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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.

Ebony RW45 | Nikkor 90mm SW | Fuji Velvia 50

Apr 05, 2015 at 10:20 AM

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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.

Apr 05, 2015 at 11:02 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Rush of Gold (4x5)

This turned out really nice Michael. It really was a special night with some great light

Apr 05, 2015 at 12:14 PM

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Beautiful shot, well done.

Apr 05, 2015 at 12:18 PM

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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!

Apr 05, 2015 at 01:53 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Rush of Gold (4x5)

Absolutely love this. Great use use of Velvia!

Thanks for posting a 4x5 image
Dan

Apr 05, 2015 at 04:25 PM

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killersnowman wrote:
This turned out really nice Michael. It really was a special night with some great light

Heck yeah, man! I love how yours turned out as well. Looking forward to getting back out soon. These clear skies are killing me.

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dswiger wrote:
Absolutely love this. Great use use of Velvia!

Thanks for posting a 4x5 image
Dan

Thank you! I'll be posting some 8x10 images hopefully.

Apr 05, 2015 at 08:08 PM

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Beautiful!!

Apr 05, 2015 at 08:22 PM

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Jon Buffington wrote:
Beautiful!!

Thank you! And thanks to everyone else. Large format has really opened my eyes to a new level of photography.

Apr 06, 2015 at 10:41 AM

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Just love this! Exceptional.

-Bill

Apr 06, 2015 at 11:05 AM

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nicely done! Good to see other 4x5 users on this board. Was it the f/4.5 Nikkor 90 or the f/8?

Apr 07, 2015 at 07:55 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Rush of Gold (4x5)

Really great shot, colors, and comp. Glad you kept your gear out of the wave!

Apr 07, 2015 at 08:56 AM

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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.

Apr 07, 2015 at 10:37 AM

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Nice pic and great light! My only wish would be to see the scene stretched out a little wider.
Dave

Apr 07, 2015 at 11:24 AM

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dbehrens wrote:
Nice pic and great light! My only wish would be to see the scene stretched out a little wider.
Dave

I'm curious as to why you'd like a wider view. Is your own personal taste or do you not feel the composition is strong?

Apr 07, 2015 at 11:29 AM

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mstrickland wrote:
I'm curious as to why you'd like a wider view. Is your own personal taste or do you not feel the composition is strong?

Well its always personal taste. However, my comment stems from my eye wanting to look further to the left - both foreground/horizon.

Apr 07, 2015 at 09:06 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Rush of Gold (4x5)

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

Apr 08, 2015 at 07:41 AM

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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.

Apr 08, 2015 at 10:01 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Rush of Gold (4x5)

This is such a beautiful shot! Love the warmth in this one....

Apr 08, 2015 at 10:11 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Rush of Gold (4x5)

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.

Apr 09, 2015 at 08:06 AM

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