4, 2009

[Japodus]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8526469837_ddc32cc6dc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plitvicelakes/8526469837/)
Plitvice Lakes-Canyon of magical beauty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plitvicelakes/8526469837/) by Japodus (http://www.flickr.com/people/plitvicelakes/), on Flickr


Plitvice Lakes National Park-look at the Big Cascade

Camera: Linhof Technika
Lens: Fuji, Fujinon 300 mm W 5,6

Film : Ilford FP-4 plus 4x5

Chemistry: Kodak X-tol

Scanner: Epson Perfection V750 PRO

[Eskinazi]

Nice, and I really like the positioning of the rock in the foreground.

Thanks, really appreciate your comment.

[davidbogdan]

Scanner up and running..... Here's one from the Canyon lands, a brief stop off the White Rim Trail.
90700
4x5 provia 58XL
davidbogdan

[chrishayton]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8535225318_d6a73337b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishayton/8535225318/)
peaks1small (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishayton/8535225318/) by chrishayton (http://www.flickr.com/people/chrishayton/), on Flickr

Taken Near Edale in the Peak District
150mm APO Symmar

[chassis]

Nice Chris! Lots to look at. Nicely exposed.

[dperez]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8535234625_c27ff5c2d7_b.jpg
Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Illford FP4 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8535234625_44bc25511d_o.jpg)]

I've visited Joshua Tree NP three of the last four weekends. I've discovered two scenes that I want to record. This is one of them; however, I'm not happy with the sky. Not only that but I had to process this on my laptop which could not handle the file size until I reduced the image down to 8 bits.

I tested a photoshop plugin called Viveza 2 to darken the sky a bit and bring out some definition; however, I think since I was forced to apply all the edits at 8 bits it did not come out as I had hoped. I don't like doing too much in PS anyway, the less the better. 99% pf the time all I do is clean dust, scratches, add a slight curves adjustment, sharpen, and that's it. All that being said I am pleased with the scene, and will be going back this weekend for yet another try.

I'm even more stoked about the other shot, which I will share after this weekend.

To be continued.

-DP

[Preston]

Two Oaks, Tuolumne County, CA

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/049-1-bw-lg-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
Lens-not recorded
Astia 100F converted to B&W.
Autumn 2004

The color image looks very nice, but I wanted to see how it looks in B&W. Here's the result.

--P

[dperez]

Sorry for the repost. I edited the image and replaced it on flicker which changed all the links.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8535234625_75564018f6_b.jpg
Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Illford FP4 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8535234625_b3ef2e5fe2_o.jpg)]

I've visited Joshua Tree NP three of the last four weekends. I've discovered two scenes that I want to record. This is one of them; however, I'm not happy with the sky. Not only that but I had to process this on my laptop which could not handle the file size until I reduced the image down to 8 bits.

I tested a photoshop plugin called Viveza 2 to darken the sky a bit and bring out some definition; however, I think since I was forced to apply all the edits at 8 bits it did not come out as I had hoped. I don't like doing too much in PS anyway, the less the better. 99% pf the time all I do is clean dust, scratches, add a slight curves adjustment, sharpen, and that's it. All that being said I am pleased with the scene, and will be going back this weekend for yet another try.

I'm even more stoked about the other shot, which I will share after this weekend.

To be continued.

-DP

[dperez]

Preston,

What a lovely image. The two trees play off of one another and I find the composition pleasing. My eyes kind of zig zag from the foreground to the sky following the highlights. I really like the large deep shadow from the main tree. This one of those pictures one can look for a long time and it wouldn't get tiring. Thanks for sharing this.

I love the oaks. Every time I go up to Yosemite I see those oaks south of Oakhurst. I need to make time to go out there in the fall and try to make some pictures.

-Daniel


Two Oaks, Tuolumne County, CA

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/049-1-bw-lg-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
Lens-not recorded
Astia 100F converted to B&W.
Autumn 2004

The color image looks very nice, but I wanted to see how it looks in B&W. Here's the result.

--P

[Harley Goldman]

Preston, this is a stunning image! I love the comp, the light, the sky and the mood. It is one my all-time, if not the all-time favorite Birdwells. Excellent work.

Harley





Two Oaks, Tuolumne County, CA

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/049-1-bw-lg-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
Lens-not recorded
Astia 100F converted to B&W.
Autumn 2004

The color image looks very nice, but I wanted to see how it looks in B&W. Here's the result.

--P

[Pfiltz]

Two Oaks, Tuolumne County, CA

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/049-1-bw-lg-Web.jpg



Yummy

[Jim Cole]

Preston,

Not to be repetitive, but yeah.

[Preston]

Wow! Thanks for your comments, gents! They are very much appreciated!

--P

[David Lobato]

Two Oaks, Tuolumne County, CA

Tachihara 4x5
Lens-not recorded
Astia 100F converted to B&W.
Autumn 2004

The color image looks very nice, but I wanted to see how it looks in B&W. Here's the result.

--P

Wow, quite a result! This is indeed excellent due to the strong middle S-curve and repeating undulations the sky and foreground. And the different size trees show a receding perspective. A sense of drama is made by a darker sky than the foreground. So many elements come together here.

[jon.oman]

I cut four sheets of 4x5 inch film from one sheet of 8x10 inch x-ray film. I needed to see if I would get any scratches in the cut film. Well, I am happy to say that I did not! I wanted to use the cut down film with my Shen-Hao 4x5 field camera. Anyway, here are the test images:

#1
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/film/medium_photos/OakTree01.jpg
#2
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/film/medium_photos/OakTree02.jpg
#3
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/film/medium_photos/LongBridge.jpg
#4
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/film/medium_photos/ShortBridge.jpg

The exposures were about 1/15th of a second at f16. I used my 135mm Nikkor lens.
These were processed in full strength D76, for 7 minutes and 15 seconds at 64 degrees F.

[briand]

90926
Taken yesterday afternoon, Tachihara 4x5. 65mm nikkor. Ilford FP4.
Dev Rodinal 9min 22.5deg. 1@f32

[enock]

Great photo Chris!

[dperez]

Some more from Joshua Tree... I went there again last weekend. I need one more trip to retake another picture, but it will have to wait a few weeks.

Both of these pictures were made using an Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Arista .EDU Ultra 100 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8550563486_2e82863390_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8550563486_b3a1636edb_o.jpg)]

I need to retake this one in oder to improve the depth of field in the background, especially the rock, and to hopefully make an exposure without wind blowing the leaves around. That being said, I thought I would share the picture anyway.



