Large Format Landscapes

[kmallick]

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/eleven_mile_canyon-4.jpg

[awty]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51378710012_7042f55f0e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mhajtN)perseverance (https://flic.kr/p/2mhajtN) by Paul Fitz (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144284773@N06/), on Flickr

Darkroom print on ilford rc new. split contrast, dodge and burn selenium, bleach, agfa brown.
4x5 fp4 in pyro hd
linhof technika 4x5, 150mm lens.

[Tin Can]

Like!


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51378710012_7042f55f0e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mhajtN)perseverance (https://flic.kr/p/2mhajtN) by Paul Fitz (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144284773@N06/), on Flickr

Darkroom print on ilford rc new. split contrast, dodge and burn selenium, bleach, agfa brown.
4x5 fp4 in pyro hd
linhof technika 4x5, 150mm lens.

[johnmsanderson]

Tree and Grasses, Long Island, New York

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b46b0607e3c3a7a060eacde/1629407544493-HMAG4YO49IH8KX3K82FY/John_Sanderson_Tree_and_Grasses.jpg?format=2500w


4x5 Velvia

[T.Chabry]

Shot with Agfa X-ray film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51388837346_e5d08783bf_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mi4dZ1)
Brook in the woods (https://flic.kr/p/2mi4dZ1) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

[Michael R]

Excellent.


Tree and Grasses, Long Island, New York

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b46b0607e3c3a7a060eacde/1629407544493-HMAG4YO49IH8KX3K82FY/John_Sanderson_Tree_and_Grasses.jpg?format=2500w


4x5 Velvia

[Drew Wiley]

Referring back to the lovely shot by Lassethomas, yes, Porta 400 can respond well to warm settings like that. Ektar is better hue corrected overall, but does have the Achilles heel of cyan contamination of the blues, and of excessive blue response in open shadows. I've posted numerous times how that is best corrected at the time of the shot, rather than entering the bullring with it afterwards using software options. And yes, it can be predictably corrected. I don't do any kind of digital printing - pure optical workflow only - but have probably tamed those Ektar idiosyncrasies better than anyone else, not to perfection by any means (no film is perfect), but significantly. If there are magenta issues, that must be due to something odd about either the processing or scanning step; it isn't native to the film itself - perhaps digital overcompensating with respect to the cyan bias? Yet in this particular instance, Portra would be the preferred product anyway due to its wider exposure range. Really good example.

[pdmoylan]

Tree and Grasses, Long Island, New York

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b46b0607e3c3a7a060eacde/1629407544493-HMAG4YO49IH8KX3K82FY/John_Sanderson_Tree_and_Grasses.jpg?format=2500w


4x5 Velvia

Very nice John. Was this taken at the east end perhaps near the Hamptons? Is this Salt Marsh Grass?

I am in Port Jeff in Oct. Any recommendations for locations like this?

PDM

[Tin Can]

Lovely!


Excellent.

[johnmsanderson]

Very nice John. Was this taken at the east end perhaps near the Hamptons? Is this Salt Marsh Grass?

I am in Port Jeff in Oct. Any recommendations for locations like this?

PDM

It was out near Napeague! Right before Montauk.

[Martin Aislabie]

Shot with Agfa X-ray film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51388837346_e5d08783bf_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mi4dZ1)
Brook in the woods (https://flic.kr/p/2mi4dZ1) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

Lovely

Did you intend to use the stalk of grass as a means of enhancing the near/far aspect of the image ?

Martin

[T.Chabry]

Thanks Martin. Not really, the stalk was standing there and I liked it so I didn't disturb it. :D

[Christo.Stankulov]

LMT Classic
Apo-Sironar S 150
HP5+
218912

[gimenosaiz]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/sheet0379-1.jpg

Szabad 4x5, Super Angulon 90/8, Portra400

First tries with Portra400 after giving up on Ektar100.
No, I never became friend with Ektar. Didn't like the magenta cast and blue shadows, and the need to nail the exposure almost like slide film. Sort of wanted to like it but never did.

This is something very different, much more to my taste and more workable. Feels really good.

Hi!
Wonderful composition and superb tones !!!

Cheers
Antonio

[lassethomas]

Hi!
Wonderful composition and superb tones !!!

Cheers
Antonio

Thanks!

[Merg Ross]

219367

Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA 1995

4x5, FP4+, Metol-Acetone

[ericantonio]

Lovely.


219367

Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA 1995

4x5, FP4+, Metol-Acetone

[Graham Patterson]

219367

Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA 1995

4x5, FP4+, Metol-Acetone

Egads! Water!

[h2oman]

Egads! Water!

And no smoke!

[John Power]

New lens today, a Fujinon SW 90 riding on the Horseman L45, infront of a bit of Kodak Ektar.
Cropped rather heavily :)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51435713858_a04dd9c768_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mnctJJ)

Wattle chopped to pano (https://flic.kr/p/2mnctJJ) by J P (https://www.flickr.com/photos/192855666@N08/), on Flickr

[Tin Can]

Like!


New lens today, a Fujinon SW 90 riding on the Horseman L45, infront of a bit of Kodak Ektar.
Cropped rather heavily :)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51435713858_a04dd9c768_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mnctJJ)

Wattle chopped to pano (https://flic.kr/p/2mnctJJ) by J P (https://www.flickr.com/photos/192855666@N08/), on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48619999292_7c79ca15f4_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h5ocTS)Return Cuyahoga Falls 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2h5ocTS) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48619721658_2abc4d0f25_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h5mMn5)Return Cuyahoga Falls 2 (https://flic.kr/p/2h5mMn5) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

Returning to Cuyahoga Falls.

4x5 Sinar Norma TMX100 Pyro PMK+ Arista RC #2 laser aligned Omega DII with Omegalite head black 180mm Rodagon

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48002870007_19600d66a7_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g8RfRM)Ludlow Falls 3 (https://flic.kr/p/2g8RfRM) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

Ludlow Falls 3

Sinar Norma 4x5 90mm F8 Norma Super Angulon HP5 D76 1:1 Promaster RC #2 paper Omega DII laser aligned Omegalite head

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48591942181_81ec45f7db_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h2Upuz)Dawes Cypress Wet (https://flic.kr/p/2h2Upuz) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[Gary Beasley]

Gorgeous lighting Daniel!

[Daniel Unkefer]

Gorgeous lighting Daniel!

Thanks Gary! :)

[ALVANDI Camera]

Iran, Panoral 45 (https://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Schneider Symmar-S 150/5.6, Hoya red filter, Ilford FP4 plus, 9x12cm sheet film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51393169139_6bf994f677_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mirqF6)

[Martin Aislabie]

Iran, Panoral 45 (https://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Schneider Symmar-S 150/5.6, Hoya red filter, Ilford FP4 plus, 9x12cm sheet film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51393169139_6bf994f677_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mirqF6)

This is lovely.
I'm not normally a fan of red filters - they tend to darken the sky too much for my liking but here the effect is just right.
Martin

[ALVANDI Camera]

This is lovely.
I'm not normally a fan of red filters - they tend to darken the sky too much for my liking but here the effect is just right.
Martin

Thank you so much, Martin. Conversely me. I think the red filter creates a new atmosphere that is unusual.

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/sheet0382.jpg

Borka in evening light.
Northern Sweden

Chamonix 45H-1 with 4x10 back, G-Claron 355/9 & Ektachrome 100

[kmallick]

Borka in evening light.
Northern Sweden

Chamonix 45H-1 with 4x10 back, G-Claron 355/9 & Ektachrome 100

Marvelous! Wish I could see the chrome.

[Simon Benton]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/sheet0382.jpg

Borka in evening light.
Northern Sweden

Chamonix 45H-1 with 4x10 back, G-Claron 355/9 & Ektachrome 100

Lovely. Well done

[PatrickMarq]

219617

[otto.f]

219617

Sorry, but posting such a small image has no sense

[Daniel Casper Lohenstein]

219775

fp4+, hc110h

[kmallick]

Toyo 45CF + Symmar 120 + Tmax 100

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/sandstone_ranch_moonrise.jpg

[Guadarmar]

219906
Wisner 4x5 Arton 270mm Foma100 FX39

Trees in North German Landscape

[max weber]

My first post on here.
Lot's of lovely images around here. Thank you.

https://bilderupload.org/image/0c4b73546-dsc4038.png

Shot with Wista 45d, Fuji SWS 90mm on HP5+

[kmallick]

^ Lovely shot there, Max Weber! It feels so familiar, yet so mystical.
Keep them coming.

[Meekyman]

I don't normally take images that close to home....my local area is flat, but here's one from early summer. on the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire, UK
...
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51512792764_c236c70c83_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mu1wBo)Summer harvest (https://flic.kr/p/2mu1wBo) by Graham Meek (https://www.flickr.com/photos/11704207@N00/), on Flickr

Chamonix 045N-2, Nikon 300mm f9@f45 and 1/3, 2s, Ilford Delta 100, no filters. Epson V700 scan, colourperfect and lightroom processing.

