Large Format Landscapes

[SergeiR]

couple of ilford delta 4x5s... Finally got around to use me 90/4.5 Nikkor on this trip to Russia


Scan-130701-0006www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr


Scan-130701-0010www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

[Greenspeed]

Bonville Creek, NSW, Australia

Shen Hao, Calumet Caltar II 90mm. Kodak VS100

[premortho]

Holding back the sky is dodging, although to me, dodging is used more for specific areas, I'm talking about the whole sky area of the picture. You may have expressed it a little better by saying "to add a little brightness". I don't think you could have had that much contrast if you had pinholes in the bellows. Probably the cut film holder. Could be the tape on the hinge

Thanks!

I think it is a pinhole leak or a leak from the film holder. I've patched the bellows with tape in every corner now, and checked for pinholes. There are none. What do you mean by holding the sky back? Lighter or darker? I've thinking about dodging the top of the sky a little bit, to add a little brightness. I'll see when my contact printing frame arrives.

[Fredrick]

Holding back the sky is dodging, although to me, dodging is used more for specific areas, I'm talking about the whole sky area of the picture. You may have expressed it a little better by saying "to add a little brightness". I don't think you could have had that much contrast if you had pinholes in the bellows. Probably the cut film holder. Could be the tape on the hinge

Would electrical tape be a good replacement for the old tape?

[Peter Yeti]

Great image with dramatic clouds. I like the contrast, maybe it could be printed a little lighter in general. But I don't trust my screen, so I really can't judge it.

Could be the tape on the hinge

The stray light shows on the lower left corner of the negative/print. That means it's the upper right corner of the film holder where the dark slide is. Could be an old light trap leaking when you pull the dark slide.

[William Whitaker]

Would electrical tape be a good replacement for the old tape?

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[gene LaFord]

Massachusetts, March 2013
Sinar P, 300mm Fujinon A
5x7 HP5+, Divided Pyrocat HDC

Nice image Ken. Reminds me of wandering around there when I was a student many (many) moons ago.

gene

[algarzai]

Se'ed 3 by Abdullah AlGarzai, on Flickr

shot in Se'ed Saudi Arabia on tmax 100. as usual. i don't have notes and don't know what my exposure was

[Keith Fleming]

Algarzai,

My first impression was that the image is too contrasty, but on reflection I've begun to suspect it is an accurate representation of the intensity of the desert sun. Nice textures too.

Keith

[algarzai]

Yup, it was a sunny day - as usual. the shadows had no interest in them. I also have been toning my images very contrasty. that's how this imaged worked for me.

Algarzai,

My first impression was that the image is too contrasty, but on reflection I've begun to suspect it is an accurate representation of the intensity of the desert sun. Nice textures too.

Keith