Large Format Landscapes

[DennisD]

one shot a few days ago, goforth creek eastern Tennessee, 8x10 field camera, 300mm velostigmat series II, fp4 film.

Wonderful capture !

[Jim collum]

yea.. when you shoot without a hot filter, you're capturing both IR & visible light. If you notice the tone of the leaves, you'll see they're *very* pale green. Normal digital camera's have the hot filter already in place in front of the sensor, so you're already removing the IR light. The Leica M8 had an issue with having too weak a hot filter in front of the sensor.. adding a cast to higher IR surfaces/colors. In the case of the M8, it had the side effect of making it an excellent IR camera (by adding a IR pass filter in front, which blocks out visible light).

With the Betterlight, it's supplied with IR hot filters that you 'd place behind the lens ((best placement) , or screw onto the front filter threads.

With no IR hot filter, it adds an additional 3-4 stops of light.. so in vary low light situation, if the end result is either going to be B/W, or I don't mind the 'look', I shoot without it. Makes for very fast scan times

Jim,

Both are most beautiful images.

Could you comment on the noticeable tint in the Henry Cowell path shot. Is that an effect from the lack of the "hot" filter ?
With a scanning back is that filter usually required / desirable ?

Thanks

[RHITMrB]

Beach Pines by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr

[OCM]

one shot a few days ago, goforth creek eastern Tennessee, 8x10 field camera, 300mm velostigmat series II, fp4 film.

I can't understant how fp4 can do that. :-)

Great photo, ImSoNegative.

I like very much water labyrinth.

[StoneNYC]

I can't understant how fp4 can do that. :-)

Great photo, ImSoNegative.

I like very much water labyrinth.

I'm not following, what can't you believe FP4+ can do? What aspect of the image do you struggle to attain from your own FP4+ experiments?

For me, the only thing that rivals FP4+ is PanF+ which can't be had in LF sadly.

[ImSoNegative]

Stone I would love if pan F+ was available in LF, that would be awsome

[StoneNYC]

Stone I would love if pan F+ was available in LF, that would be awsome

I agree, I've spoken to Simon at Ilford quite a few times, they wouldn't even cut some for the ULF run because of the thin-ness issue, I get it, but it's upsetting, he did indicate in a PM that anything is possible and "noted" my request in public. We shall see next year if things change for the ULF.

[OCM]

I'm not following, what can't you believe FP4+ can do? What aspect of the image do you struggle to attain from your own FP4+ experiments?

For me, the only thing that rivals FP4+ is PanF+ which can't be had in LF sadly.

Yes, StoneNYC.

There are excellent black and grey tones over the wet stones. And the water has a delicated and sutil light with white forms. I could look at this photo during a long time analizing all these aspects.

I haven't got any experience with HP4 in LF, but in 135 or medium format and I can't do that :-)

I will learn with your experience.

Happy new Year!

[StoneNYC]

Yes, StoneNYC.

There are excellent black and grey tones over the wet stones. And the water has a delicated and sutil light with white forms. I could look at this photo during a long time analizing all these aspects.

I haven't got any experience with HP4 in LF, but in 135 or medium format and I can't do that :-)

I will learn with your experience.

Happy new Year!

I believe I may have used a yellow filter for this, also forgive me it was my second time ever using a LF before and attempting tilts etc.

Though brighter, I believe this has the same tones you spoke of?

Toyo45a, Schneider 90mm f/8 super-angulon at I believe f/22 for 1 second.

[OCM]

I like that photo too. The dark shade in the stone, the detail of the clouds in the sky and the mist are perfect to me. So, I think the exposure is right with the sea foam.

It is another photo to look at for a long time. ;-)