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8549600045_f54e66e6ec_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8549600045_65f370144c_o.jpg)]

This picture is my second attempt to record this scene. Two weeks prior I was set up in the same spot, I had pulled the dark slide and was ready to make an exposure, but had to wait for some hikers to make their way out of the scene. Just when I was about to trip the shutter, a man comes along and starts engaging me in a conversation about my camera, what kind of film I'm using, what lens I have; the typical questions we've all been exposed to at one time or another (I actually don't mind it, and in most cases I will go out of my way to answer questions and even let them peak under the dark cloth). In any case, this instance was no different, but before I knew it several more hikers came along and were admiring the tree; posing for pictures next it and so on. I decided that I might as well put the dark slide back into the holder while I am entertaining the curious man, and while the new group of hikers did their thing around the tree.

Finally, after what seemed like fifteen minutes, I was able to make the exposure. I was very excited about the picture and thought the scene had tremendous potential. A few days later I processed the film and my anticipation and excitement was crushed when I discovered that when I put that dark slide back in the film holder, I must have bumped the camera ever so slightly, which ruined the composition.

So this last Saturday I drove out to Joshua Tree National Park once again with the primary goal of capturing this scene. I think it was worth the trouble.

[Matt Stage]

Hey Dan, Gorgeous photo. Worth the trouble indeed! Thanks for leading the hike to see it.

[Greenspeed]

90926
Taken yesterday afternoon, Tachihara 4x5. 65mm nikkor. Ilford FP4.
Dev Rodinal 9min 22.5deg. 1@f32

I looked at your pic and immediately relate to the landscape/trees.

Then surely you are in Australia. I live up in Coffs, NSW.

[Greenspeed]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/vuichong/1img439_zpsf6fad997.jpg

This was taken using Shen Hao HZX45-IIA. Film - Fuji Velvia, scanned with Epson V700 and converted to BW.

Location - Nelson Bay Dunes, NSW, Australia.

[Zaitz]

Really excellent Greenspeed!

[Marvin d martian]

Some more from Joshua Tree... I went there again last weekend. I need one more trip to retake another picture, but it will have to wait a few weeks.

Both of these pictures were made using an Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Arista .EDU Ultra 100 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8550563486_2e82863390_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8550563486_b3a1636edb_o.jpg)]

I need to retake this one in oder to improve the depth of field in the background, especially the rock, and to hopefully make an exposure without wind blowing the leaves around. That being said, I thought I would share the picture anyway.



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8549600045_f54e66e6ec_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8549600045_65f370144c_o.jpg)]

This picture is my second attempt to record this scene. Two weeks prior I was set up in the same spot, I had pulled the dark slide and was ready to make an exposure, but had to wait for some hikers to make their way out of the scene. Just when I was about to trip the shutter, a man comes along and starts engaging me in a conversation about my camera, what kind of film I'm using, what lens I have; the typical questions we've all been exposed to at one time or another (I actually don't mind it, and in most cases I will go out of my way to answer questions and even let them peak under the dark cloth). In any case, this instance was no different, but before I knew it several more hikers came along and were admiring the tree; posing for pictures next it and so on. I decided that I might as well put the dark slide back into the holder while I am entertaining the curious man, and while the new group of hikers did their thing around the tree.

Finally, after what seemed like fifteen minutes, I was able to make the exposure. I was very excited about the picture and thought the scene had tremendous potential. A few days later I processed the film and my anticipation and excitement was crushed when I discovered that when I put that dark slide back in the film holder, I must have bumped the camera ever so slightly, which ruined the composition.

So this last Saturday I drove out to Joshua Tree National Park once again with the primary goal of capturing this scene. I think it was worth the trouble.

Its been a long time since I was at Joshua Tree, but both these images brought home how wonderful the area is.
Thanks for reminding me I must go back.

Mart

[Professional]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/vuichong/1img439_zpsf6fad997.jpg

This was taken using Shen Hao HZX45-IIA. Film - Fuji Velvia, scanned with Epson V700 and converted to BW.

Location - Nelson Bay Dunes, NSW, Australia.

Nice shot, which lens did you use?

[cpercy]

Some more from Joshua Tree... I went there again last weekend. I need one more trip to retake another picture, but it will have to wait a few weeks.

Both of these pictures were made using an Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Arista .EDU Ultra 100 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS3.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8550563486_2e82863390_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8550563486_b3a1636edb_o.jpg)]

I need to retake this one in oder to improve the depth of field in the background, especially the rock, and to hopefully make an exposure without wind blowing the leaves around. That being said, I thought I would share the picture anyway.



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8549600045_f54e66e6ec_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8549600045_65f370144c_o.jpg)]

This picture is my second attempt to record this scene. Two weeks prior I was set up in the same spot, I had pulled the dark slide and was ready to make an exposure, but had to wait for some hikers to make their way out of the scene. Just when I was about to trip the shutter, a man comes along and starts engaging me in a conversation about my camera, what kind of film I'm using, what lens I have; the typical questions we've all been exposed to at one time or another (I actually don't mind it, and in most cases I will go out of my way to answer questions and even let them peak under the dark cloth). In any case, this instance was no different, but before I knew it several more hikers came along and were admiring the tree; posing for pictures next it and so on. I decided that I might as well put the dark slide back into the holder while I am entertaining the curious man, and while the new group of hikers did their thing around the tree.

Finally, after what seemed like fifteen minutes, I was able to make the exposure. I was very excited about the picture and thought the scene had tremendous potential. A few days later I processed the film and my anticipation and excitement was crushed when I discovered that when I put that dark slide back in the film holder, I must have bumped the camera ever so slightly, which ruined the composition.

So this last Saturday I drove out to Joshua Tree National Park once again with the primary goal of capturing this scene. I think it was worth the trouble.


Very fine work dperez. I have to think the light could not have been better the week before.

[cpercy]

Two Oaks, Tuolumne County, CA

http://www.gildedmoon.com/images/lf_forum/049-1-bw-lg-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
Lens-not recorded
Astia 100F converted to B&W.
Autumn 2004

The color image looks very nice, but I wanted to see how it looks in B&W. Here's the result.

--P

Fantastic image Preston. I can't think color would add anything to this.

[Greenspeed]

Nice shot, which lens did you use?

