Great images Dennis, they look just like B&W photographs where the film has had no agitation during development, thus aquiring that "bleeding" effect. Care to tell how you achieved it?
Edited by photoArne on May 13, 2006 at 08:32 PM GMT
And there's some serious dust/scratches on that chrome
No, seriously you're posting some excellent shots. I like the light/colors and position of the bird in this one. This shot, and the shot of your two girls at the waters edge, have a very peaceful and timeless look that's hard to duplicate with digital.
I never tried any real landscape shots up until now but i got my first tripod, a Berlebach, some days ago and so i took my 5 D up above the valley where i live. This picture of the Schliersee was taken with the CZ 35mm/1.4 @ F8, slight PS (dust spots removed & a little s-curve). The sun was about to disappear behind the hills on the left and i guess the orange glow in the sky is due to the slight smog of the city of Munich, which lies 35 km to the north. The 35mm really benefits from my new Cameraquest adapter.
How do you like the Berlebach? I am begining to loathe working those Gitzo leg locks all the time. Almost makes me not want to set it up.
John,
as far as i can make a judgement after a few days i like it a lot. But please take into consideration that this is my first tripod, so my opinion may not be worth that much. The leg locks are pretty easy to handle: I grab the tripod by the center column with my left hand, lift it up in the air and unscrew the locks one by one with my right hand. The legs glide down by themself. Once the tripod is on the ground with the legs fully extended adjustments are easy: Just untighten the screws a bit and the weight of the camera lets the legs glide back in as much as you want. This again is a one hand action and can be done without taking your face from the viewfinder. I have to admit though that i ordered the tripod also because i liked the fact that it is made out of wood, which gives it a somewhat archaic look (well my decision was ultimately based on the test in the LFI, issue 1/2006, where the Berlebach did very well (model 2022 was rated 1. and the 8032 3. place). I bought the 8023 because it is a bit lighter and more compact when the legs are not extended. You might want to have a look at Wolf tripods as well: Wolf was founded by former Berlebach employees and their tripods are pretty much the same as the Berlebach - but they have a leg lock system that seems to be even easier to handle. This is the link to their Fast-Clamp-System: http://www.holzstative.de/compact.htm
photoArne wrote:
Great images Dennis, they look just like B&W photographs where the film has had no agitation during development, thus aquiring that "bleeding" effect. Care to tell how you achieved it?
Edited by photoArne on May 13, 2006 at 08:32 PM GMT
Thanks Arne. I'm still learning but for these two shots I used channels to get them to B&W. I then burned in the skies to bring in the detail and then layers of diffused glow. Glad you enjoyed them
What a great shot. Brilliant to take a woman so young and curvaceous and shoot her against the dead rusty metal in the background. Comp is just wonderful
