Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by S.Charles

Ektar 100, Toyo 4x5

This is a very rough scan. I took this early New Year's Eve morning. Sun was about to come over the horizon in a few minutes. It was freezing and I was so uncertain how these were going to come out. It was pretty dark so I had to use a small headlamp to be able to make the settings on the camera.

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Outstanding image...

Thank you, Dsim, Jiri, Bob, Mandoman, Scott, Leon, Sam, Jon and Joe.

Thanks everyone.

dsim - there was a 3-4 stop difference between the ocean and the sky. I used a 3-stop ND Grad to block some of the light coming from the sky. I then metered for the ocean.

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Originally Posted by S.Charles

Thanks everyone.

dsim - there was a 3-4 stop difference between the ocean and the sky. I used a 3-stop ND Grad to block some of the light coming from the sky. I then metered for the ocean.

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It's beautiful!

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Originally Posted by S.Charles

Thanks everyone.

dsim - there was a 3-4 stop difference between the ocean and the sky. I used a 3-stop ND Grad to block some of the light coming from the sky. I then metered for the ocean.

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Thanks S.Charles. Very good balance of light.

Beautifully done.

http://www.vasina.net/wp-content/gal...392-c1_web.jpg

Snowy road

Chamonix 5×8″, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 210mm, 13×18cm, Wephota NP 15 @ EI 25, exposed as N-1 and then developed in Rodinal accordingly.

I have to say that I love winter scenes, when everything is covered with snow... the landscape suddenly looks so clean, so calm sleeping under the white duvet....

Jiri

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Originally Posted by Nana Sousa Dias

Thank you, Rick...

I wouldn't go for my eyes, Rick, they are 54 years old and they are seeing woth day after day...:cool:

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My eyes are about the same age as yours, but never seem to see things quite as clearly.

Rick "not attributing the deficiency to age" Denney

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Originally Posted by rdenney

My eyes are about the same age as yours, but never seem to see things quite as clearly.

Rick "not attributing the deficiency to age" Denney

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Eheheheheheh....

Amazing images, really inspirational. I shot this one on 01/01/11, so it's officially my first 2011 photo (hope many more are coming). Happy New Year everyone.
Toyo 45A, Schneider SA 90mm f8 at f16. Kodak Tmax 100 developed in Tmax RS.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/...40335f21_z.jpg

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Originally Posted by NicolasArg

Amazing images, really inspirational. I shot this one on 01/01/11, so it's officially my first 2011 photo (hope many more are coming). Happy New Year everyone.
Toyo 45A, Schneider SA 90mm f8 at f16. Kodak Tmax 100 developed in Tmax RS.

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Wonderful shot, Nicolas

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Originally Posted by NicolasArg

Amazing images, really inspirational. I shot this one on 01/01/11, so it's officially my first 2011 photo (hope many more are coming). Happy New Year everyone.
Toyo 45A, Schneider SA 90mm f8 at f16. Kodak Tmax 100 developed in Tmax RS.

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It looks like you spent the first day of the new year in a great way! Nice Shot!

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/a...laus_field.jpg

Nice one!

Great images, Nicolas and Peter.

Thank you!

that looks like an awesome Doggie you got there Peter, very nice landscape too

Thanks a lot Gentlemen!

>Peter, really great volume on those clouds and trees and I second Joe's comment on the doggie.

A lonely tree in an oasis over the Limay River in the Patagonian desert. Walk away from the river and you are in a reign of fire in a sunny summer day.
Shen Hao 45HZ, Schneider 210mm f5.6 at f16, Kodak Tmax 100 in Tmax RS.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/...2af7ac9f_b.jpg

Good work, Nikolay.

Love having fido there in the image. Nice!

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Originally Posted by NicolasArg

A lonely tree in an oasis over the Limay River in the Patagonian desert. Walk away from the river and you are in a reign of fire in a sunny summer day.
Shen Hao 45HZ, Schneider 210mm f5.6 at f16, Kodak Tmax 100 in Tmax RS.

