Looking down from an old fire tower in the swamp.
Just enjoying my day off yesterday.
Schneider 90mm f/5.6 XL, 1-stop soft GND, Portra 160NC:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...bay-1368ss.jpg
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Looking down from an old fire tower in the swamp.
Just enjoying my day off yesterday.
Schneider 90mm f/5.6 XL, 1-stop soft GND, Portra 160NC:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...bay-1368ss.jpg
Nice to have access to such a great vantage point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corran
It's okay but not the best for (interesting) photos. You can't get anywhere - this whole area has no way to reach it and it's too deep to wade through. That boardwalk is a very small outcropping from the main walking area which has chicken wire protecting it as this is also where the alligators are frequently (I saw two yesterday) - sometimes they sun right on that walkway. The wildlife management area is actually just a flight zone and bombing range for the air force base (which is just to the left of this image, about a half mile away). Here is a shot from a different direction:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...bay-1372ss.jpg
So you can see it's more or less all the same! When the sandhill cranes are migrating though it's a good place for birding.
The boardwalk that gets to the tower is about a 1/2 mile and is mostly just walls of cypress and pine with little visual interest. I tried a forced perspective image yesterday by tilting the camera down and using as much front rise as I could get out of it, but it wasn't all that great. This shows the wall of trees though:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...bay-1371ss.jpg
Occasionally smaller things jump out at me like the lilypad photo I posted elsewhere. But generally this area has gotten dull for me. I know it probably looks exotic to someone not from around here but it's certainly worn thin for me. The closest state park is another 30 miles up the road and is kind of similar, really small and just a boardwalk in the forest. There are some nice coastlines in GA/FL but they are 2-3 hours away from me unfortunately! The local river and flooding has been of more interest to me though.
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/...pstm6pai28.jpg
Shen Hao TZ45IIB, Ilford HP5, Fujinon 210mm SWD.
Super high contrast scene. Stand developing did me a lot of favors here.
I think I'm going to avoid shooting into the sun for a while. Wind/snow/ice was brutal. My pants legs got wet and froze stiff. I really need to stop chasing light. I should have a shot in mind prior and then wait for the light.
Rocky Mountain National Park.
1897 Ak-sar-ben Camera - Schneider G-Claron 210mm - f/45 - Ilford Delta 100 - 8x10 Film - HC 110 1+100 - Unaltered Negative Scan
Delta dark tones are so pleasing! C+C welcome
http://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/52/37...505cfb.640.jpg
I'd have lots of fun shooting thin DOF with a longish lens like an aero ektar or triplet or tessar of the moss on the trees which could be moody (like https://www.flickr.com/photos/37385617@N00/ ) if exposed erring on the side of gloom. or closeups of lilypads and small trees/branches sticking out of the water. And maybe some holga color at sunset or soft focus on a drizzly day or flowering times to make some impressionist pointillism with color film, full of mood or madness. I like intimate landscapes, and it does present quite a challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corran
No don't stop! This is wonderful! I love the aperture reflections and yet no separate corner flare, very well angled. Would love to have seen a panoramic shot of just the mountains without the rocks in the foreground as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zndrson
Delta and snow works well for me as well, and nice rich dark tones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Holdenrichards
Yes, those tones in the river are very nice. The lighting for the overcast day was actually a help here. Nice capture.
No don't stop. Its one of the more challenging scenarios we face - I've seen a number of potential shots "into the sun" that looked great to my eye, but I couldn't quite capture it properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zndrson
Absolutely stand helps compensate, so does temperaure. Take some full sun photos and stand develop as normal in 1/2 refrigerated water 1/2 room tempQuote:
Originally Posted by Zndrson
nice photo!
THanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmarmck
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneNYC
Wow! What is that?? It's awesome! I also love the tree on the left, would love to see that as its own image as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by RHITMrB
C-41 film?
Portra 400 as (almost) always :)Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneNYC
It's a church: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_...orge,_Lalibela
Gamble barn in Dryden Ontario.
Photo taken with a Toyo 810G using Ilford Delta 100 b&w film.
The lighting was fairly flat at the time, partly overcast sky and -6C. Still a little chilly to be handling metal with bare hands for very long.
