Large Format Landscapes

[kev curry]

Cheers Kev. I cant wait to begin on my LF journey. Though there is a few more things i need to get before i can get going. It would be silly to go out with a light meter now wouldnt it!!

Not silly at all, in fact I've picked up a very productive habit from advice given here on the forum... that is, guessing the exposure of the scene I'm about to photograph before triggering the light meter... you become pretty perceptive pretty quickly at judging the exposure of a scene, someone somewhere suggested going around without a camera, light meter in hand doing just that as an exercise in reading light and evaluating exposure... probably best to stay around the house or enclosed garden for this exercise just in case someone tries to have you locked away for an indeterminate period

[Renato Tonelli]

I fail to see any difference between landscapes taken with Large Format equipment, and anything else. It's just a lot more work with the camera, and somewhat less in the darkroom.

I think you may need to explain this one

[Merg Ross]

I fail to see any difference between landscapes taken with Large Format equipment, and anything else. It's just a lot more work with the camera, and somewhat less in the darkroom.

I can see a difference in my own work. Thirteen of the images in Portfolio Three were taken with either an 8x10 or 4x5. The remaining three were taken with 120 cameras.

http://mergross.com

[darr]

Visit the LF Gallery to see members work that have participated in past print exchanges.

[Kuzano]

My LF working is in this web gallery: http://www.walterpcalahan.com/Cheers..._County.html#0

Great gallery... The Five Guys made me remember I haven't had breakfast yet. I'm going now, to feed myself and will look in again when I get back. I see some images there that make me want to spend some time.

Nice!

[kev curry]

OOOh Bill... what have you done

[Thad Gerheim]

Walter has some great stuff on his website! I hope he is getting recognition and exposure in museums and galleries.

[argos33]

Check out my site: www.grandes-images.com

Joanna, Those are some great exposures - Do you use Color Negative Film?

[Kuzano]

Cheers Kev. I cant wait to begin on my LF journey. Though there is a few more things i need to get before i can get going. It would be silly to go out with a light meter now wouldnt it!!

A good friend of mine who is a professional landscape photographer often goes out for days exploring light at different times on one subject before he ever takes the camera out of his car. It's not uncommon for him to check the light on one subject a few times during the day over a few days. Dragging the camera out is a distraction on the process of finding the right light. (Yes, I know you all are wondering what he does if the light magically appears just one time in that process. The camera is never far away if that happens. Do you all set up the camera and wait for the light?)

I sent him this:

[Bill_1856]

You cant be serious?

Absolutely serious as a heart attack. Do you know something that I don't?