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It reminds me very much of Salinas River over here. Beautiful negative. :)

Wow Nickolay, Patagonia is a magical place- I probly won't get there - thanks for showing some of its wonderfulness- shoot, maybe a few more of these and I WILL go.

Really cool shots Nicholas and Peter.

Peter - I really like the aspect ratio of the image posted, looks to be 2:1.

-Leon

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Originally Posted by Jiri Vasina

Snowy road

Chamonix 5×8″, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 210mm, 13×18cm, Wephota NP 15 @ EI 25, exposed as N-1 and then developed in Rodinal accordingly.

I have to say that I love winter scenes, when everything is covered with snow... the landscape suddenly looks so clean, so calm sleeping under the white duvet....

Jiri

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Jiri, that remember my homeland.. Is an image so tender for my eyes. Tanks again for share your talent.

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Originally Posted by mandoman7

Ridge above Lake Sonoma.
Chamonix 45, 305 G-claron

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I´ve turned few times to see your photo.. Is beautifull. It gives a real space sensation.. Very good shot.. Congratulations.

3 photos I made today, 20km from home.
Home made poin-&-shoot 4x5" camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, yellow filter.
Fomapan 100 developed in D76, Epson V700.

1.http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7254/starita001.jpg

2.http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9240/starita003.jpg

3.http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1710/starita005.jpg

Neat shots, Nana.

Nana you must have a tank for a tripod. No shake at all from the outgoing waves!

Nice work as usual. :D

The first one in particular is outstanding, Nana. The wave pattern looks a little like a treble clef.

May I ask what you're rating the Fomapan at?

Lovely pictures Nana!

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Originally Posted by Nana Sousa Dias

3 photos I made today, 20km from home.
Home made poin-&-shoot 4x5" camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, yellow filter.
Fomapan 100 developed in D76, Epson V700.

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Nana, those three shots are truly fantastic...

Jiri

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Originally Posted by eduardtoader

I´ve turned few times to see your photo.. Is beautifull. It gives a real space sensation.. Very good shot.. Congratulations.

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Thanks Eduardo. I talked to my friend who lives just up the hill from that shot and he's supposed to call me next time it looks this way.

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Originally Posted by eduardtoader

Jiri, that remember my homeland.. Is an image so tender for my eyes. Tanks again for share your talent.

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Thanks a lot, Eduard...

Jiri

Hi,
Worth printing?

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9854/img024f.jpg

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Originally Posted by Nana Sousa Dias

3 photos I made today, 20km from home.
Home made poin-&-shoot 4x5" camera, Schneider SA 47mm XL, Fomapan 100, yellow filter.
Fomapan 100 developed in D76, Epson V700.

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Wow! That's it! Wow!

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Originally Posted by SamReeves

Nana you must have a tank for a tripod. No shake at all from the outgoing waves!

Nice work as usual. :D

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Thank you, Sam.

As to the tripod, not at all, Sam, it's a wooden Berlebach 8043 Report. Those photos doesn't show reality, at all...I never had more than about 8" of water around my legs.

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Originally Posted by David Hedley

The first one in particular is outstanding, Nana. The wave pattern looks a little like a treble clef.

May I ask what you're rating the Fomapan at?

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Thank you, David.

I'm sorry but my english is not so good, I don't know what is a "treble clef".

I've been rating it at 50 asa but, yesterday, I tried 64 asa, on these photos, I think I will go back to 50 asa, because the dark areas, which I aligned with Zone III, actually ended more on Zone II than III.
I'm still doing tests with this film, I didn't find yet the right combination Sensibility/Developer/Time.
This is a very cheap film, that's why I keep testing it, but, I use it for almost 2 years and still don't "know" him very well.
It has a major problem for landscape work, it has a tremendous reciprocity failure....:mad:

It tends to "block" the shadows, too, but, it has very nice middle tones.

Thank you Peter, Jiri, JWAddison and Jon.

