Large Format Photography Australia

"The idea is a direct crib from Hokusai's 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Stealing ideas from the masters is a form of homage isn't it?"

Yep, plus you did it with a Japanese camera to boot.

Mick.

I wouldn't say it was an odd thing to photograph a glorious colour scene with B&W film; perverse, may be more accurate.

Whatever your motive was, it is well liked by myself. Love the centrally placed mountain, which looks like a pyramid.

Mick.

I seem to remember, "Beautifully quiet in Highett", but it is decades since I've heard it played on the wireless. :mrgreen: Not sure whether Sandy Stone had been born when he sang it, I think it was called the, "Highett Waltz". I agree with you about the comparative portability o...

I took this shortly before it was closing. The fella who owned the shop had run it for 43 years, I bought all of my socks and some other stuff from him for about 20 years. This shop was the only place I could get Australian made woollen business socks, which were about the best on the market. Shot i...

Maris, I agree with you, which is why I chose to take it from this viewpoint. My first consideration was to ensure the water tank was in, then I wished to get the three windows on that wall in. My first consideration was the church, then I considered the hall, but didn't like either in isolation. Mo...

Maris, there are gaps in the vegetation, using one of these gaps I worked my way to the edge of the river. I knew what I wanted, which was the fallen tree approximately where it is. My tripod was straddling another log and rock with two legs, with the third tripod leg resting on the fallen tree; my ...

Tooronga River, Victoria. Shen Hao HZX-II A 4x5 wooden folder Fujinon 150 2' at f/22. Probably the first time I used rear shift in a landscape environment, 8mm of it. Mick. Edit, something went wrong I cannot view the attachment, will look at it to see if I can find the mistake. Found it, uploaded a...

This was a stop and drive back after driving past as we were looking for somewhere to camp; light was low. Very rushed to get it before the light disappeared from the wall. Shen Hao HZX-IIA 4x5" wooden folder, Fujinon 150 f/22 unrecorded but correct shutter speed, orange filter, Ilford FP4+ Mic...

Thank you for that. (Don't have the camera reflected in the bottom pool.) I did wonder about that, but figured you were probably just far enough away with a 300mm lens. (Move slowly and carefully. This is a precarious spot to stand let alone set up a large monorail view camera.) Yep, been there done...

Oooh, Maris, that is picture perfect.

Curves and reflections complimented perfectly by the tight cropping, add to that the small (ish) f/stop range means everything just jumps out at you.

I do realise you contact print, but one can still burn and dodge, was it hard to print?

Mick.