The bulkier camera rig gets the more boring photos are. IMO. Landscape no differ. I prefer HCB and GW landscapes over AA stuff.
Landscapes on 35mm film?
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In the way that I work (boring to some
), I find them all equally important. Beautiful images, awty, particularally "Call me a Breeze".
Here's one that surprised me, taken with "cheap" Ultrafine eXtreme 400 no less. Someone with more experience and skill could probably eke out even better results with this kit.
2021.01.16 Roll #267-05605-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
p.s. @logan2z, I think this is not far from your neck of the woods.
2021.01.16 Roll #267-05605-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
p.s. @logan2z, I think this is not far from your neck of the woods.
Very nice shot. Where did you take it?Here's one that surprised me, taken with "cheap" Ultrafine eXtreme 400 no less. Someone with more experience and skill could probably eke out even better results with this kit.
2021.01.16 Roll #267-05605-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
p.s. @logan2z, I think this is not far from your neck of the woods.
This was taken at Joseph D. Grant County Park, on the slopes of Mt. Hamilton. During the pandemic, I've taken to exploring more of these local, regional parks and preserves. Lots of overlooked and underrated parks, all up and down both sides of the Bay Area.
Only in the process of making a picture a certain way, like I wouldnt use 35mm to make a contact print. You get more information in a large negative to use when printing.In the way that I work (boring to some
But there is no reason you cant make a decent print using some 35mm fp4 you bulk roll and processing in some d76, which is inexpensive and easy to get hold of. Only other photographers care about the process.
These are landscapes in 35mm.
FBPHC by Paul Fitz, on Flickr
Trees, hillls by Paul Fitz, on Flickr
Rock Pool at Midday by Paul Fitz, on FlickrAA is very epic romantic American, similar to paintings of the same nature. HCB is more restrained again similar to European artwork. I think landscapes need to have some familiarity to where you come from to work the best. I know a photographer who goes around the world taking pictures from locations and people who come from there buy them because it reminds them of home.
I lke photographs that remind me of my Australian surrounds. Neither of those photographers have any interest to me beyond the photo.
Often I find the best landscapes by asking locals for those secret places that only locals know about.
When I first started out all I could afford was consumer grade 35mm. FujiColor 100 or Kodak Gold depending on which 4 packs were on sale. Recently I scanned some of those 20yr old negatives, and was reminded of the results one can achieve.
Thats cheat'n
Getting info from photographers if far easier than from fishermen. I was talking to local photographer about doing a moonrise some time ago and he told me what time, where to place the tripod, position of the moon and what to set the camera to for a iconic local photo opportunity. Had a look and he was bang on, moon rising over the island, the iconic jetty in the shot and if your lucky the whale watching charter boat will be there to just pulling into dock.
These and similar photos are in lots of local houses and businesses......not my style, but obviously something that is saleable.
Back when I was a member of a camera club, one of the members suggested that when traveling, one should go to a touristy shop that sells postcards, then find those places and take your own photos copying the postcard. I had to put both hands over my mouth to stay out of trouble.
How many fish did you catch?
Biting ones tongue can result in a mouth full of blood.
All the fish. Fishermen are terrible at keeping secrets.
I'm not familiar with that park. I'm in the South Bay so a bit of a ways from there. But post-pandemic I'm going to check it out, thanks for the pointer.
If you're in the South Bay, Joseph D. Grant County Park shouldn't be too far from you. It's just over the hill from East San Jose:
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/JosephDGrant.aspx
In the way that I work (boring to some
Agreed. It is enhanced by the "large format look". It is not as easy to get that shallow dof in 35mm. Especially with the smaller aperture (I am guessing) it took to get the barbed wire to the posts in focus, but the background gone bokeh.
What I like about the image is how some parts of the strands of barb wire are out of focus, but their appearance/feeling of sharpness is extended further by their contrast...I find it much more interesting and visually challenging composition than the 35mm image, where the wire is part of the fence and the gate dominates more. Still a good image.
I am afraid I would have plucked that blade of grass intersecting with the base of the far tree trunk in the 35mm image...micro-managing the scene can be habit forming, especially LF and ULF...actually the blades work great in the original, too. I like the same blades and how they work with the 4x5 image.
I am afraid I would have plucked that blade of grass intersecting with the base of the far tree trunk in the 35mm image...micro-managing the scene can be habit forming, especially LF and ULF...actually the blades work great in the original, too. I like the same blades and how they work with the 4x5 image.
It's about a 45 min drive from me, not too bad at all.
To me the most important part is the composition, the rest has importance, but is there to enhance the composition, you got to have something there to start with. For the most part I will take shots with 35mm go home and evaluate, then go back knowing how to do the shot, saves a lot of expensive film.
Blades of grass! Have to go back and fix, actually agonized more over whether the gate should swing in or out. The shots were taken months apart. Im going out west again next month and hope to do a few LF shots.
I do like a gate and agreed LF can make a good picture pop out.
Twined by Paul Fitz, on Flickr
In the original set, I prefer the gate opening out (towards the camera). Makes it more inviting to step into the picture (at least to me), plus it gives it a powerful 3-dimensionality. By blade do you mean the large shoot on the left of the trunk? I would consider removing it. Is that modifying the image?
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To me the most important part is the composition, the rest has importance, but is there to enhance the composition, you got to have something there to start with. For the most part I will take shots with 35mm go home and evaluate, then go back knowing how to do the shot, saves a lot of expensive film.
Blades of grass! Have to go back and fix, actually agonized more over whether the gate should swing in or out. The shots were taken months apart. Im going out west again next month and hope to do a few LF shots.
I do like a gate and agreed LF can make a good picture pop out.
Without a composition, there is not an interesting photograph. As Ansel Adams said about "sharp focus on a fuzzy concept".
I am sorry. I was just explaining why I responded to one image differently than another image of the same subject. I like them both. I notice the different sky/lighting, and thus the feel of the two images were very different. And I noticed how the position and tonalities of the gates differed and how all that changed the way I approached the two images. All that is the composition as I look at it.
Gates are classic symbols, most people's eyes are drawn towards them and through them. You wonderfully used both form and tonality in your composition to further draw our eyes through the gate and out to the tree(s). Anything between the viewer and to where their eyes are being led is important. Of course I noticed the grass! I will be passing right by it. I have to make sure there's no poison oak!
What I do find interesting is that the 4x5 is the more active image, and the 35mm invites me to wander through at my own pace.
Gates are classic symbols, most people's eyes are drawn towards them and through them. You wonderfully used both form and tonality in your composition to further draw our eyes through the gate and out to the tree(s). Anything between the viewer and to where their eyes are being led is important. Of course I noticed the grass! I will be passing right by it. I have to make sure there's no poison oak!
What I do find interesting is that the 4x5 is the more active image, and the 35mm invites me to wander through at my own pace.
This thread is a bit light on photos, so I thought I'd share a few more 35mm landscapes that I've shot .
(It's very common for me to shoot landscapes in portrait orientation)
(It's very common for me to shoot landscapes in portrait orientation)
This thread is a bit light on photos, so I thought I'd share a few more 35mm landscapes that I've shot .
(It's very common for me to shoot landscapes in portrait orientation)
Nice use of portrait, often dont think to use when taking landscapes.
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