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Ken Lee
8-Feb-2010, 19:40
http://www.kennethleegallery.com/images/forum/img322aa.jpg
Clouds, 2008
Sinar P, 450mm Fujinon C
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HD

Heroique
8-Feb-2010, 19:53
Mountain-top tree watching sun-painted clouds.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Fuji Velvia-50 (old version)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

Heroique
8-Feb-2010, 20:13
High-meadow fence ducking low-zooming cloud.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
Ilford FP4+ (in Rodinal 1:50)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

r.e.
9-Feb-2010, 07:31
http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/img322aa.jpg
Clouds, 2008
Sinar P, 450mm Fujinon C
5x7 HP5+, Pyrocat HD

That's nice. How steep an angle was your 5x7 on, and does a shot like this present stability problems?

Ken Lee
9-Feb-2010, 07:41
A very good question - Were you there ?

I had a heck of a time pointing the camera at a high angle, since my Manfrotto 3275 410 goes only so far, after which it starts to bang up against the tripod itself. So I had to resort to lots of vertical rise, as much as the camera would allow. Lens coverage isn't an issue, but everything else was. The angle was around 60 degrees, I'd guess.

The head is strong enough to hold the camera, but the rig probably exceeds the recommended weight by a large factor. I'm probably stupid to use it.

In this thread (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=58398), Vaughn recommended a Ries Tripod and head. I wonder if they are more suitable for this sort of subject ? I'd shoot a lot more cloud photos if I could.

Is there something more appropriate ?

Thanks for asking !!

r.e.
9-Feb-2010, 08:00
Is there something more appropriate?

The question occurred to me while I was trying to visualize doing this with my own Manfrotto 410 holding up the 5x7 camera and a 360mm Nikkor :)

Some people who use very large, heavy binoculars for astronomy use what is called a parallelogram mount. The are some videos on YouTube that show how they work, such as these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2uluHEe_GI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLFvhrVTQAE

Some of these mounts are very expensive, but the ones shown in the videos may be fairly reasonable. You wouldn't need all these functions, and you could probably build something, or have it built, for not too much money.

You might check out the binocular forum on Cloudy Nights: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/binoculars

Ken Lee
9-Feb-2010, 08:05
Holy Moley !

r.e.
9-Feb-2010, 08:10
I think that what one basically needs is a boom with a way to mount the camera on one end and a counterweight on the other, and the ability to lock everything down.

Bill_1856
9-Feb-2010, 08:14
"Just Clouds!" That's what Paul Strand said of Alfred Steiglitz's cloud pictures of which he made such a big production by calling them "equivalents."

David Hedley
9-Feb-2010, 08:23
Mount Fuji, wreathed in cloud
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3068469094_0c838376b9_b.jpg
Fuji G617 / 300mm T, Plus X

r.e.
9-Feb-2010, 08:31
Ken,

You could also do this with something similar to a Dobson telescope mount. The mount could be screwed onto the tripod plate or be stand-alone at whatever height you desire, built out of plywood. Plans for Dobson mounts are widely available and construction is dead simple. See the top photo of this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altazimuth_mount

Ken Lee
9-Feb-2010, 08:39
"Just Clouds!" That's what Paul Strand said of Alfred Steiglitz's cloud pictures of which he made such a big production by calling them "equivalents."

Excellent !

Of course, there's "just clouds"... and then there's "just clouds" :)

EdWorkman
9-Feb-2010, 10:23
Ken- you can do wondrous things, and the others are good too.
Question: did you use any filters or is it all You and pyrocat HD?

Frank Petronio
9-Feb-2010, 11:26
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/b11_hole.jpg

sorry it's digital, it was only open like that for a minute... then the aliens disappeared.

Ken Lee
9-Feb-2010, 11:27
"Ken- you can do wondrous things, and the others are good too.
Question: did you use any filters or is it all You and pyrocat HD?"

Thanks, Ed

For that cloud photo, I used a medium yellow filter and a polarizer. (I don't own a red or orange filter, because for most of photos with sky, there are trees, and I prefer to keep the foliage light. If I figure out a way to do more cloud shots, I'll get some deeper filters.)

Pyrocat is certainly important, because of its compensating nature and kindness to the high values. Also important, is the Curves Tool in Photoshop. I often dream of going back to Silver printing, but wonder how I'd get by without it.

My 2 cents:

I try to "just say no" to subjects that have only ordinary tonality. To be a keeper (for me), the tonality has to be beautiful in some way. The subject alone, no matter how interesting, can't carry the image. It can in other types of photography, where the subject can be horrible or shocking or mysterious or intriguing. My work isn't about concepts, about selling anything, or about what is interesting, or telling a story of any kind. It's just about beauty. Hopefully, our photos improve as our sense of beauty improves.

