Large Format Photography Australia

Thanks Barry Kirsten for your nice comment about composition. Some subjects suggest obvious and elegant compositions but not this scatter of random rocks in a stagnant rock pool. I spent a good half hour nudging the camera around in small and large increments trying to balance forms and edges. Oh we...

https://live.staticflickr.com/8317/7990333303_1916c841da_c.jpg Rock Pool, Tea Tree Bay, Afternoon Gelatin-silver photograph on Agfa Classic MCC 111 VC FB photographic paper, image size 16.5cm X 21.3cm, from a Tmax 100 4x5 negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF double extension field view camera fitte...

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.