Cheers

Graham

[max weber]

^ Lovely shot there, Max Weber! It feels so familiar, yet so mystical.
Keep them coming.
Thank you kmallick.

Here's another one. Would have loved a little more light on the small tree in the foreground. It was there when I started setting up, but - of course - didn't come back for the next 30 minutes..

https://bilderupload.org/image/ca5160202-dsc4033.png

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90, center filter, Kodak Ektachrome E100

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51519379176_42fe4aaed0_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2muAhwd)Silver Birch Roots (https://flic.kr/p/2muAhwd) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[CreationBear]

I don't normally take images that close to home....my local area is flat, but here's one from early summer. on the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire, UK


I love kicking around the "Celtic Fringe" as well, but that's just an outstanding photograph--love how the acute angles at the top contrast with OOF area in the field. Hope it prints big for you.:)

[Meekyman]

I love kicking around the "Celtic Fringe" as well, but that's just an outstanding photograph--love how the acute angles at the top contrast with OOF area in the field. Hope it prints big for you.:)

Many thanks, that's really kind of you.
Will certainly print it!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51329770992_0018395b61_h.jpg (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51329770992_0018395b61_h.jpgRailroad Tracks by Alan Klein, on Flickr)
Railroad Tracks (https://flic.kr/p/2mcQuBA) by Alan Klein (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/), on Flickr

Chamonix 45H-1, Nikkor 300mm, Provia 100, 4x5, F/45 1 sec, Lightroom 6, Epson 850 scanner

Looks really good!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50009699352_8912045df5_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jcbMiJ)
Craig House 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2jcbMiJ) by Alan Klein (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/), on Flickr
Chamonix 45H-1, Tmax 400, Clayton F76+ developer by North Coast Photo, Epson V850 Scanner, edited in Lightroom
Craig House, Yr. 1840, Monmouth Battlefield, NJ

I really like this one.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

204967

Redwoods
Arca Swiss F Line Metric / Nikon 150mm
Ektar 100

Looks really good.

[afxstudio]

https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1632835665-196163-cc-foma-bergger.jpg

Bergger pancro 400 vs Fomapan 100

[kmallick]

From a hike just a couple of weeks ago.

Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Toyo 45CF + Sironar-N 150 + Tmax 100

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/dream_lake.jpg

[Ulophot]

afxstudio, I find the first image particularly engaging. It appeals to my Classical taste, with a unity in the precisely framed composition, thoughtful counterpoints of tone and elements, especially the bridge arch and the distant door, and a lovely tonality.

[afxstudio]

Thanks Philip, much appreciated.
This one is from my american trip in 2019, moonrise over Kodachrome, Ektar 100 developed for black and white.
https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1632871915-137414-4x5-kodachrome-002-v2.jpg

[ericantonio]

Yeah, that's it right there, that's why I come to this thread. Heck yah.



https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1632871915-137414-4x5-kodachrome-002-v2.jpg

[Alan Klein]

Thanks Steven.

[otto.f]

Very nice indeed!

[_tf_]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49041948918_ace6910837_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hHENPq)Test Print no. 10 (https://flic.kr/p/2hHENPq) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

One of my more satisfying 4x5 images from my favourite part of the world. I was after this picture for almost a year, multiple trips up there when just would not get decent weather conditions for a week at the time. This was yet another wet and windy day near the end of a two week stay when I lost all hope, and then suddenly the weather started clearing from the west at the very end, so I hastily gathered my stuff and run up the hill (to the extent one can run with a Kardan in a backpack), and got there just in time. Really enjoyed printing this one, the loch needed slight burning in and it took me ages to work out how to do that.

Linhof Kardan GT, S-K Symmar 150/5.6 on Fomapan 100, developed in Fomadon Excel 1+1. Scan of a 10x8 test print on Fomabrom Variant 112, developed in Bromophen and lightly selenium toned.

[kmallick]

^ Beautiful! Enjoyed reading the background story also.

[otto.f]

Great!

[Bill Poole]

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rMnspbF/0/980deb36/X2/i-rMnspbF-X2.jpg

Due to the pandemic and family responsibilities, pretty much the only place I get to photograph landscapes these days is in and around the park near our home. Last April, looking southeast from Buena Vista Park, San Francisco. Linhof Tech V, 150mm Sironar N, HP5, eco pro developer.

[AndrewBurns]

First 4 frames of 4x5 I've shot in probably 6 months. I love how using the view camera forces you to focus on the present, really helps to exclude all of the other stuff flying around in your head at least for a few hours, very calming.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51556047570_3342cddccd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mxQdKU)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51555844169_d208e3212a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mxPbhZ)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51555847879_f67ae90a10_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mxPcoX)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51556043455_2a29ead72e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mxQcwX)

[_tf_]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51556043455_2a29ead72e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mxQcwX)

Nicely seen. A 'classical landscape' that intersect with human activity in challenging ways, I have been pondering that kind of photography a lot in the last couple of years.

[AndrewBurns]

Nicely seen. A 'classical landscape' that intersect with human activity in challenging ways, I have been pondering that kind of photography a lot in the last couple of years.

Cheers, I've been locked down and unable to leave my city for ~8 weeks now and probably will be until the end of the year, so I've got to make lemonade with the lemons.

[earlnash]

Great shot !

[esearing]

I like the tree shot especially. For this shot look at a crop in pano format From above the bicycle to bottom (1600x620), it then also makes a nice wave pattern with the water. I thought the bike was a clump of roots at first glance because of all the other foliage.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51556043455_2a29ead72e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mxQcwX)

[AndrewBurns]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51566600733_d474ca7237_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2myLiQZ)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51566359691_e081daf9fa_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2myK5c6)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567042759_128cd40d99_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2myNzf8)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567041754_7cb6c072be_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2myNyWN)

[kansasjhawk]

Iceland Toyo 45A with 90mm lens on both these 220230220231

[pdmoylan]

Andrew,

The subject matter is not my "cup of tea", but I am curious as to your intent/concept with these images. Also, what film/lenses are you using? I assume this is 4x5 work?

[Ironage]

Andrew, love your work! The chair is amazing.

[esearing]

Andrew - I am liking this series despite it being not my cup of tea. You could build a quality portfolio of these if you continue to explore.

[AndrewBurns]

Thanks everyone! I've normally shot more traditional landscapes but given I'm not going to be able to leave my city potentially for the rest of the year I've had to think of other things to photograph. One advantage of the pandemic over here is that a lot of public spaces are practically empty now (especially schools and universities as everyone is doing remote study) which suits my style and what I've been going for.

Yes they're all 4x5 shots, almost all of them with Chamonix 45n-2 and a Fujinon 135mm f5.6 lens, some with a Fujinon 210mm f5.6. Split pretty evenly between ektar 100 and portra 400. Home processed using Kodak chemistry and DSRL scanned, inverted using negative lab pro.

I didn't start out with any particular concept, I was just enjoying wandering around a local deserted university which I found very visually interesting, since then some ideas are starting to pop out after seeing them all side-by-side. I want the images to have some form of tension between man-made and natural forms, generally the feeling that one is either encroaching on or holding back the other. I want a feeling of emptiness or desertion, so no people. I want the scenes (including lighting and colour pallet) to feel a bit 'tired', giving a bit more of an 'end of things' feel.

[Tin Can]

Thanks for the update and great images

So the school is empty, but you may wander

Perfect...

My 2 big schools, I am not visiting til Spring in May 2022

[_tf_]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2myNzf8]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567042759_128cd40d99_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2myLiQZ)



This is beautifully done, the way the reflection merges into the inside is sublime.

[_tf_]

This is one of my first 4x5 landscapes, I was hoping for a bit of early morning light on the hills but the clouds closed in when I was still about 15min out, it went downhill from there. I lasted about 3h on location, then run out of coffee. Weather started to improve once I was nearly back at the car (though by then the direction would have been wrong, the window for the photo I was (and still am) after is only about an hour).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48133397237_c8e68041c8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g)A Nay Light Day in the HIlls (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Linhof Kardan GT, S-K Symmar 150/5.6 with a polariser on Fomapan 100, developed in Fomadon Excel 1+1. Scanned on Epson V850, manually inverted in Capture1.

[kansasjhawk]

Aldeyjarfoss (Iceland)
Toyo 45A, 90mm Grandagon, Velvia 50 f/22 @ 1/2 second

220320

[Mick Fagan]

Kansasjhawk, that waterfall is possibly the best looking waterfall I've ever seen, did you go to the other main viewpoint? You would probably need a longer focal length for the other position, I used 24mm on a 35mm camera from your position and 50mm from the other position; both are stunning view points.

To get to that waterfall and with a LF camera, I would surmise you had more than the usual 5 day Icelandic tour? We had a couple of months with a hired 4x4 automobile, totally stunning landscape, but the wind is something else, eh?