Nana - this is a treble clef;
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/...ba90223e9e.jpg

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Originally Posted by David Hedley

Nana - this is a treble clef;

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Ahahahahah....you knew that I'm a professional musician? I should know the name of this in english!!!!:confused:

We call this a "clave de sol", in portuguese. Clave=clef (Clef is a french word wich means key), de=of, sol=G (musical note).

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Originally Posted by Nana Sousa Dias

Thank you, David.

I'm sorry but my english is not so good, I don't know what is a "treble clef".

I've been rating it at 50 asa but, yesterday, I tried 64 asa, on these photos, I think I will go back to 50 asa, because the dark areas, which I aligned with Zone III, actually ended more on Zone II than III.
I'm still doing tests with this film, I didn't find yet the right combination Sensibility/Developer/Time.
This is a very cheap film, that's why I keep testing it, but, I use it for almost 2 years and still don't "know" him very well.
It has a major problem for landscape work, it has a tremendous reciprocity failure....:mad:

It tends to "block" the shadows, too, but, it has very nice middle tones.

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On a close note, I usually expose Fomapan 100 @ EI 64, but recently, quite a lot of my images are overexposed by 1 EV, and a little shorter development is used (though I have reached my times by guess-work)... So it might be also something like @ EI 50 in reality...

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Originally Posted by Jiri Vasina

On a close note, I usually expose Fomapan 100 @ EI 64, but recently, quite a lot of my images are overexposed by 1 EV, and a little shorter development is used (though I have reached my times by guess-work)... So it might be also something like @ EI 50 in reality...

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Jiri, if you are rating it at 64 asa and they get overexposed by 1 EV then, you should rate it at 125 asa to get it right. Or am I wrong?

Sorry Nana, I have written it completely wrong.

It should have been

On a close note, I usually expose Fomapan 100 @ EI 64, but recently, on quite a lot of my images I intentionally overexpose them by 1 EV, and a little shorter development is used (though I have reached my times by guess-work)... So it might be also something like @ EI 50 in reality...

Thanks a lot for the point

Jiri

Nana, one word describes your work.... incrível.

você é um verdadeiro artista

Here a couple of images from November 2010.

Zion NP - Virgin River
http://www.socalastro.com/misc/Zion_01s.jpeg

Horse Shoe Bend, AZ

http://www.socalastro.com/misc/horseshoe_01s.jpeg

Both taken with my self-made 4x5 Point and Shoot camera w/ Nikkor SW 65mm on Velvia 100 (RVP100).

Comments and critiques welcomed.

#1 is a stunning photo; number 2 would be as well ecept for the excessive magenta.

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Originally Posted by msk2193

#1 is a stunning photo; number 2 would be as well ecept for the excessive magenta.

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Thanks for you input Michael. One gets "tunnel vision" after staring at screen for a few hours :-)

How's this?

http://www.socalastro.com/misc/horseshoe_02s.jpeg

Beautiful indeed.
I would still go into the distant mountain range, isolate that area and reduce the blue saturation a considerable amount. Normal to have blues in the distance, although the eye doesn't se it that way when we're out there.
Two winners now!!

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Originally Posted by Jiri Vasina

Sorry Nana, I have written it completely wrong.

It should have been

On a close note, I usually expose Fomapan 100 @ EI 64, but recently, on quite a lot of my images I intentionally overexpose them by 1 EV, and a little shorter development is used (though I have reached my times by guess-work)... So it might be also something like @ EI 50 in reality...

Thanks a lot for the point

Jiri

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Ah, ok. So I guess you should try 50 asa...good luck...

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Originally Posted by msk2193

Nana, one word describes your work.... incrível.

você é um verdadeiro artista

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Muito obrigado, você é um cavalheiro, Michael!

Thank you, Michael!

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Originally Posted by SocalAstro

Here a couple of images from November 2010.

Zion NP - Virgin River

Horse Shoe Bend, AZ


Both taken with my self-made 4x5 Point and Shoot camera w/ Nikkor SW 65mm on Velvia 100 (RVP100).

Comments and critiques welcomed.

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2 great images, Leon. The second one is much better on the last version.