Streaming Light, Cedar Falls
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/545/2...ef015130_c.jpg
Tachihara 8x10 + Schneider Symmar-S 360
Ilford HP5+ in Pyrocat HD 1:1.5:100
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Streaming Light, Cedar Falls
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/545/2...ef015130_c.jpg
Tachihara 8x10 + Schneider Symmar-S 360
Ilford HP5+ in Pyrocat HD 1:1.5:100
Thanks, DevalQuote:
Originally Posted by Deval
Great shot Mat! Seen this this morning on my Flickr feed.
I like how you used some swing to get part of the image out of focus, it gives the light beams a larger focus to the image somehow.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mat4226
that is very nice
Älplisee, Arosa
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/344/1...8010c34e_k.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter
This is calming, did you use any kind of polarizer? The transition of clear water to shiny is interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
Hello Stone - I used only an orange filter; the water and reflection were clear enough not to need a polarising filter.
Very nice pic David, thanks for sharing,
Renato
That's stunning David. Love the clear stones that transition to the smooth water and mountains. Pali
Wonderful image David!
Thank you, Renato, Pali and Jon.
I've had an account for a little while and figure I should share some of the shots I've done with my Chamonix 45F1
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/417/1...3a599b1b_c.jpg
garage by Max Piepenbrink, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/...0132db88_c.jpg
molalla by Max Piepenbrink, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/562/2...98fbf614_c.jpgfish sign by Max Piepenbrink, on Flickr
Portra 400 for the color and Ilford HP5+ for the B&W
Very nice Max!!
love that garage shot Max!
Intimate landscapes I prefer to grand landscapes (perhaps due to them being more available, perhaps due to some Eliot Porter influence). This is with my 7.25" verito in the woods next to my house. fp4+ in pyrocat hd. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...=1#post1255316 shows the general scene I was working in.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/323/2...ca7f85a4_c.jpgimg310 by Jason Philbrook, on Flickr
Rainy Morning, Old Man's Cave Trail (Hocking Hills, Ohio)
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5794/...d1524e05_c.jpg
Tachihara 8x10 + Schneider Super Symmar XL 150
Ilford HP5+ in Pyrocat HD 1:1.5:100
Nice shadow detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by mat4226
Were you using the CF with this?
Normally I try to avoid using the CF due to the reciprocity of Ilford FP4 & HP5, but I think in this shot I did use it, hence the super long exposure time.Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneNYC
My jaw drops at the wonderful work whenever I enter this thread. I usually avoid it because it is overwhelming and soooo much good stuff to look at. That and I get so backlogged, there is just too many images to comment on them, because I end up loving 10-20 of them!
Keep it up everyone. Always inspired.
That little cascade flowing across the sedimentary rock is beautiful. The light through the trees has not blown out either - did you use N-1, or N-2 to achieve this?Quote:
Originally Posted by mat4226
By the way, what's the CF you mention?
Last week we did some off-trail hiking and scrambling to get to the face of the glacier in this photograph - the Feegletscher - which is the source of the Fee-Vispe river, and which is a tributary of the mighty Rhône. The degree to which this glacier has retreated, even in the last five or so years, is astonishing;
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5735/...ba190b15_h.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter
Hey David, I chalk-up the highlight retention in this image to the Pyrocat HD (N processing) and careful levels control while scanning. The CF = center filter, something that's great for precise work to avoid vignetting on 8x10 with the Schneider Super Symmar XL 150.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
I found this image from 2005 lurking in my archive. I was wandering around the Buttermilk Country in the Sierra on a quiet Autumn morning.
http://www.prestonbirdwellphotograph...1-2-lg-Web.jpg
Tachihara 4x5
180mm Fujinon
Astia 100F
There surely is some really fine work posted here!
--P
Wow!Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/...a648b946_c.jpg
getaway by Max Piepenbrink, on Flickr
Edit: ah, excuse my indiscretion, I see now there is an old things thread that this would be most appropriate for.
Lovely stuff Preston. The sense of depth and soft light on the mountain peaks is really nice. Dawn?Quote:
Originally Posted by Preston
I spent a couple of days there on our honeymoon but not with a serious camera. Would love to go back.
Thanks Adam! Yes, this was dawn. A 15 second exposure on Astia--fortunately, there was no wind. The silence was profound. It is lovely country.
--P
Thanks Mat. I like the staining developers for the reason you mention, and I find it's easier to control the highlights while having a full tonal range in the image, and hence avoiding N-1 or N-2 compression in the development. I've been using Xtol recently, but have already decided to revert to PMK Pyro when I've used up the current batch. And thanks for the explanation of the centre filter acronym - I should have picked that up, d'oh.Quote:
Originally Posted by mat4226
And thanks, appletree, for your kind comment.
Feegletscher, Saas-Fee
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/599/2...f2a6c3c3_h.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter
It's rarely a good idea to shoot into the sun, but I didn't have much choice as there was a high risk of rock and icefall and we couldn't stay long. I wish I had developed this in something like PMK Pyro, however, in order to tame the contrast.
WOW, beautiful shot and persrective!
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
Thanks stradibarrius. I took a few more shots at that location, with the idea of creating a panoramic image. This is where I've got to so far, and it's the first time I've knitted two 4x5 images together - it's far from perfect, but there's some potential here, imo. Next time, I might take vertical rather than horizontal images, for example;
Älplisee panoramic
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5752/...767c77fd_h.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter (for both images)
David, this is a fantastic series of images... I'd dash of to the mountains at once seeing your shots..