One of the great words in Indian languages, is Rasa. Literally, it means flavor, but the same word also means delight, sap, essence of life, juice. You might say that beautiful tones are like the overall taste of a pleasing dish - the Rasa we crave from time to time.

All the other factors like composition, come after tone. Someone with a lovely voice can sing even the simplest piece of music, and it will sound good. On the other hand, someone with an ugly voice can render even the most beautiful melody, distasteful. :)

Vaughn
9-Feb-2010, 15:56
In this thread (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=58398), Vaughn recommended a Ries Tripod and head. I wonder if they are more suitable for this sort of subject ? I'd shoot a lot more cloud photos if I could.

Is there something more appropriate ?

I know that the full size Ries head could handle a straight-up shot with an 8x10. I just measured my pod and head. With one leg towards the photographer so that the pod would not fall backwards from the weight (opposite from normal set-up were we put a leg towards the subject), and with the head in position to point the camera straight up, it is about 8 inches from the screw that holds on the camera down to where the camera would hit the leg. This is with the legs spread out enough to be very stable. So a camera with a 16" square base could be shot straight up...one would just have to rack the front standard up, not the back standard down.

It works well because when tipping the head to a straight up shot, the plane of the head surface (where the camera sits) is actually outside the circle of where the head attaches to the legs -- did I make sense? One could increase the distance from the screw to the pod leg even more by setting the legs closer together -- still would be stable.

Smaller cameras would be even easier. Viewing/focusing looking up might be tricky, but can be done.

The heck with it -- here is a photo! This is the double tilt head -- a single tilt head would be even more stable, I believe. This is the fullsize head on their full size pod (A series) The J Series is built the same way, but smaller -- but I would think it would be fine for 5x7.

Vaughn

r.e.
9-Feb-2010, 16:00
Viewing/focusing looking up might be tricky, but can be done.

That's the advantage of solutions drawn from astronomy mounts and/or lighting setups.

Ken Lee
9-Feb-2010, 17:02
Wonderful - Thanks !!

jnantz
9-Feb-2010, 18:49
the blue sky faded into the night
the darkness brought black clouds
and rain in buckets
just here, nowhere else

Ken Lee
9-Feb-2010, 19:07
Brilliant !

Ed Richards
9-Feb-2010, 21:32
Boliver Pennisula, post-Hurricane Ike, setting sun, thunderhead before a massive rain storm.

http://www.epr-art.com/working/1657.jpg

jim kitchen
9-Feb-2010, 21:40
Way to go Ed... :)

Fabulous image.

jim k

MyNikonLens
9-Feb-2010, 22:48
Ed please tell us what film, and what filter you used. This is an amazing image and I would love to learn more about it. Thanks.

Steve Gledhill
10-Feb-2010, 04:05
Ken, Thanks for starting Just Clouds - infinite subject matter.

http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/files/9311/1286malvernhillssunrise.jpg

Sunrise from on top of the Malvern Hills

Steve Gledhill
10-Feb-2010, 04:09
And one which perhaps has too much foreground to be "Just Clouds" - and most of the clouds are artificial:

http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/files/9311/1374cotswoldcontrails.jpg

Con trails over the Cotswolds

I may have posted these before?

Ed Richards
10-Feb-2010, 06:02
Tmax 100, Xtol 1:3, probably a 25 Red filter, but might have been a deep yellow. But this is not a filter driven picture, it is timing - we are looking northeast, sun setting to the left, already down enough to shade the beach, but thunderhead is still lit.

CarstenW
10-Feb-2010, 06:50
Mount Fuji, wreathed in cloud

Fuji G617 / 300mm T, Plus X

I am surprised no one else said anything about this shot. Stunning! I thought it was a wave on the ocean at the bottom, at first.

Fuji does Fuji :)

mrladewig
10-Feb-2010, 07:16
http://www.ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/856-1/RRR_20080121_04.jpg

Above clouds and even colder than it looks.

Ken Lee
10-Feb-2010, 07:23
I am surprised no one else said anything about this shot. Stunning! I thought it was a wave on the ocean at the bottom, at first.

Fuji does Fuji :)

Now that I see it on my large monitor, I see what you mean. Kaboom.

Ken Lee
10-Feb-2010, 07:26
Ken, Thanks for starting Just Clouds - infinite subject matter.

http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/files/9311/1286malvernhillssunrise.jpg

Sunrise from on top of the Malvern Hills

... and you can feel a blast of Infinity in this one. Where's Wagner when you need him ?

