Churchyard scene

[FishyFishArcade]

I'm quite happy with this one, although it still shows lessons to be learned with this large format lark - primarily that I need to get better at composing on the ground glass. It's not something I have problems with when using 35mm or medium format, but I'm not as good at framing things as I'd like with my 4x5 camera (yet!). Maybe a fresnel will help...

Chroma 4x5
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Fomapan 100
Fomadon R09 1+50 9 mins @ 20°
1/8sec @ f/32


Graveyard crucifixes by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr

 

[Flack]

Nice clear shot.

 

[Francis R]

Nice one! Have you used any camera movement?

 

[FishyFishArcade]

Nice clear shot.

Thanks.

 

[FishyFishArcade]

Nice one! Have you used any camera movement?

Thank you.

Some front rise and maybe a teeny bit of tilt (although I might be misremembering that - I should really start to note down any camera movements along with the otherdetails I record).

 

[David M]

Excellent image.
A fresnel will help with the corners and finding unexpected items that you might have missed.
We all learn to compose on images with the top at the top. Consequently our creative reflexes are tuned for that and we have to cultivate new ones. Just a matter of time, really. I’d suggest that you’ve allowed a little bit too much tree here, because those branches made such an excellent lead-in on the ground glass.
Another small thing is that, because the negative is so large, you can afford to stand back a bit more than with lesser formats and allow a small amount of bleed around the composition, to give minute control of the edges when printing.
Ignore this last comment if you’re a dedicated contact printer.

 

[FishyFishArcade]

Excellent image.
A fresnel will help with the corners and finding unexpected items that you might have missed.
We all learn to compose on images with the top at the top. Consequently our creative reflexes are tuned for that and we have to cultivate new ones. Just a matter of time, really. I’d suggest that you’ve allowed a little bit too much tree here, because those branches made such an excellent lead-in on the ground glass.
Another small thing is that, because the negative is so large, you can afford to stand back a bit more than with lesser formats and allow a small amount of bleed around the composition, to give minute control of the edges when printing.
Ignore this last comment if you’re a dedicated contact printer.

Thanks David. I don't print my images often (and never wet / contact print as I don't have the facilities at hand), but the suggestion of leaving some breathing space at the edges will still provide some benefits even for digital editing.