Large Format Landscapes

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Steven, you're doing nice work at the Grand Canyon, especially like this one.

Roger

Thank you. I will be back there end of June, July and August. South, North rims and Toroweep. For a week each time.

[Tin Can]

Like!


View looking north from Lipon Point, South Grand Canyon. Tmax100, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5, Tmax Developer, Red 25A filter.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47998318047_9a6f122e49_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g8rVHH)

[Corran]

Lula Lake Falls and Rock Creek
Linhof Master Technika, 58mm XL, TMX, Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/lulalake-3445ss.jpg

I usually hike with my Chamonix (3.5 or maybe even 4 pounds lighter) but lately I've been using my Linhof and I think I might need to reconsider if those 4 pounds is worth the frustration I've been having with my Cham lately. Maybe I've beat it to hell and it's starting to get worn-out, but I've been having focus creep problems, alignment issues, etc. I've probably pushed 1000 sheets of film through it...

Anyway, for this shot I was precariously perched on a medium-sized rock that could just barely fit my tripod. I had to dance around the camera, careful not to slip and fall in the creek, while I focused. Then I realized my lens board was centered because I had popped my 58mm on a different board recently so I had to switch my lens board with the 150mm I had so I didn't have vignetting, while also not dropping it all in the creek! :) I am stupid yes I know :).

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Lula Lake Falls and Rock Creek
Linhof Master Technika, 58mm XL, TMX, Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/lulalake-3445ss.jpg

I usually hike with my Chamonix (3.5 or maybe even 4 pounds lighter) but lately I've been using my Linhof and I think I might need to reconsider if those 4 pounds is worth the frustration I've been having with my Cham lately. Maybe I've beat it to hell and it's starting to get worn-out, but I've been having focus creep problems, alignment issues, etc. I've probably pushed 1000 sheets of film through it...

Anyway, for this shot I was precariously perched on a medium-sized rock that could just barely fit my tripod. I had to dance around the camera, careful not to slip and fall in the creek, while I focused. Then I realized my lens board was centered because I had popped my 58mm on a different board recently so I had to switch my lens board with the 150mm I had so I didn't have vignetting, while also not dropping it all in the creek! :) I am stupid yes I know :).

Still, a damn good image!

[Corran]

Thanks Steven. I was lucky the sun played ball and briefly went behind a hazy cloud, giving me this nice light for about 30 seconds.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Yw, that is good fortune.

[CreationBear]

Lula Lake Falls and Rock Creek.

Ha, and a bit unlucky that all of the tourons decided to wear white that day...:) I'd definitely sneak back there with a second AD to tell everybody when to hunker...the blacks in the foreground are fantastic.

[Corran]

Thanks. Yeah so this place is only open 2 weekends a month during the warmer months and 1 weekend on the off-season, so it's pretty crowded. I talked to someone about getting in on an "off" day and apparently they allow that sometimes for special groups. I would love to have a "Large Format Photography Day" here with some of the N. GA LF group, and anyone else kinda sorta close, like you, so maybe I'll ask - in the fall would be awesome. Personally I would love camping here a couple nights if they allowed it.

It's one of the most unique waterfalls in GA, with such a sheer drop. This image gives a bit more context to the number of people around (http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/lulalake-3430s.jpg) early in the day. It got way worse fast. I waited till they were at least situated and not awkwardly climbing around on the rocks.

[CreationBear]

I would love to have a "Large Format Photography Day" here with some of the N. GA LF group, and anyone else kinda sorta close,

It's one of the most unique waterfalls in GA, with such a sheer drop. [

Very cool--you can tell that it's in that little patch of Cumberland Plateau there in Georgia...very much like the "amphitheaters" you find further north.

Otherwise, I hope you get the No' Georgia All-stars together soon. (FWIW, since another thread was discussing a noticeable "peen deficit" in terms of subject matter, maybe y'all can hack out some tasteful nudes too and kill two, ah, birds with one stone.:))

[Corran]

LOL
Yeah nah...

Recently I accidentally developed some color negative film as black and white. It was very dense and hard to use. I discovered last night that I could soak the negatives in Farmer's Reducer for a long time and that made the density come down to a more "normal" amount. I don't know what actually is going on here chemically but I salvaged this image and like the resultant tonality well enough.

Augusta Aqueduct
Chamonix 45n1, 58mm XL, Portra developed in HC-110:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/augusta-3482s.jpg

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice. Like photographers of the old days who had to be chemists in their own right.

[tgtaylor]

Untitled - Diablo Range, California, 2019:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48005462423_4cf54b250d_z.jpg

This is one of three images I took on a 7-mile loop hike in Contra Costa county early last month. This one doesn't have any clouds but the other 2 do. All were shot on Kodak Tri-X 320 with a Toyo 45AX. I printed this image last night on Ilford warm-tone glossy RC and plan on reprinting it on various FB papers and trying various toners to see how much I can improve it. The contrast grade I chose for this printing was 2.75. A 10x loupe held to the print shows individual grass blades in focus throughout the print. A Rodenstock apo-sironar-s lens was used.

Thomas

[Corran]

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, as they say. Today I went out to shoot during a lull in the rain, but where I was planning to go was closed when I got there. So instead I went to one of my local places I go when I just want to shoot a frame or two and when I got out where I wanted to be, it started pouring rain. Luckily had the forethought to bring my umbrella. Then after that died down, the clouds went away and weren't interesting anymore. But then I looked around and happened upon this scene in the undergrowth. Beautiful pearls of light, the raindrops coalescing on the ferns. About 30 seconds after I made this image the sun came out and blasted the delicate light into oblivion (http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/zwernerlight6919.jpg).

Wehman UL 8x10, 4x10 DDS, Schneider 90mm XL @f/64, 3s exposure on Ilford FP4+ developed in HC-110 dil. B for 10 minutes at 75F (N+2 or something):

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/zwerner-3507ss.jpg

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Mount Hood, Oregon
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48027353131_32fe76f549_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gb1JQB). . Mount Hood, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2gb1JQB) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr
Mount Hood, from Tygh Ridge area. Oregon

Neg# ORGE 058. 4x5" Tachihara, 135mm, O2 filter, FP4 film. 1983

More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157690079438365/page2

Reinhold

[CreationBear]

raindrops coalescing on the ferns.

A mimosa sapling, I believe--though of course, a series on the invasive landscapes of Georgia would pretty much be a license to print money in these "woke" times.:)

Seriously, though: that's a shot I'm going to study...that (very!) wide angle/pano combination really seems to deepen the frame in a way I hadn't considered before. Maybe I need something shorter that 180 in my 4x5 kit after all...:))

[Corran]

Ah I see, yes I just kinda call that general leaf shape "ferns" but you're right. There was some flowering mimosas on the other side of the lake. I like the pink "flowers" on those. I didn't know they were invasive...yesterday I did see some kudzu taking over a massive area of land. That's the default when I think of "invasive!"

LOL I probably shoot less than 10% of my photographs on 4x5 with longer than a 150mm! Cropped a little on the sides, this would be like a 47mm XL with a 6x12 back. I was only a few inches from the leaves. This makes a very different "feel" to the image compared to a normal lens.

[tuco]

Ah I see, yes I just kinda call that general leaf shape "ferns" ...

I like the tones. When I think of landscapes, I think of grand, sweeping views with a horizon. But that's just me. :)

[Vaughn]

I like the tones. When I think of landscapes, I think of grand, sweeping views with a horizon. But that's just me. :)

Personal (instead of grand) landscapes...most of my landscapes do not have any sky. Nicely seen, Corran!

[Corran]

Thanks Vaughn. I get that tuco, though "grand sweeping views" are not so common here :). No one looks at the "Leaves" thread anyway ;).

