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Simon:

Nice work! Some of those colors on the cliffs I have never seen here in the western USA or anywhere else for that matter. The bark of the Eucalyptus tree in the foreground almost looks like a painting. Well done and thank you.

Have you built your Gallery for your new prints yet?

Best Regards:

Gilbert
 
Thanks Gilbert. I must say myself that some colours on the cliffs were new to me too (in terms of rock-faces generally like your comparison). The colours in Marc's scan are way better than the Frontier scan. In a way they make the shot.

That's a very good observation about the gum trees and the appearance of a painting.

When I first stood at the site looking at them I said to myself that it all appeared just like the great master 19th century painter, Sir Arthur Streeton, would paint - an iconic Aussie country scene! When you stand close to the trees, the bark is just like it has been painted on.

This is also testament to the Zeiss optics and Provia film that this feature comes through so well. I think I shot that with the 80mm CFE.

Yep, maybe the "gallery" will be a monument - deserving of recognition for Marc!
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Well there is great excitement in my household - Marc Williams' very kind gesture of making Imacon scans of my favourite trannies during his Christmas break has arrived. I have just received the DVD as well as beautiful colour prints!
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So, I am planning the very big prints and framing which I will have done next week. And by the way, the full 440mb files show amazing detail and are a great reminder of why we shoot Hasselblad - long live MF. Many thanks Marc.
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I was getting worried Simon. Glad they finally arrived !!!!

I hope to get better at scanning, and I am sure I have a long way to go yet to get the maximum that these wonderful pieces of kit can provide.

Enjoy, and come back and tell us how the big prints turn out. Very exciting.
 
Marc

Yes it can be thrilling to send letters or packages to the "Aussies" . I can tell you two exciting stories about that . It must be the kanagaroos , who steel the mail to play with the envelopes .
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Marc:

A very kind gift indeed!

Jürgen:

It must be the kanagaroos , who steel the mail to play with the envelopes.>

I think it is Jim.
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Regards:

Gilbert
 
Thanks Marc, I certainly will.
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Spot on James.

Jurgen is right - wild kangaroos have been attacking German origin mail! But it was second time lucky for me and well worth the wait. Somewhere there is a kangaroo playing with a Hasselblad lens hood and wondering what to do with it! But, Jurgen was not to be thwarted - I received a beautifully machined hood for the 60mm lens which looks a treat.

Yes, January was a lucky month for me with 2 santas being so kind - a german and an American santa.
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Thanks again to you both!
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Oh, lovely images - the shots from Australia make me want to hop on the next plane right away. That's mean!
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The 120 is still on my list somehow. It's hard to justify because I own a 80/2.8 T* in excellent shape and a beaten, but absolutely clear 150/4 C. Guess it's just a bad case of lens lust. ;)

Antje
 
I thought it is time to share some pictures taken with my favorite:
the 50mm.

All of them taken in Utah, USA.

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Wilko
 
One taken with an A16 back

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This sure looks a lot better at 50x75cm hanging on my wall here :)

Wilko
 
Wilko...

Oh, makes me so want to go out and shoot! Beautiful, wonderful, thanks! Love the 3rd one in particular. Thanks for sharing!

vic...
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Since I shoot primarily a 205FCC, I love the 50/2.8 FE for its VERY close focus and IMO superb optics (for a 50mm 2.8) and overall usability. I love taking pictures at tables with it. My other favorite is the 110/2 FE, which I love for simply the results and the shallow depth of field. I have a 150/2.8 and a 250/4 FE, but I just don't use them at all...but the 150 is quite small and light...so perhaps I should try using it more. The 250 I just have because I got it for a great price hoping I'd eventually use it...but it's just too big for me to really use.

Regards,

Austin
 
Marc,

Thank you for your kind words.

There is a bit of a story behind these pictures from Canyonlands National Park & Dead Horse State Park.

The first ever time I visited the US (1991) I did a trip from Denver driving all the way down to San Francisco. My trusty (fully mechanical, sic!) Pentax MX kit travelled with me and saw lots of use in the various National Parks. But on seeing the Canyonlands scenery I promised myself I would come back with MF. It took years and years, but I did keep my promise.

Next time I want to bring slide film too. The pictures are made on Portra 160VC and Fuji negative film. Given the high contrasts a low contrast film like Portra fit the job quite well. Better than I anticipated actually.

I visited Utah in April this time, which makes it less of an ordeal than on earlier trips. Temps in excess of 45 degr C make these landscapes in summer an interesting challenge.. In summer the air is extremely dry, and allows 100+ mile visibility.

I can really recommend anyone to go and visit the US MidWest scenery. Especially you folks in the US, it is something of your country you really should see with your own eyes at least once.

It really compares to nothing else (that I have seen, yet?). And it really makes you sit down and stare at it in awe & silence.

Wilko
 
My 2nd most loved is the CF40.

I had to squeeze this one a lot to fit the file size limit.
At full resolution it is, uhm, better..

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