Large Format Landscapes

[Vaughn]

...I haven't seen the petroglyph photos before, but remember the cave roof. Here is an effort at that sort of thing, that falls a bit short. I'll go back and give it another try sometime. I do have one of those pointing the camera down images, but haven't developed that sheet of film yet!

The pictographs (they are painted rather than chisled) are at Symbol Bridge Cave, I believe. Big Painted Cave is on along the same trail near Skull Cave.

For the cave ceiling image -- that was an 8x10 with a 300mm lens, pointed about 70 degrees up from level along the trail inside the cave...at one of few spots wide enough to sneak in a tripod without someone tripping on it. Deep enough in that it was a long exposure.

[newtorf]

Thanks!

I guess I'm a little late to the party, but this is absolutely stunning.

[newtorf]

Thanks, Martin. Yes the star trails and snow really add points to this scene. Only wish I was here one day earlier, then there would be more snow on the trees!

Fabulous shot.

The star trails are pretty cool too.

Martin

[newtorf]

I hope this story would encourage more large format photographers to explore the option of night photography!

Perhaps the first succesful one Compliment for HP5+ too

[Steven Ruttenberg]

This image is a bit unsettling. At first it looks like the developer or developing process went rogue. In reality, this is the cloud structure. Used an astronomy software called PixInisght to smooth out some of the grain in this long exposure.

Tmax100, 4x5 Chamonix 45H-1, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5 at f/4.5. Scanned on Epson V850.



As an aside, this was a particularly violent storm.

[kmallick]

^ Thats awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping at the same time. Bravo!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

^ Thats awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping at the same time. Bravo!

Thank you!

[Alan Klein]

Nice capture Steven. Where was it taken?

[Joe O'Hara]

"...this was a particularly violent storm..."

It certainly looks that way! A powerful image.

[tgtaylor]

Cathedral Peak from Upper Cathedral Lake -Yosemite National Park

Toyo 45CF