Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by lbenac

It's because of the bear looking down at you from the totem slightly on the right.

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I missed the bear the first time, but now I see it on top of the pier!

The tiny rounded ears give it away as a grizzly.

(And I thought grizzlies couldn't climb trees.)

These three images were from this fall here in Wisconsin. The fall colors were very spotty and poor, at least in those areas I visited. All three of these shots were taken on the one morning where a little fog rolled in and gave some atmosphere to the images. The first and third images are the same set of trees, just from different angles, and the second image was taken a few hundred yards down the road at a different pond. All were taken with an Ebony 8x10. The first on with a Fuji 300 f5.6, the second with a Nikkor 450 f8, and the third with a Fuji 210 f5.6.

Those are nice. I was up by you in October and as far as Reedsburg, and took a last look at the family farm near LaRue. Perhaps my last trip to the area. I was riding a very small motorcycle. I stopped at my friends new restaurant in Mineral Point, he used to run my favorite French Bistro walking distance to me in Chicago. I guess he retired to God's Country. http://www.mpdiningcompany.com/

I really love the entire area.

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Originally Posted by Jim Becia

These three images were from this fall here in Wisconsin. The fall colors were very spotty and poor, at least in those areas I visited. All three of these shots were taken on the one morning where a little fog rolled in and gave some atmosphere to the images. The first and third images are the same set of trees, just from different angles, and the second image was taken a few hundred yards down the road at a different pond. All were taken with an Ebony 8x10. The first on with a Fuji 300 f5.6, the second with a Nikkor 450 f8, and the third with a Fuji 210 f5.6.

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Originally Posted by Jim Becia

These three images were from this fall here in Wisconsin. The fall colors were very spotty and poor, at least in those areas I visited. All three of these shots were taken on the one morning where a little fog rolled in and gave some atmosphere to the images. The first and third images are the same set of trees, just from different angles, and the second image was taken a few hundred yards down the road at a different pond. All were taken with an Ebony 8x10. The first on with a Fuji 300 f5.6, the second with a Nikkor 450 f8, and the third with a Fuji 210 f5.6.

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Nice little collection. I am really liking the first one. Great mood to the image, very dreamy.

Good job, Jim.

I haven't ever seen a 8x10" color sheet. It would be espectacular.

Regards.

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Originally Posted by Jim Becia

These three images were from this fall here in Wisconsin. The fall colors were very spotty and poor, at least in those areas I visited. All three of these shots were taken on the one morning where a little fog rolled in and gave some atmosphere to the images. The first and third images are the same set of trees, just from different angles, and the second image was taken a few hundred yards down the road at a different pond. All were taken with an Ebony 8x10. The first on with a Fuji 300 f5.6, the second with a Nikkor 450 f8, and the third with a Fuji 210 f5.6.

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Beautiful dreamy images, thank you

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Originally Posted by asuilin

Of course, I did not grinded the glass. It's too much even for crazy Russian :)
Optic for this lens (multicoated plastic) was ordered in ophthalmologist shop. It is just the blank for eyeglasses manufacturing.
There are three important parameters for meniscus:

• diopters - affects focal length
• lens curvature - affects balance between corner sharpness and astigmatism aberration (astigmatism, in turn, affects bokeh smoothness).
• distance between the meniscus and diaphragm - affects amount of coma aberration. The more coma, then more "swirly" the picture. I dont' like swirl, so trying to minimise coma in my designs

The rough design was calculated in WinLens and tuned by trial and error. If you want, I can write detailed post in "DIY" forum.

This is a photos of 167mm meniscus:
Attachment 108749Attachment 108750Attachment 108751
It looks and works like a modern lens. No PVC tubes, no waterhouse stops, no old junk. Diaphragm controlled by shutter, as usual.
Yellow-green filter is a part of lens design, it reduces chromatical aberrations (more sharp picture).

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The design is very beautiful. I have experience working with the Winlens. But not for the photographic lens. Rather, for making optical viewfinder. But, it is very difficult to build a lens for photography. I congratulate to you.
http://www.mr-alvandi.com/technique/viewfinder.html

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Originally Posted by Jim Becia

All three of these shots were taken on the one morning where a little fog rolled in and gave some atmosphere to the images.

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I like how the slight fog adds a sense of a quickly receding distance to the nearby lake edges.

I've always enjoyed series like this one – a few images of a small area, over one morning, one evening, or one day.

An example of unity in variety...

An early-autumn morning in the Cascade mountains, Washington state.

The clouds are shaking-off sleep for another journey across the skies.

A favorite place for cross-country hiking + open views.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Ilford HP5+ (in HC-110)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

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Originally Posted by Heroique

An early-autumn morning in the Cascade mountains, Washington state.

The clouds are shaking-off sleep for another journey across the skies.

A favorite place for cross-country hiking + open views.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Ilford HP5+ (in HC-110)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

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Really beautiful! :)