Large Format Landscapes

[atlcruiser]

I love looking at those cracks in the road. Nice one.

Thanks Sam....I love the long foreground!

Mumbley Joe the mountain is wonderful. Reminds me of the days when I loved beign up that high!

[lbenac]

Foggy morning at one of my favourite shooting spot

Nikkor 180/5.6 FP4+ Pyrocat 1+1+100



Cheers,

Luc

[Zaitz]

A photo from July that didn't quite turn out how I wanted.



8x10 HP5 and 210mm Kowa I believe.

[Ken Lee]

Massachusetts, 2011
Sinar P, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 TMY, D-23

[chassis]

Zaitz, nice one. I don't think I've seen that perspective of Half Dome.

Ken, really awesome. Great composition and tonal scale.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Zaitz, very nice one .. I stood near this spot when I went up there in the morning several years ago..! Only I was higher and to the left which put these trees to the right .. I used a 4x5 and a 90mm ... I like this spot you chose to shoot from better but that octagonal flare buggs me

steve

[MumbleyJoe]

Luc - That's beautiful. I love the foreground. I'm surprised at the relative clarity of the reflections.

Zach - One of my favorite spots in the world. It's a shame about the flare. Some flare isn't inherently bad, but the large hexagon on the face of Half Dome is unfortunate. The light is, otherwise, wonderful. I have really only been there later in the day.

[lbenac]

Luc - That's beautiful. I love the foreground. I'm surprised at the relative clarity of the reflections.

Thank you. It is one of the beauty of that specific part of the river. The current is very slow and the color of the sediment allow for such reflection when there is zero wind. This is a great spot on foggy days.

Cheers,

Luc

[Zaitz]

Zaitz, nice one. I don't think I've seen that perspective of Half Dome.

Ken, really awesome. Great composition and tonal scale.

Thanks. It's around Glacier Point so I'm sure you'll see another like it eventually!

Zaitz, very nice one .. I stood near this spot when I went up there in the morning several years ago..! Only I was higher and to the left which put these trees to the right .. I used a 4x5 and a 90mm ... I like this spot you chose to shoot from better but that octagonal flare buggs me

steve

Thank you! The flare is no doubt bad. The Kowa really has a strong one.

Luc - That's beautiful. I love the foreground. I'm surprised at the relative clarity of the reflections.

Zach - One of my favorite spots in the world. It's a shame about the flare. Some flare isn't inherently bad, but the large hexagon on the face of Half Dome is unfortunate. The light is, otherwise, wonderful. I have really only been there later in the day.

I was only there a few days and didn't know the light. Had I known where the sun rose and set I would have planned differently, poor planning. My photos from that morning and the previous evening lack punch and are from poor locations I think. Very broad scopes of the scene which didn't work out. The flare is definitely disturbing.

Here is one, if I remember right, that is very similar to one of yours. I wasn't happy with this one. The only LF shot on a 10+mile hike ... But I feel like posting them since I haven't shot LF in a couple weeks! Need to get out.


Taken at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. 4x5 HP5 with 250mm Fujinon f5.6.

[MumbleyJoe]

Zach, the Redwoods turned out great, if you ask me. I know you had some other very strong images from that trip, so I'm sure you are being overly critical. Exposures a tricky in there and this was well-managed - it came out beautifully. I found it difficult to know how to compose a photo at Redwoods too (as with any forest really) but I like this.

As for Yosemite, even if you're not thrilled with your results at least you got a chance to see it. I lived in San Francisco over six years before I made my first trip and I've kicked myself ever since (especially now that I live in Seattle). Within a year I moved away, and now it's much more of a challenge to get there. It's worth revisiting ;-)