Grass

[Joe O'Hara]

There doesn't seem to be a thread here with the word Grass in the title. This image was made earlier this year at Corson's Inlet SP in New Jersey. Let's see what others have done with grass as the main subject.

[mdm]

Theese are a bit rough but consider them proof of concept, rather than final product. 210mm Fujinar, 5x7 FP4+.

[jss]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2400/2262231721_9307db73fc_z.jpg
(link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/schlachet/2262231721/))

this was maybe one of my first/few images of grass as a subject. taken with a jamin-darlot lens, hp5+ pulled to 160 and developed in rodinal.

[IanG]

http://www.lostlabours.co.uk/wyre/images/clee02sm.jpg

Old colliery tramway, Clee Hills. Walked along here with 2 other members of this forum in November :D

Ian

[Maris Rusis]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5284686318_eb7c96b0a0_b.jpg
Woodland Grove, Soft Focus

Gelatin-silver photograph on Fomapan Variant 111 VC FB, image area 19.6cm X 24.7cm, from a Fomapan 200 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD 8x10 field view camera with a 400mm f11 single meniscus lens.

How often do I hate grass! Odd grass stems infest the front of many landscape pictures where they are invisible at full aperture but turn up in annoying half-focus on the negative. In "Woodland Grove, Soft Focus" I wanted those gorgeous foreground clumps of grass to gleam against the solid tree trunk in the backgound. To get rid of the small stuff sticking up right in front of the lens I flattened it under my focussing cloth, black side up.

[Harold_4074]

Okay, botanically oats are grasses....

FP4+ in PMK; 5x7 Kodak 2D with a 9-3/4 Heliar, natural light. Gold-toned POP print.

[Liam:]

One from this afternoon

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5300575639_94f38ab81a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53243597@N02/5300575639/)

Crown Graphic / 200mm / fomapan 100

[vinny]

June Lake, California. Fall 2009 4x10 efke 25

[Richard M. Coda]

Rio Salado Habitat, downtown Phoenix, AZ 2008
8x10 TMax

[Donald Miller]

I hesitated whether to post this in LF landscapes or grass. I guess it could go either way.

Pinal County, Arizona

5X7 - 180 Nikkor

Portra

[Frank Petronio]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/eugene_mowed.jpg

and small format, sorry...

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/sarah_rachel_061010_08.jpg

[Brian Vuillemenot]

on the shores of Mono Lake

[ghostcount]

and small format, sorry...

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/sarah_rachel_061010_08.jpg

I just gained 5 pounds looking at this! (hehehe....)

[sly]

Brian, that's stunning! Great colour!

[sly]

Here's one I took last winter - kneeling on the cold sidewalk with my Crown Graphic.

[gevalia]

Simply reeds. Heliar, 4x5, ADOX 25 in Pyrocat HD.

http://ronmiller.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Black-and-White-Landscapes/img115fixed/766987179_KF6r7-X2.jpg

[bbarna]

Alti Plano, Bolivia
Chamonix 45, Schneider 135/5.6, Foma 100

[Struan Gray]

I've been trying for years to capture the luminescent effect of machair after rain. The salt-tolerant grasses are often tinged blue-green, and the shell-sand they grow in acts like bright white underpainting. A long sopping day of light rain makes the true machair and the backlands shimmer, even in a very dull overcast light.

Capturing it on film is an exercise in frustration, and wetness.


http://struangray.com/miscpics/machair.jpg

Backland machair, Achnahaird

.

[Heroique]

I find all kinds of pretty grasses deep in my film.

Often, they surprise me when I’m dust spotting. Like this one.

Be careful – it’s a jungle down there.

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

[mdm]

5x7 Shanghai 100, Pyrocat M, 210mm Sironar S

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QmQjKxnDU-c/TSv8RblWYrI/AAAAAAAAAok/lOPoZk9WuFc/s1600/Scan-110111-0007-1.jpg

[Jiri Vasina]

David, that's a great one...

Jiri

[mdm]

Thanks for that, I liked the lines.

[Vaughn]

Grasses and Rocks. 2010
Dry Falls State Park, Washington

After sunset, after a very hot day this past summer.

From a scan of an 8x10 negative, but should look about like this someday. Platinum/palladium probably.

[mdm]

Grasses and Rocks. 2010
Dry Falls State Park, Washington

After sunset, after a very hot day this past summer.

