Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by Frank Petronio

You know, there are a few good ones in this thread. But don't you guys ever get freaking bored of empty rocky places devoid of life? It's kind of creepy and apocalyptic, all these lonely B&Ws look like the end of the world... scenes from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" or a MadMax movie.

I mean a little litter would be nice, a person, an animal even... it would break the spell. Otherwise it feels like that Twilight Zone episode where there is nobody left on Earth except for the one guy, who happens to be a photographer.

People and critters are part of the landscape too! Thank goodness Peter did something like this:

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Well, Frank, what would you have us do? Interject animals and people into landscapes where none exist?...perhaps Photoshop in a few yaks or llamas? We keep trying to get you east coast folks to come out and experience life in a new and refreshing way...but thus far there are few that want to leave the rat infested and polluted environs.

Easy answer. As the thru hikers say: hike your own hike.

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Originally Posted by Frank Petronio

You know, there are a few good ones in this thread. But don't you guys ever get freaking bored of empty rocky places devoid of life? It's kind of creepy and apocalyptic, all these lonely B&Ws look like the end of the world... scenes from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" or a MadMax movie.

I mean a little litter would be nice, a person, an animal even... it would break the spell. Otherwise it feels like that Twilight Zone episode where there is nobody left on Earth except for the one guy, who happens to be a photographer.

People and critters are part of the landscape too! Thank goodness Peter did something like this:

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I don't think so. I think the lack of people is one thing that makes them better.

I truly believe that a lot of the folks who post to this thread, and I'll include myself in the group, enjoy the solitude and the silence of those rocky, lonesome places, and in fact find solace and comfort there.

Many years ago I spent a summer climbing in the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru. One evening, on the glacier below the west face of Yerupaja, I sat on the ice outside the tent and looked up at the sky. It was long after sunset and there was a faint glow there. It took me a minute to realize that this was the light from stars that could not be seen individually, and the silence was so profound as to be indescribable.

It was quite comforting, actually, to not be burdened with the trappings of our mechanized society, and to just be. Perhaps we are seeking and finding a similar experience that we attempt to portray in our photographs of these lonesome places.

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Originally Posted by Frank Petronio

... don't you guys ever get freaking bored of empty rocky places devoid of life? It's kind of creepy and apocalyptic, all these lonely B&Ws look like the end of the world... scenes from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" or a MadMax movie.

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People and critters are part of the landscape too! Thank goodness Peter did something like this:

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Not sure exactly what Peter did, but dont feed the troll ! :p

Cheers

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Originally Posted by Ken Lee

- Excellent -

thanks!

8x10 ?

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noooo, a modest F1/F2 with 110XL on 4x5"... and red filter forgotten at home :(

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/...d18ee8b7_o.jpg
Ebony SV45 Ti
Carl Zeiss 135mm T*
Provia 100

Haven't been posing in a while since I got my MFDB. Here is one I shot recently on a road trip. I still prefer shooting large format for myself, it feels more real. It is just difficult sometimes to find a quality development lab.

Charlie that is awesome!

Frank that might be a good project - find a pristine landscape and add a McDonalds cup or maybe a plastic water bottle and place it prominently in the scene. That's art! hahaha

Simply stunning, Charlie!
It's a perfect exposure with wonderful colors. The exposure of the mountains is _on spot_, perfect!

Peter has a nice picture with a dog in the foreground, that's about 30 pix back that I had to go to find a sign of life. Heck there's hardly any vegetation in the preceding shots.

I don't know why Ken had to edit that? And I don't think it's trolling or picking on anyone... just making an observation as to the sterility of most of these pictures making me a wee bit uncomfortable.