Large Format Landscapes

[Andrew Plume]

Thanks, Joe. I was pretty new to LF and spot metering back then, but it all worked out.

Jonathan

really..............get your 'barrel lenses' out and just remove the old lens cap..........great results........Ilford Pan 50 works really well with this

best

andrew

[Alex Menkov]

Great detail on the grass. Good composition.Thank you.

[StoneNYC]

really..............get your 'barrel lenses' out and just remove the old lens cap..........great results........Ilford Pan 50 works really well with this

best

andrew

You would need a 67/69/612 back adapter, remember PanF+ is only available in 120... For now, keep needling Simon at ilford about sheets.

[jcoldslabs]

Love that contrast with shadows and lights in the mountains. The central cloud is, for me, in a perfect moment shoted.

Thanks. That cloud definitely makes the shot, I agree.


ooooo............very good 'Mr Slabs' great work.

Thanks, Andrew. When you dig through an archive of 20+ years of material there are some hidden gems.

Jonathan

[Corran]

Love your recent re-scans Jonathan.

I'm interested to see where I'll be in 15-20 years and comb through my folders.

[jcoldslabs]

You'll be surprised what slips through the cracks. Often photos that I considered "rejects" at the time seem much more worthy now. The difference, of course, is that I did not have a scanner for the first 20 years of my photographic career and as a result there are lots of neglected negatives and transparencies in my files that were never printed or even contact printed. You probably scan as you go; I wonder how that will affect your future archive in terms of buried treasures. Time will tell.

Jonathan

[Heroique]

Here's a map + compass hike through a young forest, enjoying a 20-30 year break from the lumberjacks. (Cascade mountains, Wash. state)

I wonder if the trees have any inkling of their future doom?

The two Western Trilliums down there love moist forests like this in broken sun. Here's a crop with some added contrast. After the shot, I called it a day, cleared that spot in the center of the first image, and pitched my tent. The forest floor is so cushiony and comfortable, it's easy to fall asleep, but difficult to get up in the morning.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
T-Max 100 (in T-Max rs)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Brian Sims]

My grandmother always scolded us that if we picked a trillium it wouldn't bloom again for 7 years. Can anyone validate that?

Heroique, I love the depth of your first shot.



The two Western Trilliums down there love moist forests like this in broken sun.

[Heroique]

My grandmother always scolded us that if we picked a trillium it wouldn't bloom again for 7 years. Can anyone validate that?

Interesting, I'd like to know about the 7 years too. I'm sure a botanist around here can say, but grandmothers are usually right. I do remember being taught it's bad luck to pick them – maybe because you have to wait until the lucky-7th year to see them again. Trilliums are also called "Wake-Robins," because they bloom just when the robins re-appear, or "wake up" for a new season. I read that in a book on plants, but I see it happen every spring, too. Another good reason not to pick them!

[OCM]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5457/9636093559_7f6147aeb7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamardi_elegantini/9636093559/)
Escarpe de la Puebla de Albortón (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamardi_elegantini/9636093559/) por Omar Chami Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/calamardi_elegantini/), en Flickr
Fomapan 200 Creative developed with Fomadon Excel stock 6'
Schneider Symmar-S 180/5.6
1/15 to F22 +yellow filter

[Cheffalo]

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One of my first exposures with my Kleffel & Sohn 13x18 Reisekamera from the 1890's. This is exposed using one of the two Kodak glass plates that came with it, expired in the 60's. 20 seconds at f64 in full sunlight. I now have one (1) 13x18 film insert but quite a lot of film. A bit tedious..

A link to a bigger version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheffalo/8596415893/sizes/o/in/set-72157633223028868/

[StoneNYC]

111523

One of my first exposures with my Kleffel & Sohn 13x18 Reisekamera from the 1890's. This is exposed using one of the two Kodak glass plates that came with it, expired in the 60's. 20 seconds at f64 in full sunlight. I now have one (1) 13x18 film insert but quite a lot of film. A bit tedious..

A link to a bigger version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheffalo/8596415893/sizes/o/in/set-72157633223028868/

Wait, this is a glass plate? It's amazing!

I wish you had a longer focal length as I'm drawn to that fog and the bridge, is that the fog from age or actual mist? It's really nice.

[Cheffalo]

Thank you! It was a sunny clear day so it's fog from the plate. You see some on the left side too, and some scratches. I like it and it gives a vintage look to the image.
I have a large print on a 40x50cm Ilford matt paper hanging on the wall, extremely detailed! I think the focal length in this Rapid Aplanat is 250mm. It doesn't say.
I wish to find more old Kodak 13x18 (or 5x7) glass plates one day.

[premortho]

Wait, this is a glass plate? It's amazing!

I wish you had a longer focal length as I'm drawn to that fog and the bridge, is that the fog from age or actual mist? It's really nice.
I'm amazed that anyone is amazed that this is a glass plate! Glass plates went out of style because they were heavier and more expensive than sheet film. But no problems with film buckling or registry problems. It either went in the film holder correctly, or not at all. And archival? You bet!

[algarzai]

this is a part of a series i have been working on for a few years called Rukam. Shot in Hiliwah in Saudi Arabia.
shot using a 4x5 chamonix and schnieder 72mm.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/12907022165_dfffc57ba2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algarzai/12907022165/)
Rukam 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algarzai/12907022165/) by Abdullah AlGarzai (http://www.flickr.com/people/algarzai/), on Flickr

[djdister]

... Glass plates went out of style because they were heavier and more expensive than sheet film...

I think their going out of style also had something to do with the fact they could break into little pieces and cut your hands...

[StoneNYC]

this is a part of a series i have been working on for a few years called Rukam. Shot in Hiliwah in Saudi Arabia.
shot using a 4x5 chamonix and schnieder 72mm.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/12907022165_dfffc57ba2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algarzai/12907022165/)
Rukam 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algarzai/12907022165/) by Abdullah AlGarzai (http://www.flickr.com/people/algarzai/), on Flickr

Oh I like this one a lot.

[StoneNYC]

I'm amazed that anyone is amazed that this is a glass plate! Glass plates went out of style because they were heavier and more expensive than sheet film. But no problems with film buckling or registry problems. It either went in the film holder correctly, or not at all. And archival? You bet!

Well when I hear glass plate I think of collodion so I was a little confused, I didn't grow up in an era when glass plates even existed, so I was thinking it was some kind of collodion type of emulsion, but you're saying it was sort of more like film so I guess it's not as amazing it still shot in well-developed for such an old emulsion

[OCM]

this is a part of a series i have been working on for a few years called Rukam. Shot in Hiliwah in Saudi Arabia.
shot using a 4x5 chamonix and schnieder 72mm.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/12907022165_dfffc57ba2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algarzai/12907022165/)
Rukam 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algarzai/12907022165/) by Abdullah AlGarzai (http://www.flickr.com/people/algarzai/), on Flickr
Well done this photograph. I've enjoyed with your flickr gallery.
Regards.
Omar.

[NancyP]

Very nice, Abdullah. Nice shapes and tonalities in the rocks and dirt/sand.

[Joe O'Hara]

[QUOTE=Heroique;1115743]
[snip]
After the shot, I called it a day, cleared that spot in the center of the first image, and pitched my tent. The forest floor is so cushiony and comfortable, it's easy to fall asleep, but difficult to get up in the morning.

Mm. Looks comfy.

[Cheffalo]

I'm amazed that anyone is amazed that this is a glass plate! Glass plates went out of style because they were heavier and more expensive than sheet film. But no problems with film buckling or registry problems. It either went in the film holder correctly, or not at all. And archival? You bet!
They're fantastic. I have quite a few 9x12 glass plates from Gevaert, Agfa and Ilford in the fridge. Will try them out this spring.

[Cheffalo]

Interesting view!

[algarzai]

StoneNYC
OCM
NancyP

thanks :)

[rjphil]

Joshua Tree NP, January 2014. Tachihara 4x5, Schneider 90mm f/8, 320TX in Pyrocat HD/Glycol.
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[Heroique]

Mm. Looks comfy.

Yes, you really don't need a sleeping pad in these rainy forests.

You get a soft, springy, moss-and-fern "mattress" every time. ;^)

But for a tent spot, you do have to clear away water-logged logs which tend to disintegrate when you lift and move them. BTW, the slugs you find underneath are enormous in this part of the world. Like aliens from Mars. And by morning, they've already found a new home underneath your tent. Part of the wilderness experience!

[jcoldslabs]

Not sure what these are. They don't look like grapes to me, but what do I know?

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 6.5" B&L Cinephor projection Petzval, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-2421-EI8-Dormant-Vines.jpg

Jonathan

[StoneNYC]

Not sure what these are. They don't look like grapes to me, but what do I know?

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 6.5" B&L Cinephor projection Petzval, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-2421-EI8-Dormant-Vines.jpg

Jonathan

Cool

[OCM]

Superb, Jonathan.

Excellent light and selected focus.

[Peter De Smidt]

Hops?

[h2oman]

Hops?

Surely not in Portland! ;)

[jcoldslabs]

Cool.

Thanks.


Superb, Jonathan. Excellent light and selected focus.

Thank you. The light was slightly diffused daylight, but the blue sensitive film, at least this particular emulsion, seems to keep bright sunlight in check. I'm still getting used to previsualizing the end result with this film. I am often surprised, which I like.

J.

[Gary Sommer]

I think those are Blue Berry bushes.

[jp]

Thanks.

Thank you. The light was slightly diffused daylight, but the blue sensitive film, at least this particular emulsion, seems to keep bright sunlight in check. I'm still getting used to previsualizing the end result with this film. I am often surprised, which I like.

J.

What sort of speed do you use for the 2421 film?

[jcoldslabs]

What sort of speed do you use for the 2421 film?

After some testing and additional shooting to verify it, I use EI 6 - EI 12. Given the blue sensitivity, for scenes lit by warm, late afternoon or morning sun I use EI 6, and for mid-day shots or on overcast days I use EI 12. (This is all with HC-110 1:39 in small rotary drums.)

