Large Format Landscapes

I love Clingman's Dome! I need to go back. I want to camp there or something. Are some of the foreground trees still stripped bare and bone-white? When I went up there I had just bought my first 4x5, a Toyo GII monorail, which is 12 pounds by itself. I hauled that sucker up the trail with a huge tripod and big bag full of lenses and doodads. Boy was that stupid! I got home and started shopping for a field camera :). Here's an image from up there.

Anyway, here's my favorite shot from my trip to Lula Lake Falls. This will definitely be printed nice and big I think. It might not be visible on screen at this resolution, but there are some wispy, low-level clouds above the falls that I'll try to burn in when I print it. A few minutes later the sun came out - but the lighting was harsh and I'm not sure if I could've gotten a good image (though a sunburst through the trees would be nice, maybe next time).

Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, TMX, FX-39:

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/pho...ake-9247ss.jpg

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Originally Posted by Corran

my favorite shot from my trip to Lula Lake Falls.

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That is nice--the boulder in the foreground really makes the shot, I think...one thing that jumped out at me yesterday is that there's just no substitute for movements in that environment. Given world enough and time, I keep thinking that a Walker Titan 5x7 (and throw in the 6x17 back while you're at it) might be the ultimate "back of beyond" solution if you could get by with movements just on the front standard and not need too long of lenses.

At any rate, a nice view from the Dome--I'm afraid our "ghost forests" only increase in size these days...the Fraser firs in this case, and now great swaths of hemlocks in the mid to low elevations. Still a beautiful part of the world to explore, though...:)

Thanks! Yes the small boulder in the front, along with the cascade peaking out behind, made the shot for me.

Personally I don't shoot 5x7, nor am I inclined to. However a 5x7 camera with appropriate 4x5 back + 6x17 back is interesting for sure. Check out the post in the "Lounge" about a 3D-printed 6x14 camera made by a forum member though, for an alternative for panoramic imaging.

Perhaps this spring I'll find some time to camp up in the Smokies...

Wet plate collodion (on aluminum) made this morning, before the Oregon fog burned off.
Deardorff + Symmar-S 240, 15 seconds exposure at f8.5, using John Coffer's Old Workhorse collodion formula.

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This one is great Paul.

Interesting shot, Bryan.
The composition works so nicely with the subject matter.
Also the movement in the water is quite lovely.

Dennis

Thanks Dennis!

Came upon this scene while hiking back to my car Saturday. This was under a rock ledge, with lots of icicles melting and a ton of broken-off icicles on the ground. The sun had come out and indirectly illuminated the moss and ice, sparkling in the reflections. But the direct light was coming in fast so I had to make the photo quick. I had my 8 3/4" Verito on the camera and didn't have time to switch, which made me almost not bother, but then I considered how the scene would look with soft-focus. To me there is a "magical" look to this, and reminds me of some fantasy movies shot with this effect, I think from diffusion in front of the lens.

http://www.garrisaudiovisual.com/pho...ake-9252ss.jpg

This was from a recent trip to BigBend Tx.
Zone VI 4x5 120mm lens
TMax 100 HC110

bill2424, very nice Big Bend photo.