Large Format Landscapes

[johnmsanderson]

Fuji Provia 100F, 4x5", Schneider 110XL

[Corran]

Thanks for your thoughts jp!

John - really nice images here and in other threads, and on Instagram.

[johnmsanderson]

Thanks for your thoughts jp!

John - really nice images here and in other threads, and on Instagram.

Thanks, Corran. You too!

[scm]

Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Chinle AZ

[David Lobato]

San Miguel Mountains, Colorado, 1988. Toyo 45A, 210mm Nikkor, Fujichrome

[img]San Miguel Mtns 001 2500 by blazingshutters, on Flickr[/img]

[Corran]

Icy rock wall at Lula Lake

Chamonix 45n1, 150mm APO Symmar, TMX, FX-39:

[chassis]

San Miguel Mountains, Colorado, 1988. Toyo 45A, 210mm Nikkor, Fujichrome

[img]San Miguel Mtns 001 2500 by blazingshutters, on Flickr[/img]

Beautiful!

[CreationBear]

Icy rock wall at Lula Lake

Another scene that reminds me of home... If it's not too much trouble, I'd be interested in your "liner notes" on this one--especially the weather conditions. Yesterday I was banging around streamside here on the Tennessee side of the GSMNP with a P67 loaded with Acros and a light snow coming down, so I found myself wondering how essential directional light is to a good B/W landscape. Can the "underexpose/N+1" approach get you where you need to be, at least tonally, or does the day turn into a scouting mission at that point?

[Corran]

I've been doing a lot of N+1 developing lately...it's either been completely overcast or there's not a cloud in the sky (which means yucky light pretty much 95% of the day). Are you spot metering? Usually on scenes like the above I find the darkest area I want to see some tone in at Zone II or III, and then the bright areas are around Zone VI. So the N+1 developing gets me to where I need to go. When I shoot my Pentax 67 I get the same effect by underexposing in the camera. This scene was in the early morning with overcast sky, and probably could have done with a bit more developing. Scanning it, I did a curve adjustment to get more contrast - so probably need a #3 or 4 filter in the darkroom when I make a print, or longer development.

[CreationBear]

(which means yucky light pretty much 95% of the day).

Thanks for the detailed reply--we've been pretty much in the same boat, so I think I'll develop this roll +1 just to see. (I'm used to mercurial weather that close to Clingman's Dome, but yesterday took the cake--literally three minutes of blue sky with the hoar frost coated ridgetops blinding white, then back to being socked in for the rest of the day...)