Large Format Landscapes

[Ben Hopson]

This is another from Point Lobos. It is also from a negative, HP5+, exposed 4 years ago and developed yesterday in Pyrocat HD, 1:1:100 at 70 degrees for 10 minutes in a JOBO CPP2, slowest rotation.

http://hopsonarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Point-Lobos-7-800px.jpg

[cpercy]

Point Lobos.
Ebony SV45U2, HP5+, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100
http://hopsonarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Point-Lobos-9-2.jpg

very fine image Ben and so is the kelp detail

[ALVANDI Camera]

100251
toyoview 45A,Apo-Symmar 210/5.6,ilford FP4 4x5in
my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[Michael Graves]

Could it be that the church IS ACTUALLY leaning?

I have a shot of a church in Vermont that looks like it's leaning like that. But I had everything leveled, based on the bubble levels on my camera. A few weeks later, I happened to be in the town where the church leans. I had to know...so I walked up to the church and put my small level on the side.

The sucker actually does lean quite a bit.

[JeRuFo]

Yes, sometimes you have to trust your own methods. I'll be back there one day with my level and see, but this one almost has to be leaning as well.

This one is from a few days later in the Dolomites. Unfortunately I didn't bring Velvia on our holiday, because I was afraid it might get cooked in the car, so I had to stick with black and white. Which was a shame, because the colors of this lake are brilliant. You are not allowed to leave the path though, so a really strong composition is not really possible.

Lago di Carezza, italy - Fomapan 100 4x5, XTOL 1+2 - Nikkor 90/4.5

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[David Schaller]

That looks like a really strong composition to me!

[Jerry Bodine]

Yes, sometimes you have to trust your own methods. I'll be back there one day with my level and see, but this one almost has to be leaning as well.

The earth DOES move around, particularly in hilly terrain, and probably has moved since the church was built. Ask anyone living in southern California, where I once lived. Once I drove around a bend near the coast and could see the newly-painted white centerlines ahead were very straight, but the next time I rounded that same bend not long after the stripes were undulating.

[dave_whatever]

Stanage Edge on velvia, chamonix 045F1 and a 90/6.8 grandagon.

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_1433337638520e47c5b78a8.jpg

[Heroique]

Stanage Edge on velvia, chamonix 045F1 and a 90/6.8 grandagon.

A fun shot!

I’d be tempted to return after a rain, and capture cloud reflections in the rock pools.

Hope you share more images from Stanage Edge.

[dave_whatever]

[QUOTE=Heroique;1056906]I’d be tempted to return after a rain/QUOTE]

That shouldn't be difficult to arrange!

[dave_whatever]

[QUOTE=Heroique;1056906]I’d be tempted to return after a rain/QUOTE]

That shouldn't be difficult to arrange!

[brucep]

[QUOTE=Heroique;1056906]I’d be tempted to return after a rain/QUOTE]

That shouldn't be difficult to arrange!

Last time I was there, i'd gone to photograph the old mill stones and hopefully a sunrise. Got there whilst it was still dark, and just as the sun started coming up the fog rolled in and it started snowing. Hid under a rock overhang for two hours wishing I was better dressed and when it eased up a little I ran back to the car and went to Hathersage for breakfast.

A pretty normal day in the Peak District!

[dave_whatever]

Bruce I know that very feeling, in fact I think I know the exact spot you've cowered under if you mean the well known spot at the south end of the crag. The shot above is about 1-200 yards northwest of there.

[Barry Trabitz]

Ben'
Thank you.
Barry.

[dave_whatever]

More Stanage, Chamonix 045F1, 150mm Sinaron-SE, Velvia

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_1535009457520ea22919836.jpg

[gth]

For me, landscape is until now, the most difficult subject to do...

Give me naked girls any day......:o

However, I certainly would like to do more landscapes, as the challenge appeals to me.

I have only a few images to show, due to my lack of success :cool: , but here they are...

Hey, nothing wrong with sneaking in a few naked Danish girls in the landscape!!!
You will be needing "assistants" lugging around all that LF gear. A ++ situation!

Did you see that documentary on Weston that's around youtube somewhere.... that's what I am talking about....

[pdmoylan]

Yes, sometimes you have to trust your own methods. I'll be back there one day with my level and see, but this one almost has to be leaning as well.

This one is from a few days later in the Dolomites. Unfortunately I didn't bring Velvia on our holiday, because I was afraid it might get cooked in the car, so I had to stick with black and white. Which was a shame, because the colors of this lake are brilliant. You are not allowed to leave the path though, so a really strong composition is not really possible.

Lago di Carezza, italy - Fomapan 100 4x5, XTOL 1+2 - Nikkor 90/4.5

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Excellent image. I would imagine the color version would be stunning as well. Keep them coming. JeRuFo.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Stanage Edge on velvia, chamonix 045F1 and a 90/6.8 grandagon.

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_1433337638520e47c5b78a8.jpg

Hi
Beautiful image with nice composition. I visited your website. Your picture was great.My subject is the landscape. I've made a panoramic camera and a 4 x 5 inch technical.
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/

[dave_whatever]

Hi
Beautiful image with nice composition. I visited your website. Your picture was great.My subject is the landscape. I've made a panoramic camera and a 4 x 5 inch technical.
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/

Thanks for the comments. Those cameras you've built look fantastic! Great workmanship there, fantastic.

[Tin Can]

Not sure where to post this. Elsewhere we were discussing Poco's and I looked at my 4X5 Premo and noticed an image on a plate in a holder. I definitely did not take the image and who knows how old it is. I pulled the DS and there it was. The only plate of 4 with anything resembling something. The image seems set or fixed without processing.

So I shot a pic of it and tortured it in PS.

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[Nathan Potter]

Cottonwoods being encroached by dunes on the leeward side of the big dunes at Great Sand Dunes Nat. Park southern CO. TK45 with a 360 Nikon T ED and Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload. Oct. 2002 while stuck in the sand with my 4 runner.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/9543745554_92dd7d8e8a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/9543745554/)
COO2-2-14[t1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/9543745554/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Ken Lee]

A wonderful photo - That's a person up there !

[pdmoylan]

Beautiful light. Is that a wandering droid in the distance?

[Vaughn]

Beautiful light. Is that a wandering droid in the distance?

Could be, but of course not the one you are looking for...

[pdmoylan]

Does Nathan think he is some kind of Jedi Knight waiving that pentax spotmeter around like that.

You know I would vote Nathan to take stills of the upcoming Star Wars series using 4x5 film. Can we start a petition? He might even know big George who I hope would still have some influence.

[Ken Lee]

Cottonwoods being encroached by dunes on the leeward side of the big dunes at Great Sand Dunes Nat. Park southern CO. TK45 with a 360 Nikon T ED and Fuji Velvia 50 Quickload. Oct. 2002 while stuck in the sand with my 4 runner.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/9543745554_92dd7d8e8a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/9543745554/)
COO2-2-14[t1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/9543745554/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

I've got a better word for that photo: spectacular.

[Steve M Hostetter]

I'd swear that looks like bigfoot up there

[Nathan Potter]

Thanks guys for what I think are compliments. I must have been intent on framing this image because I only found that individual atop the dune when I got the chrome back from Praus and was checking the quality on my binocular microscope.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[pdmoylan]

All kidding aside, this is a beautiful image Nate. When my kids bought various Star Wars books, it appeared that no stills were used but rather poor quality copies of film footage. It always occurred to me that they should have considered taking LF stills throughout the process to enhance the characters and scenes. Hence my comment. I hope no offense was taken as none was intended. In fact quite the contrary.

