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Laurence
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 Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:53 pm Post subject: Bunch Creek Falls - Velvia 50 |
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Laurence wrote:
This creek forms part of the southwest border of Olympic National Park.
The falls is right by the Quinault River road.
I'm enjoying a bit of spare time I have, so digging up older transparencies
and scanning them. I don't mind showing them in here of course, but be
aware that some are posssibly simply "okay" and others might be "better".
It's more to show the lovely scenery than to show any expertise.
There's a lot of "foamy water" here, but I still think it is okay. The whites
are not blown out, according to the histogram, although they look almost
too white in some areas (to my eyes).
I did not sharpen or saturate. I did crop a tiny bit, and also cloned out
some dust spots and other clutter.This shot could probably be "processed"
to sharpen it up, and maybe do some Levels/Curves at some point. In
any case, I'm saving it into my hard drive and external backup drive for
possible future cleanup and use.
Bunch Creek Falls
Pentax 645
Pentax-A 55/2.8
Velvia 50
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
That's a fantastic image, Larry.
I started to miss your nature shots.
Thanks for being back. 
P.S.: Why would you saturate when you shoot on Velvia? 
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Laurence
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| LucisPictor wrote: |
That's a fantastic image, Larry.
I started to miss your nature shots.
Thanks for being back.
P.S.: Why would you saturate when you shoot on Velvia? |
Carsten, I'm still online here! GREAT to "see" you again!
When I talked about "processing" later on, I only mentioned
possible sharpening or curves/levels. I am totally in agreement
that I would not add saturation to this at all. Velvia is PLENTY
saturated enough, especially in this kind of image where the moss
is glowing like a green lightbulb on its own! 
Which brings up an interesting thought: This image, and a lot of
other images from the Quinault Valley, almost seem oversaturated
to begin with. However, that is actually the REALITY of what is seen
in this rain forest valley.
It is a true SHOCK when leaving the cleared
and logged areas, and then suddenly plunging into the velveteen
green realm of the protected National Park.
It is like punching through a time-barrier and entering into a
different planet, at least to me. I have brought people into the valley
who have never been there, and it's ALWAYS fun to watch their jaws
drop as the shock hits them!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
i do love your work! the foam i think adds an ethereal quality that i actually really like and often try for in my own work. id enjoy seeing more!
btw i just finished my first roll on the fuji 645zi--hopefully weather will clear enough for me to take them in for processing this week. camera is much fun to use and the 645 perspective is quite funky. thanks for your advice!
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Laurence
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| rbelyell wrote: |
i do love your work! the foam i think adds an ethereal quality that i actually really like and often try for in my own work. id enjoy seeing more!
btw i just finished my first roll on the fuji 645zi--hopefully weather will clear enough for me to take them in for processing this week. camera is much fun to use and the 645 perspective is quite funky. thanks for your advice!
tony |
Hey thanks rbelyell. Yeah, the 4.5x6 format is a sort of funky format that
equates to about 2:3, similar to the 24x36 35mm format. I have learned to
like it, and I actually find myself often cropping 6x6 down to this format.
I am glad you got the 645zi - wow, what a versatile camera! And..a
RANGEFINDER camera to boot! Nice! Can't wait to see some images.
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poilu
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
fantastic!
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almost seem oversaturated
to begin with. However, that is actually the REALITY of what is seen |
yes, the world is indeed saturated, more than what monitor and printer show
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Olivier
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Olivier wrote:
Hi Laurence.
What a beautiful place and beautiful picture.
I don't feel the need to sharpen it.
Questions : what shutter speed did you choose ? Did you use a polarizing filter ?
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
[quote="LucisPictor"]That's a fantastic image, Larry.
I started to miss your nature shots.
Thanks for being back.
+1 amazing!
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tobbsman wrote:
that's simply stunning, Larry.
Cheers
Tobias
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nemesis101 wrote:
Speechless that this could be 'improved' lol
Your rejects are obviously better than my best efforts! 
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Thank you for your comments poilu, Olivier, Attila, Tobias, and Doug!
I actually did find my notes for this shot, and to answer the question
about exposure and shutter speed. My notes show f:16 and 2
seconds, so that is 7 stops below Sunny 16 of f:16 and 1/60th.
That tells me this was a very shaded spot.
I still keep notes with a little notebook and pencil entries for my images,
and it's pretty easy to find the data from past images. In my opinion,
this "analog" note-taking beats putting the notes in some text file on my
computer - I usually have a tough time finding something like this by
searching the computer.  Generally, I stuff the pencil
notes into the slide sleeves where the slides are stored.
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CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Olivier
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Olivier wrote:
| Laurence wrote: |
I still keep notes with a little notebook and pencil entries for my images,
and it's pretty easy to find the data from past images. In my opinion,
this "analog" note-taking beats putting the notes in some text file on my
computer - I usually have a tough time finding something like this by
searching the computer. Generally, I stuff the pencil
notes into the slide sleeves where the slides are stored. |
Very wise, Laurence.
I use a paper diary for my dates and I always found it better than a computer note-book or a smartphone.
Much quicker when I search for something, much quicker to open and write.
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