[cobbu2]

Barr Lake State Park, Colorado

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48046602896_cd88bf4d97_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/allancobb/48046602896/in/dateposted-public/)

5x7 Eastman View No. 2 Field Camera, Calumet Caltar S-II 8 1/4-inch (210mm), f/5.6 with a No. 25 Red Filter, Arista.EDU-Ultra 100,
D-76 Straight for 6 minutes in a B & W King 5x7 Tank, 70 degrees F., Epson 4990 Scanner

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Barr Lake State Park, Colorado

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48046602896_cd88bf4d97_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/allancobb/48046602896/in/dateposted-public/)

5x7 Eastman View No. 2 Field Camera, Calumet Caltar S-II 8 1/4-inch (210mm), f/5.6 with a No. 25 Red Filter, Arista.EDU-Ultra 100,
D-76 Straight for 6 minutes in a B & W King 5x7 Tank, 70 degrees F., Epson 4990 Scanner

I like this one. Very crisp with nice shadows and light.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

. . Mount Hood, Oregon
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48027353131_32fe76f549_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gb1JQB). . Mount Hood, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2gb1JQB) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr
Mount Hood, from Tygh Ridge area. Oregon

Neg# ORGE 058. 4x5" Tachihara, 135mm, O2 filter, FP4 film. 1983

More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157690079438365/page2

Reinhold

I like, I feel cold looking at this.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, as they say. Today I went out to shoot during a lull in the rain, but where I was planning to go was closed when I got there. So instead I went to one of my local places I go when I just want to shoot a frame or two and when I got out where I wanted to be, it started pouring rain. Luckily had the forethought to bring my umbrella. Then after that died down, the clouds went away and weren't interesting anymore. But then I looked around and happened upon this scene in the undergrowth. Beautiful pearls of light, the raindrops coalescing on the ferns. About 30 seconds after I made this image the sun came out and blasted the delicate light into oblivion (http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/zwernerlight6919.jpg).

Wehman UL 8x10, 4x10 DDS, Schneider 90mm XL @f/64, 3s exposure on Ilford FP4+ developed in HC-110 dil. B for 10 minutes at 75F (N+2 or something):

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/zwerner-3507ss.jpg

Well done, this would make a nice wall hanging. Seems peaceful.

[cobbu2]

I like this one. Very crisp with nice shadows and light.

Thank you Steven, much appreciated. I'm still relatively new at this and am learning more as I go!

[Christo.Stankulov]

Sceaux parc near Paris
192345
TXP320@160
Sinar P2
5x7'
Heliar 210

[KarlT]

Not long back from a week in Devon, this is Blackchurch Rock on Ektar using a Stenopeika 4x5

[jp]

Well done, this would make a nice wall hanging. Seems peaceful.

Yes. It'd make a real nice cyanotype as well!

[Corran]

Thanks Steven. Good idea jp. Still haven't got my alt process station up and running. Too many bills and unexpected expenditures cropping up unfortunately :(.

I need to make a contact print first and see how the contrast is. I way over-developed it, but it still might not be enough contrast for alt process.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Not long back from a week in Devon, this is Blackchurch Rock on Ektar using a Stenopeika 4x5

Very nice. Well done.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Sceaux parc near Paris
192345
TXP320@160
Sinar P2
5x7'
Heliar 210

Interesting composition. Good work.

[DDrake]

Near Moscow, Idaho. Comments and critique welcome.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48052962078_a7d4140dc9_b.jpg
DIY 4x5 / Fujinon 135mm f/5.6 / FP4+ in Xtol

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Near Moscow, Idaho.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48052962078_a7d4140dc9_b.jpg
DIY 4x5 / Fujinon 135mm f/5.6 / FP4+ in Xtol

Good contrast between ground and sky. Like the clouds.

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Poplar Trees. Nevada
Alfalfa (?) field, row of poplar trees, & Sierra Mountains. Dyer, Nevada
https://live.staticflickr.com/7848/46529797641_5a56ce064c_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2dTFnLn). . Poplar Trees. Nevada (https://flic.kr/p/2dTFnLn) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr
Neg# NVGE 042. 4x5 Tachihara, 210mm, O2 filter, PXP film. 1892

More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157690079438365/with/46529797641/

Reinhold

[Jim Jones]

Wow!

[Jerry Bodine]

Remarkable similarity to AA's "Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California."

[peter brooks]

. . Poplar Trees. Nevada

That is lovely.

[NedL]

Wow!

+1

[drewf64]

Reinhold:
Beautiful tones and excellent full-frame all-over composition.
Beautifully seen and made!
Stunning!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Very nice image!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

From Visitor/Interpretive Center for Glen Canyon Dam. Chamonix 4x5 Tmax100, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon, f/5.6@f/32. Developed TmaxDev.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48074823866_3b72089757_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gfd3ey)

[Tin Can]

Like!

[Kerosene Hat]

From Visitor/Interpretive Center for Glen Canyon Dam. Chamonix 4x5 Tmax100, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon, f/5.6@f/32. Developed TmaxDev.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48074823866_3b72089757_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gfd3ey)


Looks great, Steve.

[DDrake]

Monday evening. Unfinished office park on the outskirts of Pullman, WA.

First time shooting with red filter. As always, comments and critique welcome.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48090148342_dba9cd5555_b.jpg
4X5 / Fujinon 135mm f/5.6 w/ red filter / HP5+ dev. in Xtol / 1/15 sec. f/32

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48090187252_49487ffe97_b.jpg
4X5 / Fujinon 135mm f/5.6 w/ red filter / HP5+ dev. in Xtol / 1/8 sec. f/32

[Merg Ross]

Alabama Hills, CA
8x10, 19" Artar, Cronar Press film

192665

[Holdenrichards]

Alabama Hills, CA
8x10, 19" Artar, Cronar Press film

192665

Really beautiful.

[Holdenrichards]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48116517328_4131f939dc_z_d.jpg

1897 Ak-sar-ben Camera - Kodak Commercial Ektar 300mm- f/45 - Fomapan 100 - 8x10 Film - HC110 1+100 - Unaltered Negative Scan

[carbo73]

A 4x5 sheet film (Retropan 320) taken with a Graflex Crown Graphic

https://i.imgur.com/sOK3ODu.jpg

[Steven Ruttenberg]

All of the images on the last couple of pages are quite good.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Another B/W from Grand Canyon North, Toroweep area. BW conversion from Provia100F. 4x5, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon F/5.6@f/32.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48117632633_a785578f4e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2giZrMK)

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

Alabama Hills, CA
8x10, 19" Artar, Cronar Press film

192665

When I was there last year there wasn't a cloud in the sky for the entire day I was there. Wish I would have had some of those clouds.

[jon.oman]

Another B/W from Grand Canyon North, Toroweep area. BW conversion from Provia100F. 4x5, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon F/5.6@f/32.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48117632633_a785578f4e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2giZrMK)

Wonderful image!

[Graham Patterson]

Another B/W from Grand Canyon North, Toroweep area. BW conversion from Provia100F. 4x5, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon F/5.6@f/32.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48117632633_a785578f4e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2giZrMK)

Strange how the soft light makes this seem hyper-real. So much revealed that would be lost in harsher light.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Very true. When sun popped out the scene was suddenly blah. The whole area is like being on a movie set. It was a very surreal area.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Iran, Karaj, Panoral 45 (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Schneider Symmar-S 150/5.6, Ilford FP4 plus, 4x5in sheet film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48067237358_a34c13a6f0_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gexa2G)

[hiend61]

Sceaux parc near Paris
192345
TXP320@160
Sinar P2
5x7'
Heliar 210

Very nice Christo

[hiend61]

Very well done Reinhold. Great composition and tonality.

[DDrake]

Wednesday noon. Cottonwood beside the File Road. Near Oaksdale, WA.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48140426666_83ef11f680_b.jpg
4X5 / Fujinon 135mm f/5.6 / HP5+ / 1/30 @ f/32 / Circular polarizer

[DDrake]

Wednesday noon. Flannel mullein near abandoned grain elevator. Belmont Community, WA.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48140455253_580081cb36_b.jpg
4X5 / Fujinon 135mm f/5.6 / HP5+ / 1/250 @ f/16

[Christo.Stankulov]

¡Muchísimas gracias, Juan!

