Large Format Landscapes

[Alan Klein]

Down in the woods again. Depth of field is the big problem; here I tried to use front swing and tilt to make the focal plane follow the trail. TriX film, 150 mm lens, scan from FB print.

[IMG]Neg18AHokey VI comp by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]

I just started with a 4x5 and am learning tilts. I find that in shots like this it doesn;t work because the tree extends through the whole vertical leaving the tops of the trees out of focus. I have to try just working with smaller apertures and leave tilts alone for these type shots.

[Gary Beasley]

I just started with a 4x5 and am learning tilts. I find that in shots like this it doesn;t work because the tree extends through the whole vertical leaving the tops of the trees out of focus. I have to try just working with smaller apertures and leave tilts alone for these type shots.

Another option is to tilt halfway and use apertures to finish the job.

[John Olsen]

Another option is to tilt halfway and use apertures to finish the job.

That compromise is pretty much included in the shot above, but perhaps could have been done more skillfully. Actually, in the same location work the previous week I used TMZ 35 mm and got much nicer results. I'm loaded now to return to a nearby spot that has less tree presence in the near field. That should help.

[Swami]

Though I am looking forward to moving to 8x10, I have to say I do enjoy my 4x5. Guess it will have to do until I can find the right 8x10.

Managed to find some time to get to the beach and capture this image. I’m relatively new to large format but really enjoying the process and images.

Cheers
Matt

[ljb0904]

4x5
180mm Fujinon
Ilford delta 100. DDx 1+9 40 minutes

[Merg Ross]

This goes back a long time, I was 13. The photograph was made in 1954 on a trip with Brett Weston and my dad. We were passing through Bridgeport, California, late afternoon on our way home to the Bay Area. I was using a 4x5 Brand 17 camera and 250mm Zeiss Tessar lens. The three of us set-up here that afternoon. In case it looks familiar, Brett's photograph was published soon after in the US Camera Annual.
Scan from contact print.

[CreationBear]

4x5
180mm Fujinon
Ilford delta 100. DDx 1+9 40 minutes

Nicely done in what looks to have been pretty tough conditions! If you're not a traditionalist when it comes to 1:1.25, you might think about a 3:5 aspect ratio across the bottom of the frame--"pruning" the top of the tree might help unify the two major components of the image.

[ljb0904]

Nicely done in what looks to have been pretty tough conditions! If you're not a traditionalist when it comes to 1:1.25, you might think about a 3:5 aspect ratio across the bottom of the frame--"pruning" the top of the tree might help unify the two major components of the image.

Thanks! And i do like the crop suggestion.

[Andrew Plume]

Though I am looking forward to moving to 8x10, I have to say I do enjoy my 4x5. Guess it will have to do until I can find the right 8x10.

Managed to find some time to get to the beach and capture this image. I’m relatively new to large format but really enjoying the process and images.

Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt

Yes, I really like this + that you didn't go down the oft chosen 'f64 route', so something a little different.............

Details of the location would be good

regards

Andrew

[John Olsen]

Top of Cedar Grove Trail, 150 mm lens, TriX with yellow filter, scanned from Ilford FB print.

[IMG]Neg8Bb flkr by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]