Ken Lee
10-Feb-2010, 07:37
High-meadow fence ducking low-zooming cloud.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
Ilford FP4+ (in Rodinal 1:50)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

I had to come back to this one a few times.

The scene is simple and familiar, but there's an element of mystery, and a feeling of free space. It breathes, and appears to be moving. Where JNanian's clouds are nocturnal, this one is more of a day dream.

Ken Lee
10-Feb-2010, 07:44
http://www.ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/856-1/RRR_20080121_04.jpg

Above clouds and even colder than it looks.

This photo shows several different moods at the same time. Looking down, you have the silent depths with mist and snow and trees and rocks... Damn ! At the same time there is warm light and clear skies looking out over a gorgeous sunrise on those peaks... Heavens to Murgatroid.

Ken Lee
10-Feb-2010, 12:23
http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/tripodhead.jpg

I figured out how I was able to get the max upward tilt out of the 410 head: Raise the center column. (Although this only makes the whole rig more unstable).

Otherwise (on my tripod anyhow) the controls can bump against the top of the tripod. The 410 head allows you to tilt 30 degrees up. I'll experiment with turning the camera around. The head turns down 90 degrees.

According to the specs, a 410 head (http://www.adorama.com/BG3275.html) will support up to 5 kg or 11.1 pounds, but a 5x7 Sinar P (http://www.sinar.ch/en/products/cameras/151-sinar-p2) weighs 8.2 kg, or 18 pounds.

So I'm over-loading it by... 75%. Oops :rolleyes:

RPNugent
10-Feb-2010, 12:32
Ken,
Try facing the camera the other way and though it's a bit contortionisty you can get even more upward tilt. Just have to handle the controls backwards.

mandoman7
10-Feb-2010, 13:22
http://images54.fotki.com/v1592/photos/2/1219782/7565497/PO15-vi.jpg
The prune industry used to be big around here, but most of the orchards have been converted to vineyards.

h2oman
10-Feb-2010, 21:22
Some clouds from the top side.

ChrisN
11-Feb-2010, 00:06
http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/forum/tripodhead.jpg

I figured out how I was able to get the max upward tilt out of the 410 head: Raise the center column. (Although this only makes the whole rig more unstable).

Otherwise (on my tripod anyhow) the controls can bump against the top of the tripod. The 410 head allows you to tilt 30 degrees up. I'll experiment with turning the camera around. The head turns down 90 degrees.

According to the specs, a 410 head (http://www.adorama.com/BG3275.html) will support up to 5 kg or 11.1 pounds, but a 5x7 Sinar P (http://www.sinar.ch/en/products/cameras/151-sinar-p2) weighs 8.2 kg, or 18 pounds.

So I'm over-loading it by... 75%. Oops :rolleyes:

Ken, there's another way. Just turn the mounting plate 180 degrees on the camera, and mount it on the tripod pointing backwards. :D

mrladewig
11-Feb-2010, 08:11
Greg, The tones of your image are awesome. The broken symmetry is interesting, but with the tree so dominant I would be interested in seeing compositions where it is off center too. I definitely understand the reason for a square crop as presented.

Robert Hall
11-Feb-2010, 08:53
Ed, what a stunning image.

Kerik Kouklis
11-Feb-2010, 15:32
8x10 wet plate collodion image.

http://kerik.com/clouds_scotland.jpg
Clouds Over Carl's House - Glasgow, Scotland

CarstenW
11-Feb-2010, 15:35
Now that I see it on my large monitor, I see what you mean. Kaboom.

Great thread idea, by the way. I see several images here which remind me of Stieglitz's Equivalents, for example.

Ken, I have been trying to suppress this since we don't know each other, but am afraid my self-control has run out: you do realize that there is a song about you and Benny Moore, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RgL2MKfWTo

Ken Lee, Benny Moore.

mikebarger
11-Feb-2010, 16:54
Tooooooo much :)

Mike

Ken Lee
11-Feb-2010, 18:30
Dunno who Benny Moore is, but I'm... acquainted with the song.

How do you think I can afford Large Format photography ? :cool:

mandoman7
11-Feb-2010, 18:31
http://images52.fotki.com/v8/photos/2/1219782/7565497/LakeWilsonrescan-vi.jpg
Lake Wilson; Graphic Kowa 305, HP5, PMK

Mark Whiting
11-Feb-2010, 18:38
I love pictures of clouds. Lots of great stuff in this thread

Here is a lucky grab just off I40 in Northern Az.

