Landscapes with medium format

[Arthurwg]

And if we still want to beat a dead horse, it's generally considered that the rise of abstract art after WWII was a reaction to the unprecedented chaos and destruction brought by modern war, coupled with collapse of conventional ideas of right and wrong and a well-ordered universe.

 

[mark]

This is what I take, but not at the same time...
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drool worthy collection.

 

[eli griggs]

And if we still want to beat a dead horse, it's generally considered that the rise of abstract art after WWII was a reaction to the unprecedented chaos and destruction brought by modern war, coupled with collapse of conventional ideas of right and wrong and a well-ordered universe.

Like in each of America's Wars in the Last Century, the men and women most affected found their social norms upside down and sideways, with dissenting voices coming from within their own relatively closed peer system, as well as families, and generally Left of Center educators, and religious leaders.

This condition caused otherwise once contented folks, young and old to catch, at first, bits and pieces, including shadows, which they had previously ignored or filtered out, to become more and more visible and attention worthy, even if it was simply to denounce what they now saw and read and heard.

How could they no find that their sense of being, especially those whom fought the war, first hand, (or hand-to-hand for that matter) that they were left out of center, socially, politically, with the Leadership they may have grown up trusting, the excesses of modern living, their priest, rabbi, imam, etc,

The Ivy League fellows at the CIA, post WWII, must have seen this, it was impossible to ignore and they had grown up witnessing the tidal wave of misplaced persons, starting with the returned hero's of WWI, and the Second World war and Korea, saw the abundance of new ideas in New York, especially and turned what could have become a Balkanized American Society, and gave it an creative outlet for expression and working through points of view, on any topic you might care to discuss, with artist leading the way, searching endlessly in each of their movements, and attempts to expand the vocabulary and materials of art, including the question of the ages, what is art?

The CIA Program(s?) simply gave a direction for all this angst to snowball, into a troublesome dynamic, for most of the World, including the intolerant enemy beneath the Red Flags of Communism.

IMO.

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[Philippe-Georges]

drool worthy collection.

No, these ar not a collection, but a set of (good) tools!

 

[eli griggs]

Yes, a very nice, working set that looks well thought out.

I will suggest a mechanical shutter timer though, needing one myself for pinhole work and more stable releases, on my Hasselblad 500 CM, etc.

IMO.

 

[warden]

This is what I take, but not at the same time...

On Instagram I follow Things Organized Neatly, and your two images would fit right in.

These are two nicely thought out kits. I wonder if there is a thread on Photrio somewhere that shows users kit/collections.

https://www.instagram.com/thingsorganizedneatly/

 

[k.hendrik]

my set
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77846450@N00/23957867440/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77846450@N00/30123064851/in/dateposted-public/

 

[M Carter]

Those of you who mentioned you carried a backpack of a few lenses and 2 backs. What sort of photo outing was that? At home or in my country with a road trip I could manage it but it's not something I could do as easily overseas relying on public transportation like Singapore or Tokyo.... A TLR or some other 6x6 or a rangefinder 6x7 be easier.

Went from Texas to London (changed planes, didn't leave the airport) to Edinburgh; then Geneva for a few days, back through Heathrow and home. I didn't haul the gear everywhere, and I also took an Isolette folder and a Hawkeye (flipped lens). Got some cool stuff, even got a private shoot at the Large Hadron Collider, that was awesome!

 

[Arthurwg]

This may have been mentioned earlier, but Ansel Adams used a Hasselblad for almost all of his pictures in his later years. Even one of his most famous images, "Moon and Half Dome," was shot with a Hasselblad.

I happened to see a video on Youtube that showed AA's proof sheet from the Moon and Half Dome shoot. Funny enough, most of those images showed a light leak along the left side of the frame, Don't know if these were caused by loading or unloading the film in bright light or by a leak from the dark slide slot. You would think that AA would have perfect backs, but perhaps there is no such thing. I always shoot with a strip of black tape over the slot.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

The fact that Hasselblads have been widely used by fashion photographers does not mean they cannot excel at anything else. The same goes for other models (e.g, Pentax 6x7, which Peter Lindbergh used)

6x6 works very well for landscape. Look for instance at Michael Kenna’s works.
6x7 surely works too (I never went into that format, as my slide projector only does 6x6...)

I think it’s all about finding a format your vision feels comfortable with, regardless of the camera... for me it’s 6x6 (regardless of subject - I do a lot of landscapes too!) From your post it seems that you are more attracted to wide panoramas, so give it a try. I’m unfortunately at the other end of the world otherwise I would have suggested to meet for you to try my Xpan!

Enjoy experimenting

+1

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Good composition works in any format. Your eye and brain adjusts and composes to meet the limitations of the viewfinder.

I use to shoot a lot of 3:2 (35mm) and then 6x7 medium format. When shooting with a micro 4/3 digital camera, I used to shoot in its 4:3. Then when I started to shoot short videos clips with my digital, 16:9, and show them on my TV which is also 16:9, the 4:3 stills had black border on each side of the TV yet the 16:9 video clips filled the screen. I didn't like the look.

So as an experiment, I shot my next vacation all in 16:9 stills. It took only a few shots, and I was completely comfortable framing and composing in 16:9. I was already shooting video in 16:9 so it wasn't a big deal. My brain adjusted automatically. So now when I make home movies/slide shows, everything is in 16:9 for consistency between video and stills and both fill up the TV screen.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Here's an example of shooting completely in 16:9 shot on my trip to the Southwest National Parks. I think the compositions work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums/72157694819890421

 

[Ariston]

Here's an example of shooting completely in 16:9 shot on my trip to the Southwest National Parks. I think the compositions work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums/72157694819890421

Great photos, Alan.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Here's an example of shooting completely in 16:9 shot on my trip to the Southwest National Parks. I think the compositions work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums/72157694819890421

Great work. You captured the look and feel of the Southwest.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Thanks.

 

[logan2z]

Made this print in the darkroom yesterday. Shot with a Hasselblad 500 C/M with 80mm Planar lens on Tri-X 400 film. Printed on 11x14 inch Ilford Multigrade Classic Fiber paper (glossy). Spotting TBD.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Here's an example of shooting completely in 16:9 shot on my trip to the Southwest National Parks. I think the compositions work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums/72157694819890421

Very fun photographs.