I really like the film, in part because it is not as natively contrasty as other orthochromatic emulsions I've tried. My only complaint is it's on a pretty thin base and can be hard to handle during processing.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

Here's another one shot on that same ortho film in late afternoon sun.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 18cm f/4.5 Xenar, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-2421-EI8-Road.jpg

Jonathan

[OCM]

Nice grey tones and selected focus on the asphalt.
Well done, Jonathan.

[Harley Goldman]

Here's another one shot on that same ortho film in late afternoon sun.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 18cm f/4.5 Xenar, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-2421-EI8-Road.jpg




Jonathan


Real nice lines, layers and depth. This works very well. Nicely done!

[Harley Goldman]

I was in Death Valley last weekend and visited Butte Valley. It was a bit of a rough road getting back there and I would not recommend it unless you have a high clearance vehicle and no loose teeth.

This is a view of Striped Butte in morning light.

Chamonix 4x5
Fujinon 240
Delta 100
Rollo Pyro


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

[DennisD]

Here's another one shot on that same ortho film in late afternoon sun.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 18cm f/4.5 Xenar, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).

Jonathan


Interesting, almost dreamy look with clouds and background not sharply focused.
Nicely controlled focus between sharp road and soft background !

Dennis

[DennisD]

This is a view of Striped Butte in morning light.
http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/large/MorningStripedButteWebLg.jpg

Beautiful image. I like the way the clouds completely fill the sky in the upper part of the image and the light filters through the lower section of the frame between the ground formations, gently highlighting one side of the triangular butte. Lovely !

Dennis

Sorry, I lost some of your original info in the quote.

[Corran]

Here's another one shot on that same ortho film in late afternoon sun.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 18cm f/4.5 Xenar, Kodak Aerographic Duplicating Film (2421).

Jonathan

I've always avoided the blue-sensitive stuff, thinking it would just automatically blow-out the sky, but clearly you've disproved that notion.

[Vaughn]

I was in Death Valley last weekend and visited Butte Valley. It was a bit of a rough road getting back there and I would not recommend it unless you have a high clearance vehicle and no loose teeth...

Wonderful morning light, Harley! I am not familiar with Butte Valley. Eureka Valley was bad enough...normal clearance okay, but wash-boarded! I need to have my passenger door looked at -- something rattled loose and I can not open the door from the inside!

[jcoldslabs]

Nice grey tones and selected focus on the asphalt.

Thank you.


Real nice lines, layers and depth. This works very well. Nicely done!

Thanks, Harley. The selective focus was more determined by practicality than aesthetics. I only had my Speed Graphic with me and without front and rear tilts there was no way I was going to get the whole scene in focus, so I went with a less literal interpretation.


Interesting, almost dreamy look with clouds and background not sharply focused. Nicely controlled focus between sharp road and soft background !

Thank you, Dennis.


I've always avoided the blue-sensitive stuff, thinking it would just automatically blow-out the sky, but clearly you've disproved that notion.

The sky does blow out at times depending on conditions and will always be rendered lighter than with panchromatic films, of course. To be honest I thought there would be less tonality in the sky in this image, but slightly pulling the development seems to have helped. (For whatever reason this 2421 film stock responds really well to N minus development. I have rarely ever had blown highlights with it.) If you look at the shot I posted in the 'mistakes' thread from this same outing you'll see what the film did to a yellow road sign, though. Oops.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

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

I'm jealous of the image--what a classic-looking western landscape--and of your time spent in Death Valley. I was only there once on a school field trip in the early 80s and the only camera I had with me was a Kodak 126 Instamatic. I'd love to back with some LF gear someday.

Jonathan

[Steve M Hostetter]

111855

[OCM]

I was in Death Valley last weekend and visited Butte Valley. It was a bit of a rough road getting back there and I would not recommend it unless you have a high clearance vehicle and no loose teeth.

This is a view of Striped Butte in morning light.

Chamonix 4x5
Fujinon 240
Delta 100
Rollo Pyro


Amazing shadows, greys tonal and PDC.
Nicely done!

[jp]

111855

I like it. nice lines and shapes and mood!

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thanks jp,, I shot that in an old Italian WW11 prisoner of war camp (Atterbury) converted to a nature preserve w/ a 135mm f4.5 Meniscus at around f8 I think on 4x5" TXP 320

[alexn]

One from the first outing with my new 045N-2.. I've not shot film for a couple of years so it was great to be composing on the ground glass again...

My developer and fixer are both a couple of years old and I think the fixer has had it - its left some funny marks on the negs that I can't seem to clean off... Anyways, my first time shooting Fomapan 100, and first time developing it I feel I under developed...

Details:
Fomapan 100 Classic, Rodinal 100:1 for 25 mins @ 20°C with two agitations (one at 7 and one at 14 minutes, 10sec each)
1/15th @ f/22 - 90mm f/8 with a bit of rise, forward tilt and a very moderate swing.
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[Jmarmck]

I am in awe of the greatness here. You all are a wonderful inspiration.
I am extremely jealous of those in the western US. I am in the SE, split 3 hrs from the Gulf and 4 hrs from the Atlantic. And I am not a beach person.
Sadly, there no majestic monoliths here, no breathtaking vistas, and very little public land. I must make do with what is here trees, swamps and agriculture.
As I am just starting we will see what can be imaged of this region. It is all in the minds eye.

I do have one question, and roaming through 832 pages of this thread would be an insurmountable task.
Is there or has anyone attempted to archive these images to a single gallery? I noticed that may of the earlier links are broken.
I understand that it is the owners right. I have been guilty of such actions on other forums.

But it would seem to me that there might be some worth in both and educational sense and a promotional sense.
Just a though.

Marty

[StoneNYC]

I am in awe of the greatness here. You all are a wonderful inspiration.
I am extremely jealous of those in the western US. I am in the SE, split 3 hrs from the Gulf and 4 hrs from the Atlantic. And I am not a beach person.
Sadly, there no majestic monoliths here, no breathtaking vistas, and very little public land. I must make do with what is here trees, swamps and agriculture.
As I am just starting we will see what can be imaged of this region. It is all in the minds eye.

I do have one question, and roaming through 832 pages of this thread would be an insurmountable task.
Is there or has anyone attempted to archive these images to a single gallery? I noticed that may of the earlier links are broken.
I understand that it is the owners right. I have been guilty of such actions on other forums.

But it would seem to me that there might be some worth in both and educational sense and a promotional sense.
Just a though.

Marty

APUG has a much more organized gallery system, I would approach the owner of that site and see if he would consider re-designing the tag system with sub groups for standard things like landscapes and nudes and waters edge and trees etc. That's your best bet.

[brucep]

Finished rebuilding a 10x8 Korona 2 weeks ago so drove up to Scotland to try it with some old tmax 100.

Wind was gusting to 30mph and there was a permanent fine drizzle in the air when it wasn't raining hard, so it was hard to take anything decent as the wind was trying to blow everything over. These are the only images that nearly worked out of the 10 I took.

Will just have to go back and try again!


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Blackrock Cottage

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Buachaille Etive Mor

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Castle Stalker

Bruce

[bobwysiwyg]

Bruce, I like them as is, great mood to them. Very nice.

[Simon Benton]

Bruce you have captured the mood of the locations beautifully. Well done.

[StoneNYC]

agreed, the middle one has great lines and they all have a good mood.

[DennisD]

Hi Bruce,

You've captured some wonderful images. I'm especially partial to the 2nd and 3rd - both lovely. The mood or drama in each of the images is very effective.

I'm sure my ipad screen is not doing full justice, but I wanted to make an observation, though it might be incorrect. In images 1 and 2, the whites are rather grey and, while this certainly adds to the mood of the photo, my eye is looking for a hint of a brighter white or true white, however small. Perhaps it's really there and I don't see it. Certainly the relatively small image size of my screen doesn't help !

Just a thought and forgive my observation if not correct.

Thanks for sharing your fine work.

[Alex Menkov]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/13194363884_4ba6bfce7c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194363884/)
Angulon 90 5,6 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194363884/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/13194135585_588baaed7b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194135585/)
4x5 Symmar 210mm Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194135585/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/13194206085_cb4f704a6d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194206085/)
4x5 Nikkor m-300 f9 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194206085/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr

[Alex Menkov]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/13194281133_1ea9e36ec9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194281133/)
4x5 Symmar 210 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194281133/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/13194304483_660148366b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194304483/)
4x5 Fujinon A-240 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194304483/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/13201259593_251e2eab51_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13201259593/)
4x5 Apo-symmar 180 5,6 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13201259593/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr

[jp]

Nice photos of spring Alex!

[Heroique]

Nice indeed, but they might be the height of a Taigan summer!

[Jody_S]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/13194363884_4ba6bfce7c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194363884/)
Angulon 90 5,6 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194363884/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/13194135585_588baaed7b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194135585/)
4x5 Symmar 210mm Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194135585/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr


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4x5 Nikkor m-300 f9 Velvia 50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-meshera/13194206085/) by Alex-meshera (http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-meshera/), on Flickr



Very nice. These remind me a little of Ed Burtynsky

[OCM]

I enjoy seeing your photogrphs. Well done, Alex!

[dave clayton]

standing stones mid wales uk, expired fp4 souped in ID-11 for 10 min

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/13239154225_83ac6eac38_b.jpg

[Martin Aislabie]

standing stones mid wales uk, expired fp4 souped in ID-11 for 10 min

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/13239154225_83ac6eac38_b.jpg

Really nice

Martin

[Jmarmck]

Yes, it is. Filtering?

[ALVANDI Camera]

standing stones mid wales uk, expired fp4 souped in ID-11 for 10 min

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/13239154225_83ac6eac38_b.jpg

Very nice

[Alex Menkov]

Thank you! chaps!. We have very modest nature.But that there is something there.

