Nostalgic and speaks of a tempered time, a monoculture of sorts then changed by Vietnam.
Not really taken with the image otherwise. Probably would have preferred a grainy Leica image to the Hasselblad (assumption).
Nostalgic and speaks of a tempered time, a monoculture of sorts then changed by Vietnam.
Not really taken with the image otherwise. Probably would have preferred a grainy Leica image to the Hasselblad (assumption).
When I think of “proper” examples of grain, Salgado comes immediately to mind and why would he wish to introduce it into prints from Canon and Pentax MF digital cameras but to create texture and tri-x simulation. But his is not LF but perhaps the most poignant examples historically of man’s plight in a harsh world. The grain in his images never gets in the way of the potency of his work imo.
No movements that I remember. The camera was pointed fairly level, but might have used back tilt to keep the redwoods pointed in the right direction. The camera had no indents so I would have 'zeroed them out' by what was on the GG. It was Sept, 2001 and I had three 4 year olds boys sitting on a blanket having lunch next to me while I quickly set-up and exposed three sheets. The 11x14 was fairly new to me and wanted back-up negs for any needed development changes (time/temp/method). I managed to get the job done before my boys got up and started to run between the legs of the tripod.
FP4...f64 @ 30 seconds. I print (carbon) the neg I developed in a staining developer.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
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