[AlexGard]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48156003951_46786fcb8a_c.jpg

5½ x 14 inch CGA

[Tin Can]

Like!

I see something...

[Vaughn]

Wonderful, Alex! And I appreciate the format -- I am working a little with it. too.

[Vaughn]

Very true. When sun popped out the scene was suddenly blah. The whole area is like being on a movie set. It was a very surreal area.
Ahhh...I was wondering about the light and why the scene had a diorama appearance!

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Frosty Road. Wasco, Oregon
. Mailboxes on an icy cold frosty morning. On 5-Mile Road, Wasco, Oregon
https://live.staticflickr.com/4809/46144653702_c1ed7a5833_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2diDpTC). . Frosty Road. Wasco, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2diDpTC) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr

Neg# DCUM 207. Custom split 5x7 camera, (two 6x17 format per film). 90mm lens, YG filter, HP5 film. 1991

The camera here... Neg# DCUM 207. Custom split 5x7 camera, (two 6x17 format per film). 90mm lens, YG filter, HP5 film. 1991

Reinhold

[Vaughn]

. . Frosty Road. Wasco, Oregon...
Excellent, Reinhold! The light off the road along with the atmospheric light does match your title well (or should that be the other way around?)

And I like the format. I have not split my 5x7 (using a modified darkslide is how I would go about it.) I do so with 8x10 and 11x14, which when split give similar proportions to the 6x17 if I got my math correct. Perhaps I will give 2.5x7 a go one of these days.

[Kerosene Hat]

Another B/W from Grand Canyon North, Toroweep area. BW conversion from Provia100F. 4x5, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon F/5.6@f/32.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48117632633_a785578f4e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2giZrMK)


Very nice, Steve.

[Axelwik]

Bryce Canyon a couple years ago. 4x5 with a 90mm Super Angulon. Should have used a little fall instead of pointing the camera down to keep the trees vertical. Did use some front tilt to alter plane of focus.
https://i.imgur.com/vJsCffb.jpg

[Axelwik]

Sandia Mountains, New Mexico. 4x5, 210mm APO Sironar.
https://i.imgur.com/10vq6uF.jpg

[pepeguitarra]

Another B/W from Grand Canyon North, Toroweep area. BW conversion from Provia100F. 4x5, 90mm Schneider Super Angulon F/5.6@f/32.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48117632633_a785578f4e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2giZrMK)

This one ain't bad at all!! ;)

[Vaughn]

Bryce Canyon a couple years ago. 4x5 with a 90mm Super Angulon. Should have used a little fall instead of pointing the camera down to keep the trees vertical...]
I like the trees -- it gives a feeling that the light is exploding out of the canyon.

[Axelwik]

I like the trees -- it gives a feeling that the light is exploding out of the canyon.

Thanks.

[md-photo]

Impressive scenes in Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon. Definitely places to go with an LF outfit.

[md-photo]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48187235907_eb48653d92_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gq9bqc)000457810002 (https://flic.kr/p/2gq9bqc) by Maryland Photos (https://www.flickr.com/photos/marylandphotos/), on Flickr

Shrine of St. Anthony in Maryland with Wista 45, Nikkor 90 f8 and Fuji Pro 160NS. Used rear tilt to make the chairs look larger, but lost some focus in the distance. I can't remember if I tried front tilt to counter it.

[AndrewBurns]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48217347987_c1c815a95f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gsNvFZ)

Lion Rock in New Zealand. Ektar 100 in my Chamonix 4x5 with a Fujinon 135mm, developed and scanned at home.

[Vaughn]

Cool, Andrews! Never made out that way. Nicely done!

[Corran]

Good light, good colors.

[AlexGard]

Echos on Lake Echo
5½ x 14 inch ambrotype https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190708/6c3975d946e3c008806c214823efef5c.jpg

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[RenoAmiens]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48217347987_c1c815a95f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gsNvFZ)

Lion Rock in New Zealand. Ektar 100 in my Chamonix 4x5 with a Fujinon 135mm, developed and scanned at home.

I love the softness of the colors

[Corran]

Echos on Lake Echo

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Phenomenal location and work Alex!! Great to see it full-size (relatively anyway!) rather than on Insta.

[AlexGard]

cheers Bryan. I'm really half-assed with scanning so I havent cleaned it up or anything. I hate scanning these things.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8nx77cdv3t0gvoj/Lakeside_Branches.jpg?raw=1
Branches
Intrepid 810MKII
240mm Germinar-W
Ektascan

[AndrewBurns]

Keyhole rock. Chamonix 45n-2, Fujinon 135mm, Ektar 100 home processed and DSLR scanned.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48421248626_2de9e3225f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gLPyff)

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Railroad Valley, Nevada
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33075527288_753ff20bf8_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SoLHVS). . Railroad Valley, Nevada (https://flic.kr/p/SoLHVS) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr

Neg# RR 136. 4x5 Tachihara, 210mm, O2 filter, PXP film 1986

More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157690079438365/with/33075527288/

Reinhold

[ALVANDI Camera]

Iran, Mazandaran, Panoral 45 camera, Schneider Super Angulon 47/5.6 XL, Center filter IIIC, Ilford FP4 9x12cm Sheet film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48446257191_229e5c587c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gP2Jqp)

[Meekyman]

An image from a holiday in Snowdonia, Wales, back in February. Start of a really unusually warm weather week! (Click for larger image)

194220

Llyn Nantlle, Chamonix 045N-2, Rodenstock 135mm f5.6 Sironar N@f16, 1s, Fuji Provia 100F, 3 stop hard +1 stop soft ND grad, Epson V700 scan, capture NX2/lightroom editing.

[Michael Kadillak]

194226

Gibbons Falls Yellowstone NP last week. 8x10 contact print on Ilford Warm Tone glossy paper.

[RenoAmiens]

Intrepid 4x5 MK4
90mm super Angulon
fomapan 100@80 rodinal 1+50
French Alps
194352

[Moogie]

194367
Re-Upload of a picture from 1 year ago.
Finally a scan of the negative in good resolution.
Gennep, Holland, Deardorff V8, Wollensak Velo 12", Bergger Pancro 400 in Acurol-N.

[John Olsen]

Intrepid 4x5 MK4
90mm super Angulon
fomapan 100@80 rodinal 1+50
French Alps
194352

Really a nice composition! Congratulations.

[Bill Rolph]

An image from a holiday in Snowdonia, Wales, back in February. Start of a really unusually warm weather week! (Click for larger image)

194220

Llyn Nantlle, Chamonix 045N-2, Rodenstock 135mm f5.6 Sironar N@f16, 1s, Fuji Provia 100F, 3 stop hard +1 stop soft ND grad, Epson V700 scan, capture NX2/lightroom editing.

What a lovely, peaceful image.

[Meekyman]

What a lovely, peaceful image.

Thanks Bill.

Was a lovely place to be at the time as well.

[Meekyman]

Another image from the same week's holiday from the next morning. Looking at Y Garn in the immediate foreground and Mynydd Mawr in the background. I was above Llyn y Gadair, Snowdonia, Wales, UK. Unusually warm, sunny and dry for this part of the world in February!

194469

Chamonix 045N-2, Caltar 90mm f6.8@f22 and 1/3, 1/2s, Kodak Ektar 100, 81A filter, Epson V700 scan, lightroom and colorperfect processing.

[tonyowen]

Another image from the same week's holiday from the next morning. Looking at Y Garn in the immediate foreground and Mynydd Mawr in the background. I was above Llyn y Gadair, Snowdonia, Wales, UK. Unusually warm, sunny and dry for this part of the world in February!.

Are you sure that is Mynydd Mawr - The wild camp Llyn y Gadair is a long way from where Mynydd Mawr could be seen?????
The Mynydd Mawr I'm referring to is NE of Llyn Nantile - site of an earlier image
regards
Tony

[Ulophot]

Meekyman, very fine.