Mick.

[ericantonio]

Aldeyjarfoss (Iceland)
Toyo 45A, 90mm Grandagon, Velvia 50 f/22 @ 1/2 second

220320

I love photos of Iceland. Its like you cannot take a bad photo. Definitely on my Homer bucket list. Fantastic photo!

[4erepazzi]

From a hike just a couple of weeks ago.
Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Toyo 45CF + Sironar-N 150 + Tmax 100




Bergger pancro 400 vs Fomapan 100

Like It! Good work. Wanna see more!:)

[orgraph]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51584556175_b193a46c9f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mAmknz)2021-10-12 Sh100TX in DDX 1+9 11 min 120 C004 Forest 40 Film 30 Ragwarm 5 web 766x1004 (https://flic.kr/p/2mAmknz) by Yuriy Sanin (https://www.flickr.com/photos/52922077@N08/), on Flickr
Wista SP 4x5, Symmar 135/5.6@22.

Shanghai GP3 in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 1+9 11 min.

[orgraph]

I don't normally take images that close to home....my local area is flat, but here's one from early summer. on the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire, UK
...
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51512792764_c236c70c83_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mu1wBo)Summer harvest (https://flic.kr/p/2mu1wBo) by Graham Meek (https://www.flickr.com/photos/11704207@N00/), on Flickr

Chamonix 045N-2, Nikon 300mm f9@f45 and 1/3, 2s, Ilford Delta 100, no filters. Epson V700 scan, colourperfect and lightroom processing.

Cheers

Graham

Like it!

[kansasjhawk]

Yeah I was there for 2 weeks in total with a 4x4 with a roof tent......so more photos to come. Just got done developing some more. I'm guessing I was just at the main viewpoint. Best thing about Aldeyjarfoss is that not a lot of people go there since it's off the beaten path a bit. Wishing it hadn't rained the night before so I would've had the nice blue water. The wind and just the weather in general is so unpredictable. Glad I got a nice day for this one.

[Joe O'Hara]

This is one of my first 4x5 landscapes, I was hoping for a bit of early morning light on the hills but the clouds closed in when I was still about 15min out, it went downhill from there. I lasted about 3h on location, then run out of coffee. Weather started to improve once I was nearly back at the car (though by then the direction would have been wrong, the window for the photo I was (and still am) after is only about an hour).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48133397237_c8e68041c8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g)A Nay Light Day in the HIlls (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Linhof Kardan GT, S-K Symmar 150/5.6 with a polariser on Fomapan 100, developed in Fomadon Excel 1+1. Scanned on Epson V850, manually inverted in Capture1.

That is a pretty impressive debut there, _tf_. I've never been to Scotland, but from what I've seen if you're up to the challenges of the climate it's a rewarding place to work.

[kansasjhawk]

Landmannalaugar, Iceland
Toyo 45A
90mm, Velvia 50 @ f/22

I think my favorite spot in Iceland.

220355

[jemery]

I took this with my 4x5 in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming last summer. It was one of the most memorable hikes of my life, and hope to return some day soon. Printed on 8x10 Ilford fiber glossy.


Also, how do I get my image to appear larger here?

220364

[pdmoylan]

Landmannalaugar, Iceland
Toyo 45A
90mm, Velvia 50 @ f/22

I think my favorite spot in Iceland.

220355

lovely color

[Ulophot]

Jemery, that's a fine image.

To enlarge your photo, you need to post it on a site such as Flickr or a personal website and then insert the link above/below the text in your post, however you would like it to appear. I believe there are instructions on the home page here. If you need Flickr linking instructions, please send me a PM.

[otto.f]

Jemery, that's a fine image.

To enlarge your photo, you need to post it on a site such as Flickr or a personal website and then insert the link above/below the text in your post, however you would like it to appear. I believe there are instructions on the home page here. If you need Flickr linking instructions, please send me a PM.

I agree that this one merits a good view!

[PatrickMarq]

Fog, last weekend
Chamonix 045F-2
Nikkor M 300
ISO 100 - 1/4 - f32

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51587326503_1f4b1d7c11_k.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51587326228_f37549ac61_k.jpg

[_tf_]

That is a pretty impressive debut there, _tf_. I've never been to Scotland, but from what I've seen if you're up to the challenges of the climate it's a rewarding place to work.

Thank you.

[Martin Aislabie]

This is one of my first 4x5 landscapes, I was hoping for a bit of early morning light on the hills but the clouds closed in when I was still about 15min out, it went downhill from there. I lasted about 3h on location, then run out of coffee. Weather started to improve once I was nearly back at the car (though by then the direction would have been wrong, the window for the photo I was (and still am) after is only about an hour).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48133397237_c8e68041c8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g)A Nay Light Day in the HIlls (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Linhof Kardan GT, S-K Symmar 150/5.6 with a polariser on Fomapan 100, developed in Fomadon Excel 1+1. Scanned on Epson V850, manually inverted in Capture1.

Absolutely fabulous.
I love the light as it is in the photograph.
After all, that is how it is quite a lot of the time.
Martin

[_tf_]

Absolutely fabulous.
I love the light as it is in the photograph.
After all, that is how it is quite a lot of the time.
Martin

Thank you.

[Merg Ross]

220416

Penfield Pond, New York, 1966

8x10 Plus-X, D-76

[Pat Kearns]

220416

Penfield Pond, New York, 1966

8x10 Plus-X, D-76

Merg, I like your image of the pond. There is a pond a few miles from my home that I've stopped at many times over the years but the lighting and composition hasn't made me pull the trigger. I need to run by there again.
Best regards,
Pat

[T.Chabry]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51593756724_184f7a9b7a_k.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/2mBaunJ)Paper negative (https://flic.kr/p/2mBaunJ) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr
- Camera: 8x10 Kodak Rochester Empire State
- Photo paper used as a negative: Kodak Polycontrast Rapid II RC
- Developer: Dektol
- Scanner: Epson 4490

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, Lee Orange 21, T-Max 100 (EI 200), N+1 dev in DD-X

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51610327293_90691ea1bc_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mCCqec)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mCCqec) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[Skiper75]

Linhof Supertechnika
Fujinon T 400mm f/8
Kodak Tmax100
HC 110
V800

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211020/b3b4ca7784b66014313425bdf26468b4.jpg

[Ulophot]

Excellent, Gabe.

[Gabe]

Excellent, Gabe.

Thanks.

[Michael R]

220553

Warren, Vermont

[Rick A]

220553

Warren, Vermont

subtle yet stunning

[Ulophot]

Michael. well seen.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

This is one of my first 4x5 landscapes, I was hoping for a bit of early morning light on the hills but the clouds closed in when I was still about 15min out, it went downhill from there. I lasted about 3h on location, then run out of coffee. Weather started to improve once I was nearly back at the car (though by then the direction would have been wrong, the window for the photo I was (and still am) after is only about an hour).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48133397237_c8e68041c8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g)A Nay Light Day in the HIlls (https://flic.kr/p/2gkof4g) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Linhof Kardan GT, S-K Symmar 150/5.6 with a polariser on Fomapan 100, developed in Fomadon Excel 1+1. Scanned on Epson V850, manually inverted in Capture1.

I like.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thanks Philip, much appreciated.
This one is from my american trip in 2019, moonrise over Kodachrome, Ektar 100 developed for black and white.
https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1632871915-137414-4x5-kodachrome-002-v2.jpg

like this one a lot

[Michael R]

subtle yet stunning

Thanks, Rick. Subtle is my thing!

[Michael R]

Michael. well seen.

Thanks. I wish the image quality of the attachment was better but I have no idea what I’m doing yet on that front. :)

[Drew Wiley]

afxstudio - Yes, its a nice image; but I would have personally cropped a fair amount from the bottom to give a image more linearity, and to emphasize the upper portion - leading the eye to follow the skyline. A lot of the lower content seems redundant to me. I would have preferred to emphasize the jagged edges of the skyline and bold verticals more, yet without surrendering the softer balance of the grassy foreground entirely. That would also increase the sense of scale or monumentality of the background formations. But everything necessary is there if you do choose to print it in an alternative cropped version.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, T-Max 100 (EI 200), N+1 dev in DD-X.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51619497783_9be862fff6_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mDrqi6)Twelve Birches (https://flic.kr/p/2mDrqi6) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[CreationBear]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, T-Max 100 (EI 200), N+1 dev in DD-X.


I might not look Drui[d]ish ;) but that spooky looking block in the foreground seems to be sparking some unfortunate ancestral memories.

At any rate, a great scene but I find myself fascinated by what's happening at the top of the frame--kind of a cross between John Blakemore and Thomas Joshua Cooper to my eyes.

[Gabe]

At any rate, a great scene but I find myself fascinated by what's happening at the top of the frame--kind of a cross between John Blakemore and Thomas Joshua Cooper to my eyes.

