Knuckledragger Posted September 1 Author Report Share Posted September 1 I've been lurking in /r/largeformat again. As I've mentioned, that subreddit has cured me (mostly) of ever wanting to buy a view camera. The time, money and effort most of the users put into what are frankly mediocre to bad results is staggering. The other side of this coin is that the photographers who are good with large format are really good at what they do. The larger the format, the bigger the delta. Most of the following are 4x5 Some are scanned negatives, others are contact prints. Most people don't seem to bother with enlargers anymore. Bork. An accident, but an interesting one. Potential album cover right there. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Very nice. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted September 3 Author Report Share Posted September 3 The following contains gratuitous cat pictures. I've mentioned my friends Peter and Adele before. Peter will be 88 this year. He spent decades shooting 4x5 and doing some clever double exposures. Peter doesn't use computers, so all of his work in is completely analogue and mostly not on the internet. I'd like to help him scan some of his works, but that's a huge job. Adele (at the tender age of 84) is very much online, and even knows how to use her SMRT TV as a bluetooth device with her iPhone to stream video and photos. Even I don't know how to do that, but in my defense, I hate fucking hate smartphones. Peter and Adele's daughter, who's around my age, is as computer literate as any Gen Xer. (She actually a VP of something-or-other in a cybersecurity company.) All this is relevant because she recently moved to MV and brought her two cats. This is Gertie, the more good natured of the two. The only problem with her is that she's so friendly she tends to run toward me, making her a difficult subject to capture at times. This is Gidget. She's much more mercurial, but quite friendly when she decides to be. ...and not when she doesn't! Yesterday I caught Gertie sitting in a box. Of course I didn't manage to catch her with her eyes open and looking at me. Solid Cat/10 interaction. Meanwhile Gidget checked the Golf's tire pressure. Then she sauntered back to see why Gertie was getting all the attention. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 (edited) Playing with the new Df and a Nikkor 35 f/2 AF-D at a nearby Art & Wine fest. Esmé and friend recreating lesser known naval battles as I layer on the post-processing. Highlights be damned. Edited September 9 by blessingx 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 R6 mkII+ EF 100-400 f4.5L 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Robert Frank after The Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/arts/design/robert-frank-photograph-film-moma.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Kk4.cUPW.6WnjH0BGXFwe&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb (gift article) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 Eggleston 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/16/northern-california-rennaisance-faire-photos/ We expect a field report @blessingx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 7 hours ago, Grahame said: https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/16/northern-california-rennaisance-faire-photos/ We expect a field report @blessingx We haven’t been since pre-pandemic and with weekends filling it doesn’t look likely this one, but there’s still a small possibility. In so many ways I’m more a Dickens Fair-type, but two sides of the same illness. Also when did Gilroy and Hollister start being considered the “South Bay”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 24 minutes ago, blessingx said: Also when did Gilroy and Hollister start being considered the “South Bay”? Wishful thinking. Or real estate agent speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 (edited) 11 hours ago, Voltron said: Wishful thinking. Or real estate agent speak. Maybe they were advised by the folks who renamed OAK. The name of Oakland International Airport in California was changed to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport on May 9, 2024. The airport's three-letter code, OAK, remains the same https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/12/oakland-airport-approves-controversial-name-change https://www.travelandleisure.com/oakland-airport-changes-name-san-francisco-bay-8647440 https://sfstandard.com/2024/04/10/oakland-airport-rename-ideas/ EDIT: What could possibly go wrong? https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/17/oakland-airport-renaming-confuses-travelers-sanfrancisco-says-in-lawsuit/ Edited September 18 by Grahame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Jeff Bridges is bringing back the WideLux. https://wideluxx.com 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Still need to do some color work, but here are a few snaps from a Lowrider event yesterday. Hassy 907x II 50c and 28p lens. Also starting to experiment with a NONS Instax Square back on a Hassy 500c, but really need to work on the exposure (the dynamic range is thin). Finally and best, met up with @robm321 as we solved the world problems over sugar. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Cheers fellas! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 (edited) Short Documentary on Lee Miller Before Lee Also a new, small collection released as a tie-in. Can vouch for. Edited September 25 by blessingx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 (edited) Fall colors. 6D mk1 this time. Much smaller show at a burger joint a couple blocks from home. Edited September 29 by blessingx 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted yesterday at 04:56 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:56 AM (edited) Edited yesterday at 05:01 AM by blessingx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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