Thanks. Caltar II 90mm F8.

[dperez]

Thanks Matt. It was fun hanging with you guys. I hope to meet up again soon.

-DP


Hey Dan, Gorgeous photo. Worth the trouble indeed! Thanks for leading the hike to see it.

[dperez]

Thanks for the kind words cpercy. You are right for the most part, although later in the day that shadow from the tree is longer and a bit more dramatic. I might make another attempt later, but I'm pretty pleased with this version.

-Daniel.


Very fine work dperez. I have to think the light could not have been better the week before.

[dperez]

Mart,

Thanks for your kind words. It's the nearest National Park to me (a two hour drive), so it's much easier to make multiple trips, and I got lucky this time around.

-DP


Its been a long time since I was at Joshua Tree, but both these images brought home how wonderful the area is.
Thanks for reminding me I must go back.

Mart

[Marvin d martian]

Wish it was, or rather I was closer. Its a 12Hr flight and a drive from LAX for me!!

Mart

[kansasjhawk]

A view of some peaks (which I forgot the names of) from Namche Bazar in Nepal. I had to crop this a lot. I really needed a longer lens.

Camera: Toyo 45A
Lens: Schneider 210mm f/5.6 @ f22
Film: Velvia 50
Filter: UV

91362

[kansasjhawk]

Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam from Namche Bazar, Nepal.

Camera: Toyo 45A
Lens: Schneider 210mm f/5.6 @ f22
Film: Provia 100
Filter: UV

91363

[dave_whatever]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/vuichong/1img439_zpsf6fad997.jpg

This was taken using Shen Hao HZX45-IIA. Film - Fuji Velvia, scanned with Epson V700 and converted to BW.

Location - Nelson Bay Dunes, NSW, Australia.

BOOM! Nice work.

[Michael Graves]

This is what it looks like around here this time of year.

[vphill]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8566683836_06ac83058c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8566683836/)
Two Humps in Zion National Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8566683836/) by vphill (http://www.flickr.com/people/vphill/), on Flickr

Camera: Chamonix 45n-1
Lens: Schneider 135mm Symmar-S f/5.6
Film: Ilford FP4+ @ ISO 64
Exposure: 1/30 @ f16
Date: March 21, 2009

[cpercy]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8566683836/]

Camera: Chamonix 45n-1
Lens: Schneider 135mm Symmar-S f/5.6
Film: Ilford FP4+ @ ISO 64
Exposure: 1/30 @ f16
Date: March 21, 2009

really love those trees sandwiched between the rocks and the bit of road, nice shot.

[Eskinazi]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8568786723_c80bb17ae8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoroeskinazi/8568786723/)
Rio Garapiá (http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoroeskinazi/8568786723/) by Victor Oliveira Eskinazi (http://www.flickr.com/people/victoroeskinazi/), on Flickr

Fuji Provia 100f 4x5
Rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 Sironar N with CPL @ f/32

Sadly those rocks at the corners got overexposed, I'm still learning my way with slide film.

Cheers!

[vphill]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8580758857_f192d40f8f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8580758857/)
Hillside and Creek (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vphill/8580758857/) by vphill (http://www.flickr.com/people/vphill/), on Flickr

Camera: Chamonix 45n-1
Lens: Schneider 135mm Symmar-S f/5.6
Film: Ilford FP4+ @ ISO 64
Exposure: 1/30 @ f16
Date: March 20, 2013

[Greenspeed]

BOOM! Nice work.

Thanks Dave.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8576412463_70046b4969_h.jpg

Boambee Creek, NSW, Australia.

The bridge across the creek is a railway line/walkway bridge. Beautiful area for picnic/swimming.

Kodak T-Max 100 rated at ISO80. Schneider 135mm. Shen Hoa 45.

[enock]

Thanks Dave.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8576412463_70046b4969_h.jpg

Boambee Creek, NSW, Australia.

The bridge across the creek is a railway line/walkway bridge. Beautiful area for picnic/swimming.

Kodak T-Max 100 rated at ISO80. Schneider 135mm. Shen Hoa 45.

I really like the light on the water and the sky over the bridge. This image gives me sense of the place and I think it is wonderful.

Enock

[largeformatguy]

91947

Death Valley at the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.

[Greenspeed]

I really like the light on the water and the sky over the bridge. This image gives me sense of the place and I think it is wonderful.

Enock

Thanks Enock.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8574356632_f870892409_b.jpg

Sawtell Headland, NSW, Australia.

Lee Big Stopper was used - EXIF 2minutes, F16 Kodak T-Max 100 (rated at ISO80).

Lens - Calumet Caltar II 90mm

[mandoman7]

Thanks Enock.
Sawtell Headland, NSW, Australia.

Beautiful shot!

[enock]

92112

Here is an old hut on the path to the Lost Horse Mine at Joshua Tree National Park, CA, USA
FP4+ at Iso 125 in HC-110 Dil H for 9:15. Shot with a Nikon-SW 90m at F22 for 1/60

Lovely walk, a pity the mine and 10 stamp mill were all wired off.

[richardman]

Not sure if this is "landscape." Anyway, my first 4x5 and my first time using Scheimpflug. This is on a Chamonix 4x5 F1 with asymmetrical back tilt. It takes only one focus and one tilt to get it to work. Sweet.

The tones of 4x5 is just amazing. I made (sorry, I only do post and print using computer) a 17x22 print and the quality is astonishing, but you all know this. I am a noob later comer :-)

http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130326-Scanned-2.jpg

[Peter De Smidt]

Nice photo, Richard.

[lawnboyTN]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21465343@N00/8596996524/

Tarkington's General Store
Hickman County, Tennessee
Sinar Alpina 4x5
Kodak TMax 100
Schneider Super Angulon 90mm f/5.6 F32 @ 1/4 second

[Nguss]

My first go at home development

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8605012277_d946f15cd6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/8605012277/)
First Home Developed 4x5 - HP5+ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/8605012277/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

[Jim Becia]

Here is an image from Death Valley taken in Feb. of this year. Was lucky enough for the sky to have a little opening just as the sun was setting and threw a nice little glow on the area. Was able to get two shots before it quickly disappeared. Thankfully, one came out as the other one showed some softness due to vibration, which was probably form rushing to get the shot. Taken with an 8x10 with a Nikkor 450 f9 on Velvia 50.

