nplus opened this issue on Jan 10, 2002 ยท 15 posts
nplus posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 5:34 PM
This was shot at about 10 minutes to complete sunset (at my back). Wind gusts up to about 30-50 mph( sorry, I'm american and suck at the metric system).
I used Kodak tri-x 400 pushed to 800 for more speed. (for this shot I was willing to accept the grain.) I even used a tripod, although the wind still nearly took out my setup.
Don't have the exposure records on hand, but I know the f/stop was maxed on my 300mm vivitar lens...f/22. Shutter speed was probably somewhere in between 1/30 and 1/125?
Camera body was an OLD nikon FM. I also used the TTL meter.
Developed in HC-110 dil. B
Originally printed on Ilford FiberBase Multigrade IV
For shots like this I will generally use a 4x5 view camera with T-Max 100 or 400 and meter using a handheld spot meter....Although If you really want to get pissed at photography, just try and use a view camera in high winds.
Whew! I hope that will tide you over Finder.
nplus posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 5:38 PM
Btw....My scanner sucks.
JordyArt posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 6:50 PM
Now this - this is p r e t t y damn cool..... Y'know, to me it's a tree trunk on it's side with little growths and spines on it........ uh-huh. fine pic. (",)
Michelle A. posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 7:01 PM
Yowza! Awesome shot!
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Rork1973 posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 7:22 PM
"(sorry, I'm american and suck at the metric system)." Well, you better learn it quickly, cause I heard from a Canadian friend that Canada is making plans for Global Domination....and they use the metric system :P Anyway, love the photo....awesome stuff.....would love to see more =)
dreamsosweet posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 8:16 PM
Wow, that sky is awesome, with that one lone tall tree - beautiful image! And you're not alone, I'm severely "metrically challenged", too, LOL!
PunkClown posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 8:19 PM
This is a fantastic image...the quality of the light on the ridge of the hill, combined with the clouds, is just unreal!
Visitor42 posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 8:26 PM
nplus eh? I think I detect a zone system term. This is one images that hit me as great before my brain even processed what it was looking at. Rork1973 -you're right about us Canadians. WE WILL RULE THE WORLD. Someday. And if you wan't your sorry asses saved then you will have to give us (as I point my pinky finger to my chin) A MILLION DOLLARS (Canadian). I hope you like hockey. HAH HAH HAH HAH!
bsteph2069 posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 9:28 PM
Where were you the three DMZ. What happened to all of the trees? 50 MPH is roughly 80KPH. Remember good people. The point of a measurement system is to get into the system and STAY THERE. One does not have to spend all of their time converting to another measurement system. OK I fell better now. Hey NPLUS-When did you snap this picture? BTW good to know you weren't blown away by near huricane force winds!!!!! Bsteph
Finder posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 10:49 PM
OK you guys - now I'm really starting to think that there's something to this black&white thing. Look at that -- will you just LOOK at that! See? Ya see? Joe
Aldoron posted Thu, 10 January 2002 at 11:03 PM
All I have to say is WOW!!
Syyd posted Fri, 11 January 2002 at 6:55 AM
This is one of the wildest things I've seen......Wow....
Antoonio posted Fri, 11 January 2002 at 8:33 AM
And this is pure photo, no postwork? ...youre lying, damn you, you MUST be lying. Like Sydder said, wild photo. There are something wild I cant explain. Must be that sky. .n
nplus posted Fri, 11 January 2002 at 3:37 PM
The ONLY postwork is brightness/contrast/burn/dodge.....just like in a real darkroom....matter of fact I actually used my old print record to re-do this digitally.
nplus posted Sat, 12 January 2002 at 3:45 PM
I was on an opposing ridge...500+yards away?