Landscapes on 35mm film?

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Nice use of portrait, often dont think to use when taking landscapes.
Thanks. For whatever reason, I often choose to compose landscapes as verticals. Not sure why, I just naturally gravitate towards it.
 

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Beautiful!
 
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I believe what we see in this thread, especially in the beautiful pictures from awty, is somewhat representative. The large format pictures are shot in softer light and probably received more exposure and are printed to a contrasty, slightly high key look. Photographers tend to take the large format camera out and wait for the right light much more purposefully, and expose more generously, maybe also make more effort in printing. These differences IMHO account for more of the difference in impact than the formats themselves, at least in small internet pictures - large prints is a different game of course.
 

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Thanks. For whatever reason, I often choose to compose landscapes as verticals. Not sure why, I just naturally gravitate towards it.

I spent many years with 645 format cameras that were natively vertical format. I tended to see things as they fit that orientation more and more. I can relate! Not just for landscapes, either. I found myself doing groups of people that way when possible, too. Wedding albums were more pleasant to page through with mostly vertical shots.
 

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Without a composition, there is not an interesting photograph. As Ansel Adams said about "sharp focus on a fuzzy concept".
Mr Adams certainly new how to work as much into the picture as possible. I like to work with the basic scene, then work to corners and get as many elements as I can, not easy.

This one I took in 35mm. Have been back several times, but can never get the light right or the grass is too high or freshly cut. The wind was just right to. Now its been turned into an estate. So if you see something dont wait around, get the 35mm out first and start snapping.

The east winds on a summers day
by Paul Fitz, on Flickr
 

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Thanks. For whatever reason, I often choose to compose landscapes as verticals. Not sure why, I just naturally gravitate towards it.
This image borrowed from Pinterest probably appeals to you then
 
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