Ken Lee
11-Feb-2010, 18:45
Now we're talkin'

Jim Cole
11-Feb-2010, 20:46
Great work here. I'll contribute one each of COLOR and B&W, both on 4x5.

North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4350575194_174d803140_o.jpg


Wupatki National Monument, Arizona

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4349829387_0505fc0f6b_o.jpg

Andrew O'Neill
11-Feb-2010, 21:21
Shot this one in my back yard on 8x10. It was a race against time...

h2oman
11-Feb-2010, 22:21
Now we're talkin'

I'll say!

h2oman
11-Feb-2010, 22:23
Now we're talkin'

Yeah, wow! Some awesome work showing up here.

Steve Gledhill
12-Feb-2010, 01:08
... and you can feel a blast of Infinity in this one. Where's Wagner when you need him ?
Ken,
He's probably off somewhere composing himself :) .
This might interest cloud appreciators amongst us - The Cloud Appreciation Society (http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/). It's definitely not LF.

CarstenW
12-Feb-2010, 01:57
Mandoman7, that shot is just sublime. Great tonality.

Steve Gledhill
12-Feb-2010, 03:49
John,
Your Lake Wilson shot is gorgeous. I bet a print really sings. You've kept all the shadows alive and lost nothing from the sky.

Ken,
Your first "Just Clouds" post is wonderfully subtle. I tend always to print with high contrast and with a black somewhere in my print. Your cloud reminds me I don't have to use black!

I wondered whether to post this one - I like it, but it has a very slight streaking in the sky midtones above and around the clouds that I can't explain. I suspect a processing problem? It looks as if it's positioned in relation to the bright clouds.

Two North Sea Clouds

http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/files/9311/1558twonorthseaclouds.jpg

Scott Schroeder
12-Feb-2010, 09:29
Storm over Study Butte,Tx
4X10 (1/2 slide dealio) canham 8X10 a few years ago when I had one....

http://www.schroederworks.com/Pics/StudyButteStorm.jpg

mandoman7
12-Feb-2010, 09:48
Thanks for the nice comments on my Lake Wilson shot, fellas. I'm enjoying the variety of beautiful work on this thread, as well.

Ken Lee
12-Feb-2010, 09:50
I have to try out some Divided Pyrocat HD with clouds and landscape photos. With the few shots I tried, one hardly needed a filter.

jim kitchen
12-Feb-2010, 19:42
Great images everyone... :)

One from the past.

jim k


Approaching Storm Clouds, Near Longview, Alberta, Canada, 1986

http://largeformatgroupimages.jimkitchen.ca/images/86080113.jpg

Jim Cole
13-Feb-2010, 09:34
Zowie!

Ed Richards
13-Feb-2010, 10:01
Jim K - great shot! I really like the pattern of the light and cloud shadows on the field.

Monty McCutchen
13-Feb-2010, 11:31
Jim,

do you take a bad photo? I'm just sayin'....

monty

David Hedley
13-Feb-2010, 11:38
I like the way that the weather system builds on this page. Clouds gather strength over the North Sea, accumulate over Study Butte and threaten a storm over Alberta. The hay bales look like hail dropping from that menacing cloud!

jim kitchen
15-Feb-2010, 17:26
Gentlemen,

Thank you for your kind words, and Monty, I do hiccup occasionally, too... :)

jim k

Peter Mounier
15-Feb-2010, 17:45
Great pictures in this thread!

Peter

http://www.morrobaygiclee.com/EastSierra.jpg

mandoman7
15-Feb-2010, 18:39
http://images41.fotki.com/v9/photos/2/1219782/7565497/L_Sonoma21-vi.jpg
Yesterday above L. Sonoma.
Efke 100/PMK, Red Dot Artar 16 1/2", Chamonix 45N w/extension

h2oman
15-Feb-2010, 21:07
I'm green with envy, John!

jim kitchen
15-Feb-2010, 22:05
Dear John,

Damn, you are good... :)

jim k

mandoman7
16-Feb-2010, 13:27
Thanks for the encouragement, Jim & H2oman. I'm enjoying your work a lot, too. Here's a couple from this morning...just to keep the ball rolling.

http://images32.fotki.com/v1044/photos/2/1219782/7565497/LakeWilson20102a-vi.jpg
Efke 100/PMK, 90mm on 4x5.

http://images53.fotki.com/v419/photos/2/1219782/7565497/L_Wilson20103-vi.jpg
Efke 100/PMK, 180mm on 4x5.

ljsegil
17-Feb-2010, 04:38
Sunrise cloud formations, first Canham 5x7, 150mm SSXL, Portra 160NC. Can't honestly say I took the shot solely for the clouds, but I do like them. Second shot, tropical sunset, same camera and lens, Provia 100F, this time shooting for the cloud formations and lighting (don't know if intentions really help, but they were there at the time).
Larry

jnantz
19-Feb-2010, 22:04
Brilliant !

thanks ken!
john

jim kitchen
19-Feb-2010, 23:04
Sunrise cloud formations...

