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Tag: Large Format

  • Focusing

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    Focusing

    I compare two approaches: The diagrams below demonstrate each technique: Traditional Focusing I set the aperture of my 150mm lens to f/64; I focused on the plant on the edge of the patio which coincided with the hyperfocal distance of 3.553 meters.  Everything from 176.5cm to 29.2km should be in focus. Tilt Focus In this…

  • Lower Don

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    Lower Don

    Last weekend we biked along the Don River.  For me it was another chance to explore focusing with a tilted lens.  

  • The Scheimpflug Line

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    The Scheimpflug Line

    Looking inside a view camera can be quite startling.     There is nothing there.   This is in stark contrast to the innards of modern cameras which are packed with various technologies used in the production of an image or are related to that process.   This emptiness quite clearly exposes how simple it…

  • Hydrangea

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    Hydrangea

    The hydrangea are in bloom.   Hydrangea are an interesting subject; globes of small-petalled flowers on a background of large-leafed stems.   Compositionally this offers a natural contrast.  However, now my attention is directed towards the Zone System to ensure proper capture and development. In the digital world results are immediate and each shot can…