Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by dperez

[IMG]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/13280673475_8362403832_b.jpg
Mustard Canyon, Death Valley National Park, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Kodak Ektascan B/RA CRT X-ray Film, Development by inspection in a tray, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, Bronze toned in CS4.

This one has a lot of tiny white spots (grain?), not sure what caused it, I don't see it as much in other negatives that I've made of the same film. I will do some testing. At first, I thought it might be related to the exposure length, as this was a 3-4 minute exposure, but I've ruled that out.

-DP

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Daniel,

Nice couple of images, and I especially like the second one. I have not been to Mustard Canyon. I will have to look for it next trip. Nice image making!

A scan of a negative that wasn't exposed very well:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/1...21b33bee_c.jpg
by Jeffery D Ross, on Flickr

Alvord Playa, Oregon

Chamonix 45N-2
Tri-X

What's wrong with it?

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Originally Posted by ross

A scan of a negative that wasn't exposed very well:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/1...21b33bee_c.jpg
by Jeffery D Ross, on Flickr

Alvord Playa, Oregon

Chamonix 45N-2
Tri-X

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Originally Posted by ross

A scan of a negative that wasn't exposed very well:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/1...21b33bee_c.jpg
by Jeffery D Ross, on Flickr

Alvord Playa, Oregon

Chamonix 45N-2
Tri-X

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Beautiful!!

And Randy, I think he means it won't print well but was able to scan it and correct digitally, but will be a pain to print...

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Originally Posted by StoneNYC

Beautiful!!

And Randy, I think he means it won't print well but was able to scan it and correct digitally, but will be a pain to print...

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Thanks! And your exactly right.

Ross, I am not picking on your beautiful image, but this is an example of never really knowing what the actual film and print looked like before it is put through the digital wringer and shown on screen.

I find it all very confusing.

However, I am a minority opinion and please ignore my distress. Yes, I have seen before and after many times on screen, and I prefer before...

It is a wonderful image!

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Originally Posted by ross

Thanks! And your exactly right.

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Originally Posted by Sheld

Where can I buy large format prints or poster-prints? I know how to buy Ansel Adams prints; I bought Moonrise over Hernandez. But how would I search for large format prints by others? For example, could I find large format prints by Brett Weston? What would the price range be?
- Sheldon

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fleabay

dperez #8357. Good work under sub-optimal sky conditions. Sad to say, the first reaction I had to the foreground was ...Jabba the Hut. ;) I would try to lighten the foreground a tad. The film reminds me of old mostly-blue-sensitive photos - is x ray film effectively orthochromatic? I like the #8358 photo even better, with its wider range of tonalities. I rather like the Foot of Man in the lower left corner - subtle, but reminds the viewer that the subject is huge and the viewer is small.

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

What's wrong with it?

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I entirely agree with Randy.....................what is there not to appreciate with this...........?

strikes me as a very very bright day and captured really well

andrew

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Originally Posted by Andrew Plume

I entirely agree with Randy.....................what is there not to appreciate with this...........?

strikes me as a very very bright day and captured really well

andrew

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Thanks Randy and Andrew. In order to get some detail in the cabin in the trees I ended up really overexposing the sky. Had I known at the time about N-2 development I might of planned for that. I can't really print the negative in the darkroom. I was able to scan the negative and "fix" it somewhat in Lightroom. Incidentally, after this shot i walked out to the edge of the Playa and took a better exposed shot looking back in the other direction. I was able to print this negative in the darkroom:

[IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8...a065bfbd_c.jpg Homestead and Spring, Alvord Playa, OR by Jeffery D Ross, on Flickr[/IMG]