James L. Snyder
Oak Tree and Bright Clouds
Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 5/6/2009
Linhof Master Technika 2000 camera, 47mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL f/5.6 lens, center filter, Fujicolor Pro 160S film, 56 megapixels
In this area of California the sky is usually either completely clear or cloudy; periods with a pleasing mix of clouds as seen here are rare and fleeting. Although I had frequented Joseph D. Grant County Park, I had never ventured up this particular hill at the north end of the park until this beautiful spring day. The clouds were blowing by rather quickly as I made this photograph of an old oak tree and the foothills below Mt. Hamilton. A short while later, the clouds were all gone. In order to capture as much of the pretty sky as possible, I used a 47mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens, which is the widest rectilinear lens made for a 4x5 view camera like mine. Thanks to the extraordinary lens, this picture enjoys a 120 degree field of view! The 9,560 acre Joseph D. Grant County Park is located in Halls Valley, just east of San Jose, CA.
Oak Tree and Bright Clouds
Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 5/6/2009
Linhof Master Technika 2000 camera, 47mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL f/5.6 lens, center filter, Fujicolor Pro 160S film, 56 megapixels
In this area of California the sky is usually either completely clear or cloudy; periods with a pleasing mix of clouds as seen here are rare and fleeting. Although I had frequented Joseph D. Grant County Park, I had never ventured up this particular hill at the north end of the park until this beautiful spring day. The clouds were blowing by rather quickly as I made this photograph of an old oak tree and the foothills below Mt. Hamilton. A short while later, the clouds were all gone. In order to capture as much of the pretty sky as possible, I used a 47mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens, which is the widest rectilinear lens made for a 4x5 view camera like mine. Thanks to the extraordinary lens, this picture enjoys a 120 degree field of view! The 9,560 acre Joseph D. Grant County Park is located in Halls Valley, just east of San Jose, CA.