Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by bbuszard

A wider view of Baker Lake in Great Basin Nat'l. Park.

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Beautiful scene, Bradley. Before scrolling down, my task bar had cropped your pic just above the log which provided another perspective of this beautiful vista. Nice work.

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Originally Posted by Zaitz

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/...8f5aff01_b.jpg

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

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Originally Posted by RickV

Well you certainly succeeded in achieving it. Beautifully done.

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Originally Posted by Joel Truckenbrod

Fantastic image, Zach. It looks like you had some great conditions to work with. I think your chasing paid off.

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Originally Posted by RickV

Beautiful scene, Bradley. Before scrolling down, my task bar had cropped your pic just above the log which provided another perspective of this beautiful vista. Nice work.

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+3, beautiful!

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Originally Posted by Joel Truckenbrod

Fantastic image, Zach. It looks like you had some great conditions to work with. I think your chasing paid off.

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Really appreciate that. Since I found your work last fall you've been an inspiration! And you prove to me that there is plenty to photograph around here.

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Originally Posted by RickV

Well you certainly succeeded in achieving it. Beautifully done.

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

+3, beautiful!

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Thank you. I was unsure of this one at first, I appreciate the comments. I really wish I would have 'wasted' more film now. I had more than enough but was still too selective :(.

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

+3, beautiful!

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Originally Posted by Zaitz

Really appreciate that. Since I found your work last fall you've been an inspiration! And you prove to me that there is plenty to photograph around here.




Thank you. I was unsure of this one at first, I appreciate the comments. I really wish I would have 'wasted' more film now. I had more than enough but was still too selective :(.

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wonderful photograph Zaitz...

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

I'd agree that I like it. I'll take a stab at how and why...

It really speaks to starkness and isolation. If it were just a shot of the lake bed it wouldn't work so well (though it might work.) But the tripod in the middle of it shows a single presence in all the isolation, and the emphasis on the sun reinforces the heat and brightness. I can almost feel the sun beating down, look all around at nothingness except what I brought...

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I think you nailed it :)

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Originally Posted by Zaitz

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/...8f5aff01_b.jpg

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

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Looks great to me. You may have been able to bring the contrast down more, but there's no guarantee the image would have worked better.

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Originally Posted by Zaitz

Can't edit my post, must be too old.

Another from the Redwoods. I was chasing light rays too much. Did my best to reduce contrast but keep the light rays dominant and maintain texture in the trees.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/...8f5aff01_b.jpg

4x5 HP5+ @250 f32 for 1 sec with Caltar 75mm lens. Developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.

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+6, a real beauty for sure. The redwoods in Santa Cruz never get that quality of light, so I'm jealous! :D

It's been good to browse through the last several pages of this thread - some very interesting images for sure - I particularly like efimch's image from Lake Ladoga in Karelia, and Duyfam's petzval image from Bavi Forest in Vietnam.

Here's one from last week in the French Alps - we generally had poor weather which frustrated hiking and photography, but occasionally the clouds cleared;

La Meije et le Rateau, Rhône-Alpes
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/...26e912eb_b.jpg
Sinar F, Schneider 58mm Super Angulon XL, Ilford Delta 100 / Tanol

I've decided that what the world really needs is more pictures of the Grand Canyon. (Har har.)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/...8e398c26_b.jpg

www.austingranger.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

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Originally Posted by algarzai

wonderful photograph Zaitz...



I think you nailed it :)

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Thanks!

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Originally Posted by djjohnr

Looks great to me. You may have been able to bring the contrast down more, but there's no guarantee the image would have worked better.

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I think you are right. There is ample exposure even in the shadows. As is it developed and scanned flat but bright. Straight CS5 levels on the photo resulted in mucho contrast.

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Originally Posted by SamReeves

+6, a real beauty for sure. The redwoods in Santa Cruz never get that quality of light, so I'm jealous! :D

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Thank you. The light rays were everywhere! Every evening. The only problem was they were strongest when looking into the sun....making the already tough conditions even tougher.

Austin I am surprised that is yours. It doesn't have your usual toning. I've still never been to the Grand Canyon even though both my road trips went near it.

Another one from my 4th of July trip:
http://48pixels.com/images/mammoth006.jpg
4x10 Shen-Hao, 210mm Symmar-S, HP5+