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Eduardo,
your Popocatepetl shot is by far the most stirring landscape picture I've seen in quite a while. Also, as a refreshing change from what currently seems to be en vogue, it's not drenched in clownishly, grossly oversaturated colors (pick up any 2008 issue of Outdoor Photographer Magazine to see what I mean) , but just the way it probably looked to your eyes that moment.
Bravo!
your Popocatepetl shot is by far the most stirring landscape picture I've seen in quite a while. Also, as a refreshing change from what currently seems to be en vogue, it's not drenched in clownishly, grossly oversaturated colors (pick up any 2008 issue of Outdoor Photographer Magazine to see what I mean) , but just the way it probably looked to your eyes that moment.
Bravo!
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wbulte
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vandevantersh
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Here is another..Upper Antelope Canyon ( Tse' bighanilini) I didn't do that well with the Hassy...The GF did much better with a Nikon but the sand destroyed the lens she was using.
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vandevantersh
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Twoton:
I wish I was a poet to properly thank you.
It indeed looked to me like this. It was a glorious late winter morning.
My best to you.
Eduardo
I wish I was a poet to properly thank you.
It indeed looked to me like this. It was a glorious late winter morning.
My best to you.
Eduardo
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Good morning fellow Hassi users. Many thanks for this thread - some stunning images - the colours in those from Greece are simply amazing. What a way to start a Sunday morning - cup of coffee - rain smattering on the windows - and great photos. Attached is something I took years ago - one of the Mario Botta churches in Ticino, Switzerland. Tmax 100 scanned on a Epson V700 - I'm amazed by this gadget. It and this forum has kick started a renewed love affair with Hasseblad (503 and Xpan).
polypal
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Swissblad,
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Paul
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I just checked.
The file was opened in a temporary ordner and reduced to 39 Kb
That explains the reduced size I got.
Please upload any images you want to show us.
That prevents that this site becomes a "Swiss Cheese" meaning lots of holes where pictures used to be.
The pdf upload facility is meant for anything but pictures: graphs, texts from suppliers, manuals etc.
I have tried to see your picture of the church but got a very small image that could not be enlarged without losing its quality.
The image certainly deserves to be seen at a larger format
Upload capacity is restricted to 130 Kb for guests or 585 Kb for members of the Medium Format Club.
This forum offers the largest upload capacity you will find anywhere for its members.
Paul
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I just checked.
The file was opened in a temporary ordner and reduced to 39 Kb
That explains the reduced size I got.
vandevantersh
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Jurgen:
You should visit...The American South West seems to be very popular with Germans. When I did a quick stop at the south rim of the Grand Canyon in early June, I think I heard more German spoken than English.
Here is a link to the wiki page for the Antelope canyons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Canyon
I was using 503CWD + 50mm CF FLE...Full frame film would have been better with that lens but there was so much sand blowing in from over-head that I didn't want to open the back.
Natural light only...The reflected light off of the sandstone walls has spectacular color that is brought out with post processing. Using the CFV back, I would think that mid-ISO, mod f stop for DOF and very long exposures will give good results. I will go back and try again now that I have a better understanding of situation. Here are a few non-Hassy shots that Alison (the GF) took in the Upper Canyon; the lower canyon is much more narrow.
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jotloob
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Steve
Great shots . I would very much like to go there , of course .
I am very much afraid of blowing sand when using a camera . For me it is the worst case .
Many years ago I shot images at the highest european sand dune , in France .
I was surprised by a sudden coming up heavy wind , that blew a lot of sand around . My Rollei could never be repaired again , unless you would have disassembled the camera completely .
That was my first and last excursion with a camera in blowing sand areas .
I like the colors in your images . That is , what we call earth colors . As good as natural green . All natural colors are so reassuring . And these fantastic forms . Great . Thanks for showing .
Jürgen
Great shots . I would very much like to go there , of course .
I am very much afraid of blowing sand when using a camera . For me it is the worst case .
Many years ago I shot images at the highest european sand dune , in France .
I was surprised by a sudden coming up heavy wind , that blew a lot of sand around . My Rollei could never be repaired again , unless you would have disassembled the camera completely .
That was my first and last excursion with a camera in blowing sand areas .
I like the colors in your images . That is , what we call earth colors . As good as natural green . All natural colors are so reassuring . And these fantastic forms . Great . Thanks for showing .
Jürgen
wbulte
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No guts, no glory. My 500C/M has been to Great Sand Dunes NP in Colorado. Unfortunately the weather wasn't stellar. But the Blad never
was scared by this "huge pile of sand" (as it was described by one of my American colleagues).
Wilko
vandevantersh
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My 'blad wasn't scared either...It was windy at the upper canyon and it was as if people were dumping sand on our heads. The particles in the air, however, make for nice lighs shafts. Many a Nikon and Canon lens and body needed professional service after that day...The 'blad; I just field stripped in the hotel lobby, blew out the dirt and went back out.
Steve
polypal
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What is the point Jürgen, it was a Rollei camera.....
Swissblad
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Trying again - Mario Botta chapel "Santa Maria degli Angeli" Alpe di Foppa, in Ticino, Switzerland.
Camera is a 503cx, can't remember which lens, but eitther the 50mm or 80mm - it is taken ages ago. I guess Orange filter and Tmax 100.
Scanned on a V700 Epson, which is an impressive machine for its price. Will upload without the white line in future.
Camera is a 503cx, can't remember which lens, but eitther the 50mm or 80mm - it is taken ages ago. I guess Orange filter and Tmax 100.
Scanned on a V700 Epson, which is an impressive machine for its price. Will upload without the white line in future.
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jotloob
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Yes Paul , you are right , but at that time I could still not afford a HASSELBLAD , and the loss was painful for me .
Today , with all my beauties , all is forgotten .
But still , I do believe , that sand is the biggest enemy for any camera .
wbulte
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That is what I typically do in dusty environments like Utah & Arizona: once back in the hotel I take one of their wash cloths, make it *just a bit damp* and wipe the outside of the camera and lenses. Once that is done I take the lens off the camera and wipe the lens bajonet, camera bajonet etc. On no account this whole procedure should be extended to glass elements of course.. I keep the front caps on the lenses.
The only sensible way to remove dust & grit from lenses is blowing it off with one of these little "blower bulbs". Resist the urge to clean glass all the time, it really does not like it....
The "damp wash cloth" procedure is a daily exercise for me in dusty circumstances.
Oh.. and I prefer hotels with white towels & washcloths. Makes it much easier to see what part of the cloth has been used, the red dust from the Midwest nicely contrasts with white
Wilko