Twilight Near Split Rock

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 20, 2012115 views8 comments

Taken near Split rock Lighthouse in Minnesota

Mamiya RB67 Pro-S
50mm 4.5 Sekor-C
Fomapan 100 at EI 50
Rodinal 1:50 N development

As usual I tried to match my darkroom print from the scanned negative. Not sure if I was successful. The print looks better.

Does anyone have any advice on how to detail with compression of tones from changing the image size to upload here?

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 21, 2012 at 5:42 AM

Not sure how the print looks but this looks super. Excellent comp.

aF

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on October 21, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Very nice composition Kris! I'm not sure if it was possible to get a higher vantage point, but I can't help but wonder if it might have helped further define that nice curve further into the distance. I might be inclined to crop a little from the bottom, but I still like it as is! Nice work!

Registered on December 11, 2006, 303 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 21, 2012 at 4:24 PM

Kris,

This is quite unique and I think strong and effective. It's like half normal and half high-key. I love the long sweeping line of the shoreline separating the tones; great design. I really like this. The large version is even better and I can imagine the print being even better yet.

Not sure I understand your question about "compression of tones?" I'm not sure how it works assuming this is just grayscale as opposed to sRGB or something, so I don't know if or how tones get compressed. You might pose that question in one of the forums.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 21, 2012 at 6:31 PM

Stunning b&w. Love the sweeping curve and the feeling of absolute stillness.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Kris Johnson on October 21, 2012 at 9:52 PM

Thanks for all of the comments. The images are darker and have increased contrast. The file on my computer is far more subtle. Though I fixed the darker image by lightening it know it would change, I am still having issues with contrast. The lower right corner in particular is rather dark and contrasty.

Registered on March 6, 2010, 26 Posts, 299 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 23, 2012 at 2:43 PM

Lovely B&W Kris and a great composition. Beautiful throughout.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 3, 2013 at 7:06 AM

Love the composition!

Not sure what to suggest on the issue of compression.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 3, 2013 at 7:07 AM

Love the composition!

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments