Large Format Landscapes

[pdmoylan]

Nikkor 150MM F5.6W Velvia 50

ditto

Adirondacks images, ala Porter. Both along Route 73 NYS

Creation Bear, agree that Porter sought tight comps - something to learn from. His use of Kodachrome and early Ektachrome and Dye Transfer printing techniques can't be matched today. DR was much lower with those early films than today's Portia/Provia. Thanks for your input!

[CreationBear]

His use of Kodachrome and early Ektachrome and Dye Transfer printing techniques can't be matched today

Ha, my treads are showing a little wear as well--though mostly from a few decades of backcountry fly fishing. Speaking of Porter and printing, here's an interesting video if you've not seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CslJoMRd1es. I've only encountered his work in books (though I understand the fidelity of those were pretty good)--rummaging around that era's C-prints must be a treat indeed.

Otherwise, I very much appreciate you sharing what you've brought back from your encounters--I've done only the most rudimentary color work, but the color palette of the "graybacks" with Velvia has me thinking...

[Barrister]

Listen - is this worth calling me out? Are you the police of this forum, is this the biggest problem you have to solve in your life: what category I'm writing under? For God's sake, I'm disgusted with that kind of pettiness. How about if I don't post anymore, and cancel my subscription? Then you can be sure I don't break any more of your important rules. Good?

[John Layton]

An example of an image (Dunes, Stovepipe Wells) where, for me..."extreme" back movements were crucial for my interpretation of this scene:



Another example (Yucca Pods, White Sands), but this time...absolutely no movements were used:

[Alan9940]

Love the dunes image, John! And, yes, a perfect example of where extreme back movements really helps image presentation, IMO (and yours, too, apparently.)

[John Olsen]

An example of an image (Dunes, Stovepipe Wells) where, for me..."extreme" back movements were crucial for my interpretation of this scene:



Another example (Yucca Pods, White Sands), but this time...absolutely no movements were used:

The dunes image is wonderful, but since I don't know the scene, what movement did you use and for what effect? Who knows, maybe I'll learn something.

[Vaughn]

Listen - is this worth calling me out? Are you the police of this forum, is this the biggest problem you have to solve in your life: what category I'm writing under? For God's sake, I'm disgusted with that kind of pettiness. How about if I don't post anymore, and cancel my subscription? Then you can be sure I don't break any more of your important rules. Good?

Cool your jets. It was a gentle reminder to a new member and while true, it was not a 'calling out'. To keep the LFPF a well-oiled machine, there are rules and procedures that help to keep it so. Thank you for your participation.

[ericantonio]

The dunes image is wonderful, but since I don't know the scene, what movement did you use and for what effect? Who knows, maybe I'll learn something.

Ditto. I'm guessing forward tilt on the back? That's just a guess, I'd like to know to to be sure.

[John Layton]

...backward base tilt on the back (similar to forward front tilt, except for little field displacement vs. front tilt) - pretty much essential as I was using a 90mm lens which is marginal for 5x7 with movements, and needed to preserve what coverage I had available (front tilts move available field relative to film, rear tilts not so much) . The price of course (for this back tilt) is a bit more perspective distortion, but not overtly distracting in this case. Other data...orange filter, PMK Pyro. Light was fading so fast that I was only able to obtain one image...glad it worked! Actually, there is a bit of blur in the extreme upper left (had to work quickly, also exhausted from having sprinted two miles with gear to get here in time)...unfortunate as this has, so far, limited me to printing this to 30x40 - whereas if it were sharp overall, I'd love to go to 40x60! Will likely do this (40x60) anyway...just because!

Gotta admit that my previous post was a bit political...in defense of staying true to ourselves and not ascribing to others generalizations. Just sayin!

[John Olsen]

...backward base tilt on the back (similar to forward front tilt, except for little field displacement vs. front tilt) - pretty much essential as I was using a 90mm lens which is marginal for 5x7 with movements, and needed to preserve what coverage I had available (front tilts move available field relative to film, rear tilts not so much) . The price of course (for this back tilt) is a bit more perspective distortion, but not overtly distracting in this case. Other data...orange filter, PMK Pyro. Light was fading so fast that I was only able to obtain one image...glad it worked! Actually, there is a bit of blur in the extreme upper left (had to work quickly, also exhausted from having sprinted two miles with gear to get here in time)...unfortunate as this has, so far, limited me to printing this to 30x40 - whereas if it were sharp overall, I'd love to go to 40x60! Will likely do this (40x60) anyway...just because!

Gotta admit that my previous post was a bit political...in defense of staying true to ourselves and not ascribing to others generalizations. Just sayin!

Thanks for sharing your thought process. Every bit helps me get my best results out in the field.