He has some technique that he is vague about that gives him the short DOF. From what I've read, it sounded like he's manually lens-babying his lenses or something similar.
kidtexas wrote:
He has some technique that he is vague about that gives him the short DOF. From what I've read, it sounded like he's manually lens-babying his lenses or something similar.
Yeah, some of the shots look like they were shot with a tilted lens. But not the elephant. I'm sure he "enhances" the DOF with some PP. Nothing wrong with that, because the result is what matters.
Makten wrote:
I think the background blur in his shots is due to PP as much as due to the large format. A bit "too much" for me, even if some of the images are lovely.
Here's one more from the same roll, with the 90/2.8:
I rediscovered my love for film, together with rangefinder cameras (that's new to me).
This one has been made using Portra 800 in a Contax G1 with Carl Zeiss Planar 45mm f2. It was hand held.
M-a-x, that's a brilliant shot! I love the slight softness and "off" colors.
TWoK wrote:
Love that shot!
Thanks! And I love your X-pan shots. "Daring" compositions that I'd never come to think of myself.
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Here are two shots of what I believe is the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) old office at Bromma airport outside of Stockholm, that will now be teared down. It's been empty and abandoned for the last ~20 years, but nothing happened until now.
P67II, 105/2.4 @ f/2.4
P67II, 105/2.4 @ f/4, straightened up in PP, but no distortion removal. This lens has virtually NO distortion!
carstenw wrote:
Lovely look to it! The first and third shots in particular. I suppose you are aware of what Nick Brandt uses this lens/camera combination for? One sample (although he uses 55/105/200 I believe, but he doesn't list per-shot stats):
Brandt does some really heavy handed post work, so I wouldn't really take what you see of his work as being representative of the look of a particular lens, or film, or camera.
But longer lens on larger formats do produce a beautiful transition from in focus to out of focus, even when stopped down a fair bit.
I like the colors, too. The following is somehow comparable, color wise.
It is the G1 with a Planar 2/45 again, but this time Ektar 100 has been used.
The pink tone is a reflection from an illuminated telephone booth (color choice of Deutsche Telekom). The greenish light is a street lamp.
These are a couple images from my Photo I final, which involved me using two cameras to shoot ten rolls of tree bark using Delta 100 film. I used my F100 and N90s and both were great.
I used three lenses throughout: A 50/1.8D, 50/1.8 AIS and 85/1.4D.
Oh my, this is sad, TWok. Looks like you had quite an experience. Your photos tell a lot and they bring back some horror stories our neighbors told us kids when they came back from fighting in the Vietnam-Cambodia war. It doesn't seem so long ago...
I had originally avoided taking a photo of the burned man. War casualties can be seen all over Cambodia and it's hackneyed to take a picture of them. I certainly don't want to exploit them or gawk at them. This man was begging me for money outside of the genocide museum. After some negotiating I traded him a dollar for a picture of him. We had a couple minute conversation and I wished him luck. I ended up having to pay his friend a dollar to for a picture as well.
When this man was a child Khmer Rouge thugs doused him in gasoline then lit him on fire. He was probably meant to die, but didn't. People all over Cambodia have similar stores. Until 1998 there were still pockets of Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The US ensured that they Khmer Rouge kept their UN seat for years after the Vietnamese had driven them out of power. In a century of terrible atrocities, the Cambodian genocide stands out as one of the worst. We must not let this happen again.
thrice wrote:
I do hope Nat Geo are banging on your door Nate. Breathtaking, as usual.
They've bought one shot from me. I need to sit down and write several stories to pitch to Nat Geo Traveler. My friend does it very successfully. I appreciate the positive comments from everyone.
Dan, what you said about a digital Xpan, wouldn't that be insane? I don't know that it will ever happen. I haven't even posted some of the most stunning, if I do say so myself, xpan shots yet. Where are you posting your latest work?
I occasionally put shots in the Alt image thread, otherwise on my blog, just follow the www link on my posts. I haven't been out shooting much lately as we've had 32-40C days with barely any cloud and it isn't conducive to productivity. Today we have thunderstorms so I'm gonna take my camera out with me while I go apply for some work.
I can't wait to read your stories in Nat Geo, make sure you let me know when they publish one, I really enjoy your narrative that accompanies the images on flickr.
I'll make it a point to do a better job of following your blog. This is the only thread I even visit on FM anymore. I'm making an attempt to blog: http://nateventure.blogspot.com/
I'm sure he "enhances" the DOF with some PP. Nothing wrong with that, because the result is what matters. 
