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Which Board? => Photo Essays => Topic started by: 02Pilot on November 19, 2015, 01:42:22 PM

Title: Home
Post by: 02Pilot on November 19, 2015, 01:42:22 PM

Not mine, but the mansion of one of the smaller and more rustic old Hudson River estates, long-since burned and now part of a state park.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5628/23119595215_a9c18587e5_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BdZYbB)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5696/23119581585_612b78dbbb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BdZU8B)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5658/22701096397_ca405559df_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AA244K)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5670/23131136251_b62bf52339_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Bf27VZ)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5732/22701096597_d64bb1ea3d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AA248c)

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/738/22701095907_60105bccca_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AA23Vi)

Title: Re: Home
Post by: macfred on November 19, 2015, 09:53:02 PM

^^

Those beautiful photographs make me speechless - the leaves of the trees look awesome !
What about processing and equipement - camera, lenses, film ... ?
Thank you for sharing !

Title: Re: Home
Post by: 02Pilot on November 20, 2015, 01:38:30 AM

Thanks for your kind words - glad you liked them.

Three different cameras were used (I was there twice in the space of a week to shoot): four with my pre-war Zeiss Super Ikonta C, and one each with my Leica IIIc and Summitar 50/2 and Certo Super Dollina II with Zeiss Tessar 50/2.8. Yellow filters were used in all cases. Film and processing was the same in all cases: Ilford FP4+ in Caffenol C-H(RS). Post-processing (which was minimal apart from toning) was done in GIMP.

Title: Re: Home
Post by: Bryan on November 20, 2015, 04:07:01 AM

Great set O2Pilot, that looks like a place I would love to visit.  I agree with Macfred's comment about the leaves.  Were they turning yellow when you shot it? 

Title: Re: Home
Post by: 02Pilot on November 20, 2015, 12:17:25 PM

Oh yes, the leaves were quite yellow. I was pleased that I had decided to bring filters.

If you ever make it out to NY and feel like doing a little hiking, let me know and I'll guide you up there.

Title: Re: Home
Post by: ManuelL on November 20, 2015, 01:35:08 PM

Relly like the series! The tonality is perfect for the subject. Although the toning is more greenish it reminds me of lith prints somehow.

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Post by: Terry on November 20, 2015, 06:09:42 PM

Is this the Cornish house?  I remember how tough it was to frame up; these shots show a lot of time and careful composition.  Nicely done.

Title: Re: Home
Post by: 02Pilot on November 20, 2015, 07:13:03 PM

Thanks, guys. Yes, Terry, it's the Cornish mansion. Framing did take some time, as well as trial and error (and I have the errors to prove it). That said, I do think it's easier to shoot when the foliage is less dense and the angle of the light lower (these were shot mid- to late-afternoon).

Title: Re: Home
Post by: Indofunk on November 20, 2015, 08:50:12 PM

I love that Cornish house :)