Dear Larry,

That is a great lens for those sweet images... :)

Nicely done.

jim k

Jay M. Packer
23-Feb-2010, 23:12
Sierra Wave, from Sherwin Grade.

Phillips 4x5, 450mm Fujinon lens, #12 filter, FP4+

dsim
23-Feb-2010, 23:32
Wow!!

ljsegil
24-Feb-2010, 05:11
Sierra Wave, from Sherwin Grade.

Phillips 4x5, 450mm Fujinon lens, #12 filter, FP4+

Great image, such nice use of natural pattern and symmetry, and what a great place to have been.
Larry

Simon Benton
24-Feb-2010, 06:25
Clouds over Woodlawn, Ontario - the view from the end of my laneway. Grafelx 1/4 plate Super D, old brass projection lens I bought for a $ at a flea market, Efke PL100 sheet film, red filter.

Daniele Minetto
24-Feb-2010, 10:43
Boliver Pennisula, post-Hurricane Ike, setting sun, thunderhead before a massive rain storm.

http://www.epr-art.com/working/1657.jpg

Wow! Beautiful!

Daniele Minetto
24-Feb-2010, 10:52
Sono commosso per la bellezza di tutte le vostre immagini. I'm sorry for not being able to translate this in english. Thank you all.

Sal Santamaura
24-Feb-2010, 11:06
Sono commosso per la bellezza di tutte le vostre immagini. I'm sorry for not being able to translate this in english. Thank you all.Babel Fish says:

"Your images are affected for the beauty of all."

You can probably translate it better! :)

CarstenW
24-Feb-2010, 12:54
Google translates:

"I am moved by the beauty of all your images"

Stephane
24-Feb-2010, 14:37
South Africa, somewhere between Britstown and Prieska.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2868661064_1fd2e7d8c5_o.jpg
Dependence

Ken Lee
24-Feb-2010, 15:11
L'italiano č la lingua piů bella di tutte !

mikebarger
24-Feb-2010, 18:01
Nice windmill/cloud print!

Mike

RPNugent
25-Feb-2010, 09:38
From Muley Point overlook looking toward Monument Valley.

h2oman
25-Feb-2010, 10:52
From Muley Point overlook looking toward Monument Valley.

Nice!

mandoman7
26-Feb-2010, 20:41
http://images9.fotki.com/v449/photos/2/1219782/7565497/L_Sonoma22-vi.jpg
Yesterday's morning clouds, Sonoma County
75mm SA, Efke 100/PMK

jim kitchen
26-Feb-2010, 21:03
Dear John,

Now that is a great image... :)

Well done.

jim k

Eric James
26-Feb-2010, 23:15
Man oh man, mandoman!

mikebarger
27-Feb-2010, 03:54
Ken

Sure glad you started this thread, great work by everyone!

Mike

mandoman7
27-Feb-2010, 09:12
Thanks Jim & Eric. F:8 and be there on that one.

Jay M. Packer
1-Mar-2010, 22:48
Lenticular clouds, Argus Range.

4x5 Technical Pan, 300mm lens, #12 filter, HC-110 (dilution F)

Miguel Coquis
2-Mar-2010, 12:32
Lenticular clouds, Argus Range.

4x5 Technical Pan, 300mm lens, #12 filter, HC-110 (dilution F)

Beautiful !!!
thanks for sharing this image
Miguel

bbarna
2-Mar-2010, 13:38
Bolivian Alti-plano
Chamonix 45N, Rodenstock 210/5.6, FP4, Red filter

JRFrench
2-Mar-2010, 14:02
From the highest part of highway in the country, ~1000m, 3300'

Sal Santamaura
2-Mar-2010, 14:13
From the highest part of highway in the country...Which country? :)

Jehu
6-Mar-2010, 23:47
So we were driving from Tonopah to Goldfield to see what else we could photograph last weekend but we got sidetracked by the sort of clouds that you don't see every day. The four of us set up on the side of the road, focused and composed and waited for the traffic to clear. Then we took turns running out to the middle of the road, aiming and shooting during a break in the traffic. This shot was with a wide angle 90mm lens with a red filter, Delta 100 film developed in Rodinal:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4412494284_1de5716e07_b.jpg

JRFrench
7-Mar-2010, 01:00
Which country? :)

Hah, updated my profile.