[Meekyman]

Meekyman, very fine.

Thanks Phillip

[Meekyman]

Are you sure that is Mynydd Mawr - The wild camp Llyn y Gadair is a long way from where Mynydd Mawr could be seen?????
The Mynydd Mawr I'm referring to is NE of Llyn Nantile - site of an earlier image
regards
Tony

Tony,

Thanks for chipping in. I stand corrected with the speeling, for my English makes some Welsh name places sound the same....it is from above the shores of Llyn y Gader. I was staying for a week in Rhyd Ddu. I walked left towards the rail station, crossed the road, started on the path around Llyn y Gader that winds it's way to Beddgelert and then went uphill at some point. The big peak to the left is Y Garn (Nantlle ridge) and I am sure the distant hill is Mynydd Mawr. It overlooks Llyn Cwellyn. Lovely part of the world.

Graham

[tonyowen]

Tony,. I stand corrected with the speeling, for my English makes some Welsh name places sound the same....it is from above the shores of Llyn y Gader. I was staying for a week in Rhyd Ddu. I walked left towards the rail station, crossed the road, started on the path around Llyn y Gader that winds it's way to Beddgelert and then went uphill at some point. The big peak to the left is Y Garn (Nantlle ridge) and I am sure the distant hill is Mynydd Mawr. It overlooks Llyn Cwellyn. Lovely part of the world. Graham


Graham, I stand corrected twice ,1] I had finger trouble with Natlle [the double ll is correct not ile] 2]I assumed the image was taken from the wild camp Llyn y Gader, but reading your last message it seemed it was taken a long way from there. Yes, looking towards Mynydd Mawr from circa Lyn Ogwen/Llyn Idwal area then certainly Y Garn is in the foreground with Mynydd Mawr in the distance.
By the way Welsh is a terrible language to learn as you get older. My knowledge of Welsh is extremely limited in spite of trying to learn it for six years. Our granddaughters are bilingually fluent in English and Welsh together with good knowledge of French. With English, they use Welsh pronunciation and syllable bias which gives an interesting and amusing lilt.

regards
Tony

[Corran]

Black Sun from the Mt. Yonah Cliffs

Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, Efke 25, Pyrocat

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/mtyonah-4122ss.jpg

Wasn't trying to get a black sun but was excited to see it.

[darr]

An image from a holiday in Snowdonia, Wales, back in February. Start of a really unusually warm weather week! (Click for larger image)

194220

Llyn Nantlle, Chamonix 045N-2, Rodenstock 135mm f5.6 Sironar N@f16, 1s, Fuji Provia 100F, 3 stop hard +1 stop soft ND grad, Epson V700 scan, capture NX2/lightroom editing.

Very beautiful!!

[Tin Can]

Like!


Black Sun from the Mt. Yonah Cliffs

Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, Efke 25, Pyrocat

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/mtyonah-4122ss.jpg

Wasn't trying to get a black sun but was excited to see it.

[darr]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-darlene-almeda-early-morning-marsh.jpg

Linhof MT 3000 + Nikkor 150-W + Pyrocat HD

[Meekyman]

Black Sun from the Mt. Yonah Cliffs

Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, Efke 25, Pyrocat

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/mtyonah-4122ss.jpg

Wasn't trying to get a black sun but was excited to see it.

Lovely Bryan.

Graham

[RenoAmiens]

Thank you John.

[David Schaller]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-darlene-almeda-early-morning-marsh.jpg

Linhof MT 3000 + Nikkor 150-W + Pyrocat HD


This, and the panos in the other thread, are very nice. Thanks for sharing the beautiful landscapes!

[Corran]

Thanks Randy and Graham.

darr, looks kinda like the backcountry area around the Econfina River. North Florida marshlands can be very interesting places for photography.

[Jim Becia]

Here's an image taken last fall with my Ebony 8x10 using Provia 100.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Here's an image taken last fall with my Ebony 8x10 using Provia 100.

I like this one.

[jon.oman]

Here's an image taken last fall with my Ebony 8x10 using Provia 100.

Nice!

[angusparker]

Here's an image taken last fall with my Ebony 8x10 using Provia 100.

Gorgeous. Going to get some E6 back tomorrow. Fingers crossed....

[scheinfluger_77]

Black Sun from the Mt. Yonah Cliffs

Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, Efke 25, Pyrocat

...

Wasn't trying to get a black sun but was excited to see it.

A terrific photo Bryan and a great example of solarization. I thought modern films weren’t supposed to do that but apparently the Efke 25 is retro enough to generate the effect.

[Jim Becia]

Thanks to the earlier comments.

Here is one from Capitol Reef last fall. I was lucky enough to have the small rainbow stick around until I was able to compose and set up the 8x10. Usually, the rainbows disappear as soon as I pull the camera out of the pack. This image was made with a Nikkor 450M using Provia.

[Tin Can]

Like!


Thanks to the earlier comments.

Here is one from Capitol Reef last fall. I was lucky enough to have the small rainbow stick around until I was able to compose and set up the 8x10. Usually, the rainbows disappear as soon as I pull the camera out of the pack. This image was made with a Nikkor 450M using Provia.

[jon.oman]

Thanks to the earlier comments.

Here is one from Capitol Reef last fall. I was lucky enough to have the small rainbow stick around until I was able to compose and set up the 8x10. Usually, the rainbows disappear as soon as I pull the camera out of the pack. This image was made with a Nikkor 450M using Provia.

Nice!

[Corran]

A terrific photo Bryan and a great example of solarization. I thought modern films weren’t supposed to do that but apparently the Efke 25 is retro enough to generate the effect.

Thanks Steve. Yeah I was just reading someone's topic here recently about black suns. I've always been interested in the effect since reading about it in Ansel's books, but of course T-Max 100 doesn't do anything like that. I briefly thought maybe the Efke would do it but never really "tried" to make it happen. I'll have to load up some more and see if I can do it again purposely.


Thanks to the earlier comments.

Here is one from Capitol Reef last fall. I was lucky enough to have the small rainbow stick around until I was able to compose and set up the 8x10. Usually, the rainbows disappear as soon as I pull the camera out of the pack. This image was made with a Nikkor 450M using Provia.

Like +1!

I know well the disappearing rainbow problem with LF! Good catch.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Here is the processed lightning shot from Alstrom Point this month. shot at f4.5 so lightning is a bit soft. Next time I will go either f/16 or f/32. 75mm Nikkor on Tmax100 PyrocatHD. Yes, i was far away except for the one in the foreground.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48588695187_1bf265d7be_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h2BLgV)

[jon.oman]

Here is the processed lightning shot from Alstrom Point this month. shot at f4.5 so lightning is a bit soft. Next time I will go either f/16 or f/32. 75mm Nikkor on Tmax100 PyrocatHD. Yes, i was far away except for the one in the foreground.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48588695187_1bf265d7be_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h2BLgV)

Now, that is amazing, but scary!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thanks. There were a couple bolts shot thru camp just above ground level and parallel to it. I caught those on my digital camera.

[Corran]

Very cool Steven. Is the foreground cropped, or both top and bottom?

[Tin Can]

Very good Steve

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Very cool Steven. Is the foreground cropped, or both top and bottom?

I cropped a bit off the top and a fair amount from bottom. The lens showed it really needed a center spot filter in this image at f/4.5. I darkened the foreground as well, it wasn't that interesting.

[Corran]

Gotcha, just curious. Yes I'm sure the fall-off and performance suffered at f/4.5, but that hardly matters when you've got that main bolt that looks in-focus and sharp enough!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thanks Bryan. I'm finding out too, that negatives that are really dense, even though they look good on the light table, really suck for scanning. I'm working on one now developed with Tmax dev at normal times, but I cooked the negative by about 3 stops over exposed. I mention because the lightening one was super thin in the foreground but I still got detail with little work. The current one is just the opposite.

