Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by CreationBear

Nicely done in what looks to have been pretty tough conditions!:) If you're not a traditionalist when it comes to 1:1.25, you might think about a 3:5 aspect ratio across the bottom of the frame--"pruning" the top of the tree might help unify the two major components of the image.

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Thanks! And i do like the crop suggestion.

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Originally Posted by Swami

Attachment 205549

Though I am looking forward to moving to 8x10, I have to say I do enjoy my 4x5. Guess it will have to do until I can find the right 8x10.

Managed to find some time to get to the beach and capture this image. I’m relatively new to large format but really enjoying the process and images.

Cheers
Matt

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Hi Matt

Yes, I really like this + that you didn't go down the oft chosen 'f64 route', so something a little different.............

Details of the location would be good

regards

Andrew

Top of Cedar Grove Trail, 150 mm lens, TriX with yellow filter, scanned from Ilford FB print.

[IMG]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...be91ae1b_b.jpgNeg8Bb flkr by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Originally Posted by ljb0904

4x5
180mm Fujinon
Ilford delta 100. DDx 1+9 40 minutes
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I like the framing -- the first thing I thought of was a movie studio portrait of John Wayne in some western shoot-em-up.

And at the bottom of Cedar Hollow Trail: 150mm lens, yellow filter, overcast skies, scanned from FB print.

[IMG]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cd299c3e_b.jpgNeg20Ac flkr by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Originally Posted by mijosc

A view of Bearhat Mountain and Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park.

This photo was originally taken on 4x5 large format Velvia 50. I’m rediscovering it almost 5 years later. The scene was quite contrasty, with the snow on the mountain, and, unfortunately, the film was generally underexposed. I was able to rescue the image by bringing up the shadows and converting to monochrome. It is still quite dark, however; I think it works to set a moody, dramatic, scene.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f36764cf_b.jpg
Bearhat Mountain and Hidden Lake by Michael Schomer, on Flickr

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Nice

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Sunset by the Bay, San Francisco, CA 1994

FP4+, Metol/Acetone, Print scan

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Originally Posted by Merg Ross

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Sunset by the Bay, San Francisco, CA 1994

FP4+, Metol/Acetone, Print scan

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First Ive heard of acetone in a developer, did autocorrect strike again or is that really a thing?

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Originally Posted by Gary Beasley

First Ive heard of acetone in a developer, did autocorrect strike again or is that really a thing?

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No. Water/Acetone/Sodium Sulphite/Metol. The acetone combines with the sodium sulphite to form sodium hydroxide, which acts as the accelerator. Simple, clean, and proven to produce beautiful negatives!

Ordinary sodium carbonate would seem to be an easier accelerant to fine-tune that sodium hydroxide, which is used in crystal form for very high contrast A&B lith developers, no acetone involved. But there's no arguing with Merg's results, which as usual are a delight to see.