Landscape Film Photography - A Forest in the Fog
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- An early start to Delamere Forest finds me shooting images in the fog.
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Shot 1: 16 secs@f/16 80mm lens
Shot 2: 4 secs@f/22 80mm lens
Shot 3: 1 sec@f/11 150mm lens + 1.4x converter
Shot 4: 2 sec@f/22 50mm lens
Still images:
Bronica SQAi
50mm, 80mm, 150mm and x1.4 lenses
Kodak Ektar 100 film
Sekonic L508 spotmeter
Velbon REXI L tripod
Lowepro Mini Trekker AWS backpack
vlogging gear:
Sony RX100 Mk1
SMAtree selfie stick with tripod legs
Tascam DR05 audio recorder
Thanks 🙏 much for sharing your thoughts and beautiful photos with us Steve!!!! Another great job 👏 sir!!!!!
A lovely reminder that if you follow your eye, pictures can be beautifully rendered from subject matter that can easily be overlooked or ignored. The square format is also delightful for focussing the eye and the view...ridding the peripheral matter etc. Thank you for sharing and indeed inspiring.
Thanks Peter.
That’s a lot of work vlogging like this by yourself. Excellent content and beautiful photos!
Thank you.
Background sound quality sounds fab -- bird songs are very clear.
It was a lovely morning, sadly though a lot of the location has been cleared for new trees.
Love your compositions very nice area....bit wet as you said!!
Another very enjoyable video Steve. Good to see you shooting with film.
Thanks Joe, I'm out again tomorrow with the Bronica so another vlog coming up.
Thanks Steve this was a bit different & refreshing. Keep on shooting!
Thanks Michael.
Hi Steve - Can I say your videos are great and motivated me to get off my backside and walk around the Peckforton Hills for a couple of hours yesterday. Weather was poor along with the light but it was good to be out! I like the fact that you are able to convey a good balance between showing us - the viewer - composition and the technical aspects of the shot. The locations you visit are great and it is amazing what is within a 2 hour drive. In terms of telling us the focal length in 'full frame terms' I think that is a good idea and not because I use a full frame camera, but knowing what the full frame focal length is, makes it an easy calculation if you have a cropped sensor. I am planning a trip to Llyn Ogwen in March - the image of the boat house you took was great.
Thanks for the feedback Paul. I must get out to Peckforton soon as it is an area I shot a great deal in previous years along with Bulkely Hill which is my favourite part of the sandstone ridge. Llyn Ogwen is possibly the perfect landscape location with something for everyone and I have another vlog from that location coming soon from a walk I took up Pen Yr Ole Wen. One thing I notice when doing the vlogs is just how good the local landscape is, I used to dismiss it but I can now see shots I'm missing out on whilst editing the clips together!
The Ektar film really seems to work in these conditions. Your final shot was excellent.
Hopefully we will get more shots like this tomorrow Robin.
hi, this is a great video, felt most of the time that I am there. Also loved your composition, I feel very calm to look at them. Thank you.
Thanks Vijay, the fog deadens all the sound and does make for a relaxing shoot.
Loved this vlog and what a fantastic location! Perfect conditions and great images
Thanks, It's surprising how many shots I've taken in such a small area over the past two years.
Thank you.Amazing.
Thanks Vincent.
excellent photos. I just bought a mamiya645 and whilst its not the same aspect ratio, I want to become as good as you in film photography terms. cheers and happy holidays!
Thanks Paolo.
Wow! Amazing shots!!! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Ben.
Beautiful moody images. Great job! I've only had one opportunity lately to shoot in the fog and I only got 2 images. Nice video.
Thank you Rachel.
Discovered your channel last week! Happy to have found it.. great content! I'm a Bronica SQ-A user too, just love this camera. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Gaetan, nice to know someone else still shoots with the Bronica. I enjoy film and digital but there is something wonderful about the handling and controls of a medium format camera that is hard to explain as I'm sure you know.
Excelent compositions with medio format 6x6. Steve. Indeed. From México city.
Thank you Federico
The way you showed photo at 7:43+ was good... rather then showing the full pic suddenly.
Even thomas heaton does and it feels awesome to watch.
Great Pics inded. i was hoping the starting lonely tree pic you would take in the fog.
+Vikas KM Thanks Vikas, it was a wonderful day, mist and fog change everything and make an ordinary location special.
I used to have a Bronica EC with a 50mm Nikkor lens. I use a Pentax 67 now with 55mm lens.
I prefer the 67 format.
you kinda rember me of the danish actor Mats Mikkelsen
Great video, well edited and informative without being drab - love the dry humor :-) I have just got my mits on a GS-1 and 100mm with a 50mm on my shortlist. I live in Sussex and spent many days in forests around Pulborough in similar conditions, fantastic environment to create sublime photographs. I will be following your excursions - keep it up !
Thanks Yon. Enjoy using the GS1 in your local woodland, I have always found medium format cameras perfect for working in these environments.
