Nice. Like photographers of the old days who had to be chemists in their own right.
Nice. Like photographers of the old days who had to be chemists in their own right.
Untitled - Diablo Range, California, 2019:
This is one of three images I took on a 7-mile loop hike in Contra Costa county early last month. This one doesn't have any clouds but the other 2 do. All were shot on Kodak Tri-X 320 with a Toyo 45AX. I printed this image last night on Ilford warm-tone glossy RC and plan on reprinting it on various FB papers and trying various toners to see how much I can improve it. The contrast grade I chose for this printing was 2.75. A 10x loupe held to the print shows individual grass blades in focus throughout the print. A Rodenstock apo-sironar-s lens was used.
Thomas
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, as they say. Today I went out to shoot during a lull in the rain, but where I was planning to go was closed when I got there. So instead I went to one of my local places I go when I just want to shoot a frame or two and when I got out where I wanted to be, it started pouring rain. Luckily had the forethought to bring my umbrella. Then after that died down, the clouds went away and weren't interesting anymore. But then I looked around and happened upon this scene in the undergrowth. Beautiful pearls of light, the raindrops coalescing on the ferns. About 30 seconds after I made this image the sun came out and blasted the delicate light into oblivion.
Wehman UL 8x10, 4x10 DDS, Schneider 90mm XL @f/64, 3s exposure on Ilford FP4+ developed in HC-110 dil. B for 10 minutes at 75F (N+2 or something):
. . Mount Hood, Oregon
. . Mount Hood, Oregon by Reinhold S., on Flickr
Mount Hood, from Tygh Ridge area. Oregon
Neg# ORGE 058. 4x5" Tachihara, 135mm, O2 filter, FP4 film. 1983
More here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/154287...79438365/page2
Reinhold
A mimosa sapling, I believe--though of course, a series on the invasive landscapes of Georgia would pretty much be a license to print money in these "woke" times.Originally Posted by Corran
Seriously, though: that's a shot I'm going to study...that (very!) wide angle/pano combination really seems to deepen the frame in a way I hadn't considered before. Maybe I need something shorter that 180 in my 4x5 kit after all...)
Ah I see, yes I just kinda call that general leaf shape "ferns" but you're right. There was some flowering mimosas on the other side of the lake. I like the pink "flowers" on those. I didn't know they were invasive...yesterday I did see some kudzu taking over a massive area of land. That's the default when I think of "invasive!"
LOL I probably shoot less than 10% of my photographs on 4x5 with longer than a 150mm! Cropped a little on the sides, this would be like a 47mm XL with a 6x12 back. I was only a few inches from the leaves. This makes a very different "feel" to the image compared to a normal lens.
I like the tones. When I think of landscapes, I think of grand, sweeping views with a horizon. But that's just me.
Personal (instead of grand) landscapes...most of my landscapes do not have any sky. Nicely seen, Corran!I like the tones. When I think of landscapes, I think of grand, sweeping views with a horizon. But that's just me.
Last edited by Vaughn; 10-Jun-2019 at 19:04.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Barr Lake State Park, Colorado
5x7 Eastman View No. 2 Field Camera, Calumet Caltar S-II 8 1/4-inch (210mm), f/5.6 with a No. 25 Red Filter, Arista.EDU-Ultra 100,
D-76 Straight for 6 minutes in a B & W King 5x7 Tank, 70 degrees F., Epson 4990 Scanner
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