Growing up in Kansas, the ocean has always been a dream of mine to photograph. Now that I live on the central coast of California, scenes like this are at my back door. Being able to explore the coast of Montana de Oro State Park has been a great photographic challenge. The textures and rock formations are very complex and finding a clean composition can be a challenge. On this particular evening, the setting sun beautifully illuminated the rock face to my right as the reflected colors of the clouds could be seen in the rushing incoming tide.
I'd also like to note that immediately after I finished up this shot and put away my camera, I got hit by a huge wave. Lucky I don't have any electronics with me anymore, I suppose.
This is really nicely done. Great colors and rock textures. It looks to need a slight clockwise rotation though, I think that would probably take care of the black edge in the upper right corner where it looks to have caught the edge of the frame on your scan.
jord217 wrote:
This is really nicely done. Great colors and rock textures. It looks to need a slight clockwise rotation though, I think that would probably take care of the black edge in the upper right corner where it looks to have caught the edge of the frame on your scan.
You're definitely right. I just checked the film and it's level, but it must have knocked over when I scanned it...to be honest, I didn't even notice it. Thanks for pointing that out!
Ed Sawyer wrote:
nicely done! Good to see other 4x5 users on this board. Was it the f/4.5 Nikkor 90 or the f/8?
Thanks! This was with the f/4.5 Nikkor. It's been a fantastic lens so far! I use the Schneider 90 XL on my pano camera and haven't really noticed a difference in sharpness between the two lenses.
I have the 90 f/8 Nikkor and enjoy it a lot (I actually have 2 of them, for different 4x5 cameras). Nikkor had some great wides, (I also have the 65/4) plus a ton of other good specialty large-format lenses. Their Tele series, their macro (AM-ED) series, - all are superb. I wish they were still making them.
Ed Sawyer wrote:
I have the 90 f/8 Nikkor and enjoy it a lot (I actually have 2 of them, for different 4x5 cameras). Nikkor had some great wides, (I also have the 65/4) plus a ton of other good specialty large-format lenses. Their Tele series, their macro (AM-ED) series, - all are superb. I wish they were still making them.
Keep up the good work,
-Ed
Thanks Ed! They did have some good glass for large format users, and you're right that it's unfortunate they stopped producing long before Schneider and others did. I'm considering picking up the Nikkor 150mm f/8 for the 8x10 I just picked up, but we'll see how that goes.
The 150/8 is a superb lens, and shares the incredible formula from the 90/8 and 120/8. (8 elements). The 120/8 will cover 8x10 also, a super-wide option for that format. They are all a total steal these days too (I have seen the 120/8 for as little as $400-500). The 150/8, though a bit more rare, is still a bargain considering what it does and how much it cost back in the day.