Thanks andreios - I really appreciate your comment. I'm looking forward to getting back to some higher altitude hiking in the couple of months we have left before the snow arrives. Here is one last one from the most recent visit;
Feegletscher, with Dom in the background
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Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter
Cross-post from "Images of mistakes" thread - it is a mistake, but I like it nevertheless...
Shot with Chamonix 5×8" and Meyer Trioplan 260mm f:4.5 lens (without shutter) on 5×7" sheet of Adox CHS 25, developed in Rodinal. Full frame.
Hiked a 70 pound pack 1100' down into Linville Gorge for this... made 6 exposures and this is the only one I felt was worth keeping. Maybe I'll have a higher hit rate next time, if I can talk my legs into carrying it all down there again.
Attachment 138574
Modified Speed Graphic, either a 90mm Raptar or a 210 Caltar-S, can't remember. Probably the 210 judging by the perspective. Arista ULTRA Edu 100, F/32ish and something around 15s. Rodinal 1:50 in MOD54, scanned on Epson 4990.
Yea I took 80lbs into the Grand Canyon a few years back for 8 days and realized the best shots were from the top (or halfway down) Haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by themicahmachine
But keep at it! You'll learn which lenses you don't need and maybe make your kit lighter next time.
Thanks, Stone. I've already decided to pare down the kit... Next time there will be no dark cloth (I have a t-shirt), two fewer lenses, half the film holders, and I'm considering ditching the light meter. If only I could get the camera and tripod weight down a bit...Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneNYC
Don't ditch the light meter... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by themicahmachine
Yeah I'm tank developing 6 sheets at a time, so I can't really zone system properly. I'm usually just trying to hit somewhere in the middle to preserve detail in both highlights and shadows, then getting the contrast right after scanning. Sacrilege I know, but it really removes the need for a spot meter. Incident and the matrix meter between my ears is good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneNYC
I think finding the film / developer combination that will give you a full tonal range, effectively covering N-0.5to N+0.5, is important, as this should cover the majority of circumstances. Then, finding the settings for N-1 / N-1.5 may well cover most of the rest. Only rarely do I need N+1. Obviously this all depends on your style of photography, and what you're trying to achieve, but using the zone system in batches of 6 sheets for development is possible, imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by themicahmachine
Here comes one without the "ghost" image:
http://www.vasina.net/wp-content/gal...x8-121_web.jpg
Grove (without ghosts)
Added to my "Serene Landscape" series.
Shot with Chamonix 5×8" camera and Schneider Xenar 210mm f:4.5 lens on 5×8" sheet of Adox CHS 25, developed in Rodinal (Foma R09 variant). Full frame.
Don't know if i would venture out without the light meter ,they are pretty light anyway , most times i can work it out between my ears as you say ,But not always particularly in new environments , The forrest floor is darker in New zealand than the bush shade in Australia for example . Took eight 8x10 shots this morning4 will be N-1 and 4 will be N , I have coloured stickers i put on the dark slide to tell me which yellow =N red = N-1 There are other colours for N-2 N+1 , I rarely use N+2 so no colour for this , So to cut a long story short , For my situation this morning 8 sheets In your six sheet tank you need to do two runs anyway for eight sheets 4 sheets at N-1 and 4 at N . Now i am rambling , All i'm saying is don't cull the lightQuote:
Originally Posted by Tristan Joyce
meter!!
:)The above refers to this post not tristans reply , Looks confusing!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by themicahmachine
http://www.vasina.net/wp-content/gal...-122-c_web.jpg
Field path
Also added to my "Serene Landscape" series.
Shot with Chamonix 5×8" and Meyer Trioplan 260mm f:4.5 lens on 5×8" sheet of Adox CHS 25, developed in Rodinal (Foma R09 variant).
Woah. Love the mountain detail in the back right corner of the image. Great work. Do you have a site or flickr?Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
Stupid question, I'm sure, but curious why your negatives have a almost toned look to them? Is it the Rodinal, the film, the post processing, etc?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Vasina
Johnathon, it's postprocessing. Since I don't have a real darkroom and scan all my negatives, I have settled to do a kind of sepia toning for this portfolio during finishing my work on each image. I save a plain grayscale version and also a toned one for each image.
Ahh, ok. Did not know if it was something I wasn't aware of. Regardless, very nice.
Keep up the great work Jiri.
Lonesome Sentinel, Sonora Pass
http://www.prestonbirdwellphotograph...-lg-rw-Web.jpg
Tachihara 4x5
180mm Fujinon
Astia 100F
Lovely work everyone!
--P
Here's my first home processed slide film (or color film for that matter). I used the Arista Rapid E-6 kit to develop it.
Just a shot of one of the lakes in my town.
Taken with a Zone VI 4x5 camera and Fujinon W 125mm F5.6 lens, using a 2 stop graduated ND filter. Shot on Velvia 100 and processed with Arista E-6 chemicals.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/652/2...0499762e_o.jpgLake Loveland - Velvia - 4x5 by Andrew Marjama, on Flickr
I'll add more as I have time to scan in the slides. I developed 6 sheets at once in a Jobo Daylight tank.