Large Format Photography Australia

Good one, Barry Kirsten ! The curved film plane on your camera works really well to prevent the edges of the format falling into black. I've seen it written that one mark of a exceptional pin-hole photograph is that it contains lots of detail just within the resolving power of the pin-hole itself. T...

Thanks Mick. It was a controlled burn on a still winter's day. The hard part was enduring the ribbing I got from the fire crew watching the scene.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52398739315_921b1c99d2_c.jpg Field Mushroom Gelatin-silver photograph on Ultrafine Silver Eagle photographic paper, image size 19.3cm X 24.7cm, from a 8x10 Kodak Tmax-400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD field view camera fitted with a Fujinon-W 300mm f5.6 l...

https://live.staticflickr.com/8630/16152090589_f2101126b1_b.jpg Noosa Bushfire, Aftermath. Gelatin-silver photograph on Ilford MG IV VC FB photographic paper, image size 19.5cm X 24.6cm, from a 8x10 Kodak Tmax 400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with ...

Exactly right, Barry Kirsten. The optic was a #3 close-up lens Blu-Tacked to the back of a spare Copal 3 shutter. A red filter was added to subdue the chromatic aberration of this simple lens.
Soft focus glow works nicely with white or bright things; not so well with dark objects.

https://live.staticflickr.com/5084/5270510664_4ece1423d7_z.jpg Eggslicer, Spatula, Masher Gelatin-silver photograph on Ultrafine Silver Eagle VC FB photographic paper, image size 21.5cm X 16.3cm, from a 4x5 Kodak Tmax 400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF field view camera fitted with a top-hat ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020826898_8300521c20_c.jpg Lake Weyba, Tree Window Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private Reserve VC FB photographic paper, image size 19.3cm X 24.7cm, from a 8x10 Fomapan 200 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD field view camera fitted with a Fujinon...

Good one Mick. Another icon of its time but a long past time. Unlike your Pillar of Power from April which is a signpost to the future. Putting the ratchet wheel against the dark bush makes it stand out dramatically. Your Fujinon f6.3 250mm lens is sure getting a useful workout.

Thanks RoganJosh. It's an honour being compared to the great Robert Adams. I think Adam's cow pictures are from his book Prairie featuring elegantly composed American scenes of country emptiness. The cows are 17 or 18 pictures in from the beginning of that book; I think.

Yes Mick , it was high summer. Two things cows like on a hot day are shade and water. The shade is at the top of the ridge and there are some cows up there. The water is a long walk downhill. The farmer is smart by keeping both pleasures far apart so the cows don't congregate and make a trampled pat...