James L Pearson
Castle vs Sheep
Graflex Speed Graphic 5x4 • Fomapan 100 • 100 ISO • 1/10 sec • f/16
Developed in R09 ONE SHOT (Rodinal) • 1+50 • 8 mins • 20 degrees C • Scanned with Epson V700
I think it's obvious who won! It's not every day you stumble over an entire sheep's skeleton, but it was an ideal foreground subject to try out some forward tilt to maximise sharp focus across the scene.
To achieve forward tilt on the Speed Graphic you have to drop the bed. Dropping the bed creates quite a large forward tilt and also a fall. I corrected this back to normal and then gave it some additional rise to compose the shot I wanted. I then added a little tilt and using 'Focus' and 'Check' points I adjusted the amount of tilt (see the notes on the picture for my 'Focus' and 'Check' points).
I picked a point on the castle wall to give me the 1/10s exposure @ f/16
Something I love about shooting large format is the moment of absolute peace and calm when everything is set up and I'm holding the shutter release cable ready to make the exposure. It's a strange enlightening sensation... just me!?
Castle vs Sheep
Graflex Speed Graphic 5x4 • Fomapan 100 • 100 ISO • 1/10 sec • f/16
Developed in R09 ONE SHOT (Rodinal) • 1+50 • 8 mins • 20 degrees C • Scanned with Epson V700
I think it's obvious who won! It's not every day you stumble over an entire sheep's skeleton, but it was an ideal foreground subject to try out some forward tilt to maximise sharp focus across the scene.
To achieve forward tilt on the Speed Graphic you have to drop the bed. Dropping the bed creates quite a large forward tilt and also a fall. I corrected this back to normal and then gave it some additional rise to compose the shot I wanted. I then added a little tilt and using 'Focus' and 'Check' points I adjusted the amount of tilt (see the notes on the picture for my 'Focus' and 'Check' points).
I picked a point on the castle wall to give me the 1/10s exposure @ f/16
Something I love about shooting large format is the moment of absolute peace and calm when everything is set up and I'm holding the shutter release cable ready to make the exposure. It's a strange enlightening sensation... just me!?