Large Format Landscapes

Outstanding photograph Jerry Bodine!

Thanks Vaughn & McCoy. That place is like a cathedral to me. Great subjects in any direction. I was very involved in the effort to get it officially designated as a Wilderness, and it finally happened in 1976. I also did the same shot in color with Ektachrome/E3, but it didn't have nearly the impact as b&w.

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/ima...018-10-02E.jpg
Massachusetts, October 2018
Sinar P, 150mm Rodenstock APO Sironar-S
4x5 Ilford FP4 Plus, D-23

Ken, that's a beauty. The inversion of the triangular road in the patch sky, for example, is just the kind of compositional thoroughness that distinguishes artists of your caliber. Also seen in the inverse directional echo of the single arching dead branch in the foreground in the two farther down the road. Of course, the little note of light way down the road is perfect, sort of like the sound of a triangle in an orchestra.

I almost always recognize an image by you before I see the name. You have a special feeling for tonality, and also a lovely color. It seems to be selenium toning. Do you have a single paper you prefer, or several from which you choose, depending on the image?

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Ken, that's a beauty. The inversion of the triangular road in the patch sky, for example, is just the kind of compositional thoroughness that distinguishes artists of your caliber. Also seen in the inverse directional echo of the single arching dead branch in the foreground in the two farther down the road. Of course, the little note of light way down the road is perfect, sort of like the sound of a triangle in an orchestra.

I almost always recognize an image by you before I see the name. You have a special feeling for tonality, and also a lovely color. It seems to be selenium toning. Do you have a single paper you prefer, or several from which you choose, depending on the image?

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Thank you very much. I was lucky to stumble on that scene.

The images I post here are toned digitally: see How to Tone Monochrome Images with Photoshop and GIMP

I currently scan my negatives and make inkjet prints using Piezography Pro: see http://www.kennethleegallery.com/htm...x.php#PiezoPro.

No surprise to you, I originally wanted to emulate the look of Paul Strand's images.

My current inkjet prints look a lot like my 1970's prints on Selenium-Toned Portriga Rapid. There are few current prints at the bottom of this page: Printing Custom Paper Sizes in Print-Tool 2 They are iPhone photos of prints, so the color is a bit exaggerated, but they convey the basic look.

http://www.kennethleegallery.com/ima...004-09-07Q.jpg
Massachusetts, September 2004
Arca-Swiss Explorer, 240mm Fujinon A
4x5 TMY, D-76

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http://www.kennethleegallery.com/ima...018-10-02E.jpg
Massachusetts, October 2018
Sinar P, 150mm Rodenstock APO Sironar-S
4x5 Ilford FP4 Plus, D-23

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Outstanding, Ken. Time and place are palpable.

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Half Dome

Taken in ~1989 on TMAX 100. Cambo 4x5. Negative needed some work as I didn't have a split neutral density filter in those days.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1974/...83fa193d_z.jpg

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This is very nice.

Jeju Korea, Lotus 5x7, Hermagis Aplanatigmat 210mm f6.8, HP5+

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1957/...650df3c2_h.jpg

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Originally Posted by Rick50

Half Dome

Taken in ~1989 on TMAX 100. Cambo 4x5. Negative needed some work as I didn't have a split neutral density filter in those days.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1974/...83fa193d_z.jpg

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I love this!
You have controlled the tones wonderfully.