Large Format Landscapes

[MDR]

It's been a while. I've had to retrieve my jaw from the floor many times after perusing this thread. Anyway, lurid 4x5 E100VS below. Arca-Swiss 4x5, 90mm Caltar.

Beautiful photograph I simply
love the color and tones of the photo, did you use a filter to get the golden hue?

[Rory_5244]

Oh wow, thanks. I used a polarizer and an 81A filter. There's more detail in the shadows but my Epson 2450 flatbed can't manage it.

[Nguss]

This is one amazing picture. On a more personal note I may be tempted to add slightly more contrast, but that is just because I like contrasty images.

[Jehu]

Chamonix 45n2 with Schneider Super Angulon 90
F16-1/3 at 1/15 second
Kodak E100VS processed in Arista kit
Two stop Lee ND Grad over sky

[nathanm]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing


Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanm...ak/6091691992/

[Marko]

The photo itself holds none of the back story, it is simply a beautiful scene. But perhaps its beauty lies in the fact that there are no people in it, frightened, litigious people who cannot bear the thought of their fellow man being free to do as they wish. No people who are ready and willing to reach for the guns of the State the moment someone upsets their daily routine. No people who are unwilling to extend property rights to their fellow man. No scared and propagandized people whose only means of expression is to lash out at others.

This is indeed a beautiful photo accompanied by an excellent description. I hope you don't mind me quoting this from your flickr account - after reading this, I looked over my images and found that most of them are also devoid of humans. And I have to admit it is for the very same reason - I get tired of all the anger, pettiness and hostility and simply seek to get as far from it all as I possibly can on those rare occasions when I actually have some leisure time.

[Vaughn]

Chamonix 45n2 with Schneider Super Angulon 90
F16-1/3 at 1/15 second
Kodak E100VS processed in Arista kit
Two stop Lee ND Grad over sky

A striking image. With the grad. neutral density filter darkening the upper portion of the image and the lighter foreground,it seems that the image "stands up" rather than eases back into atmospheric distance. So with this effect and the jutting forward of the wood structure, you have presented a landscape that appears to want to get me, chew me up and then spit me back out. I do not know if that was intended, but it is much appreciated. A refreshing change!

Vaughn

[Steve M Hostetter]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing


Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanm...ak/6091691992/

I had the same exact thing happen to me in Ohio.. Farmer thought he owned the road and wanted me to move my car. I was photographing an old growth tree next to the road.. Best way to handle these folks is just to act like you can't hear them speak! And get your shots! Also I've found that If I pray for them their memory doesn't stay with me..

[Harley Goldman]

Stealing The Spirit Of The Cornfield
Shen-Hao 4x5, Schneider 90mm, Tri-X, 1/15 second @ ƒ-45, a little rear tilt, orange filter, Perceptol dev 8-min in BTZS tubes, Epson v750-Pro scan, Photoshop editing


Note: This is an ILLEGAL PHOTO!!! *gasp*
Full story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanm...ak/6091691992/

Nice scene, with great feeling of depth. Well done.

[Jehu]

A striking image. With the grad. neutral density filter darkening the upper portion of the image and the lighter foreground,it seems that the image "stands up" rather than eases back into atmospheric distance. So with this effect and the jutting forward of the wood structure, you have presented a landscape that appears to want to get me, chew me up and then spit me back out. I do not know if that was intended, but it is much appreciated. A refreshing change!

Vaughn

I'll take that as a compliment. I've never felt like a composition was chewing me up but it sounds powerful. Actually, this was my entry for a monthly contest. This month's theme is "weathered wood" so I was trying to emphasize the gate. I went through three or four tripod locations with two different lenses before I finally opened the shutter with this one. Just out of the frame to the left is an RV park. Just behind the tree on the right is a water tank on the hillside. There is also a railroad bridge just behind the gate. I think I found the only angle and focal length that avoid distractions.