[Andrea Gazzoni]

Today I was playing with discarded shots just to warm up my drum scanner which is sitting still since december.
this is a 6x17 from last fall, it was never printed due to a general focusing failure.
da-yi roll film back on chamonix 45n2, fujinon 90/8
always so little time to go and take pictures...



https://dl.dropbox.com/u/94184552/pano%20bosco%204000dpi%20rid.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

Here is an image from Death Valley taken in Feb. of this year. Was lucky enough for the sky to have a little opening just as the sun was setting and threw a nice little glow on the area. Was able to get two shots before it quickly disappeared. Thankfully, one came out as the other one showed some softness due to vibration, which was probably form rushing to get the shot. Taken with an 8x10 with a Nikkor 450 f9 on Velvia 50.

This one has a very abstract, 2D quality to it--less about light and shadow and more about light, color and form. I like it.

Jonathan

[dave_whatever]

Lake District this summer:

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_141452896651588185db854.jpg
RSW45, Velvia, SA 90/5.6

[RHITMrB]

I hope "pretty rocks" in general count as landscape.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8606378075_ac51190612_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/8606378075/)
Storagja (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/8606378075/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[scm]

http://stevemidgleyphotography.com/Scan-120116-0002.jpg
The Wedge - San Raphael Swell, UT 1994
4x5 Velvia, Camera & Lens Unknown

[Nathan Potter]

Isaac, very fine image of split rock. Wonderful tonality only hinted at in a web image. Scanned neg or scanned print? If print, inkjet or silver gelatin?

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[RHITMrB]

Isaac, very fine image of split rock. Wonderful tonality only hinted at in a web image. Scanned neg or scanned print? If print, inkjet or silver gelatin?

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

Thanks! It's a negative scanned on my Epson v700. There's plenty more shadow detail that the scanner picked up but was obscured in the interest of getting the contrast right for web display.

[richardman]

Of course everyone knows Google, HP, Facebook. and all the money in Sand Hills Road are in Palo Alto or close to it, but as I have shown in the past many years, we also have wetland, wild animals and even a ghost town.

On top of that, we even have rolling hills like England...

See large here:

http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130401-Scanned-16.jpg

[bruce501]

Very Nice, Isaac!

[Martin Aislabie]

My first go at home development

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8605012277_d946f15cd6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/8605012277/)
First Home Developed 4x5 - HP5+ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/8605012277/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

That is the best shot I have seen of the Angle of the North

Martin

[Joe Forks]

Dagger Flats, BBNP 2007 , 5x7 HP5

[Nguss]

Thank you very much Martin, it is very kind of you. They have cut most of the trees down around it now (I think so people get a better view) but is was a shame to cut them down so I thought I would put what seems to be the only tree remnant that was left in the area with the photo of the angel.

[JohnnyGator]

Honeymoon Island Sand Dune

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y428/JohnBraukman/HM_Sand-Dunes_FB_zpsb279dfde.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
Nikkor-W 180/5.6
Ilford FP4

[jcoldslabs]

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y428/JohnBraukman/HM_Sand-Dunes_FB_zpsb279dfde.jpg

This is great--a really well balanced composition with a lot of visual interest.

Jonathan

[JohnnyGator]

Thank you Jonathan. On a side note - I see you're from Portland. I'll be making my first trip to Portland in a few weeks to visit the coast, CRG and Bend. I'm getting excited.

[jcoldslabs]

The coast, the Gorge and Bend (high desert): lots of varied terrain to see and photograph. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Good time of year for it, too. While you risk getting caught in some rain, that also means beautiful spring light and clouds. The irony is you'll probably see more of the state than I have and I've lived here ten years!

Jonathan

[Nathan Potter]

I don't think I've posted this previously. The Prince of Wales classic hotel at the end of Waterton Lake, Alberta Canada. Hiked up the hill to the east and shot toward the west, somewhat into the sun unfortunately.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8618290922_d06e4032fe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8618290922/)
45MN-71-04_H[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8618290922/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45S with a 360 mm Nikon ED, Fuji Velvia 50, Praus development. About Aug. 2004. V750 scanned and PS adjusted.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Corran]

Woooooooow!
Stunning!

[h2oman]

Yeah, Johnnygator, I like that one too. Well done.

If you're getting as far south as Klamath Falls, let me know. I can't really suggest the extra travel, though - there is plenty where you plan on going. You would probably be better off going to somewhere like the painted hills section or the John Day Fossil beds if you wanted to do more than what you have planned.

[mandoman7]

An incredible image.

[JohnnyGator]

The coast, the Gorge and Bend (high desert): lots of varied terrain to see and photograph. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Good time of year for it, too. While you risk getting caught in some rain, that also means beautiful spring light and clouds. The irony is you'll probably see more of the state than I have and I've lived here ten years!

Jonathan

10 years! I've been in Florida for just around that time and it kills me that you guys arent out every weekend somewhere new! I've been photographing the same beaches for waaaaaay to long :)


Yeah, Johnnygator, I like that one too. Well done.

If you're getting as far south as Klamath Falls, let me know. I can't really suggest the extra travel, though - there is plenty where you plan on going. You would probably be better off going to somewhere like the painted hills section or the John Day Fossil beds if you wanted to do more than what you have planned.

Thanks for the comment! The painted hills were just recently added to the itenerary. We're hoping to make 2 days out of the bend area and if I recall from memory the painted hills arent too far from Bend.

[pdmoylan]

I don't think I've posted this previously. The Prince of Wales classic hotel at the end of Waterton Lake, Alberta Canada. Hiked up the hill to the east and shot toward the west, somewhat into the sun unfortunately.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8618290922_d06e4032fe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8618290922/)
45MN-71-04_H[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8618290922/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45S with a 360 mm Nikon ED, Fuji Velvia 50, Praus development. About Aug. 2004. V750 scanned and PS adjusted.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

Magnificent Nate.

[life_in_sepia]

TK45S with a 360 mm Nikon ED, Fuji Velvia 50, Praus development. About Aug. 2004. V750 scanned and PS adjusted.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

Lovely!

[Nathan Potter]

Here is another from Canadian Rockies but further north in the Bugaboo Mts. Taken west of the Bugaboo Lodge along the stream funneling down from the Bugaboo Glacier. Hounds Tooth Spire in the background with a bit of Snowpatch and Pigeon Spire at the right and Anniversary Peak to the left. Taken on the way to the Konrad Cain hut. This is one of my favorite areas for scenery and climbing.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8620082994_77a1f00f85_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8620082994/)
45MN-24-04-H)1,2[t1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8620082994/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45S, 210 mm Nikon, Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload, no filters. Late afternoon with tough lighting. V750 scanned with HDR on two images. August 2004.