Thanks. Yes I also found this effect interesting, but I can't claim it was intentional. The 10 second exposure was simply fortuitous and created just the right degree of motion blur in the foliage. In conjunction with the tonality from the soft light this lends a pleasing fluidity to the upper image elements, which in turn contrast well against the solid three-dimensionality of the lower half.

[otto.f]

T-Max 100 (EI 200), N+1 dev in DD-X.

My compliments for the great tonal scale, the decision for N+1 and the development of T-Max100 in DD-X! I never succeeded to get good images images with this film, neither in DD-X.

[Gabe]

My compliments for the great tonal scale, the decision for N+1 and the development of T-Max100 in DD-X! I never succeeded to get good images images with this film, neither in DD-X.

Thank you. For my workflow I find DD-X to work well with a variety of cubic and T-grain emulsions. A bit pricey though, so I try to wait until I can develop multiple sheets at a time. Pyrocat-HD also works nicely for T-Max films IMO, and is more economical. I would prefer to use Acros, but sadly it is no more in sheet formats so T-Max is the next nearest thing.

[Jim Jones]

-Gabe- Beautiful presentation of an intriguing subject.

[otto.f]

Thank you. For my workflow I find DD-X to work well with a variety of cubic and T-grain emulsions. A bit pricey though, so I try to wait until I can develop multiple sheets at a time. Pyrocat-HD also works nicely for T-Max films IMO, and is more economical. I would prefer to use Acros, but sadly it is no more in sheet formats so T-Max is the next nearest thing.
Thanks!

[Gabe]

-Gabe- Beautiful presentation of an intriguing subject.

Thanks Jim.

[kmallick]

The flatirons at Boulder, Colorado just before the storm.

Intrepid 5x7 + Ronar 360 + Arista 100, cropped

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/flatirons-5.jpg

[andreios]

A winter landscape, artificial lake under snow...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51637833661_ca37288cfd_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mF4oUV)
Dolní Padrťský rybník (https://flic.kr/p/2mF4oUV) by Andrej (https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreios/), on Flickr
4x5 neg, lith print on good old Fotokemika Varycon... Wish there were still papers like this on the market...

[Ulophot]

Nice composition, Andeios.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Provia 100F.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51641567303_fd72260560_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFowN4)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mFowN4) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[CreationBear]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Provia 100F.


I suppose it helps that the treetops are fading naturally into the fog, but that's a technically impressive shot (not to mention a great composition.) Hope it prints nicely for you.:)

[Gabe]

I suppose it helps that the treetops are fading naturally into the fog, but that's a technically impressive shot (not to mention a great composition.) Hope it prints nicely for you.:)

Thanks. Yes the patches of overcast sky were definitely blown out, but the fog made it so the effect doesn't seem out of place. The light was fading fast at this point, so I'm just grateful I managed to almost completely avoid motion blur in the trees during the 30 second exposure!

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/210, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51642718655_24468f6531_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFur3X)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mFur3X) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[sharktooth]

Very beautiful work, Gabe.

I see on the Flickr link that you're doing multi-shot digital stitching of the film image with a DSLR. Could you provide a brief description of how you do that?

[Gabe]

Very beautiful work, Gabe.

I see on the Flickr link that you're doing multi-shot digital stitching of the film image with a DSLR. Could you provide a brief description of how you do that?

Many thanks.

My digitisation method in brief is I use my D810 + 100mm macro on a copy stand, a Kaiser Slimlite Plano as light source, and a custom 4x5 holder I made myself out of laser cut stainless steel and magnetised rubber sheet (using this the film is suspended perfectly flat by its extreme edges, so no need for glass sandwiches). After some experimentation I settled on a DSLR height such that I capture the 4x5 sheet with 9 overlapping digital frames, which I then stitch together to a pano RAW file in Lightroom. In this way I end up with a final digitised image of about 90 megapixels. It's possible to get more resolution using a higher magnification and more frames of course, but then film/sensor plane parallelism and/or field curvature of the lens can start to become an issue. 9 frames is a decent compromise. I use the ColorPerfect plugin for Photoshop to invert colour negative RAWs, although they will typically still need tweaking afterwards using RGB curves to get the colours really bang on.

The dynamic range of the D810 can handle negative films no problem, but I've found that with slides it is better to bracket the digital segments +/- 2 stops (so 27 frames in total), then stitch those to an HDR-pano file which can then be further processed to match the original (I have the slide on a lightbox next to my monitor whilst I'm doing this). The difference is subtle, but I've found doing an HDR stitch allows better reproduction of highlight details in particular from the original slide.

[sharktooth]

That's a really great description, Gabe. Have you also done flatbed scanning? If so, how does it compare? How easy/difficult is the stitching in Lightroom? Your shot on Provia with the trees in fog was impressive both visually and technically. That would have been very difficult to obtain via a pure analogue route.

[Joe O'Hara]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/210, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51642718655_3f8cc6f3d8_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFur3X)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mFur3X) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

This has a nice feeling of light and space. Well done.

[Gabe]

That's a really great description, Gabe. Have you also done flatbed scanning? If so, how does it compare? How easy/difficult is the stitching in Lightroom? Your shot on Provia with the trees in fog was impressive both visually and technically. That would have been very difficult to obtain via a pure analogue route.

I've never done any flatbed scanning personally, as I got on board with DSLR scanning as soon as I started using film (about 4 years ago now). From numerous third party accounts and comparisons I've read though, with good technique DSLR scanning easily surpasses the quality achievable with consumer flatbeds, especially for 120 and 35mm. It takes a bit more tinkering and work, perhaps, but I think the results are worth the effort. The stitching process is generally no problem, and is handled automatically by Lightroom (or Photoshop). I've found it is best to not refocus the lens between capturing each segment, as even small variances in focus create very obvious transitions when the frames are stitched together. For best results each segment should also have lens distortion corrections applied before stitching.

The only hassle I've encountered is sometimes the stitching can struggle if it has to join segments together containing almost no detail (large patches of blank sky, for example), as the algorithm then can't reliably determine reference points between frames. Usually just capturing more frames can get around this problem though.

Eventually I would like to get a mirrorless camera capable of high resolution pixel-shift captures (the Sony A7R IV, for example), which would obviate the need for multi-frame stitching. This would make the whole process much faster whilst retaining the same (or higher) quality, assuming one used a good enough lens.

[Gabe]

This has a nice feeling of light and space. Well done.

Thank you Joe.

[sharktooth]

Thanks for all the info, Gabe. I've been thinking about doing digital stitching for large format, but this is the first time I've really seen it in action (that I know of). I look forward to seeing more of your work.

[Gabe]

Thanks for all the info, Gabe. I've been thinking about doing digital stitching for large format, but this is the first time I've really seen it in action (that I know of). I look forward to seeing more of your work.

If you insist :)

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Provia 100F.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51641686112_e842c6cc0d_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFp97u)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mFp97u) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[sharktooth]

Very nice indeed.

[kmallick]

^Gorgeous display of Fuji colors and a nice composition too.

[Gabe]

Thanks guys.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90, center ND filter, Portra 400.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51643900076_df4ef05d0e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFAufh)Conversations (https://flic.kr/p/2mFAufh) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[CreationBear]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90, center ND filter, Portra 400.

You were living right, at least on this shoot--classic rhythms here (reminds me of a lot of 18th C. landskips I saw in the National Gallery up in Edinburgh, though you'd have to add a bedraggled gillie and his faithful dug.;))

[Gabe]

You were living right, at least on this shoot--classic rhythms here (reminds me of a lot of 18th C. landskips I saw in the National Gallery up in Edinburgh, though you'd have to add a bedraggled gillie and his faithful dug.;))

Cheers.

No dugs to speak of, just a couple of curious hikers who thankfully happened along after I had finished with the shot :)

[Ray Hunter]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Provia 100F.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51641567303_fd72260560_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFowN4)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mFowN4) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

Very nice Gabe! Thanks for sharing

[_tf_]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90, center ND filter, Portra 400.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51643900076_df4ef05d0e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFAufh)Conversations (https://flic.kr/p/2mFAufh) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

Beautiful, so well put together, and such lovely colour palette. I'd have never guessed that is Porta 400, I have never managed such lovely green tones with that film.

[Gabe]

Very nice Gabe! Thanks for sharing

Thanks.


Beautiful, so well put together, and such lovely colour palette. I'd have never guessed that is Porta 400, I have never managed such lovely green tones with that film.

Thank you. I find sticking to box speed (as opposed to ISO ~ 200-250 which I see many people doing) with Portra 400 is best if you want nicely saturated colours. The trade off is reduced shadow detail, which doesn't help in backlit situations such as this.

