Large Format Landscapes

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Originally Posted by Nana Sousa Dias

Another problem with this film is the huge reciprocity failure. At 100 s indicated by the lightmeter, you have to expose it for 16 minutes!:eek:

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Oh Gad! I thought FP4/TXP were bad. Anyway, your examples along with the operative word, "cheap", will see me trying some. Thank you!!

Great landscapes posted here without any doubt.
I took this one on the beach of the Nahuel Huapi lake in Patagonia. I've posted my first shot in another post I believe. This is my second sheet exposed. The bellows on the Toyo monorail I'm using are completely wasted, so I've patched every single hole I could find but it still leaks through the bellow material since it is pretty old. To fix this, I just bought some black out fabric and covered the bellows during the exposure.
Toyo 45D monorail+210 Schneider Lens+shot at f16 at sunset. Some front and rear tilt and front shift was involved.... for sure.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/...f56d7bd9_o.jpg

P.D. I call it the "Pebbles King" :)

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Originally Posted by NicolasArg

Great landscapes posted here without any doubt.
I took this one on the beach of the Nahuel Huapi lake in Patagonia. I've posted my first shot in another post I believe. This is my second sheet exposed. The bellows on the Toyo monorail I'm using are completely wasted, so I've patched every single hole I could find but it still leaks through the bellow material since it is pretty old. To fix this, I just bought some black out fabric and covered the bellows during the exposure.
Toyo 45D monorail+210 Schneider Lens+shot at f16 at sunset. Some front and rear tilt and front shift was involved.... for sure.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/...f56d7bd9_o.jpg

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Impressive quality and general tones, Nicolas. May I know what film and scanner did you used ?

Wow, what film?

Thank you Nana and Rory. I'm a total newbie in terms of large format film and BW so'll just copy what it says on the box:
Kodak plus-x pan iso 125/22. Emul 8421. Expired 12/2000. Never refrigerated from what I've been told.
I exposed it at iso100 using my DSLR for metering and the kodak reciprocity failure curve for compensation.
The camera belongs to a friend of mine, he developed the film and scanned it using the Epson V700 (2400 dpi). Well, he was kind enough to print a 40x50 cm copy of this shot on an Epson printer and it looks very very nice :)
Hope this helps.
Best,
Nicolas

Great images everyone... :)

A recent image.

jim k

High Noon Ranch, Cowboy Trail, South Southwest of Turner Valley, Alberta, Canada, 2010

http://largeformatgroupimages.jimkit...s/10050206.jpg

Good grief, Nicolas, your second LF shot, huh? Wow.

Thank you, Jim, for demoralizing me further with that awesome pic.

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Originally Posted by jim kitchen

Great images everyone... :)

A recent image.

jim k


[CENTER]High Noon Ranch, Cowboy Trail, South Southwest of Turner Valley, Alberta, Canada, 2010

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Amazing clouds Jim. Really nice balance.



Thanks Rory :) Yep, since I can't process my own film for now, I shot a couple of sheets and sent them to BSAS just to make sure the camera is in more or less working shape. BW is a challenge for sure, I tend to see my photos in color

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Originally Posted by NicolasArg

Amazing clouds Jim. Really nice balance.



Thanks Rory :) Yep, since I can't process my own film for now, I shot a couple of sheets and sent them to BSAS just to make sure the camera is in more or less working shape. BW is a challenge for sure, I tend to see my photos in color

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Amazing work, Nicolas! You should buy yourself a 4x5 camera and a V700!

Shen Hao cameras are very cheap and they are quite good. I sold my Linhof Technika IV and my Wista DXII after buying the Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA...