Large Format Landscapes

[Beano_z]

This shat was a tough one, it wasn't the location or the composition, instead it was waiting for the right conditions that was the most time consuming. Each morning I would park at the designated area near the park entrance than walk up to this spot and wait for the light, only on the fourth morning did everything come together for this shot.

This was a 5 second exposure on Fomapan 100 8x10 film with a 2-stop soft grad to hold down the sky. Camera used was the Chamonix Alpinist X with a 240mm lens.

The film was home developed in Rodinal 1+50 dilution and scanned on a flatbed.




"Emperor Peak" | Wuyishan Trips 0009 - 10-Feb-2021 to 24-Feb-2021 by BB, on Flickr

[GRAYnomad]

Well worth the effort, it's a great shot.

[pau3]

This shat was a tough one, it wasn't the location or the composition, instead it was waiting for the right conditions that was the most time consuming. Each morning I would park at the designated area near the park entrance than walk up to this spot and wait for the light, only on the fourth morning did everything come together for this shot.

This was a 5 second exposure on Fomapan 100 8x10 film with a 2-stop soft grad to hold down the sky. Camera used was the Chamonix Alpinist X with a 240mm lens.

The film was home developed in Rodinal 1+50 dilution and scanned on a flatbed.




"Emperor Peak" | Wuyishan Trips 0009 - 10-Feb-2021 to 24-Feb-2021 by BB, on Flickr

Congratulations.

[rfesk]

Really nice composition. And worth the effort.

[Ulophot]

Exceptional work Beano; very painterly composition.
I am guessing that we are seeing a negative scan, toned in PS or other software. The tonality and sharpness are arresting.

P.S. That's some darkroom you have on your Flickr page!

[Joe O'Hara]

I have to agree, you really nailed it, Beano_z. Beautiful.

[Tin Can]

Ditto

Amazing

[Jim Noel]

This proves that persistence is a virtue if one is to make truly outstanding images.

[Donald Qualls]

This is the first time I've used movements to control my plane of focus as well as perspective. I had rise, tilt, and swing on the front standard here, getting both gate leaves in focus and keeping the ground sharp from front to back. It's not perfect, I couldn't see the ground glass when stopped down to preview the focus.



Graphic View, Componon 150mm f/5.6, f/22, 1/4 IIRC.
Arista .EDU Ultra 400, Xtol replenished stock

[Beano_z]

This proves that persistence is a virtue if one is to make truly outstanding images.

Thanks all of you guys for the very kind comments!

And I guess this is the beauty of large format for me, due to the high level of involvement in the entire process, I'm much more willing to put in the effort of scouting, planning and in the end executing the image, which was never my strong suit when shooting digital