Pandani

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 1, 2011149 views11 comments

I made this photograph over 25 years ago while on a solo hike in a remote part of the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia.
Richea pandanifolia is found in high plateau areas of Tasmania and is not related to the pandanus found in the tropics.
I focused my 4x5 very carefully on where I believed the eye would lead and waited until the pandani fronds remained still before exposing one sheet of film.

Thanks for looking and any comments welcome.

Nagaoka 4x5 camera 150mm Symmar lens 1sec @ F32 Fuji 100D film

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 1, 2011 at 3:34 AM

Terrific details on the large version and one of my favourite Pandani shots. Do the leaves tend to become more red in autumn or does it depend on the particular crop that you find? I would imagine that shots like this might make you wonder why you moved to digital.

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Comment posted by Hans Kruse on July 1, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Hi Dennis, this is nicely done and a great symmetric composition. What makes this picture in my eyes is the simplicity, nice details and colors.

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on July 1, 2011 at 10:01 AM

And 25 years later, it looks awesome!!! I love the color and simplicity in this. It just totally pulls you in like you had hoped...great job!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 1, 2011 at 11:38 AM

A very good composition, Dennis! The colors and lighting are lovely, and the image
is sharp throughout.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on July 1, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Sometimes a beautiful photo can be find in a very simple object and this is one of those times. Great concept!

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on July 1, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Love this!!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on July 1, 2011 at 6:48 PM

I really like the tones and details here and the composition is excellent also. Nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on July 1, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Hi Kah Kit, I believe the color is caused by exposure to the elements as it only happens to pandani in high plateau areas.
The next question about why I dropped large format after many years was mainly to do with the restriction I felt from using large format cameras. On one hand it made me very selective in picking a good subject and getting it right with one or few shots.
But for me it also restricted things that I wanted to shoot and when I switched to digital I felt very liberated and more in control of the colors and any water movement ect within the final image. There is lots of good and bad on both sides but it was after fuji increased the contrast in transparency films that I became unhappy with film not large format. At times I still feel the urge to get the Technicka out and I still prefer to focus and tilt with a 4x5 than those shift tilt 35mm things.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 2, 2011 at 9:04 AM

Thanks for that added information. I've always wondered some pandani are all green and others tinged with red.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 2, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Nice image. I like the colors and the symmetry in the comp.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 3, 2011 at 4:25 AM

Very fine color and detail!

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