[jackpie]

standing stones mid wales uk, expired fp4 souped in ID-11 for 10 min

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/13239154225_83ac6eac38_b.jpg

Nice photo. I love megaliths. This is Pentre Ifan neolithic portal dolmen. Respect to the ancestors.

[Jim Becia]

Mono Lake Set #1

I was at Mono Lake last month for about three days. Had a mix of weather, from calm to 30mph winds. If I recall correctly, 3 evenings and 2 mornings. I managed to get an image every session. Now whether they are any good or not, that is another story. I do find it a fascinating place, partly because, in and of themselves, the tufas are not exactly "pretty," although they certainly are unusual. It is one of the few area where I really do not focus on the more intimate image, but rather on the grand image with the sky being a main component. I'll be posting two groups of images and all of them were taken with an Ebony 8x10 on various Fuji films - Velvia 50, Velvia 100, and Provia. For the most part I was please with my images, specially considering a couple of these were in some 30 plus mph winds and exposures were sometimes a couple minutes. In any event, here are the first four. The first two were taken at that time of morning when the sky is that deep blue. Would have liked a nicer sky, but that wasn't to be. The third image had much more cloud structure with an exposure about 2 minutes. The fourth was where the sky really had some nice clouds.

[Jim Becia]

Mono Lake Set #2

Here is the second group of images from Mono Lake. This set has some skies that were a little more interesting (at least to me.) The first two were taken at sunrise on different days. As you can see the second and third (being taken at sunset) image have basically the same composition. I liked that vantage point as you might guess. Actually the last image shown here was the first one I took on the first evening there. It was about the only place I could set up because of the winds. I was actually protected a little bit from the wind by a set of tufas, that and my umbrella trying to shield my camera. I was actually surprised how sharp this particular film was because of the very long exposure times. I would have liked a different location, but this was the only area I could find any protection from the wind. All images from an Ebony 8x10 and Fuji slide film.

[Alex Menkov]

I can't even say that better. I think-second the best. But all the pictures look very nice. Thank you! Alex.

[Sideshow Bob]

Excellent job Jim, I wish mine had come out as nice.

Mr.Gale

[biedron]

Jim,

I like all the Mono Lake images but I think #3 in the first set is my favorite

Bob

[StoneNYC]

Mono Lake Set #1

I was at Mono Lake last month for about three days. Had a mix of weather, from calm to 30mph winds. If I recall correctly, 3 evenings and 2 mornings. I managed to get an image every session. Now whether they are any good or not, that is another story. I do find it a fascinating place, partly because, in and of themselves, the tufas are not exactly "pretty," although they certainly are unusual. It is one of the few area where I really do not focus on the more intimate image, but rather on the grand image with the sky being a main component. I'll be posting two groups of images and all of them were taken with an Ebony 8x10 on various Fuji films - Velvia 50, Velvia 100, and Provia. For the most part I was please with my images, specially considering a couple of these were in some 30 plus mph winds and exposures were sometimes a couple minutes. In any event, here are the first four. The first two were taken at that time of morning when the sky is that deep blue. Would have liked a nicer sky, but that wasn't to be. The third image had much more cloud structure with an exposure about 2 minutes. The fourth was where the sky really had some nice clouds.

Very nice, both first and second examples, but he sky and water in some of them reflect perfectly, and don't seem like 2 minute exposures in high wind, because the water wouldn't reflect so perfectly if the water were being hit by the wind causing lots of water surface turbulence and the clouds would be moving more and have a more whispy look. I'm not saying you're not telling the truth or anything, I'm just saying it doesn't show in some of the pictures, but some certainly do show that. I bet your memory of the event was of the epic battle between you of the wind, and you forgot there were also times of calm. The mind is funny that way. Anyway all very nice and well worth the price if Velvia 8x10, can't wait to get my own 8x10, I'm jealous! :)

[gevalia]

Mono Lake Set #2

Here is the second group of images from Mono Lake. This set has some skies that were a little more interesting (at least to me.) The first two were taken at sunrise on different days. As you can see the second and third (being taken at sunset) image have basically the same composition. I liked that vantage point as you might guess. Actually the last image shown here was the first one I took on the first evening there. It was about the only place I could set up because of the winds. I was actually protected a little bit from the wind by a set of tufas, that and my umbrella trying to shield my camera. I was actually surprised how sharp this particular film was because of the very long exposure times. I would have liked a different location, but this was the only area I could find any protection from the wind. All images from an Ebony 8x10 and Fuji slide film.

Jim, I love these images. 1st set the most. I have just aquired some Velvia 50 and I'm wondering if you'd share your long exposure reciprocity times.

Regards,
Ron

[StoneNYC]

Jim, I love these images. 1st set the most. I have just aquired some Velvia 50 and I'm wondering if you'd share your long exposure reciprocity times.

Regards,
Ron

Hey Ron,

Might I suggest getting the "reciprocity timer" app for iPhone, it's amazingly accurate. It was made by one of our own LFF members, and has never failed me...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reciprocity-timer/id459691262?mt=8

[kabbott]

That reciprocity timer application looks pretty interesting -- does the app have data for Kodak Ektar and Kodak Portra? That would be worth the cost of the app alone in my opinion.

[Jim Becia]

Thanks for the comments everyone. It is alway interesting to find out which images strike a chord (if any.)

Stone - I actually mention in the first post that the weather ranged from calm to extremely windy over the three days. Although the early morning shots were still around 8 to 10 seconds on the calm days.

Ron - I do use the app mentioned at times (assuming I remember to take my iPod with me. I also have a set of reciprocity numbers (probably 5 sets) for Velvia 50 that I keep in my pack. They both work even though there are a few times that are different, however the exposures being so long, several seconds becomes irrelevant. I can send the info to you if you would like.

kabbott - yes, Ektar and Portra are there.

While I like the reciprocity app, I just noticed he has changed its look and it is now more difficult to use, at least to me. Everything is so much smaller and harder to scroll.

[StoneNYC]

That reciprocity timer application looks pretty interesting -- does the app have data for Kodak Ektar and Kodak Portra? That would be worth the cost of the app alone in my opinion.

Yes, here are most of the films that are covered...

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Thanks for the comments everyone. It is alway interesting to find out which images strike a chord (if any.)

Stone - I actually mention in the first post that the weather ranged from calm to extremely windy over the three days. Although the early morning shots were still around 8 to 10 seconds on the calm days.

Ron - I do use the app mentioned at times (assuming I remember to take my iPod with me. I also have a set of reciprocity numbers (probably 5 sets) for Velvia 50 that I keep in my pack. They both work even though there are a few times that are different, however the exposures being so long, several seconds becomes irrelevant. I can send the info to you if you would like.

kabbott - yes, Ektar and Portra are there.

While I like the reciprocity app, I just noticed he has changed its look and it is now more difficult to use, at least to me. Everything is so much smaller and harder to scroll.

I agree that the app is a little tighter now, I think the added features are worth it! It's Increadibly detailed with tons of features...

Here are some added benefits...

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App with notes, programmed with a whole bunch of filters

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[StoneNYC]

A few more
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Also let's you take a call phone image and add your spot metering details for zone system work

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Take detailed notes

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[StoneNYC]

And of course exporting the data to other places for keeping stored info off of your phone...

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So yes it's a little tighter, I agree, but with so many features it's not so bad...

[Harley Goldman]

Mono Lake Set #1 & 2

I was at Mono Lake last month for about three days. Had a mix of weather, from calm to 30mph winds. If I recall correctly, 3 evenings and 2 mornings. I managed to get an image every session. Now whether they are any good or not, that is another story. I do find it a fascinating place, partly because, in and of themselves, the tufas are not exactly "pretty," although they certainly are unusual. It is one of the few area where I really do not focus on the more intimate image, but rather on the grand image with the sky being a main component. I'll be posting two groups of images and all of them were taken with an Ebony 8x10 on various Fuji films - Velvia 50, Velvia 100, and Provia. For the most part I was please with my images, specially considering a couple of these were in some 30 plus mph winds and exposures were sometimes a couple minutes. In any event, here are the first four. The first two were taken at that time of morning when the sky is that deep blue. Would have liked a nicer sky, but that wasn't to be. The third image had much more cloud structure with an exposure about 2 minutes. The fourth was where the sky really had some nice clouds.

Nice group of images, Jim. Time at Mono very well spent.

[OCM]

Great job, Jim. I like them all.

I never have seen a 8x10" reverse film. It must be awesome.

[Erik Larsen]

Mono Lake Set #1

I was at Mono Lake last month for about three days. Had a mix of weather, from calm to 30mph winds. If I recall correctly, 3 evenings and 2 mornings. I managed to get an image every session. Now whether they are any good or not, that is another story. I do find it a fascinating place, partly because, in and of themselves, the tufas are not exactly "pretty," although they certainly are unusual. It is one of the few area where I really do not focus on the more intimate image, but rather on the grand image with the sky being a main component. I'll be posting two groups of images and all of them were taken with an Ebony 8x10 on various Fuji films - Velvia 50, Velvia 100, and Provia. For the most part I was please with my images, specially considering a couple of these were in some 30 plus mph winds and exposures were sometimes a couple minutes. In any event, here are the first four. The first two were taken at that time of morning when the sky is that deep blue. Would have liked a nicer sky, but that wasn't to be. The third image had much more cloud structure with an exposure about 2 minutes. The fourth was where the sky really had some nice clouds.

3 and 4 Jim, beautiful photos!

[Light Guru]

And of course exporting the data to other places for keeping stored info off of your phone...

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So yes it's a little tighter, I agree, but with so many features it's not so bad...

Yea it's a great app.

Since the update I have started printing the exported notes in to a 4x5 peace if inkjet photo paper and then storing them with the negative, and I name my files to match the time stamp on the note.

[StoneNYC]

Great job, Jim. I like them all.

I never have seen a 8x10" reverse film. It must be awesome.

Yea if my 4x5 transparencies blow me away, the 8x10's will probably knock me over haha

[Jim Becia]

Harley, Erik, Omar, thanks. I always find I am drawn to the southwest/west. It seems my trips always take me to the same places - Capitol Reef, Zion, Death Valley, (and if I make it to Death Valley, I might as well take a trip up along the eastern Sierras.) I am envious of those that live close to these areas!

On this particular trip, I fortunately (and finally) ran into some decent light and skies. Doesn't seem to happen very often. Thanks again.

[Professional]

I really don't know if i will travel to USA again this year later, should i bring LF with me? I don't drive overseas and i don't know how to access to those locations there, so i don't know what the point of carrying LF if i can't access to those spots to use it.

I will buy film from USA rather than i buy with me, but unfortunately Velvia 50 is almost gone, and not sure what LF slides are available to buy from there.

[dperez]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/13280652635_e4bddb3d39_b.jpg
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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray Film, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4

In November of 2013, friend and fellow forum member, Randy Estudillo and I made a trip out to northern Arizona and southern Utah. For the first two days we were unable to use our cameras because there was either constant rain, high winds, or both! By the time we made it to Monument Valley, the weather had subsided. Limited to clear skies, I was looking for strong foreground elements that would be of visual interest and would allow me to raise the horizon line; this is one of those attempts.

-DP

[dperez]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/13280673475_8362403832_b.jpg
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Mustard Canyon, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-ray Film, Development by inspection in a tray, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4.

This one has a lot of tiny white spots (grain?), not sure what caused it, I don't see it as much in other negatives that I've made of the same film. I will do some testing. At first, I thought it might be related to the exposure length, as this was a 3-4 minute exposure, but I've ruled that out.

-DP

[Myxine]

I really like that last one. Very nice tones and composition

[Sheld]

Where can I buy large format prints or poster-prints? I know how to buy Ansel Adams prints; I bought Moonrise over Hernandez. But how would I search for large format prints by others? For example, could I find large format prints by Brett Weston? What would the price range be?
- Sheldon

[OCM]

Hola Daniel.

I'm glad see your photograph again!

That two images are amazing. The especial tone and textures of the first and the contrast of second one are both well done.

I was there on april of 2000 during my honeymoon. Maybe I will go again in 2025 :-( if God wants. I'm envious too of those who lives near of these wonders.

Best regards.

[Peter Mounier]

Hi OCM ... God here. Go to Utah and Death Valley. Don't wait 25 years ... you might not be here.

[StoneNYC]

I really don't know if i will travel to USA again this year later, should i bring LF with me? I don't drive overseas and i don't know how to access to those locations there, so i don't know what the point of carrying LF if i can't access to those spots to use it.

I will buy film from USA rather than i buy with me, but unfortunately Velvia 50 is almost gone, and not sure what LF slides are available to buy from there.

You can still order Velvia50 in japan... I've been able to find a retailer on japan who will sell it for under $100/4x5 box if I order 5 at a time, and that includes shipping cost. Not too bad...

[OCM]

Hi OCM ... God here. Go to Utah and Death Valley. Don't wait 25 years ... you might not be here.

Your words are orders!

I hope you will hear my wife :cool:

[dperez]

Omar,

Anytime you are coming out to the western US, just send me an email, chances are I will be able to help you as far as locations and figuring out the logistics.

By the way, that Death Valley shot is right off a road, and is a pretty easy walk to the location, maybe 1.5 km round trip. The Monument Valley location requires a Navajo guide for the areas that we visited, and we didn't stray too far from our vehicle while out there, so it's easily doable.

-Daniel

[OCM]

Thanks Daniel, for the information and for give me your help.
If you come to Spain, I will inform you about what my utmost.

[Jim Becia]

Dan,

Nice compositions and perspectives. I have not heard of Mustard Canyon (still learning about the area.)

[Harley Goldman]

[IMG]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/13280673475_8362403832_b.jpg
Mustard Canyon, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-ray Film, Development by inspection in a tray, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4.

This one has a lot of tiny white spots (grain?), not sure what caused it, I don't see it as much in other negatives that I've made of the same film. I will do some testing. At first, I thought it might be related to the exposure length, as this was a 3-4 minute exposure, but I've ruled that out.

-DP

Daniel,

Nice couple of images, and I especially like the second one. I have not been to Mustard Canyon. I will have to look for it next trip. Nice image making!

[ross]

A scan of a negative that wasn't exposed very well:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/13302021513_1a21b33bee_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/13302021513/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/13302021513/) by Jeffery D Ross (http://www.flickr.com/people/jefferydavidross/), on Flickr

Alvord Playa, Oregon

Chamonix 45N-2
Tri-X

[Tin Can]

What's wrong with it?


A scan of a negative that wasn't exposed very well:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/13302021513_1a21b33bee_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/13302021513/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/13302021513/) by Jeffery D Ross (http://www.flickr.com/people/jefferydavidross/), on Flickr

Alvord Playa, Oregon

Chamonix 45N-2
Tri-X

[StoneNYC]

A scan of a negative that wasn't exposed very well:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/13302021513_1a21b33bee_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/13302021513/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/13302021513/) by Jeffery D Ross (http://www.flickr.com/people/jefferydavidross/), on Flickr

Alvord Playa, Oregon

Chamonix 45N-2
Tri-X

Beautiful!!

And Randy, I think he means it won't print well but was able to scan it and correct digitally, but will be a pain to print...

[ross]

Beautiful!!

And Randy, I think he means it won't print well but was able to scan it and correct digitally, but will be a pain to print...

Thanks! And your exactly right.

[Tin Can]

Ross, I am not picking on your beautiful image, but this is an example of never really knowing what the actual film and print looked like before it is put through the digital wringer and shown on screen.

I find it all very confusing.

However, I am a minority opinion and please ignore my distress. Yes, I have seen before and after many times on screen, and I prefer before...

It is a wonderful image!



Thanks! And your exactly right.

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

Where can I buy large format prints or poster-prints? I know how to buy Ansel Adams prints; I bought Moonrise over Hernandez. But how would I search for large format prints by others? For example, could I find large format prints by Brett Weston? What would the price range be?
- Sheldon

fleabay

[NancyP]

dperez #8357. Good work under sub-optimal sky conditions. Sad to say, the first reaction I had to the foreground was ...Jabba the Hut. ;) I would try to lighten the foreground a tad. The film reminds me of old mostly-blue-sensitive photos - is x ray film effectively orthochromatic? I like the #8358 photo even better, with its wider range of tonalities. I rather like the Foot of Man in the lower left corner - subtle, but reminds the viewer that the subject is huge and the viewer is small.

[Andrew Plume]

What's wrong with it?

I entirely agree with Randy.....................what is there not to appreciate with this...........?

strikes me as a very very bright day and captured really well

andrew

[ross]

I entirely agree with Randy.....................what is there not to appreciate with this...........?

strikes me as a very very bright day and captured really well

andrew

Thanks Randy and Andrew. In order to get some detail in the cabin in the trees I ended up really overexposing the sky. Had I known at the time about N-2 development I might of planned for that. I can't really print the negative in the darkroom. I was able to scan the negative and "fix" it somewhat in Lightroom. Incidentally, after this shot i walked out to the edge of the Playa and took a better exposed shot looking back in the other direction. I was able to print this negative in the darkroom:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8665878819_24a065bfbd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/8665878819/) Homestead and Spring, Alvord Playa, OR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/8665878819/) by Jeffery D Ross (http://www.flickr.com/people/jefferydavidross/), on Flickr

[lbenac]

Thanks Randy and Andrew. In order to get some detail in the cabin in the trees I ended up really overexposing the sky. Had I known at the time about N-2 development I might of planned for that. I can't really print the negative in the darkroom. I was able to scan the negative and "fix" it somewhat in Lightroom. Incidentally, after this shot i walked out to the edge of the Playa and took a better exposed shot looking back in the other direction. I was able to print this negative in the darkroom:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8665878819_24a065bfbd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/8665878819/) Homestead and Spring, Alvord Playa, OR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/8665878819/) by Jeffery D Ross (http://www.flickr.com/people/jefferydavidross/), on Flickr

To my untrained eyes this indeed look like a nicer shot.

[johnmsanderson]

That second one nails it. The first one has an overprocessed "glow" like you used an unsharp mask filter with a large radius.

[StoneNYC]

Thanks Randy and Andrew. In order to get some detail in the cabin in the trees I ended up really overexposing the sky. Had I known at the time about N-2 development I might of planned for that. I can't really print the negative in the darkroom. I was able to scan the negative and "fix" it somewhat in Lightroom. Incidentally, after this shot i walked out to the edge of the Playa and took a better exposed shot looking back in the other direction. I was able to print this negative in the darkroom:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8665878819_24a065bfbd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/8665878819/) Homestead and Spring, Alvord Playa, OR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferydavidross/8665878819/) by Jeffery D Ross (http://www.flickr.com/people/jefferydavidross/), on Flickr

Great clouds

[RHITMrB]

I haven't been active here much recently - been shooting mostly smaller formats. Well, I took a trip, and now I'm back...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/13416023163_f7b2ecd23a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrwChc)

[DennisD]

I haven't been active here much recently - been shooting mostly smaller formats. Well, I took a trip, and now I'm back...



Fabulous. Wonderful light and depth !
Thanks, Isaac. Glad you're back with goodies !

[StoneNYC]

I haven't been active here much recently - been shooting mostly smaller formats. Well, I took a trip, and now I'm back...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/13416023163_f7b2ecd23a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrwChc)

Nice touch with the hint of snow, good job (yes I'm sure you spent all night dropping the snow all over the scene...) lol

[h2oman]

Yeah, that is as nice, in my opinion, as about anything I've seen form Bryce. Great light, color and composition. I'll PM yu my address so that you can send me a print. ;)

[h2oman]

That second one nails it. The first one has an overprocessed "glow" like you used an unsharp mask filter with a large radius.

