Large Format - Winters First Snow

[Colorado CJ]

I haven't posted here in a while, haven't taken many photos in a long time for that matter. Anyway, today I drove around my local area and did some large format photography.

Conditions weren't very good, with white snow, white skies and extreme overcast/snowy conditions. Light was rather flat and everything was monochrome. My spot meter measured 14.5 EV to 16 EV, so that tells you how flat it was. I had a fun time though and found a place that I want to go back to, just down the road from me.

These photos were taken with a Zone VI 4x5 camera and a Kodak Ektar 203mm F7.7 lens. I used a minus blue (wratten 12) filter to try to bring the contrast up. Film was Foma 200 rated at 120 and I developed it in Pyrocat MC for 8.5 minutes.


Old Homestead

Old Homestead by Andrew Marjama, on Flickr

Winters First Snow

Winters First Snow by Andrew Marjama, on Flickr

 

[Doc W]

I like both but I really like "Winter's First Snow." Don't worry about the soft contrast. You have really captured the beauty of those heavy overcast winter days where everything is grey and silent. The dark tree trunks in the foreground are all the black that you need. This is a gorgeous study of winter light, definitely one for framing and displaying in a prominent place.