[SergeyT]

Box speed it is. I find it working the best with all color negative films and scanning.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Ektachrome E100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51645880390_acf9cba043_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFLCVC)--- (https://flic.kr/p/2mFLCVC) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, CPL, Velvia 50, 16x9 crop.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51649536197_04beae9ba2_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mG6nEM)Carl Wark (https://flic.kr/p/2mG6nEM) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[ALVANDI Camera]

Iran, Panoral 45 (https://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Schneider Super Angulon 75/5.6, Hoya red filter, Ilford FP4 plus, 9x12cm sheet film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51640597172_3bdd6a0dcb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFiypE)

[Ulophot]

Interesting. The extreme clarity makes it appear like a miniature movie set.

[Mark Sampson]

Panoral, excellent work- like everything you post here. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[Skiper75]

Linhof Supertechnika
Fujinon T 400mm f/8
Kodak Tmax100
HC 110
V800

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211104/7a31a169431681ec5a3ea1143aafdb20.jpg

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Super-Angulon 5.6/72 XL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51655800934_33e0594857_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mGDtXu)Beech & Stones (https://flic.kr/p/2mGDtXu) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[ALVANDI Camera]

Interesting. The extreme clarity makes it appear like a miniature movie set.

Thank you so much. Mountain blue sky and red filter had a strong effect on the image.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Panoral, excellent work- like everything you post here. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Thank you very much. I will do.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Drying bales of hay | Larribar-Sorhapuru, France, August 2021
LMT Classic 4x5
Apo-Sironar S 150/5,6
Ilford HP5+
Rodinal
221056

[ericantonio]

Iran, Panoral 45 (https://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Schneider Super Angulon 75/5.6, Hoya red filter, Ilford FP4 plus, 9x12cm sheet film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51640597172_3bdd6a0dcb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mFiypE)

Wow what a view! Usually not a big fan of the red filter but this is a hit. I think it totally works. Interesting film holder

[ALVANDI Camera]

Wow what a view! Usually not a big fan of the red filter but this is a hit. I think it totally works. Interesting film holder

Thank you very much. I am a big fan of red filter. I almost never shoot without it.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Ektachrome E100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51662199638_e0cb4f4a24_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mHdh4Y)Twelve Birches, alt. (https://flic.kr/p/2mHdh4Y) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[lassethomas]

https://scatteredlightblog.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/sheet0390.jpg

The north east face of Borka
Northern Sweden

Chamonix 45H-1 G-Claron 240/9 Fomapan400 9x12

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, CPL, 0.6H GND, Velvia 50, 5x7 crop.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673337575_23fdb391e7_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mJcmZn)Aflame (https://flic.kr/p/2mJcmZn) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[Tin Can]

Love the image

Love Birch, never seen such twisted babies

I grew up with large strait ones


Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Ektachrome E100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51662199638_e0cb4f4a24_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mHdh4Y)Twelve Birches, alt. (https://flic.kr/p/2mHdh4Y) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[Gabe]

Love the image

Love Birch, never seen such twisted babies

I grew up with large strait ones

Many thanks. They definitely have a lot of character.

[AndrewBurns]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51674416532_3afd13d088_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mJhTJ5)

[_tf_]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51678923053_76e7b5e09d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mJFZmH)Drumbowie Reservoir (https://flic.kr/p/2mJFZmH) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Intrepid Mk 4, S-K Symmar 210/f5.6, orange filter, f22 @1s on Fomapan 100, developed in PyrocatHD 1+1+100 for 12min. Front swing and tilt to bring the dam and reeds into focus.

[The unfortunate vertical streaking, most noticeable on the left side of the image is caused by a faulty LED light on my V850, it's rather hard to cover up in post, though I gave it a half-hearted try.]

[cgratham]

Love this tf. Great work. The texture in the reeds is wonderful, and I really like the different feel of how the light changes from near to far. Fwiw, on my monitor I can barely see any vertical streaking.

Chris




Intrepid Mk 4, S-K Symmar 210/f5.6, orange filter, f22 @1s on Fomapan 100, developed in PyrocatHD 1+1+100 for 12min. Front swing and tilt to bring the dam and reeds into focus.

The unfortunate vertical streaking, most noticeable on the left side of the image is caused by a faulty LED light on my V850, it's rather hard to cover up in post, though I gave it a half-hearted try.

[otto.f]

Love this tf. Great work. The texture in the reeds is wonderful, and I really like the different feel of how the light changes from near to far. Fwiw, on my monitor I can barely see any vertical streaking.

Chris
+1

[Joe O'Hara]

Many thanks. They definitely have a lot of character.

I like it too! Disparate elements making a harmonious composition.

[_tf_]

Love this tf. Great work.
Chris


+1

Thank you.

[ALVANDI Camera]

Iran, Panoral 45 (https://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Nikkor-W 150/5.6, Kodak E100-VS 4x5in slide film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51676361451_0a9b787e9e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mJsRTa)

[Tin Can]

Like!


Iran, Panoral 45 (https://www.mr-alvandi.com/products/panoral-45-ver-II.html) camera, Nikkor-W 150/5.6, Kodak E100-VS 4x5in slide film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51676361451_0a9b787e9e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mJsRTa)

[kevinjp]

Fall color along the Cliff Range in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Toyo 45AII, Fujinon CM-W 150mm, Kodak Ektar in CineStill C-41.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51689834040_3a59f3f280_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mKDUPb)

Cliff Range (https://flic.kr/p/2mKDUPb) by Kevin Pihlaja (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinpihlajaphotography/), on Flickr

[John Power]

Gabe, the birches is making me thinking hard about some E6 chemistry. E100 looking totally superb, and your shooting, too :)

[ALVANDI Camera]

Like!

Thank you.

[Gabe]

Gabe, the birches is making me thinking hard about some E6 chemistry. E100 looking totally superb, and your shooting, too :)

Many thanks. I've still only shot one box of 4x5 and a roll of 120 of the new E100, but yes early impressions are it's a superb film. Slightly warmer toned than Provia 100F, especially with shaded greens.

[tgtaylor]

Late Fall View in the Diablo Range From Wente Vineyards ~ California.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51692333020_68a0a924e8_z.jpg

Toyo Robos, 150mm Apo Sirona-S, Delta 100. I also shot this with the 8x10 and got what I consider a better negative and will be printing it as a platinum-toned kallitype.

Thomas

[otto.f]

Fall color along the Cliff Range in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Toyo 45AII, Fujinon CM-W 150mm, Kodak Ektar in CineStill C-41.


Great image! I like the subtle, pastel colors, which are remarkable from an Ektar film (in my experience).

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Provia 100F.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51692774098_90071df1ff_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mKUYMQ)Padley Beech (https://flic.kr/p/2mKUYMQ) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[_tf_]

I have been after this image since the autumn of 2019, but the light wasn't there, and I din't manage last year either. I finally got lucky this year, I really lost all hope that day, but after six hours of steady rain the skies started to break for a few minutes at a time just at the right moment.

S-K Symmar S 150/5.6, f/16 @1/2s on Ektar 100. Home developed with Fuji-Hunt C-41 kit. Front swing and tilt. I shot two more sheets either side of this one at f22, but the rodenstock calculator reckoned f16 was enough, so I tried, lost little bit of sharpness from the second tree here, but this one got the best light. All in all, quite happy with how that came out.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51692782321_c66eecc6fd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mKV2eB)Colours of Scottish Autumn (https://flic.kr/p/2mKV2eB) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51693074356_1303a29bec_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mKWw3G)Three Oaks (https://flic.kr/p/2mKWw3G) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[otto.f]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51693074356_c0b95eee71_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mKWw3G)Three Oaks (https://flic.kr/p/2mKWw3G) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

I liked most of your former Provia images, beautiful colors. Now I see this one made on Ektar and I realize that it feels much more natural and real, as if this is nature and the Provia is the image of nature how we make it up.

[Gabe]

I liked most of your former Provia images, beautiful colors. Now I see this one made on Ektar and I realize that it feels much more natural and real, as if this is nature and the Provia is the image of nature how we make it up.

Thanks for the comments.

I actually shot this exact scene on Provia too, albeit without the polariser. The slide looks good, still very natural, although in this case turned out a little bit too cold and unsaturated (because of all the reflections off the foliage), which was not what I was hoping for. My fault of course, so I can't blame the film for that. The polarised Ektar version matches my memory of the scene more closely. Memory can be a funny thing though, and heavily influenced by emotional responses. I think that's why people often react so favourably to seeing slides "in the flesh", as the extra punch of contrast and saturation perhaps keys in to that emotional memory state more readily. Typically however I find some part of that magical quality of an original slide is lost on translation to print or digital presentation.

Ultimately all photography is artifice to some degree or another. I'm just glad to have both options in the tool box.

[otto.f]

Thanks for the comments.