Agreed - #2 is very nice indeed.

[RHITMrB]

Yeah, that is as nice, in my opinion, as about anything I've seen form Bryce. Great light, color and composition. I'll PM yu my address so that you can send me a print. ;)

Thanks! I'd gladly trade.

Here's another from Bryce.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/13427580484_b75cc887ac_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/msxRSm)

[OCM]

Both well done, Isaac.
First has an amazing color.

[gevalia]

Thanks! I'd gladly trade.

Here's another from Bryce.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/13427580484_b75cc887ac_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/msxRSm)

Looks like the trail off that backroad in Tropic.

[Harley Goldman]

I haven't been active here much recently - been shooting mostly smaller formats. Well, I took a trip, and now I'm back...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/13416023163_f7b2ecd23a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrwChc)

Real nice take on Bryce. Excellent color, layering and depth to the image.

[pdmoylan]

I haven't been active here much recently - been shooting mostly smaller formats. Well, I took a trip, and now I'm back...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/13416023163_f7b2ecd23a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrwChc)

Glad to see such high quality color LF images posted on the site. Ditto on the nice composition, from a more compressed view than normal.


Thanks for sharing.

PDM

[austin granger]

I haven't been active here much recently - been shooting mostly smaller formats. Well, I took a trip, and now I'm back...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/13416023163_f7b2ecd23a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mrwChc)

Nice one Isaac! It has a great glow to it. I like the gradual transition from dark to light, and the way that wall extends all the way across about halfway down. I found Bryce Canyon difficult to photograph because it seemed like there were fantastic forms everywhere-it was hard to know what to isolate! You've done it well here.

[dperez]

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[View Large (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3673/13438986214_43d86ee28c_o.jpg)]

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Info: Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, 10:00 @ 20C, Bronze toned in CS4.

The first and second photographs were made at Mesquite Dunes. There were a bunch of people out on the dunes that morning, and so rather than hiking for a couple more miles, I settled on this location between dune hills. In the second picture, there is a lone hiker standing on top of a dune in the upper-left of corner of the scene. When I was setting up the composition I thought it would be interesting to place the hiker in the scene, but wasn't sure if he would stick around. He told me later that he wasn't sure if he should move or not, and he was worried he might enter my composition, so he just waited for me to make my exposure!

The last one, was made near Zabriskie point, in the badlands.

-Daniel

[OCM]

Thanks for sharing Daniel. Excellent work!

[Harley Goldman]

Info: Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, 10:00 @ 20C, Bronze toned in CS4.

The first and second photographs were made at Mesquite Dunes. There were a bunch of people out on the dunes that morning, and so rather than hiking for a couple more miles, I settled on this location between dune hills. In the second picture, there is a lone hiker standing on top of a dune in the upper-left of corner of the scene. When I was setting up the composition I thought it would be interesting to place the hiker in the scene, but wasn't sure if he would stick around. He told me later that he wasn't sure if he should move or not, and he was worried he might enter my composition, so he just waited for me to make my exposure!

The last one, was made near Zabriskie point, in the badlands.

-Daniel

Nice trio, Daniel.

[Deval]

Took this one last weekend.

Toyo 45AII
Kodak Ektar 100
Nikkor 90SW F8
F22 1/30
Scanned with Epson v750 Betterscanning Holder

Still having some wierd brown stain/fog issue. Seen in sky on left side. Would love to figure this out as why? light leak?, chemistry, flare? Is there a fix?

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/13457329974_040f66af57_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mvbkmA)

[StoneNYC]

Took this one last weekend.

Toyo 45AII
Kodak Ektar 100
Nikkor 90SW F8
F22 1/30
Scanned with Epson v750 Betterscanning Holder

Still having some wierd brown stain/fog issue. Seen in sky on left side. Would love to figure this out as why? light leak?, chemistry, flare? Is there a fix?

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/13457329974_040f66af57_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mvbkmA)

The wood looks pink too, hmm I wouldn't dare say but looks like color issues in the chemistry / development not as much in the shooting of it.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

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Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3315/v5d9.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/v5d9.jpg/)
Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

[StoneNYC]

Interesting... Great clouds!

[chassis]

Great shots Nana, you know how to deliver great images using the 47mm lens!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Great shots Nana, you know how to deliver great images using the 47mm lens!

Thanks.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Interesting... Great clouds!

Thanks.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/681/2p9u.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/2p9u.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, orange Filter.

[StoneNYC]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/681/2p9u.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/2p9u.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, orange Filter.

This is the best to me so far

[Nana Sousa Dias]

This is the best to me so far

Thank you, Dennis.

[lkkang]

Omg !!!!! Beautiful !!!



home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, schneider sa 47mm xl, fomapan 100, orange filter.

[Robert Langham]

West Dike, Shiprock.

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[andreios]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/681/2p9u.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/2p9u.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, orange Filter.

Glad to see your magnificent coast photographs again! I was missing them!

[OCM]

Excellent work, Nana. This 47mm is amazing and you use it very well.

Saludos.

[OCM]

West Dike, Shiprock.

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Well done and composed.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Omg !!!!! Beautiful !!!

Thanks

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Glad to see your magnificent coast photographs again! I was missing them!

Thanks

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Excellent work, Nana. This 47mm is amazing and you use it very well.

Saludos.

Gracias, Omar

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4785/0j95.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/0j95.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7209/xe8j.jpg (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/xe8j.jpg/)
Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5551/1sfk.jpg (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/1sfk.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Schneider SA 65/8, FP4+, 25A filter.

[rkamarowski]

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7209/xe8j.jpg (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/xe8j.jpg/)
Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

Stunning!

[StoneNYC]

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4785/0j95.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/0j95.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

Stop it!!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Stunning!

Thanks.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Stop it!!

AHAHAHAHHA....Dennis, sorry but there is a lot more where these came from!!!

[Jmarmck]

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4785/0j95.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/0j95.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

An amazing shot. Well done!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4153/uead.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/i/uead.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Nikon W 210/5.6, Fomapan 100

Atending Dennis request, I'll stop...for now.

[StoneNYC]

AHAHAHAHHA....Dennis, sorry but there is a lot more where these came from!!!

;) lucky you!

[jp]

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4785/0j95.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/0j95.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

Very cool! Glad to your photos once again!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

An amazing shot. Well done!
Thanks, Marty

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Very cool! Glad to your photos once again!

Thanks, JP

[austin granger]

Nana, I think I've said this before, but your photographs are consistently excellent. It is not an easy thing to work with such a wide angle lens, but you are obviously in harmony with the perspective. I always look forward to your work.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Nana, I think I've said this before, but your photographs are consistently excellent. It is not an easy thing to work with such a wide angle lens, but you are obviously in harmony with the perspective. I always look forward to your work.

Thank you, Austin

You know, it's very easy to use ultra wide angle lenses, I think many people get intimidated by those lens with no reason at all. I use it for everything, except portrait.

[eduardtoader]

that's so nice.. thanks for sharing so minimalistic image. I wish I would see more.

[eduardtoader]

that' s so nice.. thanks for sharing. I would love to see more

In a Field, Helvetia, Oregon
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/12594565694_6de7af7358_b.jpg

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

[eduardtoader]

Astonishing shot. Really calmed composition. Love the peace from this image. Thanks for sharing!

I have posted BW version (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?44249-Large-Format-Landscapes&p=505905&viewfull=1#post505905) of the photographs before - now I got a better scan and managed to save the underexposed parts of the image.

New Zealand above Glenorchy, one of my favourite areas when we visited NZ back in 2009.
Tachihara 4x5", Osaka 400/8, E100G

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/11886669286_4d004af3da_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/11886669286/)

[eduardtoader]

Big wow. Congrats for such a nice shot.

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; thunderstorm fast approaching over the Rio Negro;
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/11546814084_697d6d6dd7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32131681@N00/11546814084/)
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

[jon.oman]

Nana, Another set of wonderful images! I too have been missing your images.....

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Nana, Another set of wonderful images! I too have been missing your images.....

Thanks, Jon.

[algarzai]

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4785/0j95.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/0j95.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

i love this one.

[algarzai]

Thank you, Austin

You know, it's very easy to use ultra wide angle lenses, I think many people get intimidated by those lens with no reason at all. I use it for everything, except portrait.

i think they are challenging because it is hard to exclude elements from the image composition using wide angles. some people think they are easy because it is easy to include elements in the image composition using wide angles.

[jcoldslabs]

i think they are challenging because it is hard to exclude elements from the image composition using wide angles.

I agree with this. Wide-angle photography has always proven to be difficult for me. I just can't isolate my subjects in the way I would like; the images end up being far too busy for my taste. Nana's seascapes are wonderful examples of wide-angle used to great effect where everything from the foreground to the horizon IS the subject, and his images are amazingly uncluttered considering how wide 47mm is on 4x5.

Jonathan

[Alan Gales]

I agree with this. Wide-angle photography has always proven to be difficult for me. I just can't isolate my subjects in the way I would like; the images end up being far too busy for my taste. Nana's seascapes are wonderful examples of wide-angle used to great effect where everything from the foreground to the horizon IS the subject, and his images are amazingly uncluttered considering how wide 47mm is on 4x5.

Jonathan

I know what you are talking about. I have always used wide angles for getting in close to my subject. All my landscapes shot with wide angles either look too busy or contrived.

I agree that Nana does do an amazing job with a 47mm.

[alexn]

Nana - There really are no words strong enough to quite describe the consistant flow of truly breathtaking work from you... You're shots with the 47XL are magnificent, so engrossing. I'd love to walk through an exhibition of your images printed large...

[Pfiltz]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/681/2p9u.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/2p9u.jpg/)

damn!

I wuv dis....

I would just go nutz if I took something like this.

[Corran]

+1 to all these comments your work Nana.

