Thank you both. It was a very special afternoon in the archipelago. Snow and wind between proper blizzards. Calm and chaotic at the same time
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Thank you both. It was a very special afternoon in the archipelago. Snow and wind between proper blizzards. Calm and chaotic at the same time
Not simple, but fun! How does it work? I have the Schneider Super Angulon 90mm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Klein
When I use my 75mm or 90 mm, especially with slide film, the center is always 2 or 3 stops brighter. Pita to correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by sworlok
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Originally Posted by SimonMaddock
That is beautiful. I can never find misty woods.
Here is a shot frim the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Cape Royal at sunset, July 2019. Not sure if I posted before. Hopefully, not.
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Wow - very impressive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Steve - do you think the north rim offers more photographic opportunities than the south one ?
I struggled repeatedly to take anything meaningful from the south rim - despite many attempts.
Thanks
Martin
Martin,
The North Rim offers some different perspectives from the South Rim rhat are unique and not over photographed. Sobues and no.
Infind that the South Rim has many opportunities, but you have to wait for the right light, add some clouds, etc. Shoot towards end of July, first part of August and then shoot winter shots with snow on the ground. Lipon Point is good, bur walk a little tobget away from the point, Desert View is good toi, but walk well east of their. There are other points as well like Kaibab, Powell, etc.
This is Yavapai Point in Feb, early morning.
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Death Valley 2018. The Race Track (although not showing the racing rocks) 4x5, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32. Portra 160 at sunset.
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Nice shots Steve. Drum scanner?
These were not. I may rescan them in the future. These were wet scanned on my epson v850
Thanks AlanQuote:
Originally Posted by Alan Klein
Iran, Panoral 45 camera, Schneider Super Angulon 90/5.6, Bronica SR60.2C (R1) Red filter, Ilford FP4 plus, 4x5in sheet film.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0eb9c6db_b.jpgZanjan-019
Very nice. MinimilistQuote:
Originally Posted by ALVANDI Camera
North Grand Canyon, July 2019 Monsoon season. Portra 160, Chamonix 4x5, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.
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Nice shot again Steve. You know it's really unfair that we don't have those kind of rocks here in New Jersey where I live.
Thank you so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Klein
Well, yeah. Come out to AZ. I will show you to the big rocks.
When I was in the 6th grade I was on the library squad in school and discovered Arizona Highways Magazine. I fell in love with the beauty of the state and the magazine's photography of it. I wonder what film and processes they used back in the late 1950s I didn't visit until just a few years ago hitting Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, etc. Monument Valley was interesting and beautiful as well. But it straddles Utah so I was never sure what state we were in. The mag could be why I like shooting landscapes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
You were literally an hour or so from me with some of those locations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Klein
North Grand Canyon Rim during Monsoon season. The views and lighting change from minute to minute at the Grand Canyon during these times. Shooting large format is challenging to get it “right” sometimes.
I typically find my spot, compose,etc and then image as the light changes. The hard part is being ready to release the shutter at the right moment and load the next film sheet to be ready again.
Portra160, 75mm NIkkor f/4.5@f/32.
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Hi SteveQuote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Thanks for the advice.
I was at the South Rim once when there was snow one the rim and the canyon was full of cloud - it was magical. However I was there for work and so didn't have a camera with me.
Martin
Chamonix 45F / Nikon 150mm
Kodak Tmax 100
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a21038b8_b.jpgUntitled by Gevork Mosesi
Very nice. Did you apply tilt, and do you know the approximate shutter speed? I'm guessing a few seconds?Quote:
Originally Posted by gmed
Very nice tonal qualities. I like the composition too. Any filters?Quote:
Originally Posted by gmed
It was about 90 seconds with a 6 stop NDQuote:
Originally Posted by Kerosene Hat
I generally use rear tilt
Thank you. I used a six stop ND filterQuote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
I usually use front tilt to set the mid-point of focus about 2/3 or so into the scene then use rear focus to the focus the highest point in the scene if I have one, then stop down to expand the focus wedge.Quote:
Originally Posted by gmed
I have not used rear tilt yet other than if I am pointing camera up or down. Then i move the front standard so the lens points intot the scene at the same angle as I pointed camera up or down. Then I tilt the rear standard to again be parallel to the front standard.
I need to read up on using rear tilt only.
Factor 2.0? Nice, I have I have an ND4.8 (16 stop). I need to make a daytime long exposure here soon. I also have ND0.3, 0.9 and 1.5 plus some reverse grad ND (my favorite) and regular grad NDQuote:
Originally Posted by gmed
Flatbed V850Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Dead tree at Sunset Crater AZ. 210mm G-Claron, f/32, red filter, Tmax100. At least that is what my memory tells me.
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GreatQuote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by ALVANDI Camera
Steven -- a good subject made into a magnificent photo through your technique.
Thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Jones
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Diamond Beach in southern Iceland.
Chunks of ice from the Jökulsárlón Glacier stranded on the Atlantic shore
First sheet developed from my brilliant two week trip to iceland.
Chamonix 45H-1, Symmar 135mm and Ilford FP4+
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Excellent. Very striking image.
Nice workQuote:
Originally Posted by lassethomas
Here is a shot of a tree from Toroweep Grand Canyon. Originally shot on Provia100F. When I developed it, there was a magenta cast to it. I probably had the temperature wrong or the developer was spent/old.
However, after wet scanning on my V850, I converted to black and white. Used a Toyo 4x5, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32 and some front tilt. What a pita lugging that thing around the Canyon.
This shot cannot be reproduced. Next time I went up the following year someone or something had completely erased this from the landscape.
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Very well done.I like a lotQuote:
Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by lassethomas
Ben, Steve and Lasset. All great shots.
Beautiful. Nice work.Quote:
Originally Posted by gmed
Nice work.Quote:
Originally Posted by lassethomas
Thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Klein
Very nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by lassethomas
I was there last Fall but took digital because I have been spooked by all the stories of new carry on scanners blasting film on transatlantic trips. I would love to go back with film, if not from Iceland, how did you manage it?
You can hand carry and request manual inspection. Or at least you used too. I did that and it took them forever as the swabbed each film holder and each box of film. What a pain in the a**, but I took my film.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhillyPete
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhillyPete
I contacted both Arlanda in Stockholm and Keflavik on Iceland before hand.
Keflavik had no issues with hand checking even though it took at least 15 minutes for them to swab and trace-scan each and every box. But all smiles and professional along the way.
They also had new CT scanners, so scanning there is not a good idea.
Arlanda (Stockholm) was harder to get a commitment for hand checking beforehand. Seems there is no legal ground for hand checking photographic film Sweden (as for example medical equipment and other stuff). It's all up to the acting security supervisor in place to decide.
But there are two terminals, number four and five. Terminal four still has old scanners that presumably are film safe up to ISO 800 and terminal five has new CT scanners. And even if you fly from number five you can go through security in terminal four and then transfer to five airside. And this was a tip from the security officer.
In the end I asked for a manual check in terminal four and they obliged without any questions.
Cool. I try not to fly anymore. Too much hassle and I doubt I will ever afford to travel overseas in today's insane market.Quote:
Originally Posted by lassethomas
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Skútafoss.
A smaller but very photogenic waterfall on southern Iceland.
Chamonix 45H-1, Super Angulon 75mm, FP4+
Very well done! Iceland base upon what I am seeing is the consummate challenge of working at the extremes. Lots of coal blacks and paper whites. You did a fabulous job of holding the textures in the blacks which greatly added to its visual composition. Bravo!Quote:
Originally Posted by lassethomas