I enjoy your work.

PDM

[ALVANDI Camera]

100682
panoral 45 (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral45camera.html) Handmade technical camera, made by myself,Super Angulon 90/5.6,center filter IIIC,Kodak E100VS 4x5in
http://www.mr-alvandi.com

[pdmoylan]

Where was this taken? Beautiful location and wonderful rendering.

PDM

[Courtlux]

Nybro Sweden. Linhof Technika III. Angulon 90 mm. Fuji 160. Tetenal C41. Epson V700

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[Yo' Vinny]

Mingus Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park - North Carolina
Chamonix 045N-2
Nikkor-W 135mm
Delta 100

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[Leigh]

Nybro Sweden. Linhof Technika III. Angulon 90 mm. Fuji 160. Tetenal C41. Epson V700
100699
Lovely shot, and welcome aboard!

- Leigh

[ALVANDI Camera]

Where was this taken? Beautiful location and wonderful rendering.

PDM

Iran,mazandaran,lar lake

[Eric James]

I'd swear that looks like bigfoot up there

Have a look at the large version on Flickr - it looks like "Blown-Away Man".

[pdmoylan]

Iran,mazandaran,lar lake

I know nothing about Iran's natural places. Thank you for sharing.

PDM

[ALVANDI Camera]

I know nothing about Iran's natural places. Thank you for sharing.

PDM
You can visit my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[pdmoylan]

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3 Images from Premier Scans:

1. Little Cherry Patch Pont and Whiteface Mountain (inspired by Nathan Farb) 150mm nikkor, GND filter, Velvia 50
2. Looking East from Mt Van Hoevenberg, NY Adirondacks, Nikkor 150, Velvia 50
3. Ironweed and Field, Central NJ, Nikkor 90, Velvia 50

The first 2 were from a photo trip I lead some years ago.


Cheers

[Ken Lee]

What is Premier Scans ? The only reference I find, does ultrasound imaging in the UK.

[Kirk Gittings]

Aztec Premier? Thats what Lenny uses.

[ALVANDI Camera]

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3 Images from Premier Scans:

1. Little Cherry Patch Pont and Whiteface Mountain (inspired by Nathan Farb) 150mm nikkor, GND filter, Velvia 50
2. Looking East from Mt Van Hoevenberg, NY Adirondacks, Nikkor 150, Velvia 50
3. Ironweed and Field, Central NJ, Nikkor 90, Velvia 50

The first 2 were from a photo trip I lead some years ago.


Cheers
thanks for images.Beautiful
I also have a Nikkor-w 150 and 180 ,But generally, contrast and color saturation is very low compared to the Schneider lens. Do you have this problem? Usually, color slides is poor. In case contrast of color is highly saturated in German lenses.
my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[hiend61]

thanks for images.Beautiful
I also have a Nikkor-w 150 and 180 ,But generally, contrast and color saturation is very low compared to the Schneider lens. Do you have this problem? Usually, color slides is poor. In case contrast of color is highly saturated in German lenses.
my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

I´m very surprised to hear this. In my very early years in LF my first option was Nikkor lenses because I had Nikkor lenses from my very early days in photography, and I got stunning results with them. Once in large format I found Nikkor lenses very sharp but more contrasty than I would like, so I choose the German way, but I reccognice that some LF Nikkors are true master works of optical art. If you like sharp and ultra saturation contrast color images á la Americana, (I love this kind of imagery althought it´s not my first choice) you should use LF Nikkor lenses.

[pdmoylan]

I also have a Nikkor-w 150 and 180 ,But generally, contrast and color saturation is very low compared to the Schneider lens. Do you have this problem? Usually, color slides is poor. In case contrast of color is highly saturated in German lenses.
my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)[/QUOTE]

The appeal of Nikkor lenses to me is a more "natural" rendering of color, perhaps with a bit more emphasis on the blue range which I prefer. The schneiders produce saturated colors with a different look (at least to me). Clearly the Schneider APOs and XLs produce amazing sharpness. I have no experience with the APO Sironar S lenses. Perhaps the Nikkors are not as saturated. Others may have tested them head to head. I have not.

If you look at the work of Jack Dykinga of the years (he has produced many books here in US), he moved from Nikkors (in combination with some Fuji and Rodenstock) to Schneiders and one can see a change in the overall saturation and color. But this may be in part due his almost exclusive use of Velvia after a time.

I think the choice of film contributes to the amount of saturation. I prefer Velvia with the Nikkors. Also note that I found the Aztec Premier scans very sharp but sometimes density and saturation were not correct, meaning dull. The three images above on my screen look much duller than the original chromes and prints from the scans. When I am in control of my scans with the V750, I get more accurate color and satuation too.


Thank you.

PDM


Thank you.

[pdmoylan]

I´m very surprised to hear this. In my very early years in LF my first option was Nikkor lenses because I had Nikkor lenses from my very early days in photography, and I got stunning results with them. Once in large format I found Nikkor lenses very sharp but more contrasty than I would like, so I choose the German way, but I reccognice that some LF Nikkors are true master works of optical art. If you like sharp and ultra saturation contrast color images á la Americana, (I love this kind of imagery althought it´s not my first choice) you should use LF Nikkor lenses.

My experience with the Nikkors is consistent with yours. I agree with your assessment.

PDM

[hiend61]

I also have a Nikkor-w 150 and 180 ,But generally, contrast and color saturation is very low compared to the Schneider lens. Do you have this problem? Usually, color slides is poor. In case contrast of color is highly saturated in German lenses.
my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

The appeal of Nikkor lenses to me is a more "natural" rendering of color, perhaps with a bit more emphasis on the blue range which I prefer. The schneiders produce saturated colors with a different look (at least to me). Clearly the Schneider APOs and XLs produce amazing sharpness. I have no experience with the APO Sironar S lenses. Perhaps the Nikkors are not as saturated. Others may have tested them head to head. I have not.

If you look at the work of Jack Dykinga of the years (he has produced many books here in US), he moved from Nikkors (in combination with some Fuji and Rodenstock) to Schneiders and one can see a change in the overall saturation and color. But this may be in part due his almost exclusive use of Velvia after a time.

I think the choice of film contributes to the amount of saturation. I prefer Velvia with the Nikkors. Also note that I found the Aztec Premier scans very sharp but sometimes density and saturation were not correct, meaning dull. The three images above on my screen look much duller than the original chromes and prints from the scans. When I am in control of my scans with the V750, I get more accurate color and satuation too.


Thank you.

PDM
I'm agree with you. In color transparency film based photography, the film choice is essential to get the final results you like, because each film has its personality in a more pronounced way than B/W films (unless in "straight shots", without working in the lab).



Thank you.[/QUOTE]

[pdmoylan]

Here's another from the Adirondacks. Nikkor 150 Velvia 50.

Sigma flatbed scanner. I like these results.100798

Looking South from Snow Mountain. I believe the mountain in view is Roostertop but not sure.

Cheers,

PDM

[pdmoylan]

...and the last one for a while now (I have to get back to work).

Looking east from Snow Mountain. Nikkor 150mm Velvia 50. Sigma Scanner.100799

I respectfully submit that you cannot get these qualities out of digital MF.