I hope to even be able to visit a seascape like this one day...nothing like it within thousands of miles of me afaik.

[ALVANDI Camera]

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4153/uead.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/i/uead.jpg/)
Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Nikon W 210/5.6, Fomapan 100

Atending Dennis request, I'll stop...for now.


Very beautiful Nana, I've made 4x5" cameras, your work is very nice.

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[Joe O'Hara]

Nana - There really are no words strong enough to quite describe the consistant flow of truly breathtaking work from you... You're shots with the 47XL are magnificent, so engrossing. I'd love to walk through an exhibition of your images printed large...

Me too. When can it happen?

[h2oman]

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Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

Nana,

Like the others, I enjoy all of your images. This one particularly appeals to me. It is not as classically beautiful as your other images, but there is just something about it. The way the clouds echo the rocks, and the gap in the clouds echos the gap in the rocks. The center rock somewhat precarious on the edge, and it's striking shadow, and the convergence of foreground lines to the rock. Good work.

Gregg

[StoneNYC]

Very beautiful Nana, I've made 4x5" cameras, your work is very nice.

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my handmade (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/panoral-45-camera.html) camera

Post that in the "show off your camera thread"!! :)

[Harley Goldman]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/681/2p9u.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/2p9u.jpg/)

Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, orange Filter.

Really excellent series of images. Hard to pick, but this is my favorite. Great work.

[OCM]

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7209/xe8j.jpg (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/xe8j.jpg/)
Home made 4x5" point-and-shoot camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, 25A Filter.

Amazing!

Fomapan 100, it surprise me! I often use fomapan 200 creative.

Saludos.

[macvisual]

Regards the Fomapan range of b/w film speeds;

Loving the Fomapan 100asa images as posted here. Anyone wish to comment regards the Fomapan 200asa and 400asa b/w film..?

[bgh]

Really excellent series of images. Hard to pick, but this is my favorite. Great work.


I couldn't agree more. I find myself returning to this one over and over again. Remarkable.

Bruce

[Professional]

Very nice works!
Now i will buy more Fomapan 100 sheets to use ;) I am sold
Which developer did you use with this Fomapan 100?

[Harley Goldman]

First Light at the Bristlecones

Not long after I got my first 4x5 in 2003, I took it up to the White Mountains. I camped at Grand View campground and got up in the dark. I drove fast up to the Patriarch Grove. Fast smooths out the bumps, but that morning it cost me a new tire (that road has now gifted me with two flat tires). I did get up there just in time for first light and it was very warm light, filtering through some haze on the eastern horizon.

I recently reorganized the galleries on my website and, having seen them anew, have been reworking and occasionally re-scanning some images. I rescanned this one this morning.

The film was the original Velvia 50. I sure miss that film. The newer stuff isn't bad, but the original did not have the color casts of the newer stuff. This presentation is pretty much how the chrome looks on the light table.

Wista DXII
Nikkor 210

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

[StoneNYC]

First Light at the Bristlecones

Not long after I got my first 4x5 in 2003, I took it up to the White Mountains. I camped at Grand View campground and got up in the dark. I drove fast up to the Patriarch Grove. Fast smooths out the bumps, but that morning it cost me a new tire (that road has now gifted me with two flat tires). I did get up there just in time for first light and it was very warm light, filtering through some haze on the eastern horizon.

The film was the original Velvia 50. I sure miss that film. The newer stuff isn't bad, but the original did not have the color casts of the newer stuff. This presentation is pretty much how the chrome looks on the light table.

Wista DXII
Nikkor 210

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

Those reds!

[Jim Becia]

First of all, great images Nana. I was hoping someone else would post some images after yours because that is a hard act to follow. Your use of a wide angle is something I admire along with perfect compositions and wonderful tonal range.

So, here are a few images taken on a recent trip to the southwest. As you will notice this group of images is of Factory Butte near Hanksville, Utah. I have been stopping by this feature for years and generally have had little luck. This past winter I finally had some nice light and clouds. On two consecutive mornings, the light and clouds just kept on changing. So here are a few of the shots from the two mornings. All taken on an ebony 8x10 using Fuji Provia or Velvia.

[Harley Goldman]

Those reds!

I desaturated the reds a bit in the PS processing. They are really screaming on the film. :)

[Harley Goldman]

First of all, great images Nana. I was hoping someone else would post some images after yours because that is a hard act to follow. Your use of a wide angle is something I admire along with perfect compositions and wonderful tonal range.

So, here are a few images taken on a recent trip to the southwest. As you will notice this group of images is of Factory Butte near Hanksville, Utah. I have been stopping by this feature for years and generally have had little luck. This past winter I finally had some nice light and clouds. On two consecutive mornings, the light and clouds just kept on changing. So here are a few of the shots from the two mornings. All taken on an ebony 8x10 using Fuji Provia or Velvia.

Nice series, Jim!! I too have gone past there many times and never been gifted with good conditions. You did great. I especially like the second one. A real beauty.

[Jim Becia]

Nice series, Jim!! I too have gone past there many times and never been gifted with good conditions. You did great. I especially like the second one. A real beauty.

Thanks Harley.

Knowing about Velvia 50, I can imagine the reds in your chrome - nice work. As to Factory Butte, I am a glutton for punishment when out there. Heck, I'm going to head back out there in a couple of weeks. I'll probably be a little early for any spring colors, but one never knows. I'm timing it for the full moon and will attempt the impossible (at least for me,) trying to get a moon set over Factory Butte as the sun rises. Probably an exercise in futility, but a fun exercise never the less.

[StoneNYC]

First of all, great images Nana. I was hoping someone else would post some images after yours because that is a hard act to follow. Your use of a wide angle is something I admire along with perfect compositions and wonderful tonal range.

So, here are a few images taken on a recent trip to the southwest. As you will notice this group of images is of Factory Butte near Hanksville, Utah. I have been stopping by this feature for years and generally have had little luck. This past winter I finally had some nice light and clouds. On two consecutive mornings, the light and clouds just kept on changing. So here are a few of the shots from the two mornings. All taken on an ebony 8x10 using Fuji Provia or Velvia.

Nice, intestine composition, I like it, that last one was interesting and looks almost illuminated by light :)

[pdmoylan]

First Light at the Bristlecones

Not long after I got my first 4x5 in 2003, I took it up to the White Mountains. I camped at Grand View campground and got up in the dark. I drove fast up to the Patriarch Grove. Fast smooths out the bumps, but that morning it cost me a new tire (that road has now gifted me with two flat tires). I did get up there just in time for first light and it was very warm light, filtering through some haze on the eastern horizon.

I recently reorganized the galleries on my website and, having seen them anew, have been reworking and occasionally re-scanning some images. I rescanned this one this morning.

The film was the original Velvia 50. I sure miss that film. The newer stuff isn't bad, but the original did not have the color casts of the newer stuff. This presentation is pretty much how the chrome looks on the light table.

Wista DXII
Nikkor 210

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


Superb Harley. Beautifully composed and thought out. I agree about the old V50.

PDM

[pdmoylan]

First of all, great images Nana. I was hoping someone else would post some images after yours because that is a hard act to follow. Your use of a wide angle is something I admire along with perfect compositions and wonderful tonal range.

So, here are a few images taken on a recent trip to the southwest. As you will notice this group of images is of Factory Butte near Hanksville, Utah. I have been stopping by this feature for years and generally have had little luck. This past winter I finally had some nice light and clouds. On two consecutive mornings, the light and clouds just kept on changing. So here are a few of the shots from the two mornings. All taken on an ebony 8x10 using Fuji Provia or Velvia.

Jim,

Factory Butte is a favorite due to the color/lighting contrast. Nice, all.

PDM

[Jerry Bodine]

Nice, intestine composition, I like it, that last one was interesting and looks almost illuminated by light :)

Stone, it IS illuminated by light !! What else would illuminate it?

[StoneNYC]

Stone, it IS illuminated by light !! What else would illuminate it?

Thought it was some odd sunset thing.

[alexn]

Sunset light is still light Stone.. :) Light is the only thing that lights things.. Otherwise they are dark :P haha

Beautiful image Harley... Stunning.

Heres one of mine I made a couple of days ago...

Chamonix 045N-2 + 90/8
Fomapan 100
1/4s @ f/22 - Orange filter.
Dev: Rodinal 1:50 - 6min 45sec @ 23°c (rotary)
Toned in PS.
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[StoneNYC]

Sunset light is still light Stone.. :) Light is the only thing that lights things.. Otherwise they are dark :P haha

Beautiful image Harley... Stunning.

Heres one of mine I made a couple of days ago...

Chamonix 045N-2 + 90/8
Fomapan 100
1/4s @ f/22 - Orange filter.
Dev: Rodinal 1:50 - 6min 45sec @ 23°c (rotary)
Toned in PS.
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Beautiful, and ... Photo luminescence ;)

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Nana - There really are no words strong enough to quite describe the consistant flow of truly breathtaking work from you... You're shots with the 47XL are magnificent, so engrossing. I'd love to walk through an exhibition of your images printed large...

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/8289/20zf.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/20zf.jpg/)


http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8176/ifar.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/ifar.jpg/)

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Very beautiful Nana, I've made 4x5" cameras, your work is very nice.

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Fantastic, your camera. Very well done!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Geez Nana, do you ever take a bad photo? This is another hit.

Thanks, Jerry. Yes, I have thousands of them but I don't show them to nobody!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

+1 to all these comments your work Nana.

I hope to even be able to visit a seascape like this one day...nothing like it within thousands of miles of me afaik.

Thanks.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/681/2p9u.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/2p9u.jpg/)

damn!

I wuv dis....

I would just go nutz if I took something like this.

:)

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Me too. When can it happen?

Thanks. Well, I live in Portugal, you can come over here and see them, I think it's the only way, I made a few exhibits here and in Brazil (when I teach workshops overthere) but, I'm not a rich photographer, it's very rare to sell a photograph.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Very nice works!
Now i will buy more Fomapan 100 sheets to use ;) I am sold
Which developer did you use with this Fomapan 100?