I actually shot this exact scene on Provia too, albeit without the polariser. The slide looks good, still very natural, although in this case turned out a little bit too cold and unsaturated (because of all the reflections off the foliage), which was not what I was hoping for. My fault of course, so I can't blame the film for that. The polarised Ektar version matches my memory of the scene more closely. Memory can be a funny thing though, and heavily influenced by emotional responses. I think that's why people often react so favourably to seeing slides "in the flesh", as the extra punch of contrast and saturation perhaps keys in to that emotional memory state more readily. Typically however I find some part of that magical quality of an original slide is lost on translation to print or digital presentation.

Ultimately all photography is artifice to some degree or another. I'm just glad to have both options in the tool box.

Thanks and agree, I wouldn’t want to miss Provia either and slides have my preference above negatives in general.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90, center ND, Portra 160.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51696280290_92125eee33_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLdX4q)Padley View (https://flic.kr/p/2mLdX4q) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[Greg Y]

N Face of Mt Temple, Canadian Rockies
Deardorff 5x7, Tri-X, Contact print on Azo & 1!"x14" enlargement on Ilford Cooltone in Ansco 130

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51695758288_da67681dc5_z.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51715741166_e0ae2bfc44_b.jpg

Flickr

[Brad Cloven]

221512

At Green Gulch, in the extreme S.E. of WA State.

Nagaoka Seisakusho 4x5 (as "Calumet Woodfield"), Rodenstock Grandagon N 90mm f/6.8, Provia 100F, NCPS, Epson V800.

[Brad Cloven]

How does one attach a full sized picture like all the others herein? I seem only to be able to post a small version for folks to click to open.... Please advise.

[Brad Cloven]

Same Details.

221513

[Gabe]

How does one attach a full sized picture like all the others herein? I seem only to be able to post a small version for folks to click to open.... Please advise.

If you have a larger image hosted elsewhere you can paste the URL of the file itself into IMG tags, using the syntax "URL to your image" (without the quotes). This will embed that image into the forum post.

Alternatively some image hosting websites (such as Flickr) allow you to copy and paste a more elaborate block of code that will embed a preview image of a size you select, but also link to the original hosted page when the image is clicked on.

[Mark Sawyer]

How does one attach a full sized picture like all the others herein? I seem only to be able to post a small version for folks to click to open.... Please advise.

The image must be hosted on another site, like Flickr, and a link posted here which automatically posts the image from that site.

[Brad Cloven]

https://d1ro734fq21xhf.cloudfront.net/attachments/2021/11/1673449_b9e8d5ab24e1a22cb82d922bd0245fe3.jpg

[Brad Cloven]

Shazaammmm!!! Thanks!

[Brad Cloven]

https://d1ro734fq21xhf.cloudfront.net/attachments/2021/11/1673450_c19b5b31fcbdb047c9bffdf64c7fa176.jpg

[Brad Cloven]

Thanks for the help. Works like a charm.

[jemery]

I took this photograph in Badlands National Park, South Dakota in July 2020.

I was hiking in the back country early in the evening and the light cast though passing storms to the south was gorgeous on the rock formations along the path. I was still using my first camera, an Intrepid 4x5 Mark III, and I set up to try to capture the good light. After using various lenses—90mm, 150mm, 210mm—I settled on this composition with my 210mm Nikkor lens and an orange filter.

This image was developed in Ecopro and printed using Liquidol on Ilford glossy fiber paper 8x10.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51699530015_8796a8fb45_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLvB6a)

[Steven Ruttenberg]

I like!


I took this photograph in Badlands National Park, South Dakota in July 2020.

I was hiking in the back country early in the evening and the light cast though passing storms to the south was gorgeous on the rock formations along the path. I was still using my first camera, an Intrepid 4x5 Mark III, and I set up to try to capture the good light. After using various lenses—90mm, 150mm, 210mm—I settled on this composition with my 210mm Nikkor lens and an orange filter.

This image was developed in Ecopro and printed using Liquidol on Ilford glossy fiber paper 8x10.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51699530015_8796a8fb45_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLvB6a)

[Martin Aislabie]

I took this photograph in Badlands National Park, South Dakota in July 2020.

I was hiking in the back country early in the evening and the light cast though passing storms to the south was gorgeous on the rock formations along the path. I was still using my first camera, an Intrepid 4x5 Mark III, and I set up to try to capture the good light. After using various lenses—90mm, 150mm, 210mm—I settled on this composition with my 210mm Nikkor lens and an orange filter.

This image was developed in Ecopro and printed using Liquidol on Ilford glossy fiber paper 8x10.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51699530015_8796a8fb45_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLvB6a)

Stunning shot

Martin

[6x6TLL]

Majestic. You really captured it!

[Greg Y]

I took this photograph in Badlands National Park, South Dakota in July 2020.

I was hiking in the back country early in the evening and the light cast though passing storms to the south was gorgeous on the rock formations along the path. I was still using my first camera, an Intrepid 4x5 Mark III, and I set up to try to capture the good light. After using various lenses—90mm, 150mm, 210mm—I settled on this composition with my 210mm Nikkor lens and an orange filter.

This image was developed in Ecopro and printed using Liquidol on Ilford glossy fiber paper 8x10.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51699530015_8796a8fb45_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLvB6a)

Very nice work jemery!

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51705690305_e91034b8af_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mM4bk4)Three Oaks, alt. (https://flic.kr/p/2mM4bk4) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr

[CreationBear]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, CPL, Ektar 100.


Definitely like the crop--I think "Padley Gorge" has similar potential up there in the canopy, maybe a semi-pano that lets the sinuous beech branches play off the cuprous yellow tree in the background.:) At any rate, a deservedly famous place to visit it seems!

[Alan Klein]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51705690305_e91034b8af_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mM4bk4)Three Oaks, alt. (https://flic.kr/p/2mM4bk4) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr
Great Lighting and color. Well done.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Nikkor-M 9/300, CPL, Ektar 100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51705690305_e91034b8af_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mM4bk4)Three Oaks, alt. (https://flic.kr/p/2mM4bk4) by atomstitcher (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomstitcher/), on Flickr


I like this one

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Superstitions 2019. Scanned on Epson V850. 4x5 Chamonix 45H-1, 75mm Nikkor at f/32. No filters, just prior to sunset.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51704393472_5ab50d8fab_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLWwPS)

[Gabe]

Definitely like the crop--I think "Padley Gorge" has similar potential up there in the canopy, maybe a semi-pano that lets the sinuous beech branches play off the cuprous yellow tree in the background.:) At any rate, a deservedly famous place to visit it seems!


Great Lighting and color. Well done.


I like this one

Thanks all.

[Chris7521]

Shot in Utah during a recent road trip. Pretty windy this day but, was able to get a couple off.
Taken on Illford Delta with my Chamonix 045n-2 and a CM fujinon W 125mm f56 w/orange filter.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51712855629_4d29f6110b_b.jpg

[Gabe]

PM

I tried to reply to your PM, but it said your stored message limit had been reached and you need to clear some space first.

[Skiper75]

Philadelphia downtown
LINHOF Supertechnika
Kodak Tmax100
HC110

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211129/aee9abb20629efd23396f4007118147c.jpg

[kmallick]

Boulder flatirons, Colorado

Vist 8x10 + G-Claron 305 + Foma 200 + Rodinal, image cropped

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/flatirons-7.jpg

[h2oman]

Shot in Utah during a recent road trip. Pretty windy this day but, was able to get a couple off.
Taken on Illford Delta with my Chamonix 045n-2 and a CM fujinon W 125mm f56 w/orange filter.


I think that images like this are often underappreciated. It really conveys the feeling of the basin and range of Nevada and western Utah.

And I love that lens - shot four sheets of film yesterday, and used it for three of them!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Philadelphia downtown
LINHOF Supertechnika
Kodak Tmax100
HC110

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211129/aee9abb20629efd23396f4007118147c.jpg

This is kinda cool.

[afxstudio]

Thanks to all those who appreciated my last post and returned a feedback. I'm sorry I couldn't reply as I was on vacation.
I brought my 45F2 to Canary Islands and did some shooting. I started working with Rollei RPX 25 some time ago and it's a pretty good film with huge dynamic range and great QC, also invisible grain. But having a film base 100 microns thick makes it hell to develop in a standard jobo reel, so most likely I won't be shooting it anymore.
These are the first two from my vacation I developed in Rodinal 1+25, I think they work nicely as a diptych.

https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1638274806-201844-screenshot-2021-11-29-at-175550.jpg

[Skiper75]

This is kinda cool.

Thanks

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48575429352_b76d15582a_h.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

4x5 Sinar Norma 90mm F8 chrome Sinar Norma Auto Aperture lens Sinar Norma Shutter

[CreationBear]

image cropped


7x17 inbound in five, four, three...;)

Definitely like the harmonics here, especially with the curves of the swale playing off the receding ridgeline and the cloud above. Seems like a scene that could be explored in a lot of different weather conditions/lighting, though you might think about experimenting with filters a bit if the sky is going to be a constant element in the composition.

