Large Format Photography Australia

https://live.staticflickr.com/8440/8007821105_7a55d90309_c.jpg Paper Bark Trees, Lake Weyba Gelatin-silver photograph on Kodak Polymax Fine Art VC FB photographic paper, image size 24.7cm X 19.6cm, from a Kodak TriX 8x10 negative exposed in a Tachihara 810HD triple extension field view camera fitte...

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...