[Corran]

Two Scenes from Yellow Branch Falls, near Walhalla, South Carolina.

Chamonix 45n1, 300mm and 90mm Nikkor lenses, T-Max 100 dev'd in Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/yellowbranch-4127ss.jpg

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/yellowbranch-4128ss.jpg

[RenoAmiens]

Two Scenes from Yellow Branch Falls, near Walhalla, South Carolina.

Chamonix 45n1, 300mm and 90mm Nikkor lenses, T-Max 100 dev'd in Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/yellowbranch-4127ss.jpg

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/yellowbranch-4128ss.jpg

Wow this is stunning, the tones are so nice ...

[Tin Can]

Agree, Bryan not only takes good images, but knows how to present them online.

I am wearing out, my 'Like!'

The top one I L*** best---

[Peter De Smidt]

I'm with Randy. The first image in particular is terrific.

[CreationBear]

Two Scenes from Yellow Branch Falls


You should have shot your sorority girls there.:)

Otherwise, I hope the first one prints for you if it's sharp--just the right amount of abstraction for my tastes.

[Corran]

Hey, thanks guys! You all probably know I don't normally shoot such long lenses, but seeing images of this waterfall online had me thinking the "shelves" would be interesting up close.

LOL, CB you should've seen the storm we had at Clemson Monday before shooting. Trees were ripped out of the ground on campus! What a day - I got soaked to the bone. Which from what I understand made the flow here much better than normal.

Anyway, unfortunately it's not the sharpest negative. I've been having a lot of problems with my Chamonix lately. I've schlepped this camera hundreds of miles, knocked it around my bags, gotten it wet, knocked my tripod over and whacked it, etc. - I think the back might be warping as I have a lot of focus issues, and a 300mm certainly makes things a bit more sketchy. I can probably make an okay 8x10 print. The focus is off left-to-right, even though I quadruple checked it and had the focus plane tweaked a bit to follow the "face" of the rocks.

I am really considering heavily modifying a Linhof Technika to bring the weight down as much as possible (and make wide-angles easier to use). I just got a second Master and so I could maybe mod my IV...

[CreationBear]

That's too bad--I thought it looked a little soft...do a Pt/Pd print and call it a Verito and nobody will have to know.:) At any rate, I couldn't help but noticing there's a Walker Titan SF for sale here on the LFF board: ABS don't warp!

[Corran]

Out of curiosity I looked, and the Walker appears to be the same weight as my Linhofs, so not a lot of benefit there.

Lots of great options out there though. I played with a Canham DLC2 at a trade show a few years ago, and talked with Mr. Canham himself - really liked that camera. Expensive, but understandably so.

I need to figure out what the issue is anyway on the Cham and fix it, so I can sell it at the very least, if I were to change cams. But I sure do like the weight of the Cham...

[EdSawyer]

I have a DLC2, it's a superb camera. I should use it more than I do. Very well made. That said, with any camera that has movements, there's always the possibility for them to be off somewhat.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Good job.

[Corran]

Ed, I'd love to try a DLC2 in the field, before purchasing. See how it works when unpacking, in a rush to get a shot perhaps (happens often for me). Seems like I only ever see older DLC cameras for sale used, which seems to me means people like their DLC2 models...

jerrybro, Steven, thanks.

[Meekyman]

Image taken at "Gypsy Bank", Peak District National Park, UK, late May this year. It's a view I've loved for a long time and have been there several times with my camera. Really looking for more dramatic light, but in the meantime this keeps me happy!

194622

Chamonix 045N-2, Caltar 210mm f5.6@f16, 1/4s, Ilford Delta 100, Orange filter, Epson V700 scan, colorperfect and lightroom processing.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Image taken at "Gypsy Bank", Peak District National Park, UK, late May this year. It's a view I've loved for a long time and have been there several times with my camera. Really looking for more dramatic light, but in the meantime this keeps me happy!

194622

Chamonix 045N-2, Caltar 210mm f5.6@f16, 1/4s, Ilford Delta 100, Orange filter, Epson V700 scan, colorperfect and lightroom processing.

Nice work. How did you scan? Linear Raw in 16 bit grey or 48 bit rgb? If rgb, did you convert to 16 bit grey at some point?

[darr]

This, and the panos in the other thread, are very nice. Thanks for sharing the beautiful landscapes!

Thank you so much David!

Kind regards,
Darr

[darr]

darr, looks kinda like the backcountry area around the Econfina River. North Florida marshlands can be very interesting places for photography.

Hi Bryan,

Just a bit west of the Econfina River at the St. Marks NWR marshes.

Kind regards,
Darr

[Corran]

Ah, that was my other guess. I love St. Marks, but I haven't been in years. Did you see the flamingo?

From years ago - sunset at the St. Marks Lighthouse. Taken, I think, with my Chamonix and a 90mm lens:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/stmarks-0692ss.jpg

[Kerosene Hat]

Two Scenes from Yellow Branch Falls, near Walhalla, South Carolina.

Chamonix 45n1, 300mm and 90mm Nikkor lenses, T-Max 100 dev'd in Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/yellowbranch-4127ss.jpg

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/yellowbranch-4128ss.jpg

Really dig both of these, especially the first one, Bryan.

[Corran]

Thanks Brandon!
edit: and 6x6TTL!

Everyone seems to like the 300mm. I am partial to the 90mm. I imagine it may depend on print size.

[6x6TLL]

I love the snap in the 300mm shot, and the tones in the 90mm one.

[Pali K]

Bryan, these are stunning! Love the waterfall and the lighthouse photos.

Pali

[Kerosene Hat]

Thanks Brandon!
edit: and 6x6TTL!

Everyone seems to like the 300mm. I am partial to the 90mm. I imagine it may depend on print size.

Possibly. There's a bit of abstraction in the 300 shot, as if the strands of water were hair. More graphic, and definitely a unique perspective, at least that's what my eye tells me...

[Corran]

Thanks Pali!

Agree Brandon. I'll have to make some prints and see what I can get, with the focus issue I mentioned above on the 300mm shot.

[SergeyT]

I've been having a lot of problems with my Chamonix lately.

I have solved most of sudden out of focus issues with a Cham by two things:

* Replacing the original nuts on the rear standard with wing-nuts from Home Depot. The original nuts are weak and wear out.
* Using a short piece of aluminum carpet trim (its length slightly exceeding camera bed width) squeezed between front and rear standards when I assemble the camera to shoot with 58-150mm lenses. That is to keep the standards precisely parallel to each other. Not needed for longer lens as with these lenses the front standard can be precisely aligned against the edge of the bed.

[Corran]

These are good suggestions for helping alignment. I need to do some tests to see if my film plane is out of place from the GG image, rather than an alignment issue.

[Keith Fleming]

Bryan,

I like the images of Yellow Branch Falls. Also, it occurred to me that if the same shot were taken after the leaves had fallen the water would look like icicles.

Keith

[Steven Ruttenberg]

I am in the early stage of making a set of small clamps to use on my Chamonix 45H-1 to keep the front and rear standards parallel. I find that the rear one especially can get a slight swing in it that you wouldn't notice unless you look for it. So for now, I have got in the habit of checking front and rear standards as part of my set up routine. I know your supposed to do this any ways, but since these are held by friction, it really needs to be done each time. The clamps will prevent this and will be used to zero out if swing is ever used. They will also allow shifting without any swing being introduced.

[Corran]

Keith, I definitely need to return in the fall/winter!

Steven, interesting that the H model is still problematic. I figured the refined design would be less prone to misalignment. I'm still slumming with the very first model (that I bought used back in like 2011).

[Meekyman]

Nice work. How did you scan? Linear Raw in 16 bit grey or 48 bit rgb? If rgb, did you convert to 16 bit grey at some point?

Hi Steve,

Technical question - I had to wait until back at home to look at my scanning software! Scanned as linear raw 48bit RGB and converted to 16 bit grey later.

