Thanks. The weather was deceptively cold that day! About 25 there in Sedona, and the next morning in Flagstaff when I drove out, it was 8 degrees below zero. Pretty cold for AZ.Quote:
Originally Posted by chassis
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Thanks. The weather was deceptively cold that day! About 25 there in Sedona, and the next morning in Flagstaff when I drove out, it was 8 degrees below zero. Pretty cold for AZ.Quote:
Originally Posted by chassis
ROL, if it is the same rock, you must have approached it from the other side from my view. Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by ROL
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(Ireland, Dublin, "Three Rock", 2012) (Photo of negative on light table)
Not much to photograph here in winter... except snow. Which, by it's nature, doesn't like to be photographed.
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Expired 5x7 tri-x, Congo 300/6.3 in Packard
Whenever I try to photograph snow, I print it and there's nothing on the paper but white. It's sneaky stuff.
But even if it is perfect in the print -- does it translate over the internet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Christopher D. Keth
Snow, Skull
Mono Lake Basin
16x20 Silver Gelatin Print
4x5 negative (TMax 100)
Good point well illustrated.
I wish I had some words of wisdom to give, and you might think I would given that snow covers the ground here for several months of the year, the very same months when I'm usually not working and I'm able to walk around with a camera. Unfortunately, you would be mistaken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christopher D. Keth
Far as I know, it's impossible to photograph a snowy scene on a sunny day, and still capture detail or features of the snow. I waited til just after the sun set that day, freezing my a** off (I had a can of beer to keep me company, it froze solid in the can), and I had barely 15 minutes to work with. Given that the snow was above my knees, I'm proud of the fact that I managed to get 3 decent shots in that 15 minute window.
As for showing it on the 'net, it's easy enough to darken the photo a little, unfortunately if you darken too much it turns to mud, and most people don't have calibrated monitors so any given rendition will only show well on a fraction of the monitors that are out there.
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Originally Posted by Jody_S
Its so hard to pull these shots off
Martin
"Far as I know, it's impossible to photograph a snowy scene on a sunny day, and still capture detail or features of the snow".
Jody,
I succeeded in this endeavour years ago in my 35mm days. Secret for me was Pan F in Rodinal, spot metering on the brightest snow spot with texture and placing that on Zone 8.5. Now as a still- learning LF'er, I am hoping to replicate this with Acros 100 in Rodinal stand. Not there yet. :(