Large Format Photography Australia

Taking advantage of the reflective quality of limestone and the architecture of McGlashan Everist https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51882500454_f67838cf91_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51882831455_025e4436d7_c.jpg Toho FC-45X, Rodenstock Sironar N 150mm, Kodak TMX 100 4x5 developed in ...

Thanks, RoganJosh. The Provia is my choice too. Natural and realistic colour reproduction of film is a black hole of chaos shooting in the wilds rather than the controlled environment of a studio. In this case, the Ektar doesn't really convey the depth of the forest. The colour balance is good but f...

Deciduous Beech (Nothofagus gunnii) and Richea pandanifolia Arca-Swiss Universalis/F-Line hybrid 4x5, Fujinon NW 125mm Kodak Ektar 100 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51410361365_c473a5cc94_c.jpg Velvia 50 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526364383_dbd619d217_c.jpg Provia https://live.stati...

Thank you all for your observations. Walter, I often get that same feeling working amongst the Richeas, there is a real primordial quality about them. The dead leaves of the pandani come in such a variety of forms, when the edges fray some look distinctly like the feathers of an ancient bird. Mick, ...

Prompted by the recent discussion on the demise of Velvia 50 sheet film, two images from early this year. Provia https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51513981503_5bb9b88610_c.jpg Velvia RVP 50 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51513981543_4ea44128c2_c.jpg Both taking using an Arca-Swiss 4x5 and Fuj...

Thanks for sharing your insights, Mick. Your observations are particularly helpful to understanding the future of film coating and manufacturing given how little information the "big two" are prepared to release.

Walter, always great to see your colour work. Like you I’ve used both the 58 and the 47 SA XLs. Imho definitely both lenses where a centre filter is a must. The centre filters have never been particularly cheap but seem to have really hiked in recent years. The IIIc is the filter designed for the 47...

Thank you, Walter. I’ve tried to highlight the quality of light in this. Even though the air is so clear and it was very sunny, the light in Tasmania has a softness about it which we just don’t get on the mainland with the sun higher overhead. The ground underfoot was equally uneven I’m afraid, extr...

Great photographs, John. They really capture the decay and passage of time well. It looks like you have a wealth of potential subject matter for details too if that takes your fancy. Just further to Walter's comment regarding Ektar, I find a useful filter to have on hand is an 81b or similar. Ektar ...

Morning cloud over the incredible geology of the North West Tasmanian coast https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51382048139_f6b704ffa6_b.jpg Arca Swiss Universalis/Field hybrid 4x5, Nikkor 90mm SW f4.5 Lee yellow no. 8 filter Kodak T Max Tmx 100 @ 64 developed in XTOL R (I think?) Taken on a beautif...