Large Format Landscapes

Last week we did some off-trail hiking and scrambling to get to the face of the glacier in this photograph - the Feegletscher - which is the source of the Fee-Vispe river, and which is a tributary of the mighty Rhône. The degree to which this glacier has retreated, even in the last five or so years, is astonishing;

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5735/...ba190b15_h.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOLXMKeoU2...08-14-0002.jpg

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Originally Posted by David Hedley

That little cascade flowing across the sedimentary rock is beautiful. The light through the trees has not blown out either - did you use N-1, or N-2 to achieve this?

By the way, what's the CF you mention?

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Hey David, I chalk-up the highlight retention in this image to the Pyrocat HD (N processing) and careful levels control while scanning. The CF = center filter, something that's great for precise work to avoid vignetting on 8x10 with the Schneider Super Symmar XL 150.

I found this image from 2005 lurking in my archive. I was wandering around the Buttermilk Country in the Sierra on a quiet Autumn morning.

http://www.prestonbirdwellphotograph...1-2-lg-Web.jpg

Tachihara 4x5
180mm Fujinon
Astia 100F

There surely is some really fine work posted here!

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Originally Posted by David Hedley

Last week we did some off-trail hiking and scrambling to get to the face of the glacier in this photograph - the Feegletscher - which is the source of the Fee-Vispe river, and which is a tributary of the mighty Rhône. The degree to which this glacier has retreated, even in the last five or so years, is astonishing;

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5735/...ba190b15_h.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter

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Wow!

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/...a648b946_c.jpg
getaway by Max Piepenbrink, on Flickr

Edit: ah, excuse my indiscretion, I see now there is an old things thread that this would be most appropriate for.

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Originally Posted by Preston

I found this image from 2005 lurking in my archive. I was wandering around the Buttermilk Country in the Sierra on a quiet Autumn morning.

http://www.prestonbirdwellphotograph...1-2-lg-Web.jpg

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Lovely stuff Preston. The sense of depth and soft light on the mountain peaks is really nice. Dawn?

I spent a couple of days there on our honeymoon but not with a serious camera. Would love to go back.

Thanks Adam! Yes, this was dawn. A 15 second exposure on Astia--fortunately, there was no wind. The silence was profound. It is lovely country.

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Originally Posted by mat4226

Hey David, I chalk-up the highlight retention in this image to the Pyrocat HD (N processing) and careful levels control while scanning. The CF = center filter, something that's great for precise work to avoid vignetting on 8x10 with the Schneider Super Symmar XL 150.

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Thanks Mat. I like the staining developers for the reason you mention, and I find it's easier to control the highlights while having a full tonal range in the image, and hence avoiding N-1 or N-2 compression in the development. I've been using Xtol recently, but have already decided to revert to PMK Pyro when I've used up the current batch. And thanks for the explanation of the centre filter acronym - I should have picked that up, d'oh.

And thanks, appletree, for your kind comment.

Feegletscher, Saas-Fee
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/599/2...f2a6c3c3_h.jpg
Sinar F, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75mm, Fuji Acros / Xtol 1:1, orange filter

It's rarely a good idea to shoot into the sun, but I didn't have much choice as there was a high risk of rock and icefall and we couldn't stay long. I wish I had developed this in something like PMK Pyro, however, in order to tame the contrast.