[h2oman]

I really like this last one. I like how the rounded foreground is echoed by the distant mountain, and the layering of the colors is very nice. Good work!

[pdmoylan]

Thank you for the compliment. I really enjoy shooting LF.

PDM

[ALVANDI Camera]

The appeal of Nikkor lenses to me is a more "natural" rendering of color, perhaps with a bit more emphasis on the blue range which I prefer. The schneiders produce saturated colors with a different look (at least to me). Clearly the Schneider APOs and XLs produce amazing sharpness. I have no experience with the APO Sironar S lenses. Perhaps the Nikkors are not as saturated. Others may have tested them head to head. I have not.

If you look at the work of Jack Dykinga of the years (he has produced many books here in US), he moved from Nikkors (in combination with some Fuji and Rodenstock) to Schneiders and one can see a change in the overall saturation and color. But this may be in part due his almost exclusive use of Velvia after a time.

I think the choice of film contributes to the amount of saturation. I prefer Velvia with the Nikkors. Also note that I found the Aztec Premier scans very sharp but sometimes density and saturation were not correct, meaning dull. The three images above on my screen look much duller than the original chromes and prints from the scans. When I am in control of my scans with the V750, I get more accurate color and satuation too.


Thank you.

PDM
I'm agree with you. In color transparency film based photography, the film choice is essential to get the final results you like, because each film has its personality in a more pronounced way than B/W films (unless in "straight shots", without working in the lab).



Thank you.[/QUOTE]

hiend61 & pdmoylan Thank you for answers.
I have , addition to Nikon Lenses , Schneider lens super angulon47XL , super angulon65/5.6 , super angulon75/5.6 , super angulon90/5.6 , symmar-s100/5.6, apo-symmar210/5.6 and sironar-N 135/5.6 .As well as Fuji velvia film, also shot on Kodak film . But I found that it makes a very poor color . Or maybe my lens, it is . This is also not related to the scanner. It can be seen in the original slide film . Of course your images have good colors . But I do not know, original film is the same modes . Or you've edited it .I think that coating and formulation the German lenses, causing color is saturated. I also have experience with my Hasselblad Lenses .
my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[RHITMrB]

I'm not sure which thread to put this in...

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/9592737859_58a314b12c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9592737859/)
Estes Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9592737859/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[RHITMrB]

Along similar lines:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/9604093622_b59e3776d5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9604093622/)
Viewpoint (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9604093622/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[jcoldslabs]

Isaac, do you set the camera up and wait for the right combination of people to assemble before you click the shutter? I assume lots of people turn toward the camera to look and ask questions.

Jonathan

[RHITMrB]

Isaac, do you set the camera up and wait for the right combination of people to assemble before you click the shutter? I assume lots of people turn toward the camera to look and ask questions.

Jonathan

Yep. I see people doing something, set up my camera (by which point the original people have left), then wait for more people to do the same thing. At places like this there's two typical reactions to the camera:

"Can I go over there? I don't want to interfere with your picture."
"Oh, yes, I'm not quite ready, go ahead."
And then, ignoring me, they get in position, I'm ready, and I take the picture.

-or-

"Say, how old is that camera?"
"It's less than two years old."
"Oh. ..."

[Ramiro Elena]

I love your work Isaac. The first one is super weird.

[RHITMrB]

I love your work Isaac. The first one is super weird.

Thanks! I'm definitely making these into a series.

[ALVANDI Camera]

100920
panoral 617 handmade panorama 6x17 camera,super angulon 90/5.6 mc,center filter IIIC,fuji velvia 50
www.mr-alvandi.com (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[RHITMrB]

I'm not as enthusiastic about this one as I am about the other two from Colorado.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2808/9616522892_744b48411d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9616522892/)
Ship Rock (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9616522892/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[Rick Rycroft]

Isaac,

"I'm not as enthusiastic about this one..."

I think this one has more social comment to it. I don't know about Ship Rock but it seems it is a popular park or natural feature. In your image I see what we do to such special places with paving and kiosks.

[dave_whatever]

Chamonix 045F1, Fuji 300mm C, Delta 100 in DDX.

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_11835289325221af848ab75.jpg

If you can't beat shallow DOF, join it.

[jcoldslabs]

If you can't beat shallow DOF, join it.

Scheimpflug at its finest! Really nice image.

Jonathan

[ALVANDI Camera]

If you can't beat shallow DOF, join it.
The image is beautiful,especially focus Wooden fences,and out of focus the prairie.Scheimpflug point has been set.
www.mr-alvandi.com (http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[hendrik faure]

In your image I see what we do to such special places with paving and kiosks.

example "in flagranti"

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/hfa6_zpsea2ec31f.jpg

building of a german Autobahn in 2005 according to plans from 1935, destroyed a beautiful landscape near Göttingen
(4x5 graflex wide angle lens, copperplate photogravure)

[mathieu Bauwens]

If you can't beat shallow DOF, join it.

Bloody Hell,

How do you achieve to obtain that DOF ? Only Scheimpflug ?

[ALVANDI Camera]

101221
Iran,azerbaijan,kaleibar, Hasselblad 500 C/M,Carl Zeiss Distagon 50/f4 CFi,fuji velvia 50
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/

[jp]

example "in flagranti"

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u568/hfa8/hfa6_zpsea2ec31f.jpg

building of a german Autobahn in 2005 according to plans from 1935, destroyed a beautiful landscape near Göttingen
(4x5 graflex wide angle lens, copperplate photogravure)

Nice. I thought of this when I saw it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roger_Fenton_-_Shadow_of_the_Valley_of_Death.jpg

[TXFZ1]

Nice. I thought of this when I saw it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roger_Fenton_-_Shadow_of_the_Valley_of_Death.jpg

I thought the same thing, wondering if the pallets moved by the photographer?

David

[hendrik faure]

I thought the same thing, wondering if the pallets moved by the photographer?

David
Thank you both for this hint. I took pictures for the years of construction of this Autobahn crossing the valley of my village (I touched nothing :) ). There are still some large format negatives that I intend to work out when I find the time

[wuya]

A new one from a recent trip to Yellowstone.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/9659323403_a165be9432_o.jpg

[JeRuFo]

That is a beautiful shot. So incredibly well exposed. You don't often see such beautiful highlight rendition with slide film.

[Pfiltz]

http://www.keepsakephotography.us/4x5/barnandbeans.jpg

[Harley Goldman]

A new one from a recent trip to Yellowstone.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/9659323403_a165be9432_o.jpg

This is a beauty! Wonderful colors and mood and great job on the technicals, keep Velvia in check in this tough scene.

[mandoman7]

http://theblood.smugmug.com/Other/LF-Forum-Photos/i-9wcgdCf/0/L/YB-082d-L.jpg
Mesa Falls #1, Idaho
Chamonix 45n1, 305 gClaron, fp4

[wuya]

Thanks Harley.

[pdmoylan]

Wuya,

The color characteristics are beautiful and exposure dead on.

Thank you for sharing.