[Michael Graves]

That's really pretty. I was, however, very irritated when the fly I tried to cast bounced off my monitor.


Here is another from Canadian Rockies but further north in the Bugaboo Mts. Taken west of the Bugaboo Lodge along the stream funneling down from the Bugaboo Glacier. Hounds Tooth Spire in the background with a bit of Snowpatch and Pigeon Spire at the right and Anniversary Peak to the left. Taken on the way to the Konrad Cain hut. This is one of my favorite areas for scenery and climbing.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8620082994_77a1f00f85_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8620082994/)
45MN-24-04-H)1,2[t1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8620082994/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45S, 210 mm Nikon, Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload, no filters. Late afternoon with tough lighting. V750 scanned with HDR on two images. August 2004.

[Nathan Potter]

Haaa Michael. I see what you mean - not a housefly. Water there is about 36F and cloudy with glacial silt; dunno, maybe too cold for fish.

Here is another from my beloved Canada. Along the north shore of Prince Edward Island east of the town of Malpeque. I was struck by the simplicity of the wagon wheels in a field of wheat at this seaside farm.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8619157997_e1c954e571_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8619157997/)
45NV53-03[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8619157997/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45, Nikon 360 mm T ED, f/22 with really careful rear tilt. Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload, Praus development. Sept. 2003. V750 scanned and touched up in PS.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[JohnnyGator]

That's really pretty. I was, however, very irritated when the fly I tried to cast bounced off my monitor.

I dont feel bad that I laughed way too hard at this one. Great shot Nathan.

[mandoman7]

Haaa Michael. I see what you mean - not a housefly. Water there is about 36F and cloudy with glacial silt; dunno, maybe too cold for fish.

Here is another from my beloved Canada. Along the north shore of Prince Edward Island east of the town of Malpeque. I was struck by the simplicity of the wagon wheels in a field of wheat at this seaside farm.
Nate Potter, Austin TX.

This is another incredible shot, Nathan. Very painterly.

[Heroique]

This is another incredible shot, Nathan. Very painterly.

Nice shot, and painterly indeed!

If only you had asked your assistant to jump in and add to the foreground interest. :D

(Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World, 1948)

[vinny]

Nice shots nathan. Well suited technique on the first one. I knew it was slide film but that type of light would have been impossible to get shadow detail like that normally. Nice work.

[Simon Benton]

Lovely shot Nathan and I hope you had some oysters from the area. I was just in Charlottetown, PEI visiting one of my daughters and it was very cold and windy. I am going back in the summer to spend 2 weeks just taking photographs all round the island - it is something I have wanted to do for a long time and I have scouted out many interesting locations.

[chassis]

Nathan, all great shots. Are you originally from Canada? Your images suggest an intimacy with the subject.

[jp]

Extremely Nice! The house contrasts with both the foreground and background and neatly fits in. It's almost 2 dimensional.


Haaa Michael. I see what you mean - not a housefly. Water there is about 36F and cloudy with glacial silt; dunno, maybe too cold for fish.

Here is another from my beloved Canada. Along the north shore of Prince Edward Island east of the town of Malpeque. I was struck by the simplicity of the wagon wheels in a field of wheat at this seaside farm.

45NV53-03[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8619157997/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45, Nikon 360 mm T ED, f/22 with really careful rear tilt. Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload, Praus development. Sept. 2003. V750 scanned and touched up in PS.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Nathan Potter]

Thanks all for comments. Chassis, my wife was from Quebec, brought up on Christophe Columbe St. across the street from the Paroisse St. Arsene church. Spent a lot of time all over Canada and still do; especially the maritime provinces and Montreal.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Nathan Potter]

Heroique, It's interesting that you show "Christinas' World". It is one of my favorite old classic ME houses still in sort of untouched beauty but with an ominous aspect to it. Weyth is one of my favorite artists and a big influence on my photography. Here is one of my views of the house (without Christina) from last September.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8620985758_3d3d8ff3b7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8620985758/)
45ME22-9-12H[t1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8620985758/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45, 75 mm Nikon W, Fuji Astia Quickload. Sept. 2012. Cushing ME. Two images V750 scanned, combined with HDR.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Lffbug]

I don't think I've posted this previously. The Prince of Wales classic hotel at the end of Waterton Lake, Alberta Canada. Hiked up the hill to the east and shot toward the west, somewhat into the sun unfortunately.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8618290922_d06e4032fe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8618290922/)
45MN-71-04_H[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8618290922/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45S with a 360 mm Nikon ED, Fuji Velvia 50, Praus development. About Aug. 2004. V750 scanned and PS adjusted.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

Nathan, I find these images incredible! Is this final image based on one single film exposure? I'm blown away by the sharp focus from near to far. And the lighting looks great. I assume you use graduated filters to control contrast with slide film?

[Nathan Potter]

Lffbug, That is a single image with Velvia 50. Really awful stuff for a decent tonal range. But it is helped here by relatively flat foreground lighting. The sky was and still is a problem for me. Actually I used PS to generate two images one close to the density range (a bit lighter) of the original and a second identical to the first but at least 2 stops darker to retain some cloud detail. I then used Photomatix HDR software to combine the two images. Next brought the composite back into PS for a bit of dodging and burning then some modest sharpening. So... there is a considerable degree of manipulation here but I got more or less what I envisioned at the time.

Photomatix is OK for this sort of thing but I'm falling out of favor with it due to poor noise handling in film areas of high density. The image manipulation features are for me a bit arcane.

I have been favoring Fuji Astia for a few years now but my recent sensitometric plots of both showed surprisingly little difference in dynamic range - perhaps a half stop as I recall. I suppose I should look up that data and post it here.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Lffbug]

Nate, thanks. I went out and looked at a few of your Flickr images and they are certainly impressive. I am only just starting out in LF, but this encourages me to go out and learn.

I see you're in Texas (as am I), and obviously much or your work isn't. I need to find or start a thread about traveling with a LF camera. I am sure that it has its challenges.

Thanks.

Jeremy

[barnninny]

Nate, thanks. I went out and looked at a few of your Flickr images and they are certainly impressive. I am only just starting out in LF, but this encourages me to go out and learn.