From a scan of an 8x10 negative, but should look about like this someday. Platinum/palladium probably.

In carbon it would be more about rocks.

It is impossibe for me to take a picture of the landscape without lots of grey boring grass, but on a high relief print from a contrasty negative, made in directional evening light say, with backlit sheep or something along those lines, it sings. When you get it right.

Like this mushy looking negative scan, pretty carbon transfer.

[Joe O'Hara]

Nice one! It will look great in Pt/Pd.



Grasses and Rocks. 2010
Dry Falls State Park, Washington

After sunset, after a very hot day this past summer.

From a scan of an 8x10 negative, but should look about like this someday. Platinum/palladium probably.

[sly]

Winter Grass

Crown Graphic

Looking forward to spring and the arrival of new greenery.

[austin granger]

These are not strictly about grass, but there is a lot of grass in them-does that count?

The Path to Chimney Rock, Point Reyes
http://austingranger.com/web/elegy/75-the_path_to_chimney_rock.jpg

Field, Starlings, Gathering Storm, Point Reyes
http://austingranger.com/web/elegy/65-field_starlings_gathering_storm.jpg

Unfortunately, neither of these translate to the computer screen very well... Ah well, sharpen them in your mind. And on the first shot, there's a little arrow on the post.

www.austingranger.com

[austin granger]

And some color.

Train Car, Astoria Bridge
http://austingranger.com/web/astoria/01-05_train_car_bridge.jpg

St. Mary's, Astoria
http://austingranger.com/web/astoria/02-05_st_marys.jpg

From the Column, Astoria
http://austingranger.com/web/astoria/02-07_from_the_column.jpg

www.austingranger.com

[tgtaylor]

Bar and Grass

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5436830557_8408f789ac.jpg

Scan of a print that didn't work out - note the crud that was on the negative in the top left.


Thomas

[Jim Cole]

Zion National Park. Autumn grasses.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/5437905756_ac5e74efa1_b.jpg

[Preston]

Wonderful work, everyone!

I'm inspired to look where I'm walking!

--P

[Keith Pitman]

Disk and Grass.

[Scott Schroeder]

Probably more reeds than grass but all the same.....
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/McNeilPark001.jpg

http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/McNeilPark002.jpg

[Scratched Glass]

These are sedges, in a different family than grasses, but most people would assume there grasses, and that's ok.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/5505752161_1ee5028a38.jpg

Technical Data: Cropped
Graphlex Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5
Graphlex/Wollensak Optar 135mm f4.7
Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus 10 years past its expiration

[Joe O'Hara]

Reviving this thread with a new one from last week. Near Emigrant Lake, Oregon.

[Nathan Potter]

These are sedges, in a different family than grasses, but most people would assume there grasses, and that's ok.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/5505752161_1ee5028a38.jpg

Technical Data: Cropped
Graphlex Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5
Graphlex/Wollensak Optar 135mm f4.7
Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus 10 years past its expiration

Beautiful image of wind blown grass. IIRC grasses are family Graminae and sedges are Cyperaceae. Sedges usually have a triangular stem. I doubt that the original poster meant to differentiate between the three families (the 3rd being rushes, can't remember the family).

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Joe O'Hara]

Marsh grass in early morning light.

Medium yellow filter used to emphasize the gentle contrast in the scene.

[Nathan Potter]

Maybe I've posted this somewhere already but I think this thread needs some color and activity. Seaside grasses here behind the cobble beach at Scots Bay Nova Scotia, on the Blomidon Peninsular. Linhof TK45 with a Nikon 210mm, August 9, 2001 and freezing my butt off. Fuji Astia 100. V750 scan. Wonderful beach area with endless possibilities for images.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/12472223664_57423e7f6f_c.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/12472223664/)
45MA01-76[F1 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/12472223664/) by hypolimnas (https://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[David Brunell]

http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t372/David_Brunell/Large%20format%20forum/_IMG_zpsuykaqq0f.jpg (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/David_Brunell/media/Large%20format%20forum/_IMG_zpsuykaqq0f.jpg.html)

Chamonix 045N1, Sironar S 150, Fp4, Pyrocat HD, Forte Bromofort Gr. 2, Sepia/Selenium

[gsinico]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/emerocallis/content/images/large/1_emerocallis.jpg

This is a second submission, the first I do not remember where.
4x5' ; Sironar 180, some bellow factor, adox 100 in Jobo
pirocat HD.