PDM

[Steve M Hostetter]

101400Maine 8x10" fujichrome 210mm xl

[Laura_Campbell]

Dante's View, Death Valley. 8/31/13

Ilford FP4+ 8x10, Goerz 19", K2 filter, f/64 @ 6.8 seconds, SBR 5.3, developed in Pyrocat-HD Glycol 1:1:100 @ 75F for 9min 05sec.

http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dantes_view_700-4.jpg

[RHITMrB]

Some more conventional scenes from me for now.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/9679081772_482da76c38_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9679081772/)
Gathering, Horseshoe Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9679081772/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/9679119908_84821dec7d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9679119908/)
Vista (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9679119908/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[Jim Cole]

Dante's View, Death Valley. 8/31/13

Ilford FP4+ 8x10, Goerz 19", K2 filter, f/64 @ 6.8 seconds, SBR 5.3, developed in Pyrocat-HD Glycol 1:1:100 @ 75F for 9min 05sec.

http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dantes_view_700-4.jpg

This one is quite surreal. Nicely done, Laura.

[Kirk Gittings]

Dante's View, Death Valley. 8/31/13

Ilford FP4+ 8x10, Goerz 19", K2 filter, f/64 @ 6.8 seconds, SBR 5.3, developed in Pyrocat-HD Glycol 1:1:100 @ 75F for 9min 05sec.

http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dantes_view_700-4.jpg

Really nice Laura.

[Nguss]

Dante's View, Death Valley. 8/31/13

Ilford FP4+ 8x10, Goerz 19", K2 filter, f/64 @ 6.8 seconds, SBR 5.3, developed in Pyrocat-HD Glycol 1:1:100 @ 75F for 9min 05sec.

http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dantes_view_700-4.jpg

This is brilliant.

[Harley Goldman]

Dante's View, Death Valley. 8/31/13

Ilford FP4+ 8x10, Goerz 19", K2 filter, f/64 @ 6.8 seconds, SBR 5.3, developed in Pyrocat-HD Glycol 1:1:100 @ 75F for 9min 05sec.

http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dantes_view_700-4.jpg

I like this a lot. The middle and background almost look like mercury.

[Laura_Campbell]

Thank you, thank you for your sweet comments. Harley, your observation puts a new spin on the image for me. Mercury, awesome! :-)

[Daniel Stone]

Laura,

how's the 'mercury' up in LP right now? We've been having a nasty heatwave here in LA the past few weeks. Nasty... Muggy, humid and HOT

hope you have nicer weather up there :)?

[Keith Fleming]

Laura,

When I was scrolling down and your Dante's View image starting coming up on my screen, my first impression was that I was seeing an ocean wave about to break on a beach. Then I quickly found myself saying, "Whoa!" Beautifuly image!

Keith

[Laura_Campbell]

Laura,

how's the 'mercury' up in LP right now? We've been having a nasty heatwave here in LA the past few weeks. Nasty... Muggy, humid and HOT

hope you have nicer weather up there :)?

Hi Daniel! It's still a bit toasty up here! Same as LA. Humid and hot. D.R thermometer is showing 80F out there at 8:12pm. We've had a lot of wind these last few days too. I'm ready for winter! I hope it's a snowy one! :-)

[Laura_Campbell]

Cool description - thank you, Keith!

[Nguss]

Finally managed to get the 4x5 out the other week. I love Ektar 100, the exposure latitude is incredible.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/9687019163_7c8ef0fde4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9687019163/)
Roseberry Topping Large Format Ektar 100 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9687019163/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

[Jan Pedersen]

Very nice and incredible colors.

[Corran]

Nguss, that is quite nice. Did you use a GND filter? Honestly, I haven't ever liked Ektar, but my images never look like that, color-wise and exposure-wise (that is, if you didn't use a GND. Off-hand, I'd assume you would need a 3-stop one for that image?).

What ISO do you rate it at? Someone once told me to try it at ISO 200, which I was hesitant to do.

[Pfiltz]

Finally managed to get the 4x5 out the other week. I love Ektar 100, the exposure latitude is incredible.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/9687019163_7c8ef0fde4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9687019163/)
Roseberry Topping Large Format Ektar 100 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9687019163/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

L o v e

[algarzai]

interesting composition!



http://theblood.smugmug.com/Other/LF-Forum-Photos/i-9wcgdCf/0/L/YB-082d-L.jpg
Mesa Falls #1, Idaho
Chamonix 45n1, 305 gClaron, fp4

[Nguss]

Thank you all for the really kind comments. I was quite amazed at how it came out personally as the light at the time was not great, so seeing it when I got it back was a nice surprise. I think I missed the best of the light setting up and trying to decide whether to use LF or digital (doh). Corran I rated the film at 100 and used a 2 stop grad to bring the sky down from +4 to +2 (as I thought I would meter it as I would Velvia 100).

[mamypoko]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/9692998892_62d499ec53_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeylu/9692998892/)

Obersee - Königssee, Germany

Shen Hao HZX-45IIA
Schneider Tele-Xenar 360mm f/5.5
Shanghai 100

[Nguss]

This is a stunner! How do you find Shangahi film? I am considering an 8x10 camera and this film seems reasonably priced.

[mamypoko]

Hmm so far so good, a little flat when developed though. I have had small problems with one of the batches though (random marks on film) So still wouldn't trust it for the all important shots.

[Nguss]

That's very helpful, thanks.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Finally managed to get the 4x5 out the other week. I love Ektar 100, the exposure latitude is incredible.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/9687019163_7c8ef0fde4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9687019163/)
Roseberry Topping Large Format Ektar 100 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9687019163/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr
Beautiful and dramatic compositions.I love this composition.Beautiful colors and effective. Good luck.
http://www.mr-alvandi.com (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/)

[Corran]

Thanks for the information Nguss!

And Joey, nice one! Hope you are doing well.

[Steve M Hostetter]

101579 Lost Lake, the journey 4x5 chamonix iso 320 TXP 135mm 4.5

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/img010cc.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

[Tin Can]

Great subtle tones, that show up even on this monitor.

Really nice.




Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

[jp]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img010cc.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

Is this downeast Maine?

A great job with the tones.

It's an uncommon composition I know and like
e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/8529298763/in/set-72157631531250923/
(Also on the on the coastline of Maine, with 4x5 tmy2 film in a pyrocat developer.)

[Peter De Smidt]

Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

That's terrific, Ken!

[andreios]

So beautiful, Ken!

[Jim Cole]

Nice one, Ken. I'm off with my wife in about three weeks to Cape Cod and Acadia Nat'l Park. Looking forward to seeing new places and burning some film on landscapes again. I was born on Cape Cod, so I'll be looking up the house where I spent my first two years (1951-53) in Hyannis. Sorry for the off topic ramble, but your pic got me excited.:)

[Ken Lee]

Thank you. That was made in Ogunquit Maine, in the early morning.

It isn't downeast... I hope to get there some day soon :)

[Steve M Hostetter]

101736 Purple Haze 8x10" sinar w/ 300mm Georz 6.8 goldring on fujichrome Provia 100f 8 sec. @ f22

[Harley Goldman]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img010cc.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

Excellent, Ken. The beams are a great bonus.

[Ken Lee]

Yes - I got lucky. I guess that's why we just have to keep "showing up for work": every now and then something magical happens.

[gsinico]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/paesaggi%20abruzzesi%20BN/content/images/large/08_2013Scan_130901_0023.jpg

somewere, landscape in italy

[gsinico]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/paesaggi%20abruzzesi%20BN/content/images/large/08_2013Scan_130901_0006.jpg

Gessopalena,
Abruzzo, Italy.

