Thanks, David, your view is interesting.
Vaughn
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Thanks, David, your view is interesting.
Vaughn
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Scan-110411-0002 by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
Schneider's angulon 90/6.8 on Meridian 45b, tilted, swinged.. (yes, i went a bit too far on movements here, but oh well :)). Fuji's ACROS
It's cool, David. I was pushing it by offering a critique when none was asked for, so I understand where you are coming from. I am taking quite a liberty by manipulating Tri's image.
We all approach images, and composition, from different places, and I did find your observations to be of interest. For example, I thought my cropping actually increased "the extrapolation of the road into the sky" rather than decreased it...by eliminating the visual competition of the other bits of sky on the right side of the image. But I accept your judgement as equally valid.
And I found it interesting that my cropping seemed to create another element that was not evident or perhaps just not as strong in the original -- and that is the path of light that goes from the left to the right under the top portions of the palms. But the square is inherently a more stable, static format...which I took to be what you meant by "sterile".
But as I stated earlier, I cropped it merely to demo what happens to the center when one changes the sides. I did not intended to create a "better" image. A similar (and perhaps better) demo would have to just crop the right about the same amount as I cropped the left, but I consciously avoided making the stubby rectangle of the 8x10 even more stubby, and went for the square format I love (a bias I have from having learned photo with a Rolleiflex).
Yours, Vaughn
Dear Vaughn, David,
No worries . Critic is good and I appreciated your time and suggestion. I mainly focused to capture the palm leaves details, tree trunk repetition in this scene but overlooked to cropped half of the tree on one side bby mistake . Problem will be solved once I matted the print.
I've tried to come back after class with my 14x17 for a vertical shot but couldn't make it in time.
The Carbon print is pretty. The relief is outstanding especially the leaves and the tree trunks.
Thanks
I hope to make it down your way to see your work someday, Tri. I was disappointed that I missed yours and Jim's show. I can see where the image would be very suitable for the carbon process!
I am looking forward to Jim's visit next month and seeing his latest work and hisnewly built 14x17!
I made a couple 14x17 negatives last week -- but only photograms of fern fronds, I'm afraid!
Yours, Vaughn
Vaughn, I once had a guy tell me at Inspiration Point in Yosemite that I did not want to look at the GG on his 8x10. Well we all know what happens when you do that. I love my 11x14 but last night I developed my first 14x17 negatives and all I can say is wow! The negatives have great presence is all I can say. Going to make my first 14x17 carbons tonight. Great image size.
David, Zaitz> thank you for your words!
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Thank you . Cheers Gary
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Yosemite National Park, CA
4x5 Arca-Swiss, 90mm Schneider Symmar-S f/8 lens, Provia 100F QL. Converted to B&W via CS3.
This shot was salvaged from essentially a crap original. I had the camera positioned kind of high, and so I didn't notice the lens shade had obstructed the top portion of the field of view. I used provia and a warming filter (Heliopan KR3), but the warming filter did next to nothing (the image still has a strong blue cast). Next time I will use Astia, which has become my slide film of choice in recent months.
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Yosemite National Park, CA
4x5 Arca-Swiss, 150mm f/5.6 Schneider Symmar-S lens, Provia 100F QL. Converted to B&W & bronze toned in CS3.
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Yosemite National Park, CA
4x5 Arca-Swiss, 210mm 5.6 Symmar-S Schneider lens, Provia 100F QL. Converted to B&W & bronze toned in CS3.
Very nice set of images!
Nice Yosemite work Daniel - I'm partial to the last one in particular.
I miss Yosemite, and I can't help but get jealous whenever I see Yosemite photos posted here. :)
Uncle Earl would be jealous!
I like the way Vaughn cropped Tri's image. It works better. Simpler and it gets rid of that pesky Palm tree on the left edge.
landscape of the South Ukrainian
Linhof Master Technika, Fomapan 100 9x12 , dev. in D-76 1:1, 8 min in Jobo, Super Angulon 5,6/90mm at f/32, ND8 and Polarizing filters
Imperial Dunes - Nightfall
5X7 - 305 G Claron
Efke PL 100 - Pyrocat HD
JandC Nuance - MAS Amidol
Magical Morning...Colorado.
Ice Covered Forest, Tettegouche State Park, MN - Tachihara 4x5, Fujinon 90mm f8, Kodak Tmax 100 in Xtol 1:1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...oucheSP-11.jpg
Joel, for lack of a better word: JESUS!
wow.
Wow, Joel, that's great!
Man, I almost hate to follow Joel's incredible image, but somebody has to I suppose.
Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/...9bb0385b_b.jpg
Almost an abstract, great atmosphere.
Wow, I missed the whole autumn season here due to a recent injury and so jealous of such an amazing display of colors.
Great work.
Very interesting image Joel
The relatively low contrast makes a really attractive scene. Nice patterns.
Imperial Dunes
5X7 - 305 G Claron
Efke Pl 100 - Pyrocat HD
JandC Nuance - MAS Amidol
Very nice Donald.
Awesome shot Joel!
One from a few months ago. Velvia 100 Xenar 135mm
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6814/img271a.jpg
Crater El Colorado. Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate.
Negative: BN45.0336C, Date: Spring 2010
Camera: Cambo SC 4x5
Objetive: Fujinon 210mm
Film: Kodak Tri-X Pan
Exposition: 1/4 sec. ƒ32
Filter: -
Outfitters in Canyon de Chelly
Zone VI 4x5, Tri-x
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- JC
Some very nice images here. This is a recent carbon print from my trip to Yosemite after the big storm in late March. Shot on Efke-25.
Joel, awesome image! I've shot similiar subjects, but never have got anything as nice as yours! Congrats!