[rfesk]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48575429352_b76d15582a_h.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

4x5 Sinar Norma 90mm F8 chrome Sinar Norma Auto Aperture lens Sinar Norma Shutter

Wonderful photo - but I am getting chills just looking at it.

[Daniel Unkefer]

Wonderful photo - but I am getting chills just looking at it.

Thanks Rfesk,

Luckily the parking lot was about fifty feet away! LOL

[Chris7521]

I think that images like this are often underappreciated. It really conveys the feeling of the basin and range of Nevada and western Utah.

And I love that lens - shot four sheets of film yesterday, and used it for three of them!

Thank you for the comment! Views like this is why I keep going back. Yes this lens is my most used for landscapes. Wide enough but, not too wide. It's bright and light weight.

[h2oman]

I live in Klamath falls, OR, and when my parents were alive, they were in Casper, WY. If you look for the route between them on a road atlas, you'll see that I've driven through my share of that kind of country!

[otto.f]

I think they work nicely as a diptych.



Sure! Very nice project and obviously well thought out!

[afxstudio]

Sure! Very nice project and obviously well thought out!

Thanks! Very much appreciated.

[_tf_]

Thanks to all those who appreciated my last post and returned a feedback. I'm sorry I couldn't reply as I was on vacation.

These are the first two from my vacation I developed in Rodinal 1+25, I think they work nicely as a diptych.

https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1638274806-201844-screenshot-2021-11-29-at-175550.jpg

I like these a lot, and I think you are right, they work together as a pair, I think it's the contrast between the detail on the right and the lack of it on the left that makes that work.

[John Kasaian]

i took this photograph in badlands national park, south dakota in july 2020.

I was hiking in the back country early in the evening and the light cast though passing storms to the south was gorgeous on the rock formations along the path. I was still using my first camera, an intrepid 4x5 mark iii, and i set up to try to capture the good light. After using various lenses—90mm, 150mm, 210mm—i settled on this composition with my 210mm nikkor lens and an orange filter.

This image was developed in ecopro and printed using liquidol on ilford glossy fiber paper 8x10.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51699530015_8796a8fb45_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mlvb6a)
wow!

[afxstudio]

I like these a lot, and I think you are right, they work together as a pair, I think it's the contrast between the detail on the right and the lack of it on the left that makes that work.

Thank you! I'm always worried I don't see what others see in my images, as a sort of cognitive dissonance.

[afxstudio]

I took this photograph in Badlands National Park, South Dakota in July 2020.

I was hiking in the back country early in the evening and the light cast though passing storms to the south was gorgeous on the rock formations along the path. I was still using my first camera, an Intrepid 4x5 Mark III, and I set up to try to capture the good light. After using various lenses—90mm, 150mm, 210mm—I settled on this composition with my 210mm Nikkor lens and an orange filter.

This image was developed in Ecopro and printed using Liquidol on Ilford glossy fiber paper 8x10.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51699530015_8796a8fb45_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLvB6a)

Love this one, reminds me of Wild West's early photographs 150 years ago.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thanks to all those who appreciated my last post and returned a feedback. I'm sorry I couldn't reply as I was on vacation.
I brought my 45F2 to Canary Islands and did some shooting. I started working with Rollei RPX 25 some time ago and it's a pretty good film with huge dynamic range and great QC, also invisible grain. But having a film base 100 microns thick makes it hell to develop in a standard jobo reel, so most likely I won't be shooting it anymore.
These are the first two from my vacation I developed in Rodinal 1+25, I think they work nicely as a diptych.

https://s3-img.pixpa.com/com/large/66664/1638274806-201844-screenshot-2021-11-29-at-175550.jpg

I prefer the second one myself

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Boulder flatirons, Colorado

Vist 8x10 + G-Claron 305 + Foma 200 + Rodinal, image cropped

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/flatirons-7.jpg

Very nice

[_tf_]

The day after storm Arwen, still quite windy (20mph or so), so the image I recced earlier in the week was not possible, but I found a tiny spot on the Leathad an Lochain ridge that was in a lee, almost completely still; this pretty much limited my view to this. Weather was very changeable with heavy snow and hail showers and low cloud obscuring the top half of the view, with only brief moments of sunshine in between. The big challenge was to get a gap in the cloud in front of Quinag at the same time as a gap in front of the sun. This happened for only a couple of very brief moments in the course of about two hours spent here, before the weather deteriorated again and I had to retreat. But I am happy with how this image came out, looking forward to printing it.

Intrepid, S-K Symmar 210/5.6, yellow filter, f/22 @ 1/5s on Fomapan 100, developed in PyrocatHD 1+1+100 for 12min. Curve adjustment and a 'graduated filter' in C1.

[The banding most visible on the left is a broken LED light on my V850 scanner, seems trying to get an Epson scanner repaired in the UK is difficult.]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51723625126_98ce04d4f9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mND6J7)Badnaban (https://flic.kr/p/2mND6J7) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

[Martin Aislabie]

The day after storm Arwen, still quite windy (20mph or so), so the image I recced earlier in the week was not possible, but I found a tiny spot on the Leathad an Lochain ridge that was in a lee, almost completely still; this pretty much limited my view to this. Weather was very changeable with heavy snow and hail showers and low cloud obscuring the top half of the view, with only brief moments of sunshine in between. The big challenge was to get a gap in the cloud in front of Quinag at the same time as a gap in front of the sun. This happened for only a couple of very brief moments in the course of about two hours spent here, before the weather deteriorated again and I had to retreat. But I am happy with how this image came out, looking forward to printing it.

Intrepid, S-K Symmar 210/5.6, yellow filter, f/22 @ 1/5s on Fomapan 100, developed in PyrocatHD 1+1+100 for 12min. Curve adjustment and a 'graduated filter' in C1.

[The banding most visible on the left is a broken LED light on my V850 scanner, seems trying to get an Epson scanner repaired in the UK is difficult.]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51723625126_98ce04d4f9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mND6J7)Badnaban (https://flic.kr/p/2mND6J7) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Lovely
I always think the best light comes in stormy weather, in the sunshine between rain showers.
Martin

[jemery]

The day after storm Arwen, still quite windy (20mph or so), so the image I recced earlier in the week was not possible, but I found a tiny spot on the Leathad an Lochain ridge that was in a lee, almost completely still; this pretty much limited my view to this. Weather was very changeable with heavy snow and hail showers and low cloud obscuring the top half of the view, with only brief moments of sunshine in between. The big challenge was to get a gap in the cloud in front of Quinag at the same time as a gap in front of the sun. This happened for only a couple of very brief moments in the course of about two hours spent here, before the weather deteriorated again and I had to retreat. But I am happy with how this image came out, looking forward to printing it.

Intrepid, S-K Symmar 210/5.6, yellow filter, f/22 @ 1/5s on Fomapan 100, developed in PyrocatHD 1+1+100 for 12min. Curve adjustment and a 'graduated filter' in C1.

[The banding most visible on the left is a broken LED light on my V850 scanner, seems trying to get an Epson scanner repaired in the UK is difficult.]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51723625126_98ce04d4f9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mND6J7)Badnaban (https://flic.kr/p/2mND6J7) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

Love this landscape! I hope to visit this neck of the woods someday soon. Looks like an amazing photographic destination.

[jemery]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51724837466_e4be490679_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mNKj7w)

This is a view from where Lake Helen outflows into West Tensleep Creek, high up in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. Absolutely lovely and overlooked area, and I can't wait to visit again.

[cgratham]

Great photo jemery. I love how the rock in the foreground and the grass frame the reflection in the water of the lighter sky and clouds.

Chris




This is a view from where Lake Helen outflows into West Tensleep Creek, high up in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. Absolutely lovely and overlooked area, and I can't wait to visit again.

[Ulophot]

Jemery, this offers riches of varied details that keep the eye moving to discover new features. Well done.

[h2oman]

Yes, the two bottom corners are a subtle, but effective addition. You are posting some very nice images!

Growing up in Casper, my first backpack trips with my dad (always to go fishing!) were in the Bighorns, then I graduated to the Wind Rivers.

[jemery]

cgratham

Great photo jemery. I love how the rock in the foreground and the grass frame the reflection in the water of the lighter sky and clouds.

Chris




Ulophot

Jemery, this offers riches of varied details that keep the eye moving to discover new features. Well done.



h2oman

Yes, the two bottom corners are a subtle, but effective addition. You are posting some very nice images!

Growing up in Casper, my first backpack trips with my dad (always to go fishing!) were in the Bighorns, then I graduated to the Wind Rivers.



Thank you all very much for the kind words.

I feel very fortunate to have visited the Bighorns on that day. The weather for hiking was fantastic, cool and just a light mist of rain. I saw a couple of moose, took four 4x5 images that I am very fond of, and had a lovely meal along the shores of the beautiful Lake Helen. I hope to return one day for more extensive photography.

If only I didn't live in south Florida!

