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thanks for the comment, the 2nd and 3rd one are the ones i am printing, i really liked those as well
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thanks for the comment, the 2nd and 3rd one are the ones i am printing, i really liked those as well
Tioga Pass opened last Friday and a group of us drove up from the valley on Saturday. It was beautiful (and far more peaceful than the valley), but it was scary how little snow was in the high country.
This one is from Olmsted Point. Chamonix 4x5, 450mm, Delta 100
As always, comments and critiques are welcome.
http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/...ldersWebLg.jpg
Interesting shot. Is it reversed?
Very nice again Harley.
How do you go with the 450mm on the Chamonix? Do you use the extension rail to achieve focus?
At that focal length, does atmospheric conditions affect image sharpness/clarity? As someone who used to shoot small formats, I always found longer focal length landscapes were always hindered by scintillation in the air.. This image of yours appears to be completely unaffected by this... Its as clear as if I was standing there..
Very well executed (as usual from you!)
Good catch, finarphin. It was reversed! Jeez, nice bonehead on my part. Fixed.
Alex, I use the extension board with the 450. The atmospheric conditions don't seem to affect sharpness or clarity any more than if I was using my 240mm. The 450 is a really sharp lens and the Chamonix is amazingly rigid with the extension board. I find it far more rigid with the 450mm than was my Arca racked out with the lens on a top hat board.
This came out very well, indeed, Harley. Great tones and detail. Yes, it was a nice day up there. I was really missing the high mountains, so it was good for the soul.Quote:
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Harley,
What developer did you use on the Utah wall shot? BTW...beautiful work!
Thanks for comments on the various images.
Bob, for my B&W, I use rollo pyro in a Jobo drum, then scan on a V750 and process in CS6.
Big Spring Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands National Park, April 2014.
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Deardorff 8x10, 240mm Schneider Symmar-S, Arista 125
Great Sand Dunes
Alamosa, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Calumet Cadet
Ektar f 4.7 127mm lens
Arista Edu 400 Rated at 200
D76 Stock solution 7:30 min at 20 degrees.
Scanned in Epson V550. Stiched in Photoshop
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/...eec821b5_b.jpgGreat Sand Dunes by drgoose68, on Flickr
A small lake in north-east germany:
Tachihara 4x5, Velvia 50, 75mm SuperAngulon 5,6
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/...5e3e68d1_b.jpg
Cloudy morning 2 von sdzsdz auf Flickr
Lovely Image
sdzsdz - Thats a beautiful shot! Well done.
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Sdzsdz, Thanks for posting this photo, so beautiful.
Thank you very much guys, itīs really apreciated!
Made the trip up to Great Smoky Mountains National Park last weekend. It's about an hour and a half drive, but I had to leave at 4:30 a.m. to beat the crowds, because I was hiking to Grotto Falls...one of the most popular falls in the park. The falls are unique in that the trail actually goes behind them. I was the first one there and took 3 different compositions, the large format equivalent of spray-and-pray! All are Ilford Delta 100 4x5, souped in Ilfosol-3, 4:15 at 68F, using BTZS tubes (my first time using these and I'm absolutely sold on them!). Scanned using an Epson V700. C&C welcome and appreciated!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/...2a6caec9_o.jpg
Smoky-Mountains005-copy by skiers4life, on Flickr
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Smoky-Mountains006-copy by skiers4life, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/...a80c8808_o.jpg
Smoky-Mountains008-crop-copy by skiers4life, on Flickr
Really like the second one, all nice :)Quote:
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On a Farm, Eastern Oregon
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/
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Beautiful Collection
Thanks StoneNYC and panoral; much appreciated!
Great shots from the Smokies. Haven't been to that waterfall - it's on my list now though! :)
Wonderful collection, Alan. Very well seen and photographed.Quote:
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Certainly worth the early start and hike to get there. Thanks for sharing.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park on my list of places to visit. Your images are a good reason to visit soon !
Any particular time of year best ?
Regards,
Dennis
This is another from my Utah trip. This is the backside of Factory Butte.
Chamonix 4x5, Nikkor M 300, Delta 100, rollo pyro
http://www.harleygoldman.com/images/...ctoryWebLg.jpg
Very nice image. I do like "backside" in general but this one is very majestic even if not on a woman :-)Quote:
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I'll have to add these falls to my list, too.Quote:
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I like the slender threads of water in image #2.
