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Kīlauea 1985
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Kīlauea 1985

by Eva McDermott

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 7, 2013751 views8 comments
This is an oldie I took back in 1985 using Ektachrome 100 Professional slide film with my husband's Bronica (square medium format film camera, waist level view finder, manual exposure). Back then, you could actually get this close to the crater's rim since Kilauea's volcanic eruption was not as active then as it is now. We will visit this place again in January 2014. I am planning the trip for the clan. Any advice welcome on other must see places appreciated. The Big Island, Kauai, and possibly Maui for some of us older folk are on the adgenda.

Thanks for having a look.

Bonica EC with 75mm Nikkor lens
Ektachrome100 Professional Film

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on July 7, 2013 at 11:40 PM
Contact Tom Kualii and Bruce Omori of Extreme Exposure Eva. They are the leading experts in the field today. They'll definitely be able to advise you! Nice shot by the way... :smile:
Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Cothran on July 8, 2013 at 8:48 AM
I like the layers. Nice etching in the foreground rocks, and lot's of blue in those storm clouds.
FYI - the Bronica ETR & ETRS are rectangular (6x4.5cm) cameras, not square format. Bronica's square format electronic camera (6x6) was designated the SQ. The standard lens on the ETR/ETRS bodies was a 75mm, I believe, while on the SQ it was an 80mm.
Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM
The large version really shows off the detail in the structure and the proximity of the crater. You are too close for my comfort. :eek: I like the dark cloud covering giving an even more ominous feeling to this. I can almost smell the sulphur.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 8, 2013 at 6:26 PM
Thanks all for your comments and input.

Thanks Michael - We no longer have this camera (sold it about 15 years ago to someone I worked with so I could buy another piece of photo equipment). It was definitely square format and manual everything. After some research, I am pretty sure it was a Bonica EC. I used it rarely, so hence, my mistake. I used my Mamiya 645 much more frequently back then.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 8, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Eva, looks like a somewhat precarious place to visit and or photograph. But, I'm sure there are opportunities like this scene that can be had without too much risk. Looks like the E-100 covered the colors throughout. I might try a pano crop for another look just to really isolate the layers here. Just another idea.

1985, wow, was there film back then? Maybe a glass plate image..... :biggrin: .....Gosh, where have all the choices in film gone? Each type seemed to have it's own signature and usage became our own personal arsenal in style. :frown:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 8, 2013 at 10:21 PM
Hi Paul - Yup, :biggrin: back then Ektachrome Professional 100 and Kodachrome 64 were my favorites. I will be taking Velvia 50 film and my Pentax 67II on this upcoming trip (along with my Canon 5DMII). Don't know how much longer film will last. Kodachrome gone. Ektachrome gone. Velvia 50 on the edge. What next? Thanks much.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Strong on July 9, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Eva,

I love all the textures and colors in this. I wish there was more of the yellow stuff in there.The sky is pretty ominous looking. It almost looks like the smoke/steam from the volcano is causing the sky to look that way.

What will you do differently this time now that you're shooting digital?
Registered on October 1, 2012, 43 Posts, 302 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 9, 2013 at 9:57 PM
Hi Brad - I still do film as well as digital. I went back to film a few years back and now have a Pentax 67II and use Velvia 50. For digital, I use a Canon 5DM2. Waiting for Canon's 40 MP version which is surely just around the corner (5D Mark IV?) when I'll probably upgrade my lenses too. Don't care for the Nikon user interface. What would I do different? Never used graduated filters way back when, but surely will and do now. Rarely used a tripod back then either which I surely do now 99.9% of the time. I am almost twice the age I was back then so hopefully I learned something.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments