Re: Large Format Landscapes
Zaitz, Vaughn, Nicolas - thanks for the feedback. Contrast was tough on this one (I wish I'd tried a proper compensating developer in the end, but I haven't yet gone down that road). I really tried to ease up on the contrast.
Ken Lee - I shot it on 4x5 FP4+, Caltar 150mm lens. There are two things I don't love about the photo, one is that there's a bit too much movement which muddies up the frame a bit (one gust of wind on a 4s exposure can spoil a shot) and the other is just the 1000px image. Even at 2x this size more of the detail starts to emerge and it doesn't look quite so jumbled, but rather into a "visual delight" to use your expression. That was what I was going for anyway - I'm sure everyone here knows the frustration of compressing a beautiful large format frame into a small JPG - sometimes it goes better than others.
My photo was sharpened as well (as always) but I think I took a gentle approach with this one because heavier sharpening wasn't looking great to me either.
Regardless - thanks again for the feedback!
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dupont07
I like it, Austin. What movement did you apply?
Thank you. The only movement I used was a little front tilt to get everything in focus. The camera was a Deardorff 5x7 with a Fujinon 250 lens. Film was Tri-X.
As for the Black Rock Desert, it is a magnificent place indeed, and a place I love to explore and photograph. If anyone's interested, I've been putting pictures from this trip up over on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/
(see "New New Work")
Thanks again!
-Austin
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Totally Cool Austin,
Have you gone 5 by 7 on us? (As opposed to 8 by 10)
I really like this photograph. NASA may be calling you to find out how you did this.....
-Brad
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Brad Rippe
Totally Cool Austin,
Have you gone 5 by 7 on us? (As opposed to 8 by 10)
I really like this photograph. NASA may be calling you to find out how you did this.....
-Brad
Thanks Brad. Yeah, after going back and forth between 4x5 and 8x10 a few times, I thought I'd mix it up a little and try 5x7. I'm liking it a lot. Actually, I have to admit, the first time I picked up a 5x7 holder, I kind of went "oooh..." It just felt 'right' somehow, familiar, like an old baseball glove or something.
Anyway, thanks again. I hope your own photographic endeavors are going well.
-Austin
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ElRooster
Fabulous....
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vitality
Beautifull image.
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DJG
Quick and dirty scan.
APX 100
Xenar 210mm
Great shot!
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mandoman7
Great shot!
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Zaitz
This is beautifull...I like it a lot!
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austin granger
Great!