Cheers

Graham

[Steven Ruttenberg]

That works great. You will get the benefit of the 48bit rgb but output to grey. I usually keep it as 48bit rgb which gives me options in photoshop for the processing. I can pass it thru Nik SilverEfxpro if wanted or use many different options for the final black and white. But your method works great as well.

[dodphotography]

I am in the early stage of making a set of small clamps to use on my Chamonix 45H-1 to keep the front and rear standards parallel. I find that the rear one especially can get a slight swing in it that you wouldn't notice unless you look for it. So for now, I have got in the habit of checking front and rear standards as part of my set up routine. I know your supposed to do this any ways, but since these are held by friction, it really needs to be done each time. The clamps will prevent this and will be used to zero out if swing is ever used. They will also allow shifting without any swing being introduced.

Would love to see the setup once it’s done and all.


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[Steven Ruttenberg]

Okay. Need to get a machinist to make them. Pretty simple. I have the parts, just need to have it made.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Here is a very neat comparison of same image, but one is digital IR and the other is Tmax100. Digital is 15mm lens at f/2.5, the 75mm on Tmax was at f/4.5. If you look closely you will see the film caught stuff digital did not and vice versa since I was using 720nm filter on a full spectrum sensor. Notice the IR picked up a bolt coming straight at us and thru camp where as the Tmax did not (since it wasn't sensitive to IR) This would be interesting to use IR film.

Tmax
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48588695187_3b147117aa_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h2BLgV)[

Digital
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48469550472_82687f9e33_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gR67GG)

[John Olsen]

Here is a very neat comparison of same image, but one is digital IR and the other is Tmax100. Digital is 15mm lens at f/2.5, the 75mm on Tmax was at f/4.5. If you look closely you will see the film caught stuff digital did not and vice versa since I was using 720nm filter on a full spectrum sensor. Notice the IR picked up a bolt coming straight at us and thru camp where as the Tmax did not (since it wasn't sensitive to IR) This would be interesting to use IR film.

Tmax


Nice idea about the IR film. Hope you weren't standing too close to a metal tripod.

[AndrewBurns]

Chamonix 45n-2, Ektar 100, polariser and 3 stop soft GND. It was blowing a gale and I was a bit rushed for time but I think it turned out pretty well.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48616023616_128618edda_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h52Q4J)

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice work

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice idea about the IR film. Hope you weren't standing too close to a metal tripod.

Carbon fiber tripod. I was more of a lightning rod than tripod. My cars were too.

[Corran]

Linhof MT / 90mm XL

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/dickscreek-4152ss.jpg

[Peter De Smidt]

Really good, Bryan!

[Corran]

Thanks Peter! LF user esearing and I spent the morning out at this place. Eric likes "Rocks and Roots" so I was thinking of him while I set up this quite literal rock and roots photo :).

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice

[unityofsaints]

Chamonix 45n-2, Ektar 100, polariser and 3 stop soft GND. It was blowing a gale and I was a bit rushed for time but I think it turned out pretty well.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48616023616_128618edda_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h52Q4J)

Wow. May I ask what you used to scan this and where this was shot?

[AndrewBurns]

Wow. May I ask what you used to scan this and where this was shot?

Cheers! It was shot at a place called Matapouri on the north island of New Zealand, I was just up there for the weekend. 'Scanned' with my Sony A7RII and a macro lens with a light table to illuminate the negative. Two photos merged together in Lightroom and a plugin called Negative Lab Pro to invert the negative into a positive image.

Also here's another from the same day, FP4+ with a 6-stop ND filter this time:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48635498572_1d10f93e03_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h6KDhQ)

[hiend61]

Linhof MT / 90mm XL

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/dickscreek-4152ss.jpg

Well done!.

[Corran]

Thanks! This is the view, looking the opposite way more or less. Cropped to 1:2, still with my 90mm XL:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/dickscreek-4151cs.jpg

[jon.oman]

Thanks! This is the view, looking the opposite way more or less. Cropped to 1:2, still with my 90mm XL:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/dickscreek-4151cs.jpg

Nice one!

[Corran]

Thanks Jon. I saw this shot months ago when I just had my 35mm camera on me and so have been meaning to go back and do it properly.

One more from this waterfall...from up behind the main falls:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/dickscreek-4145ss.jpg

[CreationBear]

One more from this waterfall...from up behind the main falls:


Very nice, but I'm still wanting you to hump that 5x7 back into the country a bit--I'm thinking the arc of the fallen tree upstream would rhyme with a bit more horizontal treatment. Don't ask me where you'll put the tripod, though--that rock face to the right and hard Vibram soles might have you wishing you'd been born with a prehensile tail.:)

[Corran]

Got the 5x7 out yesterday to test some lenses and will probably shoot more now as I have fixed it up a bit (lots of electrical tape on the bellows!). Check the soft focus landscape thread...something a bit different for me.

[CreationBear]

[QUOTE=Corran;1514971 Check the soft focus landscape thread...something a bit different for me.[/QUOTE]

That first shot on the thread is a great scene--very nice tree presiding.:) I'll have to mull over the SF approach for this AO, though--certainly the f64 approach can provide an overwhelmingly busy result, but I suspect I might prefer to see that tamed in output (e.g. a carbon print) rather with the lens. Hope you find it a profitable journey, though.:)

[Tin Can]

I am not fond of every tree image, this is interesting

The source, the damage done and quietude

Excellent



Thanks! This is the view, looking the opposite way more or less. Cropped to 1:2, still with my 90mm XL:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/dickscreek-4151cs.jpg

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice Corran

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Winter in the Superstitions, AZ. Acros 100, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/22, Red25A, minimal agitation in Pyrocat at 1:1:175 for 1 hour at 68F. No reason for minimal agitation other than I wanted to try it. I have another version of this with mild sharpening, but uploaded it looks crispied. This doesn't have any sharpening applied at all.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48638703443_903bca5caa_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h734Ze)

[Corran]

Thanks Randy and Steven.

Steven, I like the atmosphere there. The Superstitions are quite a mountain range. I drove around that area a few summers ago, on the Apache Trail. Absolutely no clouds that day and 110 degrees or something stupid so didn't shoot much of value. I have only visited AZ in the summer - I need to fix that.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thank you. Yes, it has been up to 118 this summer, winter is great, fall is awesome as is spring. Getting some nice monsoon clouds this week. I think I will try to shoot them at the Superstitions. Shame though, looks like I will be transferred to Oklahoma City this year. Will still go home, but won't be as often as i would like. But at least I get to keep my job!

[Tin Can]

My parents are buried within view of the Superstitions. Above ground in an east looking outside urn box.

Steven I did like the mist or fog in your image.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thank you. Do you have an address? I know of one cemetery there.

[George E. Sheils]

The Burren, County Clare, Ireland - Walker Titan XL 4x5 with 120mm Schneider lens. Fomapan 100 rated at 50 iso, semi-stand for 30 minutes in Rodinal 1+100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48655951976_e87a88005d_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h8ytnJ)Murrooghtuohy 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2h8ytnJ) by George Sheils (https://www.flickr.com/photos/seoirseosial/), on Flickr

[Tin Can]

Rio Verdi

I will never go there again

They are in the wrong place

They should be in Sandstone MN


Thank you. Do you have an address? I know of one cemetery there.

[Peter De Smidt]

Winter in the Superstitions, AZ. Acros 100, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/22, Red25A, minimal agitation in Pyrocat at 1:1:175 for 1 hour at 68F. No reason for minimal agitation other than I wanted to try it. I have another version of this with mild sharpening, but uploaded it looks crispied. This doesn't have any sharpening applied at all.



Steven, that is a very good photo. I'm a little surprised, though, by how grainy it is given large format Acros.

