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Reeds and Grass, Mount Buffalo

Posted: 11 Oct 2018, 10:52
by mark.darragh
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Reeds and grasses, Mount Buffalo, Victoria, Australia

Arca-Swiss F-Line Metric 8x10, Nikkor 450mm M, Ilford FP4+ rated at 100 developed in 510 pyro 1:300 for 20 mintues at 21˚C

Re: Reeds and Grass, Mount Buffalo

Posted: 11 Oct 2018, 13:01
by Mick Fagan
That certainly looks wet and cold, conditions one expects when on Mt Buffalo.

Nice enclosed landscape, looks like the inflorescences were waving in the wind.

Mick.

Re: Reeds and Grass, Mount Buffalo

Posted: 11 Oct 2018, 13:11
by andrewch59
Nice shot Mark, just proves good art can be right at your feet.
Andrew

Re: Reeds and Grass, Mount Buffalo

Posted: 11 Oct 2018, 15:24
by Maris
8x10 at it's best. This is a subject that needs resolution and tonal coherence of the smallest details to reward the eye and that's exactly what it got: just perfect.
Could it be Lake Catani?

Re: Reeds and Grass, Mount Buffalo

Posted: 14 Oct 2018, 21:20
by mark.darragh
Spot on Maris.

Parts of the lake had a good covering of ice when we arrive but a day of rain and strong wind rather than snow quickly ended any hope of photographing any ice patterns. The camera and I were on snow for this photo but it had all melted out around the water leaving the flattened swathes in contrast to the reeds.

This is the pair of the black and white, a sheet of Ektar which I shot first while the evening sun was still lighting the background. I'm not entirely happy with the colour conversion, I think the grass in foreground in should be a little cooler to contrast with the warmth of the reflection so it's still very much a work in progress.

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