Thanks. I use Rodinal.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

First Light at the Bristlecones

Not long after I got my first 4x5 in 2003, I took it up to the White Mountains. I camped at Grand View campground and got up in the dark. I drove fast up to the Patriarch Grove. Fast smooths out the bumps, but that morning it cost me a new tire (that road has now gifted me with two flat tires). I did get up there just in time for first light and it was very warm light, filtering through some haze on the eastern horizon.

I recently reorganized the galleries on my website and, having seen them anew, have been reworking and occasionally re-scanning some images. I rescanned this one this morning.

The film was the original Velvia 50. I sure miss that film. The newer stuff isn't bad, but the original did not have the color casts of the newer stuff. This presentation is pretty much how the chrome looks on the light table.

Wista DXII
Nikkor 210

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

Beautifull!!!!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

First of all, great images Nana. I was hoping someone else would post some images after yours because that is a hard act to follow. Your use of a wide angle is something I admire along with perfect compositions and wonderful tonal range.

So, here are a few images taken on a recent trip to the southwest. As you will notice this group of images is of Factory Butte near Hanksville, Utah. I have been stopping by this feature for years and generally have had little luck. This past winter I finally had some nice light and clouds. On two consecutive mornings, the light and clouds just kept on changing. So here are a few of the shots from the two mornings. All taken on an ebony 8x10 using Fuji Provia or Velvia.

Thanks, Jim

All those 4 images of yours are stunning. My favourite is the last one!

[Nana Sousa Dias]

Sunset light is still light Stone.. :) Light is the only thing that lights things.. Otherwise they are dark :P haha

Beautiful image Harley... Stunning.

Heres one of mine I made a couple of days ago...

Chamonix 045N-2 + 90/8
Fomapan 100
1/4s @ f/22 - Orange filter.
Dev: Rodinal 1:50 - 6min 45sec @ 23°c (rotary)
Toned in PS.
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Beuatifull! The 1/4s was "dans la mouche"!

[OCM]

First Light at the Bristlecones

Not long after I got my first 4x5 in 2003, I took it up to the White Mountains. I camped at Grand View campground and got up in the dark. I drove fast up to the Patriarch Grove. Fast smooths out the bumps, but that morning it cost me a new tire (that road has now gifted me with two flat tires). I did get up there just in time for first light and it was very warm light, filtering through some haze on the eastern horizon.

I recently reorganized the galleries on my website and, having seen them anew, have been reworking and occasionally re-scanning some images. I rescanned this one this morning.

The film was the original Velvia 50. I sure miss that film. The newer stuff isn't bad, but the original did not have the color casts of the newer stuff. This presentation is pretty much how the chrome looks on the light table.

Wista DXII
Nikkor 210

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

I haven't words for that...
Stunning!

[OCM]

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/8289/20zf.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/20zf.jpg/)


http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8176/ifar.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/ifar.jpg/)

Congratulations Nana!

I'm seeing greats copies and amazing format.

Saludos.

[alexn]

Beuatifull! The 1/4s was "dans la mouche"!

Thanks for your comment Nana - 1/4s was just enough.. when I metered the scene I originally decided on 1/8s as my exposure but while watching the waves and duration of the run-off, I decided I needed slightly longer. I considered using f/32 to get to 1/4s but decided to just overexpose by a stop and contract the development instead... I'm glad I did.. the sharpness in the foreground rocks would have been slightly softened at f/32...

[Harley Goldman]

Mountain Dew

I don't think I posted this one. It is an image of the grasses along the shore of the Merced river in Yosemite. Preston Birdwell and I were wandering around the river bed last fall, as the river was quite low.

Chamonix 4x5, Fujinon 240, Velvia 50


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

[Deval]

Cedar Key
Toyo 45a II
Nikkor 90SW f/8
Kodak Ektar 100
F/22 1 second
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/13593376104_cdf87f7495_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mHcB8w)

[ALVANDI Camera]

Cedar Key
Toyo 45a II
Nikkor 90SW f/8
Kodak Ektar 100
F/22 1 second
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/13593376104_cdf87f7495_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mHcB8w)

Interesting, nice

[kabbott]

Mountain Dew

I don't think I posted this one. It is an image of the grasses along the shore of the Merced river in Yosemite. Preston Birdwell and I were wandering around the river bed last fall, as the river was quite low.

Chamonix 4x5, Fujinon 240, Velvia 50


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

This is an example of one of those compositions that are easy to walk by and miss. I love the execution of this and think the color of Velvia 50 really brings this to life! Excellent work! :D

[Harley Goldman]

This is an example of one of those compositions that are easy to walk by and miss. I love the execution of this and think the color of Velvia 50 really brings this to life! Excellent work! :D

Thanks!

[abhishek@1985]

Highly indebted to Joel Truckenbrod for letting me use his Tachihara for the first time ever .
Thrilled with the experience of shooting 4x5.
Here's the first picture i made on the banks of Temperance river in Northern Minnesota at sub zero temparature.. The joy of using it truly trumps any hardships :)

Am seriously considering a portable 4x5 and a wide angle for landscape and travel :)

Kodak Tmax 100.
Developed in Xtol 1:1 and scanned in V700.

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[Tin Can]

Nice and made me chuckle. I am also from Minnesota, a long time ago.

If fact we were plotting the Bob Dylan trail trip last night.


Highly indebted to Joel Truckenbrod for letting me use his Tachihara for the first time ever .
Thrilled with the experience of shooting 4x5.
Here's the first picture i made on the banks of Temperance river in Northern Minnesota at sub zero temparature.. The joy of using it truly trumps any hardships :)

Am seriously considering a portable 4x5 and a wide angle for landscape and travel :)

Kodak Tmax 100.
Developed in Xtol 1:1 and scanned in V700.

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[EOTS]

National Park Plitvice Lakes - Autumn 2013
Fuji Velvia 50

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[StoneNYC]

National Park Plitvice Lakes - Autumn 2013
Fuji Velvia 50

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Very nice

[hazardsg]

Here is a scan from a shot I took last November. It was taken in a local state park in Indiana.

Toyo 45A
Fuji 75mm

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[Alan Curtis]

113335
White Sands,NM
TriX N+1 HC-110
Zone VI 4x5 120mm
Worlds lousiest scanner

[OCM]

Great job, Alan!
It's a master piece for me.

[OCM]

National Park Plitvice Lakes - Autumn 2013
Fuji Velvia 50

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It's amazing photo with Velvia 50. It couldn't make better.
I've enjoyed your flickr's gallery. ;-)

[EOTS]

Very nice


It's amazing photo with Velvia 50. It couldn't make better.
I've enjoyed your flickr's gallery. ;-)

Thank you Stone and Omar, I appreciate it!!!

[tomtomadv]

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Info: Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, 10:00 @ 20C, Bronze toned in CS4.

The first and second photographs were made at Mesquite Dunes. There were a bunch of people out on the dunes that morning, and so rather than hiking for a couple more miles, I settled on this location between dune hills. In the second picture, there is a lone hiker standing on top of a dune in the upper-left of corner of the scene. When I was setting up the composition I thought it would be interesting to place the hiker in the scene, but wasn't sure if he would stick around. He told me later that he wasn't sure if he should move or not, and he was worried he might enter my composition, so he just waited for me to make my exposure!

The last one, was made near Zabriskie point, in the badlands.

-Daniel

i always love desert photo (http://wallpaperlist.com/tag/desert-wallpapers-235.html). excellent works here.

[RHITMrB]

Maxed out the rise on my 135mm. Oops.

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[StoneNYC]

Maxed out the rise on my 135mm. Oops.

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Awesome!

[Jmarmck]

Yes indeed! Yes, I can see why the rise would be maxed. ;)
Is this Brice Canyon area?

[RHITMrB]

Yes indeed! Yes, I can see why the rise would be maxed. ;)
Is this Brice Canyon area?

Thanks! Close - it's Zion.

[Alan Curtis]

Thank you Omar.

[Alex Menkov]

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Info: Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-Ray film, ISO 80, Processed in a unicolor drum, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, 10:00 @ 20C, Bronze toned in CS4.

The first and second photographs were made at Mesquite Dunes. There were a bunch of people out on the dunes that morning, and so rather than hiking for a couple more miles, I settled on this location between dune hills. In the second picture, there is a lone hiker standing on top of a dune in the upper-left of corner of the scene. When I was setting up the composition I thought it would be interesting to place the hiker in the scene, but wasn't sure if he would stick around. He told me later that he wasn't sure if he should move or not, and he was worried he might enter my composition, so he just waited for me to make my exposure!

The last one, was made near Zabriskie point, in the badlands.

-Daniel Great! ! I cannot fail to note your photos. This is some of the best in recent times.

[OCM]

Maxed out the rise on my 135mm. Oops.

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Love that vertical stone lines. Shadows are more dark and intense, they give more deph in that photograph. Nice job!

Can you tell me the kind of film, please?:o

[StoneNYC]

Love that vertical stone lines. Shadows are more dark and intense, they give more deph in that photograph. Nice job!

Can you tell me the kind of film, please?:o

I'm going to guess Ektar100 based on the grass tones... Hah, let's see if I'm right :)

[EOTS]

I'm going to guess Ektar100 based on the grass tones... Hah, let's see if I'm right :)

According to Flickr Metadata it is a Fuji Astia 100F.

Best regards,
Martin

[StoneNYC]

According to Flickr Metadata it is a Fuji Astia 100F.

Best regards,
Martin

You computer people take all the fun out of it! :-p lol

[Erik Larsen]

Visited one of my favorite semi local spots after work this week. Parriot Mesa in Utah. 8x10 fp4. 159mm wolly velostigmat 1/2 sec at f32. Printed in pt/pd on cot 320

[StoneNYC]

Visited one of my favorite semi local spots after work this week. Parriot Mesa in Utah. 8x10 fp4. 159mm wolly velostigmat 1/2 sec at f32. Printed in pt/pd on cot 320

I like this, it's classic looking.