[Reinhold Schable]

. . Friend, Oregon. .New snowfall on farm field and tracks leading to empty homestead, shed & corral.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48656274433_bc4b14aa9c_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h8A8ek). . Friend, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2h8A8ek) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr. . Neg # RAnc 112. 4x5 Tachihara, 135mm, O2 filter, Kodak film, 1983

More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157690079438365

Reinhold

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48566797021_690b4a2bef_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gZFwHk)Reprint DII Rock Bridge 3 (https://flic.kr/p/2gZFwHk) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

I am going through and printing negatives I made twenty-five years ago. I like this one.

Rock Bridge view from below

4x5 Sinar Norma, 58mm Graflex XL Grandagon lens (cable socket added) on custom made deeply recessed board. HP5 D76 Aristo RC #2 Multigrade dev

I read a review of this lens in View Camera Magazine, so I built my own. At the time there was nothing wider that covered in this FL.

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48567165646_1d7987c800_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gZHqhW)Cleveland Falls (https://flic.kr/p/2gZHqhW) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

I got excited when I saw the leaves swirling around in the circular pool.

Sinar Norma, 90mm F8 Sinar Super Angulon, HP5 D76 Aristo #2 RC Multigrade dev

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48575429352_16b22e5444_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h1rLNC)Frozen Cypress Dawes (https://flic.kr/p/2h1rLNC) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48591893186_42778699c5_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h2U9VQ)Return Ludlow Falls 2 (https://flic.kr/p/2h2U9VQ) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48620321333_6dc07cbff6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h5pRCi)Cleveland Lily Pond (https://flic.kr/p/2h5pRCi) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

Sinar Norma 4x5 360 Apo Kowa HP5 D76 Arista RC #2 Multigrade

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48623304593_75c2d994df_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h5F9rP)Return Old Mans Cave 4 (https://flic.kr/p/2h5F9rP) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Ulophot]

Fine work, Daniel. I like Rock Bridge 3, in part because, except for the closest bottom foreground, the image does not have to so often forced appearance of such a wide-angle lens. It is a matter of taste, of course. But, as I near turning 68, I recall the sudden surge of the "wide angle look" and purposeful distortion that accompanied the tidal wave of psychedlics in the late '60s and on (which I thought was cool at the outset). The same look has become accepted as virtually normal now, with wider and better optics, in photojournalism, real estate offerings that turn cramped quarters into mansions, and, probably, on TV (wouldn't know). In any case, I enjoy your composition and tonality. Cleveland Falls is, I think, an especially nice counterpoint of moving and still, fluidity and solid angularity.

[Daniel Unkefer]

I appreciate your response and comments, Philip :)

I'm about ready to start up shooting LF again.

Something to enjoy in my retirement years ahead.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

. . Friend, Oregon. .New snowfall on farm field and tracks leading to empty homestead, shed & corral.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48656274433_bc4b14aa9c_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h8A8ek). . Friend, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2h8A8ek) by Reinhold S. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/), on Flickr. . Neg # RAnc 112. 4x5 Tachihara, 135mm, O2 filter, Kodak film, 1983

More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287991@N05/albums/72157690079438365

Reinhold

I like this one! Soon I will be where there is snow. Not sure if that is good or bad.

[AlexGard]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48664480541_9424b5b930_b.jpg

[Alan9940]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48664480541_9424b5b930_b.jpg

Very nice!

[Rhyno214]

New to this forum and thought I’d post some of my work from this year :)

This image was taken with my Intrepid 8x10 using carestream X-ray film. Lens was a 210 mm Schneider at f32

195108

[Martin Aislabie]

The Burren, County Clare, Ireland - Walker Titan XL 4x5 with 120mm Schneider lens. Fomapan 100 rated at 50 iso, semi-stand for 30 minutes in Rodinal 1+100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48655951976_e87a88005d_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h8ytnJ)Murrooghtuohy 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2h8ytnJ) by George Sheils (https://www.flickr.com/photos/seoirseosial/), on Flickr


Wow

I love it

Martin

[George E. Sheils]

Thank you, Martin!

[Tin Can]

Like!


New to this forum and thought I’d post some of my work from this year :)

This image was taken with my Intrepid 8x10 using carestream X-ray film. Lens was a 210 mm Schneider at f32

195108

[Rhyno214]

Thanks!!

[lassethomas]

The north east face of Borka. A 1500 feet drop into the lake Borkasjö.

Trying out my new Chamonix 45H-1.
Shot on Velvia 50 with a Horseman 6x12 back.

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/slf0067-002.jpg

[Meekyman]

A cloud inversion, first I've ever witnessed, back in March 2019 at Winnats Pass, Peak District National Park, UK.

195182 (please click for larger)
Chamonix 045N-2, Rodenstock Sironar N 135mm f5.6@f22 and 1/3, 1/4s, Ilford Delta 100, Orange filter, Epson V700 scan and colorperfect/lightroom processing.

Graham

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice

[AndrewBurns]

Two shots of 4x5 Ektar, unfortunately there was heavy cloud that came through blocking the golden hour light but they still came out OK.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48692003713_85d68d0a3e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hbKfip)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48692022153_35a302c9c8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hbKkMk)

[KarlT]

Two shots of 4x5 Ektar, unfortunately there was heavy cloud that came through blocking the golden hour light but they still came out OK

Beautiful Andrew

[Corran]

Cascades near the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge
Linhof "Standard" 5x7, 150mm f/9 G-Claron, Foma 100, Pyrocat:

http://esearing.com/Bryan/AV/photosharing/toccoa-4176ss.jpg

[AlexGard]

The north east face of Borka. A 1500 feet drop into the lake Borkasjö.

Trying out my new Chamonix 45H-1.
Shot on Velvia 50 with a Horseman 6x12 back.

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/slf0067-002.jpgnice. the colours look great.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[ALVANDI Camera]

Iran, Zanjan, Panoral 45 camera, Nikkor-W 150/5.6, Hoya red filter, Ilford FP4 plus 9x12 cm sheet film.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48653440156_9f9a8d82cb_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h8kAGu)

[Meekyman]

A little waterfall in Snowdonia National Park, Wales, UK taken in early July 2019. The water here is really clear and the rocks below the river are slate grey. With a blue sky overhead, shade and Provia a little magic happens!

195406 (Please click for larger image)

Chamonix 045N-2, Caltar 90mm f6.8@f16 and 1/3, 1s, Fuji Provia 100F, Circular polariser, Epson V700 scan, Capture nx2 and lightroom processing.

[Ulophot]

Panoral, nice composition!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Cascades near the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge
Linhof "Standard" 5x7, 150mm f/9 G-Claron, Foma 100, Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/toccoa-4176ss.jpg

Picture has not come thru

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Two shots of 4x5 Ektar, unfortunately there was heavy cloud that came through blocking the golden hour light but they still came out OK.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48692003713_85d68d0a3e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hbKfip)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48692022153_35a302c9c8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hbKkMk)

Nice images

[Corran]

Picture has not come thru

Fixed (switching up things with the website).

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Cascades near the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge
Linhof "Standard" 5x7, 150mm f/9 G-Claron, Foma 100, Pyrocat:

http://esearing.com/Bryan/AV/photosharing/toccoa-4176ss.jpg

Very nice. Always impressed with how sharp your images are and the tonalities.

[Corran]

Thanks Steven. Tonality came out as I hoped - I waited about 15 minutes for the sun to not have a bright spot in the foreground, and burned the highlights down in the upper left/right. Also, while waiting we unfortunately saw a young kid (6 or 7) get absolutely wrecked by a yellow-jacket nest across the stream. Ouch!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Ouch! Hope little one is okay. Patience is always a virtue in these endeavors.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Panoral, nice composition!

Thank you

[GoldMark]

Two shots of 4x5 Ektar, unfortunately there was heavy cloud that came through blocking the golden hour light but they still came out OK.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48692003713_85d68d0a3e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hbKfip)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48692022153_35a302c9c8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hbKkMk)

Grat shots

[AndrewBurns]

Three shots on Provia 4x5, all of the same scene but slightly different angles and times of day. Which one is your favourite?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772989816_e53bc56d74_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hiUjDw)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772647813_64f72e5167_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hiSyYV)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772652568_ea147ffac5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hiSAoU)

[Leszek Vogt]

That's a nice private beach, Andrew. The last one has the best light IMO.

