Waiting on Sundown - Large Format Film
I took this shot while waiting on sundown for the lighting of the old light on the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. I had brought my Toyo 45CF down to capture the light from the Fresnel lens, but as you can tell by looking at the flags, the wind was blowing pretty good. So, instead of chancing that the big camera would have a hard time staying steady for a long exposure after dark, I shot the film I had loaded during the day when I could do short exposure and not worry about the wind. While both the flag pole and the lighthouse appear to be leaning towards each other, they are not. What you see is the result of the wide angle lens that I used without making any adjustments in the camera movements.
Mother Nature was giving those of us waiting for sundown quite a spectacular show with the clouds that afternoon. I guess that she felt bad as some had showed up as early as 6AM that morning to claim their spot to take photos from. Me, I was a lazy one and arrived at 2PM, but I still got a great spot as you can tell if you look a bit further down in my photostream.
Camera: Toyo Field 45CF
Lens: Fujinon 90mm f/8.0 SW w/Seiko #0 Shutter
Exposure: 1/500 Second @f/16
Tripod: Benro A-169 w/B-0 Ball Head
Film: Fuji Velvia 100
Scanner: Epson V750-M Pro
This image is (c) Douglas Bawden Photography, please do not use without prior permission.
Enjoy my photos and please feel free to comment. The only thing that I ask is no large or flashy graphics in the comments.
Waiting on Sundown - Large Format Film
I took this shot while waiting on sundown for the lighting of the old light on the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. I had brought my Toyo 45CF down to capture the light from the Fresnel lens, but as you can tell by looking at the flags, the wind was blowing pretty good. So, instead of chancing that the big camera would have a hard time staying steady for a long exposure after dark, I shot the film I had loaded during the day when I could do short exposure and not worry about the wind. While both the flag pole and the lighthouse appear to be leaning towards each other, they are not. What you see is the result of the wide angle lens that I used without making any adjustments in the camera movements.
Mother Nature was giving those of us waiting for sundown quite a spectacular show with the clouds that afternoon. I guess that she felt bad as some had showed up as early as 6AM that morning to claim their spot to take photos from. Me, I was a lazy one and arrived at 2PM, but I still got a great spot as you can tell if you look a bit further down in my photostream.
Camera: Toyo Field 45CF
Lens: Fujinon 90mm f/8.0 SW w/Seiko #0 Shutter
Exposure: 1/500 Second @f/16
Tripod: Benro A-169 w/B-0 Ball Head
Film: Fuji Velvia 100
Scanner: Epson V750-M Pro
This image is (c) Douglas Bawden Photography, please do not use without prior permission.
Enjoy my photos and please feel free to comment. The only thing that I ask is no large or flashy graphics in the comments.