Large Format Photography Australia

"In this day and age it must be an odd thing for a man to lug a large camera to the shore of a lake and photograph a glorious sunset in black and white." Why? We all know that black & white provides the best colour there is? This is yet another excellent outcome, Maris, and I thank yo...

To be honest, Mick, I see the car as adding to rather than subtracting from, the shot. But hey, that's just me. Can't help but think of Barry Humphreys with this one. Not that I think for a moment that he might have sought his sartorial jollies there necessarily, but the wonderful lyrics from the er...

It is special to me that of the stones trapped, one is submersed and the other not quite submersed — a bit like nature's 'on/off' push-buttons' activating some great subterranean machinery or function.

A respectful shot of a powerful structure. The magnified view and detail in the masonry reveals that the darkroom skills are equally spectacular.

Penny for your thoughts, Mick. Pick-up Sticks indeed. As did the Ansel Adams snap of reeds and Harry Callahans version in reversed tonality.

Back in my commercial architecture days, like many, I used 90mm a lot. But then Schneider released the 72mm Super-Angulon XL and from that day forward I hardly ever reached for the 90mm. These days my single wide angle lens is the Nikkor SW 75mm. It is a perfect match to my vision and affords compar...

For the cost of a sheet of film you have another visual story to communicate. Nothing much wrong with those economics.

These forms seem to me to be anthropomorphic visual metaphors, Maris. Wondeffully seen.

What a find!!

What a treasure, Mick. I agree with your comments in the text and wish you every success to get back to have another crack at it. Just got to hope hard that you also get this staggering light next time.