Les

[Roger Thoms]

I like the third one the best, light is really nice.

Roger

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/sheet0092.jpg

Tosbotn in Norway

[Jim Becia]

Finally got around to scanning this image from Death Valley several years ago. Made with an Ebony 8x10 using a Fuji 240A on Provia film.

[Vaughn]

Three shots on Provia 4x5, all of the same scene but slightly different angles and times of day. Which one is your favourite?

I like the bottom two-thirds of the vertical very much. The sky reflected in the pool is enough sky for me and I can imagine the rest of the sea and the horizon easily enough without having to see it. But the middle image is my favorite of the three full images.

The images of Norway and Death Valley...thumbs up!

[Vaughn]

Taken in the Checkerboard Meas area of Zion National Park last April. Platinum/palladium print made a couple days ago. I do not have much control of the digital image -- hopefully it looks fine on screen.

Chamonix 11x14 with a modified darkslide to get two 5.5x14 images on a single sheet of 11x15. Fuji W 360mm
FP4+ in PyrocatHD

I have had this image on my mind since April 2018, but did not want to haul the 11x14 up to this spot in a suitcase. I bought a canoe portage pack and got the camera up there (and back) just fine. Clouds would have been cool, but I did not need them. Impossible to see on the screen and tough to see on the print, are three bighorn sheep.

[Alan9940]

Beautiful image, Vaughn! I can't imagine shlepping 11x14 more than about 100 feet from the car. ;)

[Peter De Smidt]

Looks great, Vaughn!

[Corran]

Taken in the Checkerboard Meas area of Zion National Park last April. Platinum/palladium print made a couple days ago. I do not have much control of the digital image -- hopefully it looks fine on screen.

Chamonix 11x14 with a modified darkslide to get two 5.5x14 images on a single sheet of 11x15. Fuji W 360mm
FP4+ in PyrocatHD

I have had this image on my mind since April 2018, but did not want to haul the 11x14 up to this spot in a suitcase. I bought a canoe portage pack and got the camera up there (and back) just fine. Clouds would have been cool, but I did not need them. Impossible to see on the screen and tough to see on the print, are three bighorn sheep.

Wow! The haze as the image recedes makes it for me.

[Vaughn]

Beautiful image, Vaughn! I can't imagine shlepping 11x14 more than about 100 feet from the car. ;)

I carried the 8x10 around this area a lot the year before -- taking the 5x7 when I wanted to go a bit further.

B&W image -- 8x10 pt/pd. Looking north from close to where the 5.5x14 was taken.
Color -- my 5x7 set up where the bighorn go. Not really, but you can see where they go from there.

[Alan9940]

I carried the 8x10 around this area a lot the year before -- taking the 5x7 when I wanted to go a bit further.

B&W image -- 8x10 pt/pd. Looking north from close to where the 5.5x14 was taken.
Color -- my 5x7 set up where the bighorn go. Not really, but you can see where they go from there.

Another nice image! Thanks.

Well...now that I'm long into my retirement years, I can't carry the 8x10 Deardorff nearly as far as I used to; so...I've got an Intrepid 8x10. The Intrepid is not nearly as nice of a camera, but it does enable me to carry it to where ever I want to go.

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/sheet0087-1.jpg

Lake Borkasjö with Daune in the background.
Shot with my Chamonix 45H1 on HP5+ 9x12.
Not absolutely sure about the lens but Ithink it was a Symmar-S 150/5.6

[GabrielSeri]

Old Barn. Moorpark.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48782402758_7c1d29c392_b.jpg

Toyo 45A, Nikkor-M 300mm F/9, Ilford Delta 100, Yellow filter.

[AlexGard]

5½ x 14 inch black glass ambrotype, burnished, unvarnished https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190924/a8d2ffc57cf9eea3e94275f65ec771af.jpg

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[Vaughn]

A haunting beautiful image, Alex.

[Peter De Smidt]

Yes, that's a magical image, Alex.

[jon.oman]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/sheet0087-1.jpg

Lake Borkasjö with Daune in the background.
Shot with my Chamonix 45H1 on HP5+ 9x12.
Not absolutely sure about the lens but Ithink it was a Symmar-S 150/5.6

Nice image!

[KarlT]

Couple of recent lighthouse shots, one on RPX 25 and one on T-Max 100, 4x5 using a Stenopeika Hyper


195794195795

[Vaughn]

Two very different beasts well done, KarlT!

[hiend61]

Three shots on Provia 4x5, all of the same scene but slightly different angles and times of day. Which one is your favourite?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772989816_e53bc56d74_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hiUjDw)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772647813_64f72e5167_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hiSyYV)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772652568_ea147ffac5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hiSAoU)
First one, (vertical), and the third one, (Horizontal with more tinted clouds)

[6x6TLL]

I like the composition of the first one and the light of the third one.

[fotopfw]

The first one shows a lot of different things and a sense of height, I like that best.

[Ulophot]

Jon.oman, I find this landscape quietly exceptional. It takes a nice, leisurely time to expore and appreciate.

[pepeguitarra]

This is a thread I watch often for the photos and for the comments made. I finally took my Chamonix 45F2 for a ride to the Grand Canyon. I shot some FujiVelvia 50, Ektar 100, those are at the lab. I also shot some TriX320 and Ilford Delta 100. Here are few of shots of that beautiful place:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48796565482_f9a72741cd.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hkZ9Sw)Mather Point, Grand Canyon (https://flic.kr/p/2hkZ9Sw) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48796426231_48960fd886.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hkYrtD)Grand Canyon (https://flic.kr/p/2hkYrtD) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48796065448_56a9fd4346.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hkWAef)Grand Canyon (https://flic.kr/p/2hkWAef) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr


One from Sedona, also in Arizona.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48796423801_f1d7f16833.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hkYqKK)Sedona (https://flic.kr/p/2hkYqKK) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr

[scheinfluger_77]

It’s tough not to be overwhelmed there. I like your first one, it’s non-standard view but there is no doubt where you are.

[Ken Lee]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48796565482_6b615a08fb.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hkZ9Sw)
Mather Point, Grand Canyon (https://flic.kr/p/2hkZ9Sw) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr

Bravo !

[Tin Can]

Agree, landscape wonder with little people!

[swmcl]

heind61,

In the first shot I am already thinking of safety first ! You would not want to slip ...

Lovely shots all but my favourite is probably the third for the colours but followed closely by the first for the composition.

Rgds,

[pepeguitarra]

Safety first is correct. The problem with so many people visiting these places (at all times) is that as soon as you place the tripod with the camera you get surrounded by dozens of people trying to capture the masterpiece you are shooting. I had to select positions close to the edge with no room for others to get closer to me. The dancing shadows on the rock were a good subject for my cell phone.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48739743133_12f5b9c8fc.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hfXVyR)IMG_20190910_184217_713 (https://flic.kr/p/2hfXVyR) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr

[pepeguitarra]

One more:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48796068063_54987bc508.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hkWB1k)Grand Canyon (https://flic.kr/p/2hkWB1k) by Palenquero Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/palenquero/), on Flickr

[John Olsen]

I've started a new project deep in our local woods, looking at the trails with an old, but recently acquired Calumet wood field camera. This gives me a portable weight. I've fitted a Schneider 150mm lens to it and will concentrate on Rollei i.r. film. Exposures are 1-5 minutes. This is a scan of an Ilford print.

Shepherd's Crook Trail

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48804497301_86364d3db8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hmFNJ2)9-19N21ALFF (https://flic.kr/p/2hmFNJ2) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[AlexGard]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48812835061_5cb41379c5_b.jpg



https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48812836141_28cbb55281_b.jpg

[awty]

Very impressive tree bones Alex.