Jehu, what a dramatic shot!

GPS
7-Mar-2010, 03:01
So we were driving from Tonopah to Goldfield to see what else we could photograph last weekend but we got sidetracked by the sort of clouds that you don't see every day.
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The cloud type on your picture is called Cumulus humilis. The most common cloud developing in good warm weather...;)

Chris Dunham
7-Mar-2010, 22:52
Which country? :)

It's the island just north of the TeWaiPounamu, the Mainland :)

Chris.

seabird
8-Mar-2010, 00:24
It's the island just north of the TeWaiPounamu, the Mainland :)

Chris.

And bear in mind that while JRFrench is technically correct as regards highways, the summit of the Crown Range Rd on TeWaiPounamu is higher than the Desert Rd. :)

Cheers

Vaughn
13-Mar-2010, 02:05
Mostly clouds, since I was in a cloud. Quite interesting leaning over the rail, not seeing anything, but knowing that it was a might long drop.

Taft Point, Yosemite National Park
Zone VI 8x10, FujiW 300/5.6

Vaughn
13-Mar-2010, 21:59
And here is the type of sky I like. Full of birds

Sutter Buttes, CA

gandhi
21-Mar-2010, 04:39
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4363454630_e66e2ced5e_o.jpg

Somewhere on the Brecons in Wales, UK. Halfway through a 13 mile hike on a waterfall circle, just as we reached the most exposed section of the hike, this storm cell decided to pass over us. Sideways hail-stones are not much fun, I have discovered :) Especially when there is no cover!

Adox CHS25, Semi stand in rodinal I think.

jon.oman
21-Mar-2010, 07:19
Nice image!

Jon

Rory_5244
2-May-2010, 19:51
I'm so in awe of these pictures that I feel ashamed to post but in the spirit of, uh, sharing:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4571783530_682420ee6f_o.jpg

4x5 TMX red filter 25.

mdm
2-May-2010, 21:58
High cloud a week or so ago.

sly
3-May-2010, 18:50
I'm so in awe of these pictures that I feel ashamed to post but in the spirit of, uh, sharing:



4x5 TMX red filter 25.

Rory, Are you fishing for a compliment? Your photo more than holds it own here. I'm drawn in by the moodiness, the contrasts between high and low values.

Rory_5244
3-May-2010, 19:51
Hahaha, no: I looked through the whole thread; maybe a bad idea as I see I have a looong way to go. That picture was dumb luck, but thanks, sly.

mdm
13-May-2010, 15:48
No Filter, just clouds.

Ed Richards
13-May-2010, 18:21
St. Joseph Cemetery, Grosse Tete, LA. 90mm Grandagon f6.8, Tmax 100, xtol 1:3. Shot with a Technika using the rangefinder, running before a breaking storm.

http://www.epr-art.com/galleries/b4c-cemeteries/photos/987.jpg

Peter Mounier
13-May-2010, 19:05
That is really nice! And an amazing atmosphere.

Peter

jim kitchen
13-May-2010, 19:16
Dear Ed,

Excellent balance, and wonderful timing... :)

Nicely done.

jim k

jack_hui
21-May-2010, 08:02
HP5, Fuji C450, Red Filter, HC110

http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/124767592.jpg

mdm
10-Dec-2011, 00:00
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XHWoKIw1RKs/TuMEK2tgZ0I/AAAAAAAAA7M/M8f_h0d-G7U/s1600/cloud.jpg

jp
21-Mar-2012, 05:55
Dr. Rudolf Krügener 9x12 plate camera, Kosmos Doppel 13.5cm, 2x yellow filter, handheld, Expired Efke PL 100 M, D-76.

That seriously rocks!

mdm
20-Jul-2012, 14:15
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5matRF81Z80/UAnKH5Tk9iI/AAAAAAAABTg/B2z3D_UF7ow/s1600/cloud2.jpg
300 Fujinon C, Delta 100. Uneven development? Cant decide.

t0aster
20-Jul-2012, 17:11
This is a great thread! You guys have some amazing pictures. I love clouds and have many small format shots of them. I guess I need to get my 4x5 negs developed so I have film holders to use in the 4x5!

rpalm
23-Jul-2012, 10:26
http://palm.bz/4x5/rodenstock-150/wtombstone.jpg



Tombstone, Arizona about a 1/2 mile from the Ok Corral

4x5, Rodenstock 150, Red filter, FP4


r

MMELVIS
23-Jul-2012, 18:49
Tombstone, Arizona about a 1/2 mile from the Ok Corral