I see you're in Texas (as am I), and obviously much or your work isn't. I need to find or start a thread about traveling with a LF camera. I am sure that it has its challenges.

Thanks.

Jeremy

I'll be interested in that thread, wherever you start it, Jeremy.

[Heroique]

Heroique, It's interesting that you show “Christina's World.” It is one of my favorite old classic ME houses still in sort of untouched beauty but with an ominous aspect to it. Wyeth is one of my favorite artists and a big influence on my photography. Here is one of my views of the house (without Christina) from last September.

Fine shot, Nate!

Love those ominous skies over the Wyeth house.

I’d even say w/ skies like that, who needs Christina? ;^)

[mandoman7]

Photomatix is OK for this sort of thing but I'm falling out of favor with it due to poor noise handling in film areas of high density. The image manipulation features are for me a bit arcane.


Nate Potter, Austin TX.
In favor of what, if i may ask?

[Nathan Potter]

mandoman7, in favor of nothing so far. I have no ideas for the next HDR software evaluation so I'm still using Photomatix to try to squeeze a bit more capability out of it.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[jp]

Nice shot, and painterly indeed!

If only you had asked your assistant to jump in and add to the foreground interest. :D

(Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World, 1948)

Part of what's great about this infamous painting is how creatively it's been copied/memed
This is Amy Winehouse.
http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/bwe/images/2009/01/AMYS-WORLD.jpg

[Nathan Potter]

Heroique, That house is actually called the Olsen House after the Swedish fellow John Olson who inherited it thru his wifes' father, Capt. Samuel Hawthorne . Christina Olson was Johns invalid daughter who was disabled at a young age as I recall. Christina was aided to some degree by her brother Alvaro and aided a lot after Mr. Olson passed away.

This brings me to another story. A friend of mine and myself were taking a break from college and spent some time in his cabin in Steuben ME. He did painting, sort of drybrush work, while I did photography. An article in the Bangor ME newspaper featured a story about a painter in Cushing ME. who was doing unusually fine work using a drybrush technique. The few images shown indicated a rather minimalist approach which intrigued both of us since we were leaning that way with our own work. So one day we set out to find Andrew and possibly meet him. I think this was about 1958

We were directed to the Olson House which with difficulty we found along the east road down the peninsular. Arriving, we knocked on the door and Alvaro answered pretty quickly. We explained that we were young artists and just wanted to meet Andrew. Alvaro explained that Andrew would be in his house at Port Clyde and although he maintained a studio upstairs at the Olson house he was at home or more likely out sketching somewhere. We were invited in for coffee which was in the kitchen. I recall the house was primitive at the time; often the state of impovished ME abodes in the 40s' and 50s'. Alvaro struck us as a handyman type yet pleasant and Christina rather stern, at least for our brief visit. In retrospect the scene reeked of solitude and hardship. In later years I can understand the attraction that Andrew felt toward this couple and their minimalist environment.

As time went on I reflected back on that brief visit and began to pay more attention to Andrews' work and how well he captured the Maine back country ethic. It is the same kind of vision that my friend and I have been after for some 50 years, he still painting and me still photographing. That whole Maine experience, along with Andrews' paintings, has infused my work; I think to a larger degree than I've realized.

Lesson learned: I think that one cannot paint or photograph a subject without experiencing it over a period of time and developing an emotional attachment to it.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Vaughn]

Lesson learned: I think that one cannot paint or photograph a subject without experiencing it over a period of time and developing an emotional attachment to it. Nate Potter, Austin TX.

While this is true in a general sense, when light becomes one's subject -- when it is the light that one becomes emotionally attached to -- it is possible to transend Place to a certain degree and photograph new landscapes intently. But each Place has its own light, so Place and light can become connected to the point where they are one in the same.

[Jim Andrada]

Well, maybe he can be serious. I often have similar thoughts. ie looking at a photograph, how do you know it was taken with LF? I understand that I see things differently while composing and photographing, but if I were to then take the same photograph with my Mamiya I doubt anyone could tell which was which by looking at a print - rather I think LF offers a different way of seeing.

[richardman]

"At the Edge of Torrents"

My daughter and I went to the coast yesterday, which we usually do once or twice a year. I watched the waves coming over the rock "wall" with the sea palms for about 15 mins and found a spot about 25 feet from the rock wall for a photo. All these times, the wave only reached about 10 feet beyond the wall (yes, you can see where this is going, don't you?)

Then my daughter went back up for a moment, and I started to focus on the far side - the waves beyond the wall. This is with my head inside the dark cloth behind the 4x5 camera.

I saw a couple waves went over, and then I saw this big wave coming over on the ground glass and thinking to myself, hmmm... that wave looks kind of big... "Oh Sh*$%^t" and my legs got wet. Removing my head from the dark cloth, I saw that there were some spray on my camera and my camera bag 4 feet further away got soaked.

Fortunately my film holders were in ziplock bags and they were OK. Some lens got some spray. I wiped them and dried them as much as I could. I moved back another 10 feet, finally took some photos, and watched the waves some more, and for another 30 minutes or more, no wave ever reached that far again....

In any case, when we got home, I disassembled, washed, and cleaned the lens.

I hope this is all worth it!

http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130406-Scanned-19.jpg

[Heroique]

“At the Edge of Torrents”

Thanks for braving the waves so we could see your dramatic image. And your story is a convincing argument for a UV or “protection” filter! They’ve saved me (well, my lens) a few times in the wilder, hostile areas of my region. Hope all your gear survived the salty splash.


...Alvaro struck us as a handyman type yet pleasant, and Christina rather stern, at least for our brief visit...

An entertaining story – and your sense that Christina was “stern” during your visit is a surprise, not what I would have imagined from the Christina’s World painting above. But a life after being disabled by polio might do that to the best of us. BTW, in the painting she’s often described as “crawling” toward the house. How uncharitable – whether you know she’s disabled or not. I’ve never had that impression at all. To me, she’s been lounging in the autumn sun, and is turning about – naturally and unselfconsciously – simply to see up the hill. I’ve read that Wyeth says she was berry picking. Now I’m curious if she was being “stern” about it!

[Alan Gales]

Haaa Michael. I see what you mean - not a housefly. Water there is about 36F and cloudy with glacial silt; dunno, maybe too cold for fish.

