Large Format Landscapes

[Jmarmck]

Shiprock from a couple weeks back. There is a pretty good track that crosses the South Dike up near the rock. Once you drive up, the road crosses and there is a track going over and West. Nice spot for afternoon light. Big enough to park and turn around. (I've slept up there in a car, though in general, sleeping on the South side can get sporty.) Scrambled out along the dike away from the rock. The shadow swings South in the Summer, (and North in the Winter). This was past the solstice by 40 days or so. Nice spot just past a fin where I could set up the camera on top. 120mm I think. This is an iphone copy of a straight contact proof. Can't wait to give it a real shake in the enlarger.

Robert, this is one of those places on my bucket list. I had no idea there was a road going up into the mountain. Would love to see the finished product.

[JeRuFo]

Incredible shot, Robert. Really accentuates the open space nicely.

Jewan

[Kodachrome25]

+1

It's pretty damn telling where the greater perception of what makes a good photograph is headed when after 1.5 million views, 9,300 posts and 931 pages of "Wow, great capture!" the place can't handle one...single....brutally.....honest.....critique.

I guess I just don't understand the whole image sharing thing, especially when "Critiques should only be offered if requested by the original poster."

Stone and I talked on the phone for awhile last night, we are all good. I just can't do the whole internet photography love fest thing anymore...I will go back to not giving the "Image Sharing and Lack of Discussion" section a second look.

[jcoldslabs]

I guess I just don't understand the whole image sharing thing, especially when "Critiques should only be offered if requested by the original poster."

Just because I wear clothes in public doesn't mean I am looking for a critique of my fashion sense.

Jonathan

[hiend61]

I can tell you almost the same story. In my case I was in a petrol station near the medieval walls of the city of Avila in Spain, but in this case, I had my Sinar F packed with the right lens and in a few minutes I was able to shot this image. This happened in 1992, since then I tried a lot of times to improve it, of course without success.

Yes, I know what you mean. There is a winding riverside road near where I live. One day, while hauling a load of gravel up that road in my dump truck, the patterns on the road from the trees was incredible. I do not carry a Speed Graphic in the dump truck. Even a SG couldn't deal with that much dust. I've been up and down that road many times since, but the light has never been the same. And I think it's a good life's story.

[Deval]

CedarKey by DevalJoshi, on Flickr

Toyo 45 aII
Rodenstock Sironar-s 150
F16 4 second
Filters:Lee 81B
Kodak Ektar 100

[Jeff Dexheimer]

It's pretty damn telling where the greater perception of what makes a good photograph is headed when after 1.5 million views, 9,300 posts and 931 pages of "Wow, great capture!" the place can't handle one...single....brutally.....honest.....critique.

I guess I just don't understand the whole image sharing thing, especially when "Critiques should only be offered if requested by the original poster."

Stone and I talked on the phone for awhile last night, we are all good. I just can't do the whole internet photography love fest thing anymore...I will go back to not giving the "Image Sharing and Lack of Discussion" section a second look.

Critiques are good. They are a positive experience when someone wants to learn to improve their photography (or anything for that matter). My two cents on the matter are simply this; public critiques are unnecessary, but in a private message, an critique can be helpful. Publicly, it may seem like a thrashing, even if you are well intended. Before internet times, critiques happened, but in the relative private of a small audience of our choosing. Similarly, if you private message someone your critique, it can have the same effect. I'd go one step further, before offering a critique, simply ask if the photographer wants a critique.

[Kodachrome25]

PM sent Jeff...

Critiques are good. They are a positive experience when someone wants to learn to improve their photography (or anything for that matter). My two cents on the matter are simply this; public critiques are unnecessary, but in a private message, an critique can be helpful. Publicly, it may seem like a thrashing, even if you are well intended. Before internet times, critiques happened, but in the relative private of a small audience of our choosing. Similarly, if you private message someone your critique, it can have the same effect. I'd go one step further, before offering a critique, simply ask if the photographer wants a critique.

[Peter De Smidt]

Critiques can be good or bad. Do you want to make pictures that the critic likes? If yes, then it'd be useful to hear his or her opinion. If not....

[Kodachrome25]

Critiques can be good or bad. Do you want to make pictures that the critic likes? If yes, then it'd be useful to hear his or her opinion. If not....

Yeah.....I just want to truly apologize for any sourness this has caused on my part though. Carry on folks, I'll stay out of it...