[Randy]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/img552b.jpg
Graflex Series D 4X5 (cropped slightly) - Wollaston Meniscus 190mm

[Harley Goldman]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/emerocallis/content/images/large/1_emerocallis.jpg

This is a second submission, the first I do not remember where.
4x5' ; Sironar 180, some bellow factor, adox 100 in Jobo
pirocat HD.


Very well done!

[RSalles]

Giovanni,

I remember this shot, unforgettable,

Cheers,

Renato

[gsinico]

thanks!

[gsinico]

Giovanni,

I remember this shot, unforgettable,

Cheers,




Renato


Renato,
you're so kind!
I enjoied shot this one.

[AlexGard]

What a great thread. Some awesome photos in here!

[Maris Rusis]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5743/21504432068_5d9780b320_c.jpg
Grass and Herbs, Mt Wheatley Track

Gelatin-silver photograph on Ultrafine Silver Eagle VC FB photographic paper, image size 21.4cm X 16.3cm, from a 4x5 Kodak Tmax 100 negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF double extension field view camera fitted with a Nikkor-W 210mm f5.6 lens. Titled and signed recto, stamped verso.

The evening shadow has come across the ground and it is just beginning to rain. And the car is about 300 yards away. What to do? Stop and take the picture of course. It only really poured when I was fifty steps from sanctuary - wet photographer, wet camera bag, dry camera.

[baro-nite]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/598/22554413461_f4aa1269eb_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/An4gkB)Flowed (https://flic.kr/p/An4gkB) by Jeff (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fiat-lx/), on Flickr

Salt marsh grass after a storm, Bald Head Island, NC (USA)

FP4+ developed in DD-X, v700 scan with a bit of PP for contrast enhancement.

[Misko]

http://www.gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_nat/emerocallis/content/images/large/1_emerocallis.jpg
4x5' ; Sironar 180, some bellow factor, adox 100 in Jobo, pirocat HD.

Such a beautiful shot!

[HCST]

http://www.temnakomora.cz/uploads/gallery/album_330/gallery_7901_330_133394.jpg
Kodak 2D, Belar 210mm, Fomapan 100 8x10, Pyrocat M, Contact print Fomabrom 112 Matt in LQN.

[jharr]

E. WA wheat (that's grass right?)
Graflex Speed Graphic + Graflex Optar 135/4.7
Expired Vericolor II @ iso 25

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5643/20636170869_f4dd23e79c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xrxLDt)
Wheat-Country2 (https://flic.kr/p/xrxLDt) by James Harr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/), on Flickr

[Jiri Vasina]

That's very interesting and nice, James...

[jharr]

Thank you Jiri.

[austin granger]

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8750/29742792050_2969c96086_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MjgzRu)Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/MjgzRu) by Austin Granger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/), on Flickr

[Maris Rusis]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1489/25223516055_13d0d74948_b.jpg
Grass Field, Coolum

Gelatin-silver photograph on Ilford VC FB photographic paper, image size 24.4cm X 19.6cm, from a 8x10 Kodak Tmax 400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Fujinon-W 300mm f5.6 lens.

[Joe O'Hara]

https://www.josephoharaphotography.com/img/s/v-10/p2262326072-5.jpg
Deep Run

Mostly grass, with a few cranberries and some foxtail moss (Lycopodiella).

[GRAYnomad]

http://www.robgray.com/temp/02041.jpg

5x4 Tachihara, 210mm Symmar-S

[Maris Rusis]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50077457666_2cd36ef30f_b.jpg
Storm-blown Sedge Field

Gelatin-silver photograph on Agfa Classic VC FB photographic paper, image size 16.3cm X 21.5cm,
from a 4x5 Kodak Tri-X negative exposed in a Tachihara GF field view camera fitted with a Nikkor-W 135mm f5.6 lens.

[Andrew Tymon]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49195164713_a13b7cdda9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hXd5x4)Ferns_2 (https://flic.kr/p/2hXd5x4) by Andy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverphotons/), on Flickr

MPP, 180mm Symmar, Fp4+, Rodinal 1+50

[Andrew Tymon]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/16108476320_2ddcc8a75a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qxs9Nm)Grass. From the series, Woodland Seen. (https://flic.kr/p/qxs9Nm) by Andy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverphotons/), on Flickr

MPP, 180mm Symmar, Tmax 100, Rodinal 1+50.