[gsinico]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/paesaggi%20abruzzesi%20BN/content/images/large/08_2013Scan_130901_0024.jpg

too much three pics? I'll stop it!

[ross]

Don't stop Giovanni. Those are great. I love the simplicity and the composition of the first photo.

[ALVANDI Camera]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/paesaggi%20abruzzesi%20BN/content/images/large/08_2013Scan_130901_0006.jpg

Gessopalena,
Abruzzo, Italy.
Beautiful,good light and shadow
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/
(http://www.mr-alvandi.com/)

[C. D. Keth]

That's nice, Ken. The subtle crepuscular rays make it for me.

[Steve M Hostetter]

101777 I used my 8x10" sinar camera and 300mm 6.8 GR Georz @f22, for a (normal view) on Kodak 64T for this shot of Indianapolis from the top of an apartment bldg. back a few years ago.. You really need to see this in a giant print

[Steve M Hostetter]

101783 a crop from an 8x10 chrome made with a 210mm lens

[D-tach]

101777 I used my 8x10" sinar camera and 300mm 6.8 GR Georz @f22, for a (normal view) on Kodak 64T for this shot of Indianapolis from the top of an apartment bldg. back a few years ago.. You really need to see this in a giant print

Wow! Very nice one...

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thank you D-tach

[Jim Becia]

Here is an image taken in Zion a couple of years ago. Finally did a quick scan with my Epson 750 to see how it would look. I was lucky enough to be in Zion during a snowfall. Managed several images before the snow disappeared, and that can be very quickly. What surprised me this particular morning was the fact that I seemed to be the only photographer out photographing. At least I didn't see anyone during my morning shoot. This image was taken at the Temple of Sinawava and the standing rock formation is called The Pulpit. This was taken with my 8x10 using my Nikkor 450 (I think) on Provia.

[premortho]

Wow, a great one. Hopefully a big print of this is hung at city hall or the main Indianapolis Library.
101777 I used my 8x10" sinar camera and 300mm 6.8 GR Georz @f22, for a (normal view) on Kodak 64T for this shot of Indianapolis from the top of an apartment bldg. back a few years ago.. You really need to see this in a giant print

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thank you permortho:)

[Jim Cole]

Here is an image taken in Zion a couple of years ago. Finally did a quick scan with my Epson 750 to see how it would look. I was lucky enough to be in Zion during a snowfall. Managed several images before the snow disappeared, and that can be very quickly. What surprised me this particular morning was the fact that I seemed to be the only photographer out photographing. At least I didn't see anyone during my morning shoot. This image was taken at the Temple of Sinawava and the standing rock formation is called The Pulpit. This was taken with my 8x10 using my Nikkor 450 (I think) on Provia.

Nice one, Jim!

[Ben Hopson]

Nice one Jim. A little snow really does give a different look to Zion.

BTW, I met you at Zion last fall. Enjoyed talking photography with you for a few hours.

[Harley Goldman]

Here is an image taken in Zion a couple of years ago. Finally did a quick scan with my Epson 750 to see how it would look. I was lucky enough to be in Zion during a snowfall. Managed several images before the snow disappeared, and that can be very quickly. What surprised me this particular morning was the fact that I seemed to be the only photographer out photographing. At least I didn't see anyone during my morning shoot. This image was taken at the Temple of Sinawava and the standing rock formation is called The Pulpit. This was taken with my 8x10 using my Nikkor 450 (I think) on Provia.

Beautiful view of Zion. Great to see it in the snow.

[pdmoylan]

Very Nice work Jim as always.

[gsinico]

Beautiful,good light and shadow
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/
(http://www.mr-alvandi.com/)

Thanks, I've put a orange filter for the sky, the stones were white.

[gsinico]

Don't stop Giovanni. Those are great. I love the simplicity and the composition of the first photo.

You're the second people telling that. But I prefer the third pic whit two eolic.

[biedron]

Here is an image taken in Zion a couple of years ago.


Very nice Jim!

Bob

[Jim Becia]

Jim C., Ben, Harley, pdmoylan, and Bob,

Thanks, a little snow can work wonders in a place like Zion.

Ben, I certainly remember meeting you and our talking for quite a while. I am hoping to make it back again sometime later this fall. Jim

[Erik Larsen]

Here is an image taken in Zion a couple of years ago. Finally did a quick scan with my Epson 750 to see how it would look. I was lucky enough to be in Zion during a snowfall. Managed several images before the snow disappeared, and that can be very quickly. What surprised me this particular morning was the fact that I seemed to be the only photographer out photographing. At least I didn't see anyone during my morning shoot. This image was taken at the Temple of Sinawava and the standing rock formation is called The Pulpit. This was taken with my 8x10 using my Nikkor 450 (I think) on Provia.

Lovely Jim!

[dave_whatever]

Isle Of Arran, Scotland this summer. Chamonix F1, Grandagon 90/6.8, Velvia

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_11183580465235810c039ac.jpg

[DaveS]

^ Glorious ^

[Pfiltz]

Nothing spectacular... Just stopped for a quick grab.

Graphic View 5x4, Arista b/w, 8th @ f22, D-76

http://www.keepsakephotography.us/4x5/barn-on-hill.jpg

[biedron]

Isle Of Arran, Scotland this summer. Chamonix F1, Grandagon 90/6.8, Velvia]

Well done! Love the leading lines...well, leading boulders...to the mountains in the distance.

Bob

[gmfotografie]

Hi my friends, i got my jobo 3010 on friday with the jobo roller (manually) and cannot await developing my first LF-negatives.
It is also one of my first LF-B&W-Negatives.

I tried the PyrocatHD; The result is not so bad for the first time... enjoy :-)

101842

Acros 100; PyroHD; 9min. JOBO 3010 ; agitated by hand on jobo roller.

[Jim Cole]

Alamo Lake area, Arizona. 6x12 back on Ebony RW45. E100VS, cropped to 1:3 ratio.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/9754050321_78745f19d7_o.jpg

[pdmoylan]

101842

I like this very much perhaps because of the "empty space" created by the moving water. Welcome and thank you for sharing.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Alamo Lake area, Arizona. 6x12 back on Ebony RW45. E100VS, cropped to 1:3 ratio.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/9754050321_78745f19d7_o.jpg
Nice 6x12 panorama good luck.
http://www.mr-alvandi.com
(http://www.mr-alvandi.com)

[ALVANDI Camera]

Isle Of Arran, Scotland this summer. Chamonix F1, Grandagon 90/6.8, Velvia

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_11183580465235810c039ac.jpg

Composition of beautiful and well-aligned components.I like this composition
http://www.mr-alvandi.com

[Nguss]

Isle Of Arran, Scotland this summer. Chamonix F1, Grandagon 90/6.8, Velvia

http://www.daveparryphotography.co.uk/imgs/gallery/19792/19792_11183580465235810c039ac.jpg

Beautiful photo, demonstrates Scottish summertime well. Also shows you don't need the best weather to make a striking image, though an eye for a great composition helps.

[lbenac]

Beautiful photo, demonstrates Scottish summertime well. Also shows you don't need the best weather to make a striking image, though an eye for a great composition helps.
Actually I find that the best images are when the weather is changing :-) Which probably happens every few hours in the north of Scotland. Just have to get to a pub in between for smoked salmon and a good Islay malt.
Ok whiskey for Aran and Islay for Arran. It looks like both islands are smashing.
Cheers,

Luc

[Nguss]

I would love to get up to Scotland and find out, bit probably not for a while now though.

