Large Format Photography Australia

Thanks RoganJosh and Barry Kirsten . Placing the whites as high as possible on the tonal scale is a balancing act. In this photograph there is a lot of "print value IX", white tone but no detail, but I figured that since none of the "hot" blank areas are large they wouldn't read ...

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1671/25175862533_5a429ff82b_b.jpg Bleached Wood, Snow Gum Grove Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private Reserve VC FB photographic paper, image size 24.7cm X 19.5cm, from a 8x10 Fomapan 200 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera...

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1669/25670160530_5ceb371522_c.jpg Snow-melt Cataract, Charlotte Pass Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Private Reserve photographic paper, image size 24.6cm X 19.4cm, from a 8x10 Fomapan 200 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera ...

Yep, it could be a repeat. I looked at the threads here and didn't see a previous. But for a site that advances at a leisurely pace there are still a lot of beaut posts accreted over the years. More will follow even at the risk of a double up.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3798/12604011254_c4ef1d6a4d_c.jpg Open Air Cinema Fence, Winton Gelatin-silver photograph on Freestyle Arista EDU Ultra VC FB photographic paper, image size 25.4cm X 20.3cm, by contact from a Kodak Tmax 400 8"x10" negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple ...

Exposure for the old bloke was 1/90 sec at f16. I wanted the background out of focus so I chose the widest aperture I could use with 400 speed film in "bright" open shade. The 1/90 sec is the fastest speed my Copal #3 shutter could deliver. Sure, the shutter speed dial is marked 1/125 sec ...

The old physicist was a eccentric loner, almost a hermit, but he had two good amigos - nicotine and alcohol. He thought he'd bring a friend along for the portrait shoot; hence the pipe and baccy. And he liked mirror sunglasses too; hence the selfie.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3769/20241963375_8a9a804df3_c.jpg Nuclear Physicist, Retired Gelatin-silver photograph on Ilford VC FB photographic paper, image size 24.5cm X 19.6cm, from a 8x10 Kodak Tmax 400 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitted with a Fuji...

Excellent composition with a difficult lens. A 65mm lens on 4x5 can too often deliver a small subject in the middle and nine-tenths periphery. Here it's just perfect. Framing out the left hand pylon lets the bridge "leap" into space. And nicking those sedges into the bottom right hand corn...

Thanks Mick . The longer focal length with just the rear lens group behind the shutter also delivers a much bigger image circle. But image quality degrades quickly away from the sweet spot at the centre. The 8x10 format uses only the middle of this big image circle and tolerable image quality is ava...