Here is another from my beloved Canada. Along the north shore of Prince Edward Island east of the town of Malpeque. I was struck by the simplicity of the wagon wheels in a field of wheat at this seaside farm.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8619157997_e1c954e571_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8619157997/)
45NV53-03[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8619157997/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45, Nikon 360 mm T ED, f/22 with really careful rear tilt. Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload, Praus development. Sept. 2003. V750 scanned and touched up in PS.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

The more I look at this, the more I like it. It's cool and it's different!

[Peter De Smidt]

The more I look at this, the more I like it. It's cool and it's different!

I'm with Alan. That's a terrific photo.

[Daniel Pinkham]

Thanks, Nathan and Richard. Inspiring photographs and stories to go along with them.

[Nathan Potter]

An entertaining story – and your sense that Christina was “stern” during your visit is a surprise, not what I would have imagined from the Christina’s World painting above. But a life after being disabled by polio might do that to the best of us. BTW, in the painting she’s often described as “crawling” toward the house. How uncharitable – whether you know she’s disabled or not. I’ve never had that impression at all. To me, she’s been lounging in the autumn sun, and is turning about – naturally and unselfconsciously – simply to see up the hill. I’ve read that Wyeth says she was berry picking. Now I’m curious if she was being “stern” about it![/QUOTE]

Let me posit my opinion about that famous painting. Christina did not have polio but some other rare disease that at the time in the 40s and 50s was a bit of a mystery. I forget what the modern medical diagnosis has been though.
Actually before later times when she resorted to a wheelchair she used to hitch herself along in the fields as well as in the house, being unable to stand unless hanging onto something. Although many neighbors often tried to aid her she was very resolute about getting around by herself. I think her incapacity made her ever more determined to be self sufficient especially because she had the freedom to walk as a young girl.

Watching Christina so disabled around the farm had a profound effect on Andrew and when he featured her in his famous painting it was in a typical pose as he saw her, laboriously moving along on her knees while dragging her feet. This, in fact, is how she picked the low bush field blueberrys around the farm.

Now I'm going to try to understand what Andrew was thinking when he painted the scene. Of course it is a composite. He had made various sketches of Christina in her often typically contorted poses and in the painting he tried to show the the struggle involved in crawling back to the house by making the house distant and diminutive. The whole painting is spare of the trees surrounding the farm all a part of conveying a bleakness to the situation and in
concordance with his minimalist approach to isolating his ideas on canvas.

Many lessons we can take here to improve our own photography but perhaps the most important is the necessity of ruthlessly removing elements that are distractions from what you are trying to show in your image.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[bobwysiwyg]

Nathan, thank you for the background info. and thank you for the picture. I would hang a print of that in my home any day. Love the shot.

[Nathan Potter]

Well, got a bit of time on my hands so I'll post another from one of my favorite NM country roads. This water tower is on the south side of Cumbres Pass in northern NM.
The road follows the old Cumbres and Toltec narrow gauge railroad from Chama NM. to Antonito CO. Marvelous auto excursion in the fall for the aspen color. Lots of high country grazing land bounded by aspens.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8629560596_89ac324cf5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8629560596/)
45NC02-43[t2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8629560596/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

TK45S with 500mm Nikon T ED. Probably about a 3 degree rear tilt. No filters. Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload. Praus development. Minimal PS manipulation but significant cropping.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Nathan Potter]

A quick switch from NM fall to Austrian winter. A scene in the Tyrol along the Salzburg to Innsbruck Road on a frigid late afternoon. A quick jump out of the car, tripod setup in the snow, a quick prayer and click.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8525/8629825822_43f0103860_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8629825822/)
45G10-83-34-H)35,35[f1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/8629825822/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Speed Graphic with a retrofited 120mm Leitz Summar. Ektachrome 4X5 home developed. Image Dec. 1983. Recently scanned on V750 then color reconstructed, cropped, HDR modified from the single chrome with no sharpening.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Peter Lewin]

Nathan: There is a wonderful consistency in your images ... they are all beautiful. Thanks for posting.

[Dave Wooten]

The more I look at this, the more I like it. It's cool and it's different!nate

Nate, how far were you from the near foreground? Nice photo. Were you elevatated?
Thanks

[Dave Wooten]

Nate, my Post re:top wheatfield photo.

[richardman]

Due to the composition of the rocks, wind and water erosion, you can find some very interesting patterns and and shapes at the California coast.


http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130406-Scanned-21.jpg

[Nathan Potter]

nate

Nate, how far were you from the near foreground? Nice photo. Were you elevatated?
Thanks

Dave, I'm reaching dangerously far back in memory. I was driving along the road near the coast and glanced toward the sea. I just got a flash view of this scene but drove on. I think I was tired at the time but kept thinking about the composition for several minutes on. The interest in it nagged at me. So I had to turn around and drive back. Set up the camera virtually at the roadside which was above the field by maybe 5 to 8 feet. I pointed the camera down somewhat which made the near wheat grains perhaps 15 to 20 ft. distant. Applied a Scheimpflug tilt to extend the zone of good focus from nearest foreground to distant sea. Thanks for asking; such discussions are always helpful for elucidating technique.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Greenspeed]

Nate, enjoying looking at your work. Such clarity. What scanner do you use??

[Greenspeed]

Betws-y-Coed, Wales, UK

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8626987086_46eb71e87e_b.jpg

This was taken using a 4 x 5 Graflex on Fuji Velvia. Converted to BW.

Quintessential village up in the Snowdonia in Wales.

[Nathan Potter]

Nate, enjoying looking at your work. Such clarity. What scanner do you use??

Epson V750 Pro. For 35 mm a Nikon Coolscan 5000.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Greenspeed]

Epson V750 Pro. For 35 mm a Nikon Coolscan 5000.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

Thanks Nathan. Do you use OEM film holder or aftermarket e.g Betterscanning? I am looking at investing on a better film holder.

[Nathan Potter]

Greenspeed, I use both the Epson holder and a Betterscanning carrier but more frequently the Betterscanning. I mostly scan dry and see mainly the difference between wet and dry is a bit more contrast scanning wet.

Even though the film has significant sag in the Epson holders the DOF when the film is centered vertically is quite large. Look on my Flicka site and you will find a plot I made a couple of years ago showing the resolution as a function of height above the Epson platen.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[tigger_six]

http://gallery.100acrewood.org/d/39975-2/img2180s.jpg

Nikkor-M 300/9@f22 w/tilt, Ilford FP4+ in XTOL.