[CreationBear]

A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands;
How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he.

I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green stuff woven.

Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord,
A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt,
Bearing the owner's name someway in the corners, that we may
see and remark, and say Whose?

Or I guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation.

Or I guess it is a uniform hieroglyphic,
And it means, Sprouting alike in broad zones and narrow zones,
Growing among black folks as among white,
Kanuck, Tuckahoe, Congressman, Cuff, I give them the same, I receive them the same.

And now it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves.

Tenderly will I use you curling grass,
It may be you transpire from the breasts of young men,
It may be if I had known them I would have loved them,
It may be you are from old people, or from offspring taken soon out of their mothers' laps,
And here you are the mothers' laps.

This grass is very dark to be from the white heads of old mothers,
Darker than the colorless beards of old men,
Dark to come from under the faint red roofs of mouths.

O I perceive after all so many uttering tongues,
And I perceive they do not come from the roofs of mouths for nothing.

I wish I could translate the hints about the dead young men and women,
And the hints about old men and mothers, and the offspring taken soon out of their laps.

What do you think has become of the young and old men?
And what do you think has become of the women and children?

They are alive and well somewhere,
The smallest sprout shows there is really no death,
And if ever there was it led forward life, and does not wait at the end to arrest it,
And ceas'd the moment life appear'd.

All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses,
And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.

[Andrew Tymon]

Mr. Whitman?��

[CreationBear]

Mr. Whitman?��

Indeed, (Section 6 of Leaves of Grass)--nothing like a bit of barbaric free verse yawping on a rainy day.:)

At any rate, I'm digging the second picture especially--y'all do seem to have rather the tradition of small, dark prints over the Pond, no? (Shall we call it the "Britbox" movement?) I could definitely see this one floating on generous white margins, tho' only after a suitable application of selenium and Nelson's Gold.

[Andrew Tymon]

Indeed, (Section 6 of Leaves of Grass)--nothing like a bit of barbaric free verse yawping on a rainy day.:)

At any rate, I'm digging the second picture especially--y'all do seem to have rather the tradition of small, dark prints over the Pond, no? (Shall we call it the "Britbox" movement?) I could definitely see this one floating on generous white margins, tho' only after a suitable application of selenium and Nelson's Gold.

Yeah, we are all moody gits, I blame the rain! :)

[Martin Aislabie]

http://www.robgray.com/temp/02041.jpg

5x4 Tachihara, 210mm Symmar-S

This is lovely

Martin

[GRAYnomad]

Thanks Martin.

[Roberto Nania]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51089871576_a6821f8139_b.jpg

Rodenstock Doppel Anastigmat Terogonal 6.8/240mm
Galli shutter method at around 1/250 (need to get experience on even movement over the lens), f12.5
Fomapan 400 at iso100

[Andrew Tymon]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49204906218_50d6737b5b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hY51m3)Blue bells and stump, perimeter edge, from Woodland seen. (https://flic.kr/p/2hY51m3) by Andy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverphotons/), on Flickr

MPP, 180mmm Symmar, Fp4+, Rodinal.

[CreationBear]

Barrow-wight Action Figure (TM) sold separately.:)

[Andrew Tymon]

:) batteries sold separately.

[Ulophot]

Andrew, that's really fine.

[Andrew Tymon]

Andrew, that's really fine.

Thanks Philip!

[Andrew Tymon]

https://live.staticflickr.com/3837/33248157802_cdcca4997d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SE2uY3)Fern and Grass. From the series Woodland Seen. (https://flic.kr/p/SE2uY3) by Andy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverphotons/), on Flickr

[Heroique]

215676

Seattle cemetery grass under a majestic Tulip tree.

Tachi 4x5 (17mm front rise)
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Fuji Tungsten 64 + 85b filter
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[carlo.dainese]

I don't believe that this image is only-about grass, but the role that played here is fundamental.

https://carlodainese.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/2021-04-24-0003_dxo.jpg

Padua, Italy, 4/2021

Rollei 400 IR / D76 1+1 / scan of the negative / Intrepid camera 4×5"