Large Format Landscapes

Terrific image, Duane!

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Originally Posted by Bob McCarthy

Easiest way is shoot 35mm. Not trying to be a smart ass, but I don't understand using a sheet film camera and adding back in grain. Certainly not as aggressively as this.

Kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it.

bob

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Bob,

You may be right. Or 6x6/6x7 & Delta 3200. I'm still trying to figure out what Sam Haskins did in "Cowboy Cate." Best use of grain I've ever seen. It's a shame we can't have Tmax p3200 in larger sizes. ;)

Red Canyon, Utah

This is my first image post on this forum. From Kelly Creek Trail - 5x7 Deardorff, Schneider 180, Efke PL100 in Pyrocat HD, Pt/Pd on Vellum.
http://home.comcast.net/~dtwilliams3...k-Trail001.jpg

Dan

Hi Dan. I saw this over on APUG, but wasn't too impressed. It looks much better here.

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Originally Posted by Duane Polcou

The Watchman in Winter. Zion National Park, Utah.
Wista VX / 210mm Schneider Apo Symmar / Arista + Gordon Hutchings PMK Pyro


http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...tchmanJPEG.jpg

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Great image Duane.. Keep up the podcast too!!

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Originally Posted by venchka

Bob,

You may be right. Or 6x6/6x7 & Delta 3200. I'm still trying to figure out what Sam Haskins did in "Cowboy Cate." Best use of grain I've ever seen. It's a shame we can't have Tmax p3200 in larger sizes. ;)

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A developer like Rodinal will also accentuate grain, without in any way reducing resolution. But to get the grain to clump enough to become visible in a web display of a large-format image--that probably requires significant reticulation, maybe by using an excessively strong stop bath (that's the experience of having screwed up in the deep past, heh). There is probably a more official way to do it.

Rick "sort of agreeing with Bob" Denney

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Originally Posted by rdenney

A developer like Rodinal will also accentuate grain, without in any way reducing resolution. But to get the grain to clump enough to become visible in a web display of a large-format image--that probably requires significant reticulation, maybe by using an excessively strong stop bath (that's the experience of having screwed up in the deep past, heh). There is probably a more official way to do it.

Rick "sort of agreeing with Bob" Denney

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Efke 25 says to use water as a stop bath...

steve,,,hmmmm,,Hostetter

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Originally Posted by Steve M Hostetter

Efke 25 says to use water as a stop bath...

steve,,,hmmmm,,Hostetter

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Because of my beginner problems with reticulation, and because I was using fixer nearly one-shot anyway (because of my low volume), I had gotten to the point where I was routinely using a quick water rinse instead of stop bath for film. It was never a problem.

Rick "who saved the acid stop bath for prints" Denney

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Originally Posted by sly

Hi Dan. I saw this over on APUG, but wasn't too impressed. It looks much better here.

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Humm... That is interesting. The jpeg file that I used for both sites is the same but I agree with you that it does look better here. I think the blue background brings out the warm tones of the image more. I also notice that the image displays larger on APUG than it does here. The jpeg was scaled to 850 pixels on the long dimension.

Thank you for looking and taking the time to comment.

Dan