[dave_whatever]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Luckily we were blessed with fairly changeable weather on Arran, quite showery, some sun, not much serious rain; a good mix. I'm looking forward to developing my remaining E6 film from that trip.

[skiers4life]

Smoky Mountain Sunrise

I don't know why, but sunrises always surprise me. Always. I could be watching the sky change colors for an hour, but actually seeing the sun crest over the horizon always seems to catch me off guard. If I'm shooting, I get a burst of adrenaline...better shoot quickly, I'm running out of time!

Last month was no different. My original intention was to shoot the entire morning on film. Alas, I'm still too chicken for that! And so, while I was busy capturing the best light with my digital rig, up comes the sun...out of nowhere! I quickly calculated my exposure and clicked the shutter. While I'm disappointed that the best color occurred just before this image, I'm still happy with the shot. Metering large format film while looking into the sun is not easy! And next time you sneaky sun, I'll be ready! But probably not...

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/9779790945_f3f006a5d6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skiers4life/9779790945/)
SmokyMountainSunriseFilm (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skiers4life/9779790945/) by skiers4life (http://www.flickr.com/people/skiers4life/), on Flickr
Shen Hao 4x5, Kodak Ektar 100, Nikkor 180mm, f/22, 0.5s exposure, 2-stop GND

[gsinico]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/new%20foto-old/palaeolica_slide.jpg

a color landscape shot.
provia F developed by me in jobo cpe e6 (tetenal 3)

[gsinico]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/paesaggi%20abruzzesi%20BN/content/images/large/08_2013Scan_130901_0025.jpg

Landscape and portrait from the top of the castle of Riccia, a village in the south of italy.

delta 100 , maybe 58XL , some yellow filter i do not remember wich one...

[Keith Fleming]

Alan,

Beautiful picture of the Smoky Mountains sunrise. I know you took it in the last few months, but for me, a native of the Carolinas, the image said "winter." I think that feeling derived from the cool blues and the bare trees on the left. But growing up I saw winter sunrises with those same mix of cool and warm colors--and frost on the grass.

Keith

[premortho]

That is a pretty awesome picture for a near miss. In fact, if I could miss and still get one as good as this one, I'd be tempted to claim it as a happy accident. A metheod that might work would be to meter it just before sunrise, and set the exposure half way between that reading and the one you got for this one.
Smoky Mountain Sunrise

I don't know why, but sunrises always surprise me. Always. I could be watching the sky change colors for an hour, but actually seeing the sun crest over the horizon always seems to catch me off guard. If I'm shooting, I get a burst of adrenaline...better shoot quickly, I'm running out of time!

Last month was no different. My original intention was to shoot the entire morning on film. Alas, I'm still too chicken for that! And so, while I was busy capturing the best light with my digital rig, up comes the sun...out of nowhere! I quickly calculated my exposure and clicked the shutter. While I'm disappointed that the best color occurred just before this image, I'm still happy with the shot. Metering large format film while looking into the sun is not easy! And next time you sneaky sun, I'll be ready! But probably not...

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/9779790945_f3f006a5d6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skiers4life/9779790945/)
SmokyMountainSunriseFilm (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skiers4life/9779790945/) by skiers4life (http://www.flickr.com/people/skiers4life/), on Flickr
Shen Hao 4x5, Kodak Ektar 100, Nikkor 180mm, f/22, 0.5s exposure, 2-stop GND

[kansasjhawk]

A shot from my trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park.

102093

[h2oman]

Christmas Valley, Oregon

http://tangent.oit.edu/~watermang/dune.jpg

[Bob Mann]

I really like this one -

[Jim Cole]

Nice one, h2oman!

[Steve M Hostetter]

102125 sry about the dust, -10 degrees 4x5 sinar 90mm 5.6 XL

[jp]

Love that smooth winter sky Steve! More of us need to be out in the snow making photos.

[Professional]

102125 sry about the dust, -10 degrees 4x5 sinar 90mm 5.6 XL

That is a very nice shot, regardless of the dust i like it, and now i feel i want that lens too.
What film did you use here? Velvia?

[Erik Larsen]

Christmas Valley, Oregon

http://tangent.oit.edu/~watermang/dune.jpg

Very cool, reminiscent of the cover of Adams "The Negative"

[Steve M Hostetter]

Hello ,, I think it was provia 100f

[Harley Goldman]

Excellent! Great detail and very strong, graphic comp.

[h2oman]

Thanks for the comments/compliments. Erik - a friend just gave me The Negative (paperback) a couple weeks ago, but I don't remember anything like that on the cover! (I'm not at home now, so can't look at it.) It seems like the books in that series have a variety of cover images, depending maybe on hardback vs. paperback or which edition? Or maybe I'm just not that observant... :D

But I think you are referring to his image from the Oceano dunes, which I find interesting in its dissimilarity to the zillion images the Westons made there. If any of you like B&W dune images, the book "Dune" of Edward and Brett's dune images is a must see/have - it is actually almost too much, in terms of the number of stellar images.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Love that smooth winter sky Steve! More of us need to be out in the snow making photos.

Hi jp,, thank you and I agree.. The extreme cold air seems to effects the atmosphere and the color

[pdmoylan]

H20man, great detail and wonderful image.

PDM

[Erik Larsen]

102144
Greg, this is what I meant.

[h2oman]

That's what I guessed. My paperback has Figure 6-1 (Thundercloud over Unicorn Peak) on the cover.

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/oh2.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 300mm Fujinon A
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

The morning after attending Paul Caponigro's public talk :)

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

I think that is one of the most contrasty photos I have seen of yours, Ken.

[Jan Pedersen]

Looking at your photo I can tell that it was a real good talk! :)

[Ken Lee]

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/img020aaa.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

I found his talk very stimulating to the creative imagination.

[William Whitaker]

Merlin's cave?

[Peter De Smidt]

Good stuff, Ken, and surprisingly contrasty!

[Ken Lee]

Merlin's cave?

Yes !

Or maybe Brett's cave, after our recent conversation and your statement about Brett, Edward etc.


Good stuff, Ken, and surprisingly contrasty!

Jason was kind enough to take me shooting at one of his amazing locations along the Maine coast. That morning the light was remarkably clear and my photos seem to work best with that kind of interpretation.

[jp]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5460/9872073534_3092643631_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/9872073534/

Granite Shadow Selfie. About 30' uphill from where Ken was working.
Birch Point Beach State Park, Owls Head ME.
210 trioplan, 4x5 fp4+ in PMK.

[Ken Lee]

Brilliant !

[Merg Ross]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img020aaa.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

I found his talk very stimulating to the creative imagination.

For a moment, I thought it was Brett who gave that talk!

Bravo! I think you're on to something good, Ken.

[Peter De Smidt]

For a moment, I thought it was Brett who gave that talk!


Merg, I thought the same thing. :)

[jp]

Birch Point Beach state park, Owls Head ME. around the corner from where Ken was working. speed graphic, 210mm trioplan, 4x5 fp4+ in pyrocat hd.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/9886317946_7eebe05d1a_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/9886317946/in/photostream/

and

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3749/9886378685_5715ff3a74_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/9886378685/in/photostream/
same details.

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

some very lovely photos being shown here!!!!! But jp498, you need a bit more depth of field.