Those soft-sloping contours in the foreground please the eye – I can see why Southeast Utah attracts so many mountain bikers.Quote:
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And what a contrast those contours form with the butte's sharp, jagged crown.
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the kind words!
Thanks Dennis! My favorite time, and probably the most popular time, is in the fall. The color is truly spectacular! There is one major consideration to visiting in the fall though, and that is how crowded the park will be! Weekends are usually MISERABLE due to traffic. Don't let this keep you from visiting though, it just takes a little planning. Try to get there early and if possible on weekdays.Quote:
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The next best time to visit IMO is in the spring around the beginning of May. The park's wildflowers will be in full bloom, and the green of the new leaves is a great color show in its own right. Arriving early is again recommended. For this particular hike, as I was setting out I had the entire park to myself. On the return trip I probably passed 50 people on the trail!
A scene from Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico shot on Kodak Portra 160 4x5 with the Nikkor SW 90mm f/8:
http://karlabbott.smugmug.com/photos...rMdxQpq-X2.jpg
Nice shot Kabbott.. Loving the colours.. Portra 160 is not a film I normally associate with hues like this. Really nice.
Wicked Harley. I drove past Factory Butte 2 years ago but didn't have time to stop. :(
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This one really hits the spot for me, Austin!
Fantastic image.
Lake Road in Smith County, Texas.
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Thanks! In all fairness, I must admit to bumping up the saturation a bit digitally, but not beyond what I felt the scene merited. I think had I shot with Ektar this would have been very close color wise to the original scan.Quote:
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I think you've really captured the essence of this waterfall. Black and white is very fitting for this type of work. Definitely looking forward to heading out and making waterfall images on black and white film -- these images are just further inspiration for that!Quote:
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Here is my first contribution to the board. Please critique as I need all the help I can get!! The image was overexposed and I had to tone it down a bit in lightroom. Still getting the hang of exposures and different films, this is quite the adventure!
Ilford delta 100, Ilford DD-x, nikkor 210w
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Canyon del Muerto last month.
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[QUOTE=johnm;1139788]Here is my first contribution to the board. Please critique as I need all the help I can get!! The image was overexposed and I had to tone it down a bit in lightroom. Still getting the hang of exposures and different films, this is quite the adventure!
Ilford delta 100, Ilford DD-x, nikkor 210w
Thank you for contributing. May i respectfully draw your attention to the middle ground area which presents as out of focus. Perhaps a more refined front tilt, adjustment of focus point and/or stopping down to f45 or greater would have allowed that area to be sharp. A polarizer in strong light is also recommended to reduce the contrast somewhat.
I can not speak to processing but I would add that frequently more detail is discernable in lower light situations.
Good composition. We would enjoy seeing more.
PDM
[QUOTE=pdmoylan;1140120]Yes, Thank you PDM! I got a late start that day and it was quite bright! I had trouble tilting to get that area focused, I think I only stopped to f22, thanks for the advice.Quote:
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Butler Creek at Dean Church Road, Smith County, Texas.
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Filtering Light at Cantwell Cliffs
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Tachihara 8x10 + Schneider 480 f/8.4
FP4+ in Pyrocat HD 1:1.5:100
I like this, and consider it an insightful and novel subject and composition. It would be nice to see it larger or the real image, since much depends on the subtlety of lighting and tonality.Quote:
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Thanks Ken! If you click through the image, it will take you to the Flickr image, which in "view all sizes" will show a much larger jpeg rendering.Quote:
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These spires in the N. Cascades always remind me of the spiked back of Godzilla.
I've used a yellow filter to bring up the yellow larches (it's October) and darken the sky.
My camera is neutral + 35mm front rise, the cliff face ranged from zone 4 to 6.5.
Tachi 4x5
Fuji A 240mm/9 + Lee yellow filter
Ilford FP4+ (in HC-110, dilution B)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan – a full frame scan
Reminds me of the bad guy in the Mario Brothers video game, bowser I think? He was kind of like a turtle with spiky shell or something, I don't exactly remember just that was my first impression.Quote:
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Iran, Qazvin, Alamout, Panoral 45 camera, Super Angulon 90/5.6, Kodak E100VS 4x5in
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Wow!!! That's dreamy!!! Increadibly perfect exposure!
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absolutely terrific, imo, you've handled the 'potential exposure difficulties' terrifically well
regards
andrew
Silo and Tree
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4x5 Delta 100; Xtol 1:2
MGFB Classic; Ansco 130-bzt
Wonderful Bruce