More adventures in large format

[cjnicolai]

Still getting to know my "new" camera -- circa 1940's Press King 4x5. Quite a challenge getting kids to stay completely still for 30 seconds or so, while still getting dynamic expressions.

These are my three nephews. Pardon the scanning issues. I don't currently have anything to scan a 5-inch negative, so I have to use a flatbed scanner and invert it. Even with the scanning problems, you can get a feel for the dimensionality of large format photography.

This is Tri-X 320 developed in Tmax, natural light wide open at f/4.7, shutter at around 1/50th.

- CJ

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5707/newphews4x5fq5.jpg

[inophoto]

Brilliant. Very playful. The picture seems 'alive', in that it seems to pass on some of the fun of the session. I love the tones here.

[Steep]

cjnicolai, to get better digital results put the neg on a light box and photograph it.

[cjnicolai]

Steep, I don't have a digital camera to photograph it with. ;)