[chassis]

Very nice, tigger.

[Heroique]

Nikkor-M 300/9@f22 w/tilt, Ilford FP4+ in XTOL.

The lonely tree might persuade the hiker to leave the road, but maybe the road, after going over the hill, swings back to the tree. I think I would still leave the road.

[Nathan Potter]

tigger_six, splendid composition. A clear statement of vision. For me I'd knock down some of that sky cropping closer to the top of the tree such that after following the road with my eye it would come to rest more comfortably on the tree rather than a large expanse of featureless sky. But I also like this a lot the way it is.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Steve M Hostetter]

http://gallery.100acrewood.org/d/39975-2/img2180s.jpg

Nikkor-M 300/9@f22 w/tilt, Ilford FP4+ in XTOL.

Hello Tigger,, I don't comment much, not to say that I don't like most images in fact I love many many posted here but I only comment when something really hits me and this hits me ... I know it's a simple landscape image of a road and tree but for me it's more, it's seems to be more about what I don't see

kind regards
steve

[tigger_six]

Thank you for the kind comments! I will definitely go back when the sky is more interesting and I might try to move a bit back and to the left? It is a bit difficult composition wise and asks for some changes as you notice, but I'm not certain they are possible. My landscapes are quite amateur compared to what I see posted here. Namely I really like your PEI photo Nate. I do wonder if it retains the pictorial feel when printed large. Can you elaborate why you used rear tilt instead of front tilt?

[Heroique]

I like your image as it is – my earlier remark was about hiking (not photography).

I want to hike directly to the tree, not follow the road.

Then find the road again. ;^)

[tigger_six]

Yes, I understood it as such, thanks :)

[dperez]

Richard,

Excellent picture.

-DP


Not sure if this is "landscape." Anyway, my first 4x5 and my first time using Scheimpflug. This is on a Chamonix 4x5 F1 with asymmetrical back tilt. It takes only one focus and one tilt to get it to work. Sweet.

The tones of 4x5 is just amazing. I made (sorry, I only do post and print using computer) a 17x22 print and the quality is astonishing, but you all know this. I am a noob later comer :-)

http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130326-Scanned-2.jpg

[jp]

http://gallery.100acrewood.org/d/39975-2/img2180s.jpg

Nikkor-M 300/9@f22 w/tilt, Ilford FP4+ in XTOL.

Great; I wouldn't change a thing. Changing the cropping of the sky would negatively affect the lower left corner where the road and image corner neatly intersect.

Take this only as a compliment; before I saw who posted, it appeared to be an Austin Granger photo.

[Mango Reinhardt]

93089

Shen Hao 4x5, Ilford Delta 100, 75mm Nikkor at around F8-F11

Flickr Site Link for other sizes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkasparov/8638390877/in/photostream/)

[richardman]

"The magic Colorize button"
So looking at the scanned Acros-100 B&W image, I notice that Photoshop 12.6 BETA6.6 has a "Colorize" button. When I clicked on it, I like it even better than the original. What do you think?

http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130411-Scanned-32-Edit.jpg

Just kidding of course. I finally got new batch of color chemical and yes, I do like this version even more!

[Robert Ellis]

"The magic Colorize button"
So looking at the scanned Acros-100 B&W image, I notice that Photoshop 12.6 BETA6.6 has a "Colorize" button. When I clicked on it, I like it even better than the original. What do you think?

Just kidding of course. I finally got new batch of color chemical and yes, I do like this version even more!

Nice, Richard! Is this with the Portra 160VC I sold to you? A colorize button would take all the fun out of it!

[barnninny]

93089

Shen Hao 4x5, Ilford Delta 100, 75mm Nikkor at around F8-F11

Flickr Site Link for other sizes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkasparov/8638390877/in/photostream/)

There's something sort of "altered state" about that one. I like it a lot.

[richardman]

Nice, Richard! Is this with the Portra 160VC I sold to you? A colorize button would take all the fun out of it!

Hi Robert, indeed it is! I think I got the processing down a bit better. The cloud looks like a wee bit funky but I can live with that.

I have gotten some E-6 film and chemical as well. I will need to decide which one is "better," especially with my scan-postproc workflow.

Thanks!

[JeRuFo]

Chamonix 045N-2, Fujinon 135/5.6, 20s @F32, Velvia 50
93182

[mono]

Great, warm colours!

[Jim Cole]

Chamonix 045N-2, Fujinon 135/5.6, 20s @F32, Velvia 50
93182

Nicely done!

[tigger_six]

Chamonix 045N-2, Fujinon 135/5.6, 20s @F32, Velvia 50
93182

I like that the cliff doesn't touch the horizon.

[JeRuFo]

Thank you all.

I agree about the cliff not touching the horizon. It should either go well through or stay away from it.

[Heroique]

The sign back there said, “Short cuts through rain forest are not encouraged.”

What better invitation could there be?

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

[Greenspeed]

Chamonix 045N-2, Fujinon 135/5.6, 20s @F32, Velvia 50
93182

Beautiful. Great lighting and composition.

[Greenspeed]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8118/8654012055_6ab5a61cd3_c.jpg

John Nesbitt 8 x 10; Fujinon 250mm sw; expired Ilford FP4 rated at 80; exposed 30secs F32. 0.9 + 0.6 Lee ND filter (soft); Cropped.

[Crash10]

Speed Graphic, 150mm, HP5+

93465

[Eskinazi]

Due to my lack of an wide angle lens, I started with this series of composed photos when a more panoramic view is required. This one was made of 2 4x5 sheets of Ilford Delta 100, with the Rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 Sironar N, 0.9 Hi-tech ND Grad, developed in D-76.

This Canyon is called Cânion do Itaimbezinho, and it's located in the border between the two southern most states of Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8656042170_fe43f1029b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoroeskinazi/8656042170/)
Cânion do Itaimbezinho (http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoroeskinazi/8656042170/) by Victor Oliveira Eskinazi (http://www.flickr.com/people/victoroeskinazi/), on Flickr

[SergeiR]

Due to my lack of an wide angle lens, I started with this series of composed photos when a more panoramic view is required. This one was made of 2 4x5 sheets of Ilford Delta 100, with the Rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 Sironar N, 0.9 Hi-tech ND Grad, developed in D-76.

This Canyon is called Cânion do Itaimbezinho, and it's located in the border between the two southern most states of Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

awesome.