[alexn]

A diptych....

113446

Chamonix 045N-2
210mm @ f/32
Delta 100 @ 50 - 1/4th sec
Dev: Rodinal 1:50, 12min @ 20°C rotary.

[Barry Kirsten]

Nice, Alex! I looked at this image and thought, 'They have to be Aussie trees', then saw you're in Brisbane. ��

Barry

[skiers4life]

(Posted in FM as well.)

This is Kanarra Creek, just outside of Zion National Park. Taken last fall. I am finding color negative film quite difficult to scan, but after many (MANY!!!) tries, I have finally come up with a scan that I am happy with. It's a little bit high in contrast, but the scene was pretty contrasty so I'm ok with losing a bit of detail in the shadows.

I am finding color negative film (in this case 4x5 Kodak Ektar 100) both amazing and amazingly frustrating. First, it's amazing because it's just ridiculously tolerant of exposure errors. No joke, I metered this scene for around 4 minutes but cut it short at 2:30 because I decided I didn't particularly like the scene. (Free tip: The middle of an exposure is a poor time to rethink a composition.) However, the film's forgiveness made it just fine.

My frustration comes from the fact that it took A LOT of tweaking individual curves in PS to color balance this shot. While there's nothing really wrong with that, the entire goal of film is to avoid that as much as possible. I guess there really is no way around it though so it's just something I'll have to get used to. Anyway, C&C are welcome; hope you enjoy!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/13706540695_081cf7b4ab_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mTcB2a)

Shen Hao 4x5, Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji 90mm, f/45, ~2.5 min exposure, Polarizer

(My gosh Flickr's new BBCode about caused me to punch my computer screen in frustration!!!)

[Corran]

Wow, nice one!!! Your effort paid off.

If anything, it might be a tad cyan in the highlights? Typical of Ektar, at least in my experience.

[StoneNYC]

(Posted in FM as well.)

This is Kanarra Creek, just outside of Zion National Park. Taken last fall. I am finding color negative film quite difficult to scan, but after many (MANY!!!) tries, I have finally come up with a scan that I am happy with. It's a little bit high in contrast, but the scene was pretty contrasty so I'm ok with losing a bit of detail in the shadows.

I am finding color negative film (in this case 4x5 Kodak Ektar 100) both amazing and amazingly frustrating. First, it's amazing because it's just ridiculously tolerant of exposure errors. No joke, I metered this scene for around 4 minutes but cut it short at 2:30 because I decided I didn't particularly like the scene. (Free tip: The middle of an exposure is a poor time to rethink a composition.) However, the film's forgiveness made it just fine.

My frustration comes from the fact that it took A LOT of tweaking individual curves in PS to color balance this shot. While there's nothing really wrong with that, the entire goal of film is to avoid that as much as possible. I guess there really is no way around it though so it's just something I'll have to get used to. Anyway, C&C are welcome; hope you enjoy!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/13706540695_081cf7b4ab_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mTcB2a)

Shen Hao 4x5, Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji 90mm, f/45, ~2.5 min exposure, Polarizer

(My gosh Flickr's new BBCode about caused me to punch my computer screen in frustration!!!)

Interesting... So different from chrome long exposures good to know, still a great image, and very beautiful!

[RHITMrB]

(Posted in FM as well.)
My frustration comes from the fact that it took A LOT of tweaking individual curves in PS to color balance this shot. While there's nothing really wrong with that, the entire goal of film is to avoid that as much as possible. I guess there really is no way around it though so it's just something I'll have to get used to. Anyway, C&C are welcome; hope you enjoy!

Honestly, I've decided Ektar just isn't worth the marginal savings over Portra. Even when the exposure is perfect, it takes a lot more curves work to get right than Portra, and when the exposure isn't right, it's a nightmare.

[chassis]

Erik,

Nice image. I like the composition and exposure.

[Harley Goldman]

(Posted in FM as well.)

This is Kanarra Creek, just outside of Zion National Park. Taken last fall. I am finding color negative film quite difficult to scan, but after many (MANY!!!) tries, I have finally come up with a scan that I am happy with. It's a little bit high in contrast, but the scene was pretty contrasty so I'm ok with losing a bit of detail in the shadows.

I am finding color negative film (in this case 4x5 Kodak Ektar 100) both amazing and amazingly frustrating. First, it's amazing because it's just ridiculously tolerant of exposure errors. No joke, I metered this scene for around 4 minutes but cut it short at 2:30 because I decided I didn't particularly like the scene. (Free tip: The middle of an exposure is a poor time to rethink a composition.) However, the film's forgiveness made it just fine.

My frustration comes from the fact that it took A LOT of tweaking individual curves in PS to color balance this shot. While there's nothing really wrong with that, the entire goal of film is to avoid that as much as possible. I guess there really is no way around it though so it's just something I'll have to get used to. Anyway, C&C are welcome; hope you enjoy!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/13706540695_081cf7b4ab_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mTcB2a)

Shen Hao 4x5, Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji 90mm, f/45, ~2.5 min exposure, Polarizer

(My gosh Flickr's new BBCode about caused me to punch my computer screen in frustration!!!)

Real nice image.

I could not agree more about Kodak color negative film. A few I find easy to scan, others I have never gotten right, despite numerous, numerous tries. However, as soon as I opened it I thought it had the look of Kodak color neg film. I find it a real bitch and have quit using it.

[alexn]

I love Ektar100 but do find it SOMETIMES difficult to get everything bang on color wise. If I nail the exposure, the colors fall into place fairly easily but if you're over or under even by a little bit I find it hellishly difficult to get right..

Skiers4life : just a thought - I would personally go a little lighter on the CPL - you've lost a fair bit of the sheen on the water surface that would otherwise tell us where the water is flowing, how fast etc.. Its a stunning image however and even as it is I would be very proud of it if I were you... I Never get color images of waterfalls right...

[kabbott]

(Posted in FM as well.)

This is Kanarra Creek, just outside of Zion National Park. Taken last fall. I am finding color negative film quite difficult to scan, but after many (MANY!!!) tries, I have finally come up with a scan that I am happy with. It's a little bit high in contrast, but the scene was pretty contrasty so I'm ok with losing a bit of detail in the shadows.

I am finding color negative film (in this case 4x5 Kodak Ektar 100) both amazing and amazingly frustrating. First, it's amazing because it's just ridiculously tolerant of exposure errors. No joke, I metered this scene for around 4 minutes but cut it short at 2:30 because I decided I didn't particularly like the scene. (Free tip: The middle of an exposure is a poor time to rethink a composition.) However, the film's forgiveness made it just fine.

My frustration comes from the fact that it took A LOT of tweaking individual curves in PS to color balance this shot. While there's nothing really wrong with that, the entire goal of film is to avoid that as much as possible. I guess there really is no way around it though so it's just something I'll have to get used to. Anyway, C&C are welcome; hope you enjoy!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/13706540695_081cf7b4ab_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mTcB2a)

Shen Hao 4x5, Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji 90mm, f/45, ~2.5 min exposure, Polarizer

(My gosh Flickr's new BBCode about caused me to punch my computer screen in frustration!!!)

This is an awesome image! For color balancing with color negative film, give Color Perfect (http://www.colorneg.com/colorperfect.html?lang=en) a try. It's a Photoshop plugin and will set you back a little bit of money, but for getting scans of color negative film right, this is the easiest and most accurate way I've found to date. You can try with a demo version and see what you think.

I'm not affiliated with Color Perfect (http://www.colorneg.com/colorperfect.html?lang=en) and don't really care if you buy it or not :) Just wanted to throw it out there as something worth trying.

Cheers,
Karl

[skiers4life]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions everyone; I appreciate it! I will definitely look in to some of these plugins. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has trouble with Ektar from time to time.

@alexn - I have the same sentiments about the CPL. Just before this trip I bought a Singh-Ray polarizer and these were the first images using it. Apparently it is much higher quality than the previous one because it killed ALL reflections in each water shot I took! I have since made a mental note to back off a little bit on this polarizer whenever water is in the scene.

[StoneNYC]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions everyone; I appreciate it! I will definitely look in to some of these plugins. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has trouble with Ektar from time to time.

@alexn - I have the same sentiments about the CPL. Just before this trip I bought a Singh-Ray polarizer and these were the first images using it. Apparently it is much higher quality than the previous one because it killed ALL reflections in each water shot I took! I have since made a mental note to back off a little bit on this polarizer whenever water is in the scene.

So essentially you're saying it's a GOOD polarizer... Haha

Wonder how it compares to my B+W

Also, to the Photoshop comment, not everyone uses a computer to get their images on paper ;)

[skiers4life]

So essentially you're saying it's a GOOD polarizer... Haha

Wonder how it compares to my B+W

Also, to the Photoshop comment, not everyone uses a computer to get their images on paper ;)

Ha! Yes, I'm saying it actually did what it was supposed to do...which is apparently something I've been missing. The unfailing accuracy of the internet says Singh Ray and B+W are pretty equal...

As to getting an image on paper, I have nothing but respect for those that print in the darkroom...and have absolutely no desire to ever try it! I at least develop my own BW film (color still gets sent out) before I scan it; hopefully this makes me somewhat of a real photographer. ;)

[StoneNYC]

Ha! Yes, I'm saying it actually did what it was supposed to do...which is apparently something I've been missing. The unfailing accuracy of the internet says Singh Ray and B+W are pretty equal...

As to getting an image on paper, I have nothing but respect for those that print in the darkroom...and have absolutely no desire to ever try it! I at least develop my own BW film (color still gets sent out) before I scan it; hopefully this makes me somewhat of a real photographer. ;)

None of us are real, just names and pixels haha