Large Format Landscapes

[Robert Langham]

Lake Road in Smith County, Texas.

[kabbott]

Nice shot Kabbott.. Loving the colours.. Portra 160 is not a film I normally associate with hues like this. Really nice.

Thanks! In all fairness, I must admit to bumping up the saturation a bit digitally, but not beyond what I felt the scene merited. I think had I shot with Ektar this would have been very close color wise to the original scan.

[kabbott]

Made the trip up to Great Smoky Mountains National Park last weekend. It's about an hour and a half drive, but I had to leave at 4:30 a.m. to beat the crowds, because I was hiking to Grotto Falls...one of the most popular falls in the park. The falls are unique in that the trail actually goes behind them. I was the first one there and took 3 different compositions, the large format equivalent of spray-and-pray! All are Ilford Delta 100 4x5, souped in Ilfosol-3, 4:15 at 68F, using BTZS tubes (my first time using these and I'm absolutely sold on them!). Scanned using an Epson V700. C&C welcome and appreciated!
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I think you've really captured the essence of this waterfall. Black and white is very fitting for this type of work. Definitely looking forward to heading out and making waterfall images on black and white film -- these images are just further inspiration for that!

[johnmsanderson]

Few from Pennsylvania

[johnm]

Here is my first contribution to the board. Please critique as I need all the help I can get!! The image was overexposed and I had to tone it down a bit in lightroom. Still getting the hang of exposures and different films, this is quite the adventure!
Ilford delta 100, Ilford DD-x, nikkor 210w

[Robert Langham]

Canyon del Muerto last month.

[pdmoylan]

[QUOTE=johnm;1139788]Here is my first contribution to the board. Please critique as I need all the help I can get!! The image was overexposed and I had to tone it down a bit in lightroom. Still getting the hang of exposures and different films, this is quite the adventure!
Ilford delta 100, Ilford DD-x, nikkor 210w

Thank you for contributing. May i respectfully draw your attention to the middle ground area which presents as out of focus. Perhaps a more refined front tilt, adjustment of focus point and/or stopping down to f45 or greater would have allowed that area to be sharp. A polarizer in strong light is also recommended to reduce the contrast somewhat.

I can not speak to processing but I would add that frequently more detail is discernable in lower light situations.

Good composition. We would enjoy seeing more.

PDM

[johnm]

[QUOTE=pdmoylan;1140120]

Here is my first contribution to the board. Please critique as I need all the help I can get!! The image was overexposed and I had to tone it down a bit in lightroom. Still getting the hang of exposures and different films, this is quite the adventure!
Ilford delta 100, Ilford DD-x, nikkor 210w

Thank you for contributing. May i respectfully draw your attention to the middle ground area which presents as out of focus. Perhaps a more refined front tilt, adjustment of focus point and/or stopping down to f45 or greater would have allowed that area to be sharp. A polarizer in strong light is also recommended to reduce the contrast somewhat.

I can not speak to processing but I would add that frequently more detail is discernable in lower light situations.

Good composition. We would enjoy seeing more.

PDM

Yes, Thank you PDM! I got a late start that day and it was quite bright! I had trouble tilting to get that area focused, I think I only stopped to f22, thanks for the advice.

[Robert Langham]

Butler Creek at Dean Church Road, Smith County, Texas.

[mat4226]

Filtering Light at Cantwell Cliffs



Tachihara 8x10 + Schneider 480 f/8.4
FP4+ in Pyrocat HD 1:1.5:100