["Walter Glover"]
...I like the impact of harsh light — outdoors and in the studio...
Yes, me too. But the added complexity of the two overlaid patterns, the native shape and tone of the subject plus the light and shade overlay, makes success more elusive but richer when gained.
...I'd be curious to see the changes you muse on with regard to the second stripey shot. There was no difficulty in avoiding a reflection. To get tighter I would need another lens and camera....
I'm not above cropping to get tight framing. The 4x5 negative is generous and grants some leeway. But sometimes I crop too tight for fear the viewer's eye will escape the motif I'm bludgeoning them with.
...As a result of last weekends shooting (displayed here) I have placed the wretched Technika on Ebay. Because I had to drop the bed in order to attain some lens fall I was plagued by bellows vignetting...
I used lens fall a lot with my Master Technika and a 90mm wide to do interiors. My trick was to set the tripod high, just under the ceiling, screw the camera to the tripod upside down via the socket hidden under the accessory shoe, and ratchet the lens rise lever to deliver lens fall. That way I'd show the floor space and furniture (which people are interested in) and eliminate the boring ceiling.
This long weekend I'll be out with the Sinar which, once you have lugged it to where you want, is unlimited in ease of use without hindrance.
Lugged is right. That's why I sold the Technika in favour of a much lighter 4x5 Tachihara. The landscape and portraiture I do now does not need a particularly precise camera. The only straight line I have to get right is a sea horizon and I manage it...mostly.