[newtorf]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51714934715_cc3520811b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mMSynr)

First post to this thread. A hill view of Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park.

Intrepid 4x5, Nikkor 210mm f/5.6 lens, Kodak TMAX 100 (expired in 2000) rated 100, f/45, 15s, HC-110 1:100 70f 60min.

[bobpin]

Kheshigten khoshuu, China

Ebony RSW45 camera
Dallmeyer 1B f3.5 Petzval lens
Ilford xp5 45 film processed with 510-pyro developer

222321

[_tf_]

Got a chance to print this one this weekend, 16x20 on Fomapan Variant 112 at grade 0.7, lightly bleached and selenium toned.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51741626986_9793125944_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mQen41)Drumbowie Reservoir (https://flic.kr/p/2mQen41) by tthef (https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tf_/), on Flickr

[FrancisR]

Would love to have it on my wall :)

[h2oman]

The aptly named Devil's Homestead, Lava Beds National Monument. Tmax 100 developed in D23, Fujinon 125W lens on 4x5. For some musings on Lava Beds and photographing there, see the most recent blog post at my web page.

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[newtorf]

Intrepid 4x5 camera, Caltar 150mm f/5.6 lens, Ilford HP5 Plus film, f/11, 60 minutes exposure, Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park under full moon light.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51756530794_b8f6709997_o.jpg

[otto.f]

[QUOTE=newtorf;1626509]Intrepid 4x5 camera, Caltar 150mm f/5.6 lens, Ilford HP5 Plus film, f/11, 60 minutes exposure, Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park under full moon light.
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Very nice and well done! Must have been quite a calculation of the shuttertime!

[newtorf]

My D850 digital camera shot it at ISO 400, f/11, and 6 minutes. Reciprocity table says at least 4 times of normal exposure time. We exposed the first sheet at 30 minutes just to be safe. But then I guess it is not long enough. So the second sheet was exposed at 60 minutes. And the result is quite nice.

When we arrived at the Tunnel View, it was already long past sunset. We could barely see the shape of the mountains from the ground glass. Thankfully, it was near full moon. So we focused on the moon, and recomposed to take this photo. Not sure if we are the first one to shoot Tunnel View in the evening with a large format camera?

[otto.f]

My D850 digital camera shot it at ISO 400, f/11, and 6 minutes. Reciprocity table says at least 4 times of normal exposure time. We exposed the first sheet at 30 minutes just to be safe. But then I guess it is not long enough. So the second sheet was exposed at 60 minutes. And the result is quite nice.

When we arrived at the Tunnel View, it was already long past sunset. We could barely see the shape of the mountains from the ground glass. Thankfully, it was near full moon. So we focused on the moon, and recomposed to take this photo. Not sure if we are the first one to shoot Tunnel View in the evening with a large format camera?
Perhaps the first succesful one :) Compliment for HP5+ too

[Martin Aislabie]

Intrepid 4x5 camera, Caltar 150mm f/5.6 lens, Ilford HP5 Plus film, f/11, 60 minutes exposure, Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park under full moon light.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51756530794_b8f6709997_o.jpg

Fabulous shot.

The star trails are pretty cool too.

Martin

[John Layton]

Gregg that photo gives me the chills - a distant, wrecked metropolis...nestled in its own postapocolyptic haze.

[Joe O'Hara]

+1 to that Gregg. Wonderful strange tonality with that grass amongst the lava, nailed it perfectly.

Another D23 believer!

[h2oman]

Gregg that photo gives me the chills - a distant, wrecked metropolis...nestled in its own postapocolyptic haze.

Interestingly, it is sometimes promoted as a "land shaped by fire," in reference to the lava flows, but it has also been the site of a significant wildfire each of the past two summers. Of course they didn't burn in the Devil's Homestead, a natural firebreak!

[h2oman]

+1 to that Gregg. Wonderful strange tonality with that grass amongst the lava, nailed it perfectly.

Another D23 believer!

Thanks, Joe. I gravitated to D23 mostly because I can mix it quickly as needed - I have a history of going long periods with no developing, although I am hoping that is going to change! I've also seemed to have pretty good luck with roll film using a two-solution D23 recipe I found in an article by this guy Barry Thornton.

[Vaughn]

Interestingly, it is sometimes promoted as a "land shaped by fire," in reference to the lava flows, but it has also been the site of a significant wildfire each of the past two summers. Of course they didn't burn in the Devil's Homestead, a natural firebreak!

Great image...as are the ones in your blog.
Photographing there in the winter, one can retreat to the tubes for a little warmth (and the reverse in the summer!).

Lava Beds is an interesting place to explore...especially in the winter. Not quite my backyard as it is a 300 mile drive (West, then North). It has been too long since I was over there. I have only made a handful or so trips to photograph there starting around the late 80s, including taking my boys out there.

If one wishes to photographically represent a Place, Lava Beds NM is challenging. There is variety; some extremes, but mostly subtle. I have some 16x20 B&W prints from 4x5 around here somewhere. If one can get up and out in the early winter hours, the frost on the landscape is fun to work with. Out of visual habit (my biases formed photographing in dense woods), most of my images tend not to be of the grand landscape. That is...I photograph where my eyes are likely to come to rest. And where I come to rest is often in front of a grand landscape, camera down, and enjoying the subtle changes in the light. Plenty of exceptions, too.

Skull Cave Ceiling
8x10 carbon print

Pictographs, Lava Beds NM
Two Type 55 negatives, Silver gelatin print

[MultiFormat Shooter]

Intrepid 4x5 camera, Caltar 150mm f/5.6 lens, Ilford HP5 Plus film, f/11, 60 minutes exposure, Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park under full moon light.

I guess I'm a little late to the party, but this is absolutely stunning.

[h2oman]

Great image...as are the ones in your blog.
Photographing there in the winter, one can retreat to the tubes for a little warmth (and the reverse in the summer!).

I've certainly taken advantage of the latter!



Lava Beds is an interesting place to explore...especially in the winter. Not quite my backyard as it is a 300 mile drive (West, then North). It has been too long since I was over there. I have only made a handful or so trips to photograph there starting around the late 80s, including taking my boys out there.

I'll get out there this winter if my wife ever takes a day off from skiing, so that I can use our Subaru! There is some kind of shrub out there that, when dead, looks kind of like an ocotillo in form. There are a bunch of burned ones that would be interesting with some snow on the ground.



If one wishes to photographically represent a Place, Lava Beds NM is challenging. There is variety; some extremes, but mostly subtle. I have some 16x20 B&W prints from 4x5 around here somewhere. If one can get up and out in the early winter hours, the frost on the landscape is fun to work with. Out of visual habit (my biases formed photographing in dense woods), most of my images tend not to be of the grand landscape. That is...I photograph where my eyes are likely to come to rest. And where I come to rest is often in front of a grand landscape, camera down, and enjoying the subtle changes in the light. Plenty of exceptions, too.

Skull Cave Ceiling
8x10 carbon print

Pictographs, Lava Beds NM
Two Type 55 negatives, Silver gelatin print

I haven't seen the petroglyph photos before, but remember the cave roof. Here is an effort at that sort of thing, that falls a bit short. I'll go back and give it another try sometime. I do have one of those pointing the camera down images, but haven't developed that sheet of film yet!

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[Vaughn]

...I haven't seen the petroglyph photos before, but remember the cave roof. Here is an effort at that sort of thing, that falls a bit short. I'll go back and give it another try sometime. I do have one of those pointing the camera down images, but haven't developed that sheet of film yet!

The pictographs (they are painted rather than chisled) are at Symbol Bridge Cave, I believe. Big Painted Cave is on along the same trail near Skull Cave.

For the cave ceiling image -- that was an 8x10 with a 300mm lens, pointed about 70 degrees up from level along the trail inside the cave...at one of few spots wide enough to sneak in a tripod without someone tripping on it. Deep enough in that it was a long exposure.

[newtorf]

Thanks!


I guess I'm a little late to the party, but this is absolutely stunning.

[newtorf]

Thanks, Martin. Yes the star trails and snow really add points to this scene. Only wish I was here one day earlier, then there would be more snow on the trees!


Fabulous shot.

The star trails are pretty cool too.

Martin

[newtorf]

I hope this story would encourage more large format photographers to explore the option of night photography!


Perhaps the first succesful one :) Compliment for HP5+ too

[Steven Ruttenberg]

This image is a bit unsettling. At first it looks like the developer or developing process went rogue. In reality, this is the cloud structure. Used an astronomy software called PixInisght to smooth out some of the grain in this long exposure.

Tmax100, 4x5 Chamonix 45H-1, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5 at f/4.5. Scanned on Epson V850.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51761788537_f8dde669a6_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mS1GnX)

As an aside, this was a particularly violent storm.

[kmallick]

^ Thats awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping at the same time. Bravo!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

^ Thats awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping at the same time. Bravo!

Thank you!