The film was tray developed in HC-110 dilution 'B' for 7 mins, 15 seconds at 17.5 C.
Not happy with the resulting scan - not sure if the problem is purely a developing or scanning issue. I do see some developing issues but for the life of me, I can't get a good scan (Epson V700).
First time Ive used 8x10 film in this camera, and first time I believe that I have used Delta 100.
Gamble Barn:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/...b07c9f02_b.jpg
^^^ Looks great to me, Derek.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Old-N-Feeble
Thanks - seriously not happy with the resulting scan lol. I uploaded it to my web site, the trees look terrible.even on this site with my screen they dont look great.
First time ive loaded 8x10 film in this camera - i.will.not.give.up! Im bound and determined to shot lots of (sheet) film this summer! If it ever gets here - shot this today. Im not happy with the sky - and i rarely am. not sure if its how i develop or agitate or what but im rarely happy with my skies.
I need to make myself a checklist as to what I need to take with me - I forgot my loupe.
D'oh.
What bothers you about the trees... shadow detail... local contrast? I can't help with scanning but I'm sure someone here can help.
the tree in the middle of the frame - needed lots of ps work to bump the contrast to get it close to the trees on the right. overall contrast lacked as well, imo. ya shadow detail isnt the best considering the lighting.
I shoot certain subjects a lot - with different films, cameras, lenses, lighting conditions - I find this a good test, and this barn is one of those subjects. Every once in a while though, and its happening more the last week or so - the scan just - well, sucks. rescanning doesnt help. scan a dif neg and zero issues. I dont have any history with Delta 100 so not sure if im doing something wrong during the scanning process or not. Or if its due to the negative and how it was developed.
I tray develop my 4x5 negatives and I guess also my 8x10s now.
Couple lines from what I think was how the water sheeted off (placed it back into the wash to try again, same result/ same place even though i used photo flo - odd lol), one line lower right corner in the snow, other lines to the left of the barn - there is a horizontal line mid frame but that was from the clouds.
At this time, I only have HC-110 or Rodinal for developer. Maybe HC-110 isnt the best for this emulsion?
As frustrated as I am - as mentioned: i wont give up. This is part of shooting film. making mistakes, and hopefully learning from them so I wont make those mistakes again. I just recently acquired this camera and I am super excited to get it out in the field.
The more I look at the image here, the more im liking it.
Derek
Derek it's a nice image to my eye. It could be, even with the flat lighting, the development time delivered higher than intended contrast. There's a fair amount of white snow in the frame. I generally stand develop in dilute developer, giving more exposure. I would have done that, if I had made this image. Having said that, I like what you have presented.
Believe it or not, I've found Rodinal to be the ideal developer for Delta100 for me,Try it ;) however I'm using Rotary processing not tray.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek Kennedy
A friend of mine he shoots mainly E6 will sometimes do the almost digital thing and expose for the sky on a separate exposure and blend .(i do it as well when grads can't be used ) And even though B&W film has far more dynamic range , Winter skies with no detail can present a problemQuote:
Originally Posted by Derek Kennedy
Attachment 130401
Here's one from last week that I shot up near Payson, Arizona. This is on a Shen Hao with a 90mm Caltar.
Not much you can do for contrast on gray snowy days aside from contrast adjustment. Keep going back in different sunshine situations.
chassis: thanks for the comments - Ive never tried stand development with sheet film yet. didnt think it would work too well with sheets?? figured they might start to float to the top or something. Ive used stand when developing 35mm and I think 120 as well and liked the results. I could try it with sheet, might try it with 4x5 first though. one thing i like about stand is that you dont have to worry too much about the temps. add the dev, come back an hour later (or whatever).
stoneNYC: I will try Rodinal next sheet for sure. I love using HC-110 and Rodinal as both are so cheap to use - drawing out what little you need.
jp: no you are correct - not much you can do with the flat lighting. As I mentioned previously, I like going to the same subjects to test different films, cameras, lenses etc and of course different lighting conditions. The next week should be pretty nice out (for us, at this time of year) so i wont mind making another trip out to the barn.
