Large Format Photography Australia

It's never out of bounds for me, Walter. A beautifully crafted 8x10 transparency is a work of art all of its own. The initial simplicity of the image reveals layers of detail when you take the time to to explore the image.

Walter inspired me to dust of a shot from a few years ago. At the time I got the film back from the lab I was rather disappointed to see just how much of a shadow the camera and tripod leg cast because the cloud was so heavy I didn't notice it by eye. I'm going to embrace the silhouette now https://...

Walter, I'm really enjoying this series of images your sharing with us. They capture a part of Australia which is slowly and quietly disappearing in the name of "progress". I doubt the polystyrene and cement render boxes that are springing up like mushrooms will have the same enduring appe...

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. I rarely use the 110mm on 8x10 but this was an instance where it was go wide or keep walking. Without the CF it would have been a struggle to hold any detail in the shadows at the bottom of the frame given the brightness in the top right. Walter, Schneider recom...

Toolangi ferns

Arca-Swiss F-Line 8x10, Schneider Super Symmar XL 110mm, Schneider Centre Filter IIIc
Ilford FP4+ rated at 64; 15-second exposure

Thanks, Warmtone. Yes, timing is everything. It was amazing how quickly the situation with Covid changed in Tasmania. The exhibition was only officially open for two days when the WG mad the decision to close. They have been able to reopen and it will be up until the 16th of November so at least the...

Great to see your East Gippsland photos, Barry. Very bittersweet though given the devastation that this special part of the country has suffered. I first visit Result Creek back in the early 90's. The track was easy to find and well sign posted. The last time was 2011. The track was completely overg...

In mid-March I have an exhibition opening at the Wilderness Gallery near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. It will run for four months until mid-July. The exhibition focuses on the endemic flora of Tasmania and explores the ecological relationships Tasmania shares with the Australian mainland, New Zealan...

The third exhibition by Melbourne based Friends of Photography Group opens on Friday the 30th of August at Brunswick Street Gallery in Fitzroy. The exhibition runs until the 15th of September.

Thanks for all your work keeping the forum up and running Oscar.