4x5, Rodenstock 150, Red filter, FP4



r
This picture scrolled into in view and I had to hold my breath, stunning image

rpalm
23-Jul-2012, 21:22
Thank you MMELVIS! I appreciate it.

r

Shailendra
23-Jul-2012, 22:37
http://palm.bz/4x5/rodenstock-150/wtombstone.jpg



Tombstone, Arizona about a 1/2 mile from the Ok Corral

4x5, Rodenstock 150, Red filter, FP4


r

Fantastic work.

rpalm
24-Jul-2012, 19:38
Shailendra,

Thank you!

r

stradibarrius
27-Jul-2012, 10:19
This image has so much texture and depth!!! excellent!

z_photo
29-Jul-2012, 15:09
St. Joseph Cemetery, Grosse Tete, LA. 90mm Grandagon f6.8, Tmax 100, xtol 1:3. Shot with a Technika using the rangefinder, running before a breaking storm.

http://www.epr-art.com/galleries/b4c-cemeteries/photos/987.jpg

Great shot, Ed. I haven't thought about Grosse Tete and Maringouin and all those towns on that side of the river in 40 years. Used to go back and forth to Baton Rouge on highway 1. Used to hop over the bayou to 308 to evade the sheriff's deputies at times too. :) Then the sunshine bridge was built and the drive got less interesting.

Jay M. Packer
30-Jul-2012, 22:07
78017

Wave cloud over Alabama Hills

Phillips 8x10 Advantage, 450mm Nikon M
Original on RVP

stradibarrius
5-Aug-2012, 11:27
Jay, this shot is excellent!!! Just makes me want to stare at it.

stradibarrius
5-Aug-2012, 11:29
Fantastic shot...lots of 3D feel in the clouds.

http://palm.bz/4x5/rodenstock-150/wtombstone.jpg



Tombstone, Arizona about a 1/2 mile from the Ok Corral

4x5, Rodenstock 150, Red filter, FP4


r

ross
5-Aug-2012, 15:24
78017

Wave cloud over Alabama Hills

Phillips 8x10 Advantage, 450mm Nikon M
Original on RVP

Beautiful shot with great depth!

Randy
19-Aug-2012, 07:29
Caltar IIN 115mm on 5X7 FP4. We have very few days like this here in southwest Virginia.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xyxmicg22ph28jp/clouds.jpg?dl=1

Jim Cole
21-Aug-2012, 09:39
Here's a nice sky at the Grand Canyon. On 4x5 Acros using a Nikkor 75mm and Yellow Filter.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7832047248_e505726525_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcole2008/7832047248/)

Scott Schroeder
21-Jul-2013, 13:56
http://schroederworks.com/Wetplate/360Condos001.jpg

Thought I'd dig this thread up. You usually don't see clouds in Wetplate so it was a nice surprise.

Vaughn
21-Jul-2013, 19:07
Not just clouds, but not the same image without them.

Tewnty-Mule Team Canton, Death Valley National Park.
Gowland PocketView 4x5 w/ Caltar IIN 150/5.6
TMax100 in HC-110

Flauvius
21-Jul-2013, 20:01
How do you meter a b&w exposure of clouds, where detail in the clouds is the foremost consideration?

Flauvius

Harley Goldman
22-Jul-2013, 09:05
http://palm.bz/4x5/rodenstock-150/wtombstone.jpg



Tombstone, Arizona about a 1/2 mile from the Ok Corral

4x5, Rodenstock 150, Red filter, FP4

Beauty! I love the feel of the wide open spaces that goes with the great skies.




r

billie williams
22-Jul-2013, 10:29
78017

Wave cloud over Alabama Hills

Phillips 8x10 Advantage, 450mm Nikon M
Original on RVP
Jay, I can't get over this shot - funny that you posted it almost a year ago and I am lucky enough to have noticed it this time around. The feel of movement contrasts beautifully with the rocks. Amazing. ~Billie

Steve M Hostetter
27-Dec-2013, 15:03
107238 instant fuji 4x5

Corran
5-Jun-2019, 15:03
5.5 years later, let's get this thread back on top!

Looking south from Fort Mountain State Park
Linhof Master Technika 4x5, 58mm XL + 2-stop GND, T-Max 100, Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/fortmtn-3491sqs.jpg

Ken Lee
5-Jun-2019, 15:17
5.5 years later, let's get this thread back on top!

Looking south from Fort Mountain State Park
Linhof Master Technika 4x5, 58mm XL + 2-stop GND, T-Max 100, Pyrocat:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/photosharing/fortmtn-3491sqs.jpg

Bravo !

