Large Format Landscapes

[Corran]

Hoh Rainforest
Shen Hao 4x5 / Nikkor 90mm

[Gary Beasley]

Difficult lighting, well done Bryan!

[CreationBear]

Difficult lighting, well done Bryan!

+1 from me as well--very impressing sifting of tones here, so any liner notes would be appreciated. Otherwise, my favorite so far--though I think the barn/lane shot will be a bestseller for you.

[lassethomas]

Hoh Rainforest
Shen Hao 4x5 / Nikkor 90mm

Very nice. I like it a lot

[Corran]

Thanks y'all! The light was so different there than what I was used to. It didn't feel overly contrasty and I think my meter reading gave me a solid 7-8 stops, but the impressive array of green tones makes a great greyscale! I shot this in color too I think...

CB, this is developed in Pyrocat 1:1:100, for 20 minutes at 75F, with agitation at the start and every 6-7 minutes. So not quite stand development but almost. Also, the developer is used twice. Once for 5 rolls of film (agitated normally, 11 minutes) and then 6 sheets of 4x5. This seems to work well for me and is economical when I shoot a lot of rolls and sheets!

[Ron in Arcata California]

So how did the Hao do in the Hoh?

[Corran]

That reminds me. I had to wait almost 30 minutes for folks to stop walking through the area or looking at the camera and talking with me about this or that. I'm lucky to have gotten a few seconds to shoot my exposure! I think this is my favorite b&w 4x5 from the trip, unless I find something better in the half dozen sheets of Efke I shot and haven't developed yet.

[CreationBear]

It didn't feel overly contrasty and I think my meter reading gave me a solid 7-8 stops, but the impressive array of green tones makes a great greyscale! I shot this in color too I think...

Excellent, "greens" are always a mystery to me (unfortunate for our part of the world) so it's nice to see what can be done "filterless."

[esearing]

I like the rainforests shots the best from your trip so far. And the boat at Point Reyes.

CB - Try delta 100 for greens in spring/early summer. It takes on a different quality and separates out the yellow, green, blue much better than HP5 and even FP4. I have no idea why as its tonal range is about the same as FP4, but its noticeable in large areas of green.

[CreationBear]

CB - Try delta 100 for greens in spring/early summer.

Very cool--Paul Barden mentioned Delta 100 as a favorite a while back; and I believe it was John Layton who was recommending X-ray film for green vegetation as well. (FWIW, I'm am patiently awaiting someone to reintroduce 8x10 IR film, but that might be after the Last Trump sounds.)