Large Format Landscapes

[lbenac]

Two from me. Both taken with a Calumet CC-400, and a pair of Dr. Farber's Rapid-Aplanat f:7.5 lens elements in a Rochester Optical & Camera Co./Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. AUTO shutter (both c.1905). Expired Ilford FP4 (not FP4 Plus) and scanned from a contact print.

Like the tones of the textures rocks and wood against the strong highlights. For me, the second one begs to see a little bit more of the first rock at the front.

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

Luc, I really like your recent photos. I tend to do almost 90% of my photography in the mountains so share your passion for the rock and ice. Who said all the mountain shots should have red peaks and be colored?

What is color ?

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

Nathan,

I think you were too nice to the old fart. My comment would have been something like this - "call your daughter, I'm not doing anything illegal, but golf carts on roads are not street legal." Jim

Isn't it the case that in small town/counties, the "law" (or local by-laws) are enforced by sheriffs that are members of very large local families or is that only on TV shows? Luckily in Canada, we have our RCMPs that are from all over the country so should be impartial - except that it is not going to help if two guys come out with a bat or a gun in the middle of nowhere and tell you to hit the road...

Cheers,

Luc

[lbenac]

That's a good point - I don't see any halo in the likely spots at all, for example. Nicely sharpened indeed (I always struggle with this for posting online, even though I feel like I shouldn't).

I am always cautious with sharpening and I rely on the expertise of my better - I use Photokit Sharpener 2 (Bruce Fraser, Jeff Schewe) for Capture sharpening on TIFF from scan and a tiny bit of local contrast. I will use sometime some local sharpening or "clearing haze option" all on layers controlled to taste.
The TIFF is converted to JPG full size for screen viewing and I use the screen sharpening option from LR3. When I export to Zenfolio, the jpg is downsized to 1100 pixel and I use the screen sharpening option from LR3 again.
Sharpening in LR3 and Photokit Sharpener 2 are supposed to be the exact same technology/technique according to the authors.

Cheers,

Luc

[rjbuzzclick]

Like the tones of the textures rocks and wood against the strong highlights. For me, the second one begs to see a little bit more of the first rock at the front.

Cheers,

Luc

Thanks Luc. I wasn't completely sure about the highlights when I first printed these, but the longer I live with them, I think they work. Thanks for the second comment too, I see your point.

[Roger Cole]

Isn't it the case that in small town/counties, the "law" (or local by-laws) are enforced by sheriffs that are members of very large local families or is that only on TV shows? Luckily in Canada, we have our RCMPs that are from all over the country so should be impartial - except that it is not going to help if two guys come out with a bat or a gun in the middle of nowhere and tell you to hit the road...

Cheers,

Luc

Sometimes that's the case, not always. Depends on the area.

[atlcruiser]

Arista EDU 100 5X7, Fuji W 180mm

Very nice.....I love the 3d!

[mdm]

21cm Heliar and 5x7 FP4. Some scratches.

[dupont07]

Hanoi, Vietnam

Shenhao 4x5
Apo-lanthar 150
Foma pan 100

[mdm]

looks like a nice place to be.