Corran
5-Jun-2019, 17:26
Thanks Ken!

Mark Sampson
5-Jun-2019, 21:32
Well done, Corran. Especially in the humid and hazy Southeast.

Corran
5-Jun-2019, 21:45
Thanks Mark. Yep, it's hard to get good clouds here. It had just rained for about 30 minutes. That always help clear up the haze for a bit.

h2oman
6-Dec-2020, 10:11
Klamath Marsh, Oregon.

210208

Randy
11-Dec-2020, 17:23
I think I'll title this "Clouds"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ltt2h1idw2kfy88/img766b.jpg?dl=1

Tin Can
12-Dec-2020, 05:56
Like!


i think i'll title this "clouds"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ltt2h1idw2kfy88/img766b.jpg?dl=1

Randy
12-Dec-2020, 16:48
Thanks TC

ChristopherMarv
12-Dec-2020, 20:12
Randy, that's awesome. It reminds me of the cloud pictures by Alfred Stieglitz.

Randy
13-Dec-2020, 14:44
Thanks Christopher - just in case any wondering, shot hand-held with Graflex Series D 4x5. Used a Wollensak 15" Raptar Telephoto.

Keith Fleming
13-Dec-2020, 17:35
Randy,
"Clouds" is a fine, strong image. So strong that, as a native of the Southeast, I immediately had the feeling that it was time to quickly go inside before I was fried by lightning.

Keith

Rick A
14-Dec-2020, 16:44
I think I'll title this "Clouds"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ltt2h1idw2kfy88/img766b.jpg?dl=1

Pretty danged good for someone with clouded vision.

Halide
20-Dec-2020, 12:25
Here is an image I captured 30 + years ago. It was an epic summer storm over the crest of the sierras in Yosemite- as it was passing over my location it dropped about 3 inches of hail. After it passed, the skies momentarily cleared and I got his image of the explosive thunder head.

h2oman
21-Dec-2020, 09:48
Very nice, Len. How fortuitous that there was also the other cloud behind, filling the upper left corner of the frame.

Halide
22-Dec-2020, 18:11
Very nice, Len. How fortuitous that there was also the other cloud behind, filling the upper left corner of the frame.

Thanks for the complement on my image. That cloud in the background was another thunderhead that had collapsed. The sierras are a great place to be in the summer when tropical storms come up from mexico and swing around the east side and move westward. The hot air rising off of the granite can heat he moisture and take it to 40,000 feet high. That is when things get exciting. When you get a brief break in the rain is when you can capture the big clouds.

marcookie
25-Dec-2020, 08:27
Cooling tower of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power station. This is the site of the first commercial nuclear power plant of the world (this new plant was rebuilt approximately on the same site of the first one). The exhaust is the the same material of clouds: water.

This is a scan from 8x10 HP5 sheet, I don't remember which lens I used.

https://i.ibb.co/WxsYBm5/20201224-Untitled-2-positive-Edit.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/dptVr3J/20201224-Untitled-2-positive-Edit2.jpg

marcookie
25-Dec-2020, 13:36
To finish off the series... two more clouds of "smoke" from a coke plant (top) and a coke powerplant, both in Pennsylvania.

Do you know what these clouds are made of?

https://i.ibb.co/T46TxJC/20201223-Image-43-2-2-Edit.jpg (https://ibb.co/sKnPdcB)

https://i.ibb.co/ZBYkNjV/20200621-Image2-facebook.jpg (https://ibb.co/sK6Mtf2)

Rick A
26-Dec-2020, 06:01
To finish off the series... two more clouds of "smoke" from a coke plant (top) and a coke powerplant, both in Pennsylvania.

Do you know what these clouds are made of?

https://i.ibb.co/T46TxJC/20201223-Image-43-2-2-Edit.jpg (https://ibb.co/sKnPdcB)

https://i.ibb.co/ZBYkNjV/20200621-Image2-facebook.jpg (https://ibb.co/sK6Mtf2)

Is that Cheswick Generating Station in Allegheny County? I drive past the Homer City Plant in Indiana County a couple times a month, I stopped one time to photograph it but didn't like the results. I may try again next time I'm up there.

marcookie
28-Dec-2020, 08:09
Is that Cheswick Generating Station in Allegheny County? I drive past the Homer City Plant in Indiana County a couple times a month, I stopped one time to photograph it but didn't like the results. I may try again next time I'm up there.

The top one is Clairton Coke Works, coke plant in Clairton PA. The bottom one is Keystone Coal Power Plant on the way to Indiana PA.