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Very nice Dave, in particular the second shot. What a great time of year to be there. I was at a print workshop with Charlie Cramer last November. Perfect conditions, but a little more crowded than I expected that late in the year.Spent some time in Yosemite with The Usual Suspects, plus a few days with William Neill. I cannot say enough about him and the experience. Anyone who has the opportunity to spend some time with him in the field should seriously consider it; he is a wonderful person and such a master..................
Dave
Thank you, Tom. The weather was too nice! Big Blue Sky days, so lots of backlit tree images. It was a bit crowded, but the good news is we saw Charlie, Kevin Raber, Jeff Schewe, obviously William Neill and several others. The only places that were tripod city were the classic bridges and the usual Tunnel view / Valley view.Very nice Dave, in particular the second shot. What a great time of year to be there. I was at a print workshop with Charlie Cramer last November. Perfect conditions, but a little more crowded than I expected that late in the year.
I see why you like that image; it reminds me of something I might expect from Guy Tal, whose photos I greatly admire. A very nice series from your trip. I am sometimes disappointed with my own images when I visit such iconic places. There is so much overwelming beauty that I find it hard to focus on one aspect and I guess I have the expectation of too many wonderful shots from such locations.Thank you, Tom. The weather was too nice! Big Blue Sky days, so lots of backlit tree images. It was a bit crowded, but the good news is we saw Charlie, Kevin Raber, Jeff Schewe, obviously William Neill and several others. The only places that were tripod city were the classic bridges and the usual Tunnel view / Valley view. ......
On the way out of the park I took what is probably my favorite image of the trip, right along the road. It still needs some work; I like the too-late feeling heightened by the overall blue shadow. sk90 N with ~7mm back fall:.................
Thank you, Tom. The weather was too nice! Big Blue Sky days, so lots of backlit tree images. It was a bit crowded, but the good news is we saw Charlie, Kevin Raber, Jeff Schewe, obviously William Neill and several others. The only places that were tripod city were the classic bridges and the usual Tunnel view / Valley view.
On the way out of the park I took what is probably my favorite image of the trip, right along the road. It still needs some work; I like the too-late feeling heightened by the overall blue shadow. sk90 N with ~7mm back fall:
I even got a sunset by myself at Olmstead point! Gotta work on the halos from lifting shadows. sk90 N, two-image stitch:
Dave
PS: If anyone is interested in seeing more, here is a collection:
https://www.davechewphotography.com/galleries/yosemite-2019/
The FP looks like an ideal camera with the Actus. How are you finding the camera in general and the electronic shutter in particular?Cambo Actus G + Sigma FP
It is excellent as a alternative 'digital back' The form factor is very good, and the ES is also extremely useful. However, I don't think they have LENR available so you get some hot pixel when doing long exposure sometimes. I have only had 1 image that has this issue. All you need to do is to remap the camera again that can be done in camera.The FP looks like an ideal camera with the Actus. How are you finding the camera in general and the electronic shutter in particular?
Nice image and I find the CCTV camera only very mildly distracting. But I was wondering, if you bring 3 small triplex boards of 10x10 cm to stand your tripod legs on you could shoot from the bridge a little further forward (if the bridge doesn't vibrate too much due to traffic and/or pedestrians)It's a pity I can't put the the tripod on the bridge to avoid the CCTV camera on the left, as my tripod leg is too thin (0 series) and it will fall through the gap.
Thank you Ed, I did not get back but really want to! Sounds like you had and excellent reason to miss. I want to stop in your Gallery sometime when I am in NW Arkansas and see your work in person. We are about to start a project in Bentonville, so maybe sometime over the next few months I can catch an exhibition if you having one next spring.Beautiful Greg! I hope you back to this same spot in the past couple of weeks. The cypress color was really good this year and hung on for a while. Unfortunately I did not get the opportunity as the late change conflicted with my fall exhibition and subsequent flood of art orders. All I could do was engage in fits of jealousy.
I suspect most posting here will not want to dilute the purity of the medium-format forum by opening it up as you suggest. Which is fine by me, because I don't like to mix peanut butter and chocolate, either.Another example of the Sony with the Actus. I do hope this forum is open to any camera on a technical camera otherwise I think there should be a 'Global Technical Camera Images Forum'.