[jp]

Thanks Kevin; I didn't try to get the last one in depth-of-field focus. I like layers in photos rather than the f64 look.

Pinhole could get it all in focus and might look cool too though. If I ever build a pinhole, this spot isn't far from home, so I'd be back.

[RHITMrB]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/9906925484_b01a3f033b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9906925484/)
Sediment Control Dam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9906925484/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

Thanks Kevin; I didn't try to get the last one in depth-of-field focus. I like layers in photos rather than the f64 look.

Pinhole could get it all in focus and might look cool too though. If I ever build a pinhole, this spot isn't far from home, so I'd be back.

I would think that Speed Graphic has a tilting front on it, doesn't it. A bit of tilt would take care of the near far focus.

[jp]

My other speed graphic has the tilting front for that purpose. It'd still be tough to get them all in focus at this particular composition.

[neprosti]

102345 paper negative

[rcmartins]

Birch Point Beach state park, Owls Head ME. around the corner from where Ken was working. speed graphic, 210mm trioplan, 4x5 fp4+ in pyrocat hd.

I like these two, specially the second one for the graphic line pattern. For that effect I do believe the depth of field is spot-on. I also like the first one, but to be honest the first thing I see is not the texture nor the rocks, but the shadow. The shadow has the shape of a lion head with the mouth slightly open. Because it is what stands out for me I then have to make an effort to look for the textures and forms. It works nice though.
raul

[jp]

I also like the first one, but to be honest the first thing I see is not the texture nor the rocks, but the shadow.
raul

Thanks; you are looking at it as I intended.

[Robert Bicknell]

First time posting pictures here. I hope this works. This is along the McKenzie river, that I took a few years ago. Taken with 4x5 velvia, 210 mm Schneider lens.

102356

[spkennedy3000]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/9906925484_b01a3f033b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9906925484/)
Sediment Control Dam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9906925484/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

Cool. More please!

[RHITMrB]

Cool. More please!

Thanks! Unfortunately, a malfunctioning shutter (a spring or screw is loose, making the whole lens vibrate when the shutter is tripped) on my 135mm (my most frequently used lens) ruined most of my pictures from that day.

[Nguss]

I like that a lot RHITMrB! This is a recent one on Ektar 100, should probably find the lighthouse thread and post it in that.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/9938831256_57dcc0cbac_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938831256/)
Lighthouse Ektar 100 Large Format (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938831256/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

[ALVANDI Camera]

I like that a lot RHITMrB! This is a recent one on Ektar 100, should probably find the lighthouse thread and post it in that.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/9938831256_57dcc0cbac_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938831256/)
Lighthouse Ektar 100 Large Format (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938831256/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr
Beautiful image of the beach,have you used the gratuated ND filter? Or was a stormy sky?
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/

[Nguss]

Thanks, there was a huge bank of cloud and the sun went into it so it was pretty much like that though I did use a 3 stop ND filter to balance it out as the highlights were more than +5

[Nguss]

This is also a second one from the same box of Ektar.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/9938945253_08fceea430_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938945253/)
Roseberry Topping Ektar 100 Large Format (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938945253/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

[Professional]

This is also a second one from the same box of Ektar.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/9938945253_08fceea430_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938945253/)
Roseberry Topping Ektar 100 Large Format (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguss/9938945253/) by NGUSS (http://www.flickr.com/people/nguss/), on Flickr

This is a decent shot, very nice, like the colors here!

I bought Ektar but since 3 years ago i never done color neg on LF, i did 5 sheets only 2 with slide and 2 B&W, the lab i use for color processing told me they don't process color negatives until i send them enough amount such as 15 or 10 minimum, so that i didn't shoot with Ektar i have.

[pdmoylan]

Very nice color NGUSS. What is the location?

PDM

[Nguss]

Thanks both. Professional it is a pity that you were unable to use the Ektar you have, I am at the moment finding it a very decent colour neg. PDM, the location is Gribdale in the UK, I had to wait for about 20 mins for the light to come through the clouds for about 10 seconds before it went in and began raining again. Fine British weather.

[Woodturner-fran]

I believe this is my first post here!

Print scan:

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Fran

[Tin Can]

Thank you for posting a nice PRINT scan, those trees are winded!


I believe this is my first post here!

Print scan:

102721



Fran

[Serge S]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5460/9872073534_3092643631_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/9872073534/

Granite Shadow Selfie. About 30' uphill from where Ken was working.
Birch Point Beach State Park, Owls Head ME.
210 trioplan, 4x5 fp4+ in PMK.

Like it:)

[Struan Gray]

Sediment Control Dam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/9906925484/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr


Cool. More please!

Ditto.

[RHITMrB]

Thanks. Hopefully this will hold you over until I get to reshoot more of my ruined negatives...

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3692/10022663713_6e4a15f471_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/10022663713/)
Netarts (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/10022663713/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[andreios]

http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/oh2.jpg
Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 300mm Fujinon A
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

The morning after attending Paul Caponigro's public talk :)

Wonderful image(s), Ken!

Any chance of finding a video / audio recording or a transcript of the talk anywhere on the net?

[hiend61]

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Sinar F, 65/4,5 Grandagon + polar filter.
6x12 Provia

[pdmoylan]

Very soothing colors. Nice.

[Ken Lee]

Wonderful image(s), Ken!

Any chance of finding a video / audio recording or a transcript of the talk anywhere on the net?

Thank you :)

Paul Caponigro's son John Paul Caponigro attended the talk and had a camera set up on a tripod: I presume he recorded it in part or full. You could probably contact him and ask. Paul showed slides and the lights were dimmed for much of the talk, but I wouldn't be surprised if a modern camera was able to record it all.

[jp]

I like the mix of lines and curves here! The tones of the grass and trees are nice too.


I believe this is my first post here!

Print scan:

102721



Fran

[Holdenrichards]

http://u1.ipernity.com/37/34/19/26773419.5847c3fe.640.jpg


1903 Eastman View No. 1
Schneider Symmar S 240mm - f/45
Kodak X-Ray Film - 8x10 Film
Dektol 1+10 - Unaltered Negative Scan
http://www.ipernity.com/holdenrichards/

[Holdenrichards]

Hopefully this will hold you over until I get to reshoot more of my ruined negatives...


Very nice!

[Holdenrichards]

Maine, 2013
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, Pyrocat HDC

Beautiful Ken!

[hiend61]

A bit more sand

102940

Sinar F, Sironar N 300 + polar filter. 6x12 Provia

[pdmoylan]

Superb image. For some reason 6x12 doesn't work well for me but this is very fine.

Thanks for sharing.

PDM

[hiend61]

Superb image. For some reason 6x12 doesn't work well for me but this is very fine.

Thanks for sharing.

PDM

Thanks for your comments. I find 6x12 fits extremely well for landscape, and 120 film is cheaper!. I´m trying to find a 6x17 solution for my 5x7 Sinar back.

[hiend61]

One vertical 6x12

103001

Sinar F2, grandagon 115 + Polar filter. Velvia

[markedwardkarrer]

All photographs tell stories.

[David Lobato]

One vertical 6x12

103001

Sinar F2, grandagon 115 + Polar filter. Velvia

Really nice, a great composition.

