Large Format Landscapes

[StoneNYC]

Joel and Stone,

Thanks. Both of you have made me see it with a slightly different perspective, and for that, thanks. I seem to react to a situation and take the photo. Once in a while, I "see" the lines, light, texture, comp or whatever the term is. But so often it is pure reaction. I wish I were more cerebral in my actions. I have a friend from Grand Junction who is an electrical engineer and we are on shoots quite often. He and will observe each others image on the ground glass. I always love it when we do this because he will not only explain why he sets up the composition the way he does, but he will also "explain" to me what I am seeing or what he is seeing in my composition. After he is done explaining, I just agree. He is very deliberate, I generally just react. I am attempting to be more "cerebral."

Cerebral gets in the way sometimes. You're doing just fine IMHO.

[Jim Becia]

OK, hope I am not boring you with images. I have a backlog, but will try to parse them out and hopefully not bore everyone. Here are a couple from a past winter and fall in Zion that I finally got scanned. Both taken with 8x10 Provia 100F and with the Fuji 300 lens. I have been fortunate to be in Zion a few times when the snows have hit. As a rule, you don't have long as the snows generally melt very quickly.

[biedron]

Jim,

All are nice, but I particularly like "Light on the Mesa". Wonderful clouds!

Bob

[Pali K]

Some really amazing images Jim.

- Pali

[fishbulb]

Huh, dunno what happened to my photo. Can't edit the post so here it is again, and a new one from the same day.

[Myxine]

Shiprock from South Dyke by L'Eidolon, on Flickr

One from my very favorite place on earth. Ok, let's say in my top 5.
Chamonix 4x5 and fp4+. Had to climb my lungs out for that one

[Jmarmck]

Very nice on Myxine. You were blessed by the cloud gods. I just got back from there and other points to the west. I too came up from the south though I did not climb the dike.
Well done.

[Myxine]

Thanks! I was also blessed by the wind gods the last three times I was there. They blessed me hard

[Jmarmck]

Yes, it seems I angered one or two of the gods. My Zone VI was an official sacrifice.

[fishbulb]

Here's another one from me. Cropped it to 2x3 to get rid of some clutter in the foreground.



Sinar F | 180mm Caltar II N | Ilford Delta 100