Large Format Landscapes

[jcoldslabs]

Wow, Austin, I really like that one. The pathway leading your eye to the horizon really makes it.

Darren--quietly beautiful image.

There has been some great work here lately. I am envious, because landscapes have never been my strength. They look easy, but are definitely not.

Jonathan

[Frank Petronio]

....They look easy, but are definitely not.

Jonathan

For sure!

[Peter Yeti]

I absolutely agree with Jonathan, you guys rock! Your work and your landscape is absolutely amazing. Where I live we don't have such stunning scenery - and it's always raining.

Peter

[jp]

Arguably - landscape.. Just no horizon.

Ilford 4x5 @ 400, Super-Angulon 90/8, Rodinal 1:100

Reminds me of "home of a rebel sharpshooter" by Alexander Gardner

[cpercy]

Badlands, Midday, Anza-Borrego Desert


Hotter than hell and totally silent.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

Thats about as inhospitable looking a place as I've ever seen.
Beautiful image in blast zone lighting.

Last time I was in the Anza-Borrego it was in August and it was 119 degrees in the shade.

[tgtaylor]

Here's one looking into Death Valley from the east side:



This was taken a few years back during a spectacular wild flower season. On a sad note during this trip someone abandonded a beautiful Peacock who was standing at a stop sign approaching every car that stopped and looking in. It was getting dark and turning cold when I approached and I knew that the bird, standing about 3 foot or so tall (he could look directly in over the door) and I knew that he would be in trouble if no one picked him up. But I didn't have room or a place to take him so drove off. With hindsight I now regret not letting him in and driving him to a police station but I didn't think of that at the time.

Thomas

[austin granger]

Thats about as inhospitable looking a place as I've ever seen.
Beautiful image in blast zone lighting.

Last time I was in the Anza-Borrego it was in August and it was 119 degrees in the shade.

Thanks. I'm not sure what the temperature was that day, but I can tell you that it was brutal. This was one of those photos that you have to force yourself to make because it seems like the simple effort of taking off your backpack and setting up your camera (not to mention getting under the dark cloth) might just kill you.

[Vaughn]

Thanks. I'm not sure what the temperature was that day, but I can tell you that it was brutal...

This was a similar type of day -- might have been 105 to 110F. But there were some insect noise. I was a little wary of rattlesnakes, but they were probably all deep under rocks, etc.

Branches
Dry Falls, Washington

4x10 carbon print

[David Lobato]

More celestial than landscape, but I thought it best to post here.



Toyo 45A, 90mm f4.5 Nikkor, Tri-X, exposure for a few hours, can't recall exactly how long it was.

[z_photo]

looks like about 30 degrees (=2 hours)