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[02Pilot]

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.

[macfred]

^^

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 !

[02Pilot]

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.

[Bryan]

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? 

[02Pilot]

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.

[ManuelL]

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

[Terry]

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.

[02Pilot]

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).

[Indofunk]

I love that Cornish house