Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by Myxine

Shiprock from South Dyke by L'Eidolon, on Flickr

One from my very favorite place on earth. Ok, let's say in my top 5.
Chamonix 4x5 and fp4+. Had to climb my lungs out for that one

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Stunning photograph

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Originally Posted by StoneNYC

May I ask? How much Digital sharpening do you do to your images? They seem very sharp in almost surreal way, it could just be the scene or some kind of filter you using on the camera, but it almost looks like a digital sharpening or clarity slider filter, this is not in any kind of unpleasant way, just wondering.

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Hi,

IMHO this is caused by FlickR, they sharpen when they generate the downscaled versions,
to see the original you go to this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaz99/...66172/sizes/o/

Best regards,
Martin

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Originally Posted by Jiri Vasina

One of my photographic re-visits to a place that speaks to me. In 2010, I took here photo "In Winter's grip", and in 2007 the "Weir". This time, there is some change visible. Unfortunatelly, the curved branch that so well framed the view broke off... And I liked it so much... Well, thinks change...

[http://home.vasina.net/wp-content/ga...x8-111_web.jpg

Weir (2014)
Part of my "Serene Landscape" portfolio.

Shot with Chamonix 5×8" Large Format camera and Schiffel Doppel Anastigmat 180mm f:4.5 lens on 5×8" sheet of Adox CHS 25, developed in Rodinal (R09).

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Great one Jiri. Did you use some swing to get the left side slighly out of focus/soft? It also looks like whatever movements you used made the fog more noticable on that side.

I really like the effect.

Colorado CJ, thanks.

Yes, I did use some swing on the left side (on the left I wanted the foreground in focus, but on the right the trees, the main point of focus are farther...) and a bit of front tilt. But it's also the property of the lens used. I don't know the exact coverage of the lens or what format it was intended for (I think it was HalfPlate), so using it on 5×8" sheet might be a bit taxing - it does light the whole format, but the edges might be out of sharp coverage. This photo was taken at f/11.

This was more of a lens trial shot - first I made a similar composition with (my preferred) Xenar 210mm, but this "test shot" from the Schiffel 180mm lens works better. I had to step some 1.5m or 2m up the stream for the 180mm lens composition and the perspective is better.

Jiri

Sentinel Mesa, Monument Valley, AZ
Horseman 450 Nikon 4.5/90, 1/4 sec @ f22, TMX@100, HC-110 1:31,
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8621/...c1d1db28_b.jpgSentinal Mesa by jmarmck, on Flickr

Very nice shot Marty. Excellent depth of field control and layering of the composition.

Thanks fishbulb! This was the first stop in Monument Valley. I was hopping for an earlier sunrise shot but I got interrupted by a local wanting to take me on a tour of the "restricted" regions. I saw those regions from a distance. There is a very interesting looking hogback in that direction. But I was not interested enough to pay his fee. There was plenty of other things to photograph.

Marty, Hi

that's very very good Sir

regards

andrew

Hey Marty, I really like it as well! Love the contrast and the textures on rocks

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/...7e44b197_o.jpg

Starting to get the hang of these big cameras, maybe...
Somewhere north of Beijing.
Nagaoka 4x5, Sironar 210 5.6, Shanghai 100 ASA, Kodak d76 1:1 for 15 minutes.