Large Format Landscapes

[Sirius Glass]

This star trails view was made in Joshua Tree National Park. Again a 90 mm Angulon was used on the Technika IV. The film is HP5+, the exposure is f/11 for 15 minutes. The camera was set up in the Belle Campground. The lights in the sky to the north are from Twenty-nine Palms. The scan was made from an 11x14 print that was cropped to fit the format of the scanner.



I like to begin my night exposures for the last five or so minutes of nautical twilight so I have enough illumination on the horizon to discriminate the sky from the terrestrial silhouette.

What is the dotted straight line from?

Steve

[SocalAstro]

What is the dotted straight line from?

Steve

Most likely an airplane with blinking lights flying across the fov :-)

-Leon

[Ken Lee]

Another from my wanderings in Zion last month...



Tachihara 4x5, Caltar II-N 150 f/5.6, Fuji Velvia 50

I'l like to see that one printed fairly large for impact.

[Heroique]

Nice, Heroique – a Gordian knot in the forest.

Thanks David – and I like your Gordian knot title, even if it brings to mind an axe!

I’d like to see that one printed fairly large for impact.

Me too, those horizontal stains make the wall feel textured – like a rippled red sand dune.

Wonderful. ;^)

[RmFrase]

Fantastic!! I think it works great in a vertical.

Thank you for your reply.

-Robert

[Jim Michael]

Robert, I think the ocatillo has a more dramatic 'reaching for the sky' effect in the vertical shot.

[Roger Thoms]

Castalon Peak - Big Bend National Park Texas

Mot sure which of the two images is better. Your thoughts/suggestions?

Shen-Hao 4x5
Orange Filter
Kodak T-Max 100 ISO
Scanned on Epson V700
Metered with Sekonic L758DR

-Robert

Robert, I also like the horizontal shot, it gives me a stronger sense of being actually being there.

Roger

[Vaughn]

Hi All. My first image post and my first frame of LF. I am pretty pleased with how this worked out for a complete noob. Shot at Girraween Nation Park in Queensland, Australia.
Would love to have some comments on how I can improve.
90mm Schneider @ F22, Efke 25 processed in Xtol 1+3 for 11 mins.

Looks good to me -- a composition that keeps my eye moving and exploring the image. It just all comes together well. Just keep the crocs from biting your bum and you'll be right!

[MumbleyJoe]

Wow the colour of that rock is unreal - great capture !
Rob

Thanks Rob! Down where this was taken the canyon walls were only about 50 feet apart, but close to 1000ft high. All that bounced light created a pretty magic glow at the bottom.

I'l like to see that one printed fairly large for impact.

Thanks Ken. I have limited drum scanning budget, but went ahead with one for this shot. I hope to do a larger print at some point - that tree at the bottom is sort of just 'noise' in these little JPGs, but in a large print it might actually look like a tree again.

[Ken Lee]

Thanks Ken. I have limited drum scanning budget, but went ahead with one for this shot. I hope to do a larger print at some point - that tree at the bottom is sort of just 'noise' in these little JPGs, but in a large print it might actually look like a tree again.

For my taste, 11x14 is large There's nothing quite like a print made with no more than 3x enlargment - except a contact print of course.

I see you have a large image hosted here. Very nice.