Behind the scenes

[rmueller]

Hi,

in the Medium Format section there is a thread "Behind the scenes" which I really enjoy. The idea is to show your setup with the final shot. I'd love to get this going for Large Format too, so let me start this with an example.



Shot with 4x5" Linhof Master Technika 3000, Schneider Super-Angulon 5.6/72mm XL, Kodak Portra 400

Cheers,
Ralf

 

[leejo]

Sometimes I snowboard with my Toyo ... this was one of the more precarious setups:

 

[rmueller]

From a new project.

 

[med]

Nothing special, and includes a light leak from an unknown source (likely just before or after exposure), but this marked my first attempt at both developing sheet film at home, as well as “scanning” it with a DSLR. Overall I am happy with the results, although I was hoping the “scan” would be a bit closer to the older Imacon Flextight that I rent on occasion.

 

[anyone]

Another one, snowboarding with LF.
BTS:



Final Shot (unfortunately with light leak... )



I had to walk a little for this shot, because the slope was just in preparation. While I was taking the shot, a snow groomer appeared, stopped and the driver was insisting on taking a picture of himself with the camera. It turned out that he photographed these mountains already for decades.

 

[rmueller]

Another one from last winter

 

[ggibson]

Great image! Almost looks black and white!

Here's a behind-the-scenes with my 6x17 camera (hope that counts as LF, even though it's roll film ):


Wilder Fields and Highway 24 by Graham Gibson, on Flickr


6x17 shooting on location by Graham Gibson, on Flickr


6x17 shooting on location by Graham Gibson, on Flickr

My "viewfinder" and exposure meter!

6x17 shooting on location by Graham Gibson, on Flickr

 

[Alan]

Out with the 4x5 the other day. No film processed yet, so a flipped view of the ground glass will have to do for now.

 

[leejo]

Took a road trip to Corsica a few weeks ago...

 

[RodK]

We have been doing this for several years. You might take a look. arcaswissusa on Instagram.

 

[leejo]

Quite a few sporting events in the village this year. Planning to capture a photo of each.

 

[leejo]

Spent 30mins waiting for a player to do some putting on the green then realised a golf buggy would be much more visible on the final image. What you see here is normally pisted in the winter. Oh, and it seems I ended up with some emulsion damage on the final negative...

 

[leejo]

Went with the digital back for this one due to the nature of the event. The shutter delay on the back made it a little challenging.

 

[leejo]

The Villars Ultraks (a 42km trail run) and Le Tour de France happened in the village this weekend. These are from the digital back (CFV II 50c) but I also shot a total of 8 frames on film, which I am going to develop later this week.

The film also has different plane(s) of focus as I find I am limited in the movements with the digital back due to the crop factor (i.e. using the 90mm lens I have tighter movements compared to the roughly equivalent 210mm on 4x5 film).

 

[leejo]

Was asked to shoot the local jazz festival again this year. Mostly shot smaller format digital but also got a couple of LF shots. Had to push HP5 to 3200 and shoot wide open but it worked OK:

 

[MartinN]

Was asked to shoot the local jazz festival again this year. Mostly shot smaller format digital but also got a couple of LF shots. Had to push HP5 to 3200 and shoot wide open but it worked OK:

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Focusing on ground glass is damned difficult in dim light, I have only experience from deep forest.

 

[stephen.s1]

Focusing on ground glass is damned difficult in dim light, I have only experience from deep forest.

Focusing on ground glass is damned difficult in dim light, I have only experience from deep forest.

Do you have a real focusing cloth? It makes a huge difference.

 

[MartinN]

Do you have a real focusing cloth? It makes a huge difference.

Usually, no, I have a quite heavyweight, so maybe I should look for some new design.

 

[leejo]

As seen in earlier posts in this thread my focusing cloth is a towel