I dont mind making mistakes - if Im able to learn from them (although I really hate losing the image lol), its part of the fun of film photography for me. But sometimes, I just get frustrated.
Wow! very coolQuote:
Originally Posted by RHITMrB
Thank you all very much for so kind comments on my previous photo.
I'm not sure if this one is failed or OK.
I visualized this three icebergs as sharp, fuzzier and blurred. But, obviously, I undersestimated the river and tripod stability.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7629/...d7aca6be_z.jpg
Passage in time by JaZ99wro, on Flickr
Graflex 4x5
Caltar N-II 150/5.6
TMY-2
1200 seconds exposure time
Jaz99, I really love your pictures of Iceland. It's a place I have been wanting to visit for quite some time. My wife and I have scheduled our honeymoon over there, and hopefully it will happen some day.
Anyway, here's one much closer from home:
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8709/...669c9043_o.jpgBalanced Rock by L'Eidolon, on Flickr
Lots of movements from the front standard to get everything in focus. Quite challenging for a composition that is probably a classic view of this rock.
Thank you :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Myxine
This is cool image. Funny, my wife and I are planning our anniversary in US south west ;-)
If you have any questions regarding Iceland, just post me a message.
That's still pretty awesome, I would love to have the opportunity to photograph moving icebergs, that's freaking just incredible, in my lifetime if I had the opportunity to see such a thing I'll be excited, let alone photograph it.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaZ99
Myxine. Nice photos you've been posting. It looks like your a fan of Big Bend.
This isn't quite the composition I wanted but I was actually in danger of getting swept away. This is the Withlacoochee River when it was cresting last month. Forgot about this shot and just developed it last night. Anyway I was wading and at this point was holding myself against the current and couldn't go any further without getting deeper, which was not a good idea. The tripod was rocking in the water unless I held it down. The specular highlights were so bright I had trouble seeing the ground glass from the brightness, so I missed the encroaching tree on the upper right. That tree in the center is usually right next to a boat launch ramp, which you can't see any of, since it's all underwater (I am standing in the "road").
Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, TMX, Acufine:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...ale-1464ss.jpg
I think this is very well done. I enjoy your composition and lighting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corran
This is excellent! One of your best (IMHO) nice capture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corran
Thanks. It's always interesting to see what people like comparatively.
I like this style Corran!
That is really nice Corran.
Pali
Thank you Scott!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Schroeder
Indeed, I was really impressed with Big Bend. It had been a long time I had not been there, and first time with good climatic conditions - last time was in the summer: terrible heat
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/...psxledzm5w.jpg
From Sunday in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Isaac, this is quite a wonderful travelogue you are putting together for us! Do you have a blog somewhere, or have you ever given a little background to this excursion which has taken you quite a ways from your Oregon home? (I rather like this image especially because it contains those moving goats (?) and the vast majority of our LF images are entirely static.)
what lens?Quote:
Originally Posted by RHITMrB
Thanks! They are, in fact, goats. I don't have a blog, just a Flickr photostream and this Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhitmr...57648439719383Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Lewin
Nikkor-SW 90mm f/8. It's in the tags on Flickr, as always :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidBon
You've got some great photos on your flickr Isaac, nice work. It seems like you do a lot of work with your Nikkor 135mm f/5.6. I have been thinking about getting this lens (I have several other Nikkors) but have been somewhat dissuaded by the mixed reviews. How do you like its performance compared to your 90mm f/8 and 300mm f/9?
I don't know where you're seeing negative reviews but for my purposes it's been just fine. It's not as sharp as the other two you mentioned, but the Nikkor-SW 120mm f/8 I recently picked up would have been a lot more weight to carry around Ethiopia :)
What an interesting photo. I am struck by the implication of heat and dry. The harshness of the light helps. The haze actually makes this work.
I find the bushes interesting in that some are vertical and some perpendicular to the slope, weird.
As for the 8/90 Nikkor, just be glad it is not the 5.6. ;)
Your flickr leads to another site, it's inactive, then?Quote:
Originally Posted by RHITMrB
What do you mean? My site seems to be working for myself and others.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurtdriver