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Let he/she among us who has not been foolish, reckless, or both, at one point in their lives cast the first stone.
And as one who has occasionally laid down some ugly ski tracks of their own, I never had one iota of remorse. I knew that after the next storm they would be gone! :D
Nice photo. I'd have to agree with Jiri about the wonderful effect of the various layers of tones. The shape of the peak reminds me of one in our area, having sort of two summits connected by a nearly horizontal ridge.
I had included a bit of snow in the foreground, but I screwed up that edge of the film when developing, so I had to crop it out.
http://greggwaterman.com/hillman.jpg
This is beautiful, my friend and I were there a couple years ago but only for an afternoon but the sky was grey and the light was worse. Kananaskis is a wonderful area...Evan ClarkeQuote:
Originally Posted by jim kitchen
Gentlemen, thank you for your comments... :)
I too have tracked several hundred kilometers of snow beneath my feet, whether I wore snow shoes or cross-country skis, but that moment just happened to be a very strange moment, where I witnessed a lone careless individual rise over the peak, and where the individual proceeded to decidedly add character to my image. I did not see a helicopter circling overhead, so this individual must have climbed the mountain's backside to reach the summit, then again I will never know, and then again the individual is probably still in the trees.
Regarding my use of filters, Robert, I must admit that I do not as I mentioned earlier in other posts, but I do have a Polarizing filter that may see the light of day once a year. One of my tricks happens to be a trick that experience taught me, where I acquired enough knowledge to recognize whether key tonal differences exist within the scene, and because of this experience I can make an exposure and processing decision based upon that recognition. For example, when I reviewed the scene with my viewing card, I noticed that a small key tonal difference existed between the group of mature darker taller pines, and the younger lighter smaller pines in the foreground, which caused me to see the finished image in my head, where I knew I would emphasize that tonal difference in the finished print. The viewing card helps me visualize these subtle differences, and it allows me to frame the image properly before I set up the 8X10, and the viewing card triggers my decision making process to remove the camera from my back, or not.
So, I capture "fit for purpose" information onto the negative, and then I explore every boundary the finished print can provide through the processed negative, whether the finished print I saw while exposing the negative happened to be dramatic, or whether the finished image I saw was soft and quiet. My finished image, although never finished in my estimation, tends to approach what I saw initially, but only after I spend several hours reviewing and revealing the information within the negative, therefore allowing me to map my approach to the final image. Getting to the finished image in the dark room or through newer software tools, in my humble opinion, contains all the fun.
Regarding the depth comment by Jiri and h2oman, I also noticed that the smaller light tone pines were periodically back lit by the intense afternoon sun as it appeared from behind a high cloud, adding a printing opportunity to increase the perceived depth and element separation within the image, and decidedly creating an opportunity to expand the image's foreground tonal range. The local dusty logging roads, stirred by strong localized gusting winds, created a light dusty haze that permeated the mountain air, therefore adding another element to the image's depth. The tiered view simply adds depth to the image. The clouds were purely unadulterated luck, and this scene reminds me of a very common, yet simple comment such as, "f8 and be there..."
Lastly, I do have one trick that seems to work repeatedly, and that trick happens to be mounting my tripod and camera onto the flatbed of a pickup truck, whether I am in the middle of the prairies, or on a high mountain logging road, where this incremental viewing height allows me to capture a different visual perspective, compared to being at ground level. The visual difference is amazing when the camera is elevated eight to ten feet off the ground. Here the additional height, albeit small, allowed my camera to peer over the tops of the darker pines, exposing a wee bit more of the expansive forest floor behind them. Unfortunately, a pick up truck cannot traverse the mountain trails, nor would I want that to happen, so when I must hike the trails, I am regulated to traveling along at ground level, and when that exercise commences, I begin to think about my previous and numerous close bear encounters. I never seem to make enough noise when I am hiking and, or bears just happen to like the way I smell. Hopefully, my cell phone will never ring in a pile of bear scat...
As a side note, Greg Lockery is always a humorous soul, because he always asks me to "hold his eyes..." Something I have not figured how to do yet, but one day I guess I will.
Please excuse me for the length of this response post...
Again, thank you.
jim k
Thanks for the insight into some of your methods, Jim. I would love to have someone like yourself as a mentor but, alas, I'm kind of a lone soldier in my area. This forum provides a pretty adequate substitute for having a "live" human being or two to kick around methods and philosophies with!
Gregg W
Bristle Cones Landscape, 6x12cm back on Sinar P ektachrome,,, I had two other sections for stitching which included trees but I guess this will have to do
The Alplihorn and Alplisee, from a walk near Arosa a couple of days ago;
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/...77213b7f_b.jpg
Toyo metal field, Schneider 180mm, Acros / Xtol
Interesting composition David!Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
Hello folks. Its been 6 months now since I got my large format camera. I have found this thread a good source of inspiration, though I havnt posted here much since i started it!!
I have a scanner coming this next week, so once that comes, il put up some of the landscapes from my large format camera.
The learning curve has been steep, but its so rewarding to get film back, put it on the lightbox and it has come out better than you could have ever imagined!
I love shooting large format, just trying to get a few of my friends hooked on it now and dump there digital cameras!!
Love this, where abouts in the UK are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dixon
keep up the good work
Edd