Large Format Photography Australia

Maris, my head is big enough, references to Paul Strand.... nonetheless, thank you for your kind words. I'm now starting to think that RoganJosh was onto something, after looking at the picture on and off over the last few days, it may just be one of my better efforts. Yes, the little wave was a bon...

Thank you RoganJosh. I hadn't thought of the balance, but after some reflection it does appear to be reasonably good. In time I may appreciate this image more, I exposed the film on Tuesday, developed Thursday and posted here on Friday. I had a devil of a time with getting sunlight onto the deck and...

Shen Hao HZX45-IIA
Fujinon f/5.6 65mm
Centre Graduated Filter
FP4+ D76 1:1

Oooh, Maris, nice one. I do love B&W IR films, never saw much in any colour versions. This is very moody, with just the right amount of softness which probably emanates from the length of the exposure, as well as all (most) IR film's hard to focus exactly issue. It's not as though you have a lit...

Quite an interesting plant, almost looks like the sticks when they are falling in a game of, "Pick-Up Sticks".

That Voigtländer certainly does things beautifully, sigh.

Very nice one there Maris.

Ha ha, poor man's compendium. I too use the dark slide in exactly the same manner. I saw compendiums used a lot in the studios and always noted just how fiddly they were to get things just right, more so if you were using CC filtration in the filter slot/opening some of the compendium hoods had. As ...

Maris, those upright posts are certainly eye catching, luckily for you, the probably bright tin roof has been omitted, either in the negative or when you printed.

The icing on the cake though, is the shadow formed by the upright posts.

Maris, that looks really good.

I see a vortex dragging her by the legs into deeper water, could be the start of a great series.

Tripods sinking in wet sand, yet you lived to tell the tale!

Ha, you are right, put an a instead of an e, fixed now. Frieze, mmm, bit of a long shot there Maris, but I agree with you about the background of trees; it is why I took this picture from where I did. For what it's worth, I also like this is a severely cropped panorama, as in an enclosed landscape. ...

This is probably the last one from the series worth looking at. All were taken with no filter, I really wish I had popped an orange filter on. Shen Hao HZ45-IIA camera Ilford FP4+ 1/15 at f/22 8mm front rise. Fujinon f/6.3 250mm D76 1:1 230019_Yarrie_Lake_Billabong_Lone_Sentinal_FP4_Shen_Hao_250mm_N...