[algarzai]

http://u1.ipernity.com/37/34/19/26773419.5847c3fe.640.jpg


1903 Eastman View No. 1
Schneider Symmar S 240mm - f/45
Kodak X-Ray Film - 8x10 Film
Dektol 1+10 - Unaltered Negative Scan
http://www.ipernity.com/holdenrichards/

I like this image for its contrast and trunk placement.

[ALVANDI Camera]

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panorama 6x17,panoral 617 handmade camera,super angulon 75/5.6,center filter IIIC,fuji velvia 50
www.mr-alvandi.com (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/)

[Professional]

103093
panorama 6x17,panoral 617 handmade camera,super angulon 75/5.6,center filter IIIC,fuji velvia 50
www.mr-alvandi.com (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/)

Wonderful, beautiful, fantastic and amazing!!!

Can you post a photo of that camera you mentioned to capture this image?

[Harley Goldman]

"Sagebrush Skeleton"

Made this a few days ago in the eastern Sierra in the fading evening light.

Chamonix 4x5
Nikkor M 300mm
Delta 100

C&C always welcome.

http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/SageSkeletonWebLg.jpg

[SergeiR]

"Sagebrush Skeleton"

Made this a few days ago in the eastern Sierra in the fading evening light.

Chamonix 4x5
Nikkor M 300mm
Delta 100

C&C always welcome.



love this.

[Holdenrichards]

I like this image for its contrast and trunk placement.
Thanks!

[Kirk Gittings]

love this.

+1

[Jim Becia]

"Sagebrush Skeleton"

Made this a few days ago in the eastern Sierra in the fading evening light.

Chamonix 4x5
Nikkor M 300mm
Delta 100

C&C always welcome.

http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/SageSkeletonWebLg.jpg

Harley,

Well seen. Great texture.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Wonderful, beautiful, fantastic and amazing!!!

Can you post a photo of that camera you mentioned to capture this image?

103154
Thanks for your comment.
You can get more information from this camera, and other equipments in my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com).
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral-617-camera.html (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral-617-camera.html)

[Tin Can]

Very nice!




103154
Thanks for your comment.
You can get more information from this camera, and other equipments in my website (http://www.mr-alvandi.com).
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral-617-camera.html (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral-617-camera.html)

[Professional]

Cool, thank you very much!

[austin granger]

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/10356417394_0481ef83bc_c.jpg

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

[RHITMrB]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/10374377603_ab98311268_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/10374377603/)
Moonrise, Storage Tanks - After Adams (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/10374377603/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr


Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/10356417394_0481ef83bc_c.jpg

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

A stark look at human impact on nature.

[Nathan Potter]

Harleys excellent "Sagebrush Skeleton" prompts me to add a similar image taken near Corrales NM. in the outback on Aug. 8, 2006 showing dead sagebrush and cactus blossoms.
TK45 with a Leitz Summar 120 mm macro. Fuji Velvia Quickload. Epson V750 scanned with PS touchup.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/10180187135_629fe3b86d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/10180187135/)
45NM04-28 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/10180187135/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

I had posted this just prior to the hard drive failure so here it is again.

Nate Potter, Austin TX., Holliston MA.

[ALVANDI Camera]

103237
Iran,gilan,asalem to khalkhal road
Panoral 617 (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral-617-camera.html) panorama handmade camera,Schneider Super Angulon 90/5.6,Fuji velvia 50
www.mr-alvandi.com (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/)

[Steve M Hostetter]

103242 McCormick's Creek, 8x10 sinar P w/ 210mm super angulon f8 @ f32 for 2-4 sec. on fujichrome

[RHITMrB]

Taken the same day as the previous picture, but in a very different place.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3732/10387301805_96956f7d7f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/10387301805/)
Elk Viewing Point (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmrb/10387301805/) by Isaac Sachs (http://www.flickr.com/people/rhitmrb/), on Flickr

[Heroique]

A tall Ponderosa at break of day (Washington state).

My WA lens (w/ level camera + max front rise) reduces the gigantic tree’s real-life stateliness, its quiet nobility in this setting, or so I recall thinking as I composed – not being able to fully capture these traits, but taking the shot anyway.

-----
But the shot will give an idea what the dry (East) side of the N. Cascades looks like – open forest w/ restricted but pleasant sightlines. A landscape fun to hike off trail w/ map, compass, camera. Easy to hike through, lots of lakes, very fun. Mid-September = no mosquitoes. You might not always see black bears, cougars, and martens through the trees, but you get the feeling they’re watching you!

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Ilford HP5+ (in HC-110)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Michael Wynd]

Nathan, your shot reminds of the photography in Arizona Highways, which is what inspired me to get into LF cameras. Very nice.

[DennisD]

"Sagebrush Skeleton"

Made this a few days ago in the eastern Sierra in the fading evening light.

Chamonix 4x5
Nikkor M 300mm
Delta 100

C&C always welcome.

http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/SageSkeletonWebLg.jpg

Wonderful textures and rich tone, Harley.
Aside from your keen eye and fine rendition of this image, it's interesting how some subjects just lend themselves to low lighting levels. I think this is one.

Regards,

Dennis

[Vallantho]

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Pulpit-Rock.jpg

Pulpit Rock on the Isle Of Portland on the south coast of England.

[Vallantho]

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Portland-Lighthouse.jpg

Portland Bill Lighthouse.

Not really sure if it belongs here but it was taken at the same time as the picture of Pulpit Rock so i thought i might as well share it.

[Pfiltz]

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Pulpit-Rock.jpg

Pulpit Rock on the Isle Of Portland on the south coast of England.

HOLY crap.... I love this image.

[andreios]

Great images, Vallantho, the Pulpit rock really rocks!

[TimeShare]

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Portland-Lighthouse.jpg

Portland Bill Lighthouse.

Not really sure if it belongs here but it was taken at the same time as the picture of Pulpit Rock so i thought i might as well share it.

Damn that is nice ! 8x10 ?

[TimeShare]

8x10 Kodak Eastman No.2 View Camera + Schneider G-Claron 210 mm f9.0 + Arista EDU Ultra 100 @ 25 iso + HC-110 H @ 8 minutes

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[Jim Cole]

Low tide at Skaket Beach, Cape Cod, Massachussetts on 4x5 Acros, cropped square. 450mm Nikon lens with 8-stop ND filter, 7 minute exposure, 25 knot winds with fast moving clouds. Crappy day.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/10409216016_43ab74fb08_o.jpg

[Brian K]

Here's a recent one

[mandoman7]

lovely image, Brian. It would be nice to see larger.

[Jody_S]

Here's a recent one

Very nice. That looks like about 1 hr?

[Tin Can]

Good picture day!


Low tide at Skaket Beach, Cape Cod, Massachussetts on 4x5 Acros, cropped square. 450mm Nikon lens with 8-stop ND filter, 7 minute exposure, 25 knot winds with fast moving clouds. Crappy day.

[Vallantho]

HOLY crap.... I love this image.

HOLY crap... I love your enthusiasm! Thank you very much :)

[Vallantho]

Great images, Vallantho, the Pulpit rock really rocks!

Thank you. Was really pleased with the end result.

[Vallantho]

Damn that is nice ! 8x10 ?

No i use a 4x5. As much as i'd love to shoot 8x10 i did the math and found it to be too cost prohibitive. I envy you!

[Holdenrichards]

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Pulpit-Rock.jpg

Pulpit Rock on the Isle Of Portland on the south coast of England.

Beautiful!