Large Format Landscapes

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.

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Originally Posted by Steven Ruttenberg

Very nice. Minimilist

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Thank you so much.

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Originally Posted by Alan Klein

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.

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Thank you.

Well, yeah. Come out to AZ. I will show you to the big rocks.

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Thank you.

Well, yeah. Come out to AZ. I will show you to the big rocks.

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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.

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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.

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You were literally an hour or so from me with some of those locations.

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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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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Hi Steve

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

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Chamonix 45F / Nikon 150mm
Kodak Tmax 100

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Very nice. Did you apply tilt, and do you know the approximate shutter speed? I'm guessing a few seconds?