If you are traveling around this neck of the woods I'd love to join you for an outdoor session. There is a sofa available for an overnight crash.
Hi Steve. I'm not sure if this is place for my question but ; using film, particularly FP4 do you see a difference in a print that has been done in the darkroom, directly from the film, compared to a digitized ( film scan then printed from a digital file ) ?
Hi Yon. I think the answer is 'it depends' but essentially yes, I can see a difference in darkroom wet prints and the equivalent scanned negative. The type of scanner is of course very important as is the light source (which is also true for darkroom work), for example I hated the look of 35mm B&W negatives scanned with the Nikon Coolscan V as it used an LED. I much prefer the technically inferior Epson v700 when scanning traditional B&W negatives as the results are much smoother with a grain structure that resembles a diffuser enlarger. I found that darkroom prints made with a diffuser head softened the grain and there were none of the odd effects some film/developer combinations give when scanned Eg HP5+ in Rodinal - too harsh and gritty. The big advantage of scanning comes when you want to make bigger enlargements such as A3 and above from 35mm negs as you can bring back some of the sharpness that is traditionally lost. You can also add structure and use clarity to open up the mid tones, an area that always challenged me in the darkroom.
Hope this helps.
'Nice antlers!'
Great video Steve. I've subscribed!
Thanks Chris, glad you liked it.
Congratulation for the shots and for location! Fantastic!!
+Ninni Ciotta Thanks Ninni.
Nice shooting and great photos, 6x6 looks great.
Thanks Gabriel.
So I have been putting together a strategy for a Bronica GS-1 kit (for the 6x7) and you’ve got me rethinking this idea. I might just break out one of my TLRs and take on a hike to see how the 6x6 format works for landscapes.
I like the 1:1 format for certain subject such as forests and mountains, less so for coastal work. I also like the 6x9 format but that's another hit to the wallet.
Great video Steve!!!!
Thanks Sammy.
Lovely images there.
Thanks Prashant.
Marvellous pictures, thanks very much...
Thank you.
You are very welcome. I shoot on film, too. 135 with my Pentax cameras (K1000, KM, MX and ME) and 120 (6x6) with an old Seagull 203. I intend to purchase a ZB SQ-A, too, perhaps an S2a. I don't lnow yet. However, your photos are very inspiring to me... :-)
You can’t go wrong with any of the Bronicas, great quality lenses and really well built.
I have heard that you can't have them serviced or repaired anymore. Is that true or just a rumour?
I’m not sure to be honest, they are very reliable and I have a second body just in case.
:D youtube terms and antlers are the best parts :D great video again sir
This may be an older one, but i think ill give Delamere a go in the morning, been at work all week and the fresh air will do me good no matter what the weather... what part was you in?
+Paul Compton This was near Norley moss, plenty of parking off road only 5 mins away.
Great Video Steve!
Thanks.
Sorry Steve bit of a basic question, when shooting in the misty conditions within the forest do you still spotmeter the same as normal...i.e. meter reading off the darkest subject then adjust 2 or 3 stops? Just wondered if the mist affects the reading atall
Hi Malcolm. Whilst the mist/fog doesn’t make any appreciable difference to the metering I do find that it lowers the contrast and dynamic range considerably. I’ll often meter the extreme highlights and shadows and if there’s little difference, say 3 stops then I just take the middle value.
@@SteveONions Thanks Steve
Wonderful video - nice work!
Thank you.
u said ektar 100 but came out b&w.....
I did a conversion to B&W in Lightroom as I felt the image needed to be simplified.
As always a brilliant video with beautiful images. I love the sense of adventure that we never know what you will be shooting with, and for me, it makes every video educational. Aren't your 35mm cameras are in reality full framed? I know you've mentioned before the impact of the chemicals used for processing colour films, but did you get them drum scanned at the same time as getting them processed or did you scan them yourself? You've also made me realise my Bronica ETRSi has been winding on to the end of the film after the 12th shot, I have the automatic winder, and I should be getting more at 645. I really like how film limits your shots and I'm purposely disciplining myself not to take another film out with me.
Indeed Mark, I keep forgetting about the 'original' full frame cameras I own. I've always scanned my own film although I have had a few done on an Imacon and they were very impressive. If I get an amazing shot I might consider a drum scan but it is pricey and I'd need to be making a very big print to make it worthwhile. Even a flatbed like the v700 makes very good A2's from a medium format negative.
On your Bronica ETRS you should get either 15 or 16 frames so it sounds like either the spacing is too big or it is wasting a lot of film at the end of the roll.
Steve O'Nions Thanks Steve, I will have a look at my instruction manual to if I can adjust anything on the winder.
film user awesome.
+Eric Johnston Thanks Eric.
Cracking stuff
Thanks Valley Walker!
Hi Steve. Lovely pictures again, like square pictures. Thinking about buying a Bronica SQ. Are you satisfied with the camera, have you had any problems with it? Seeing that you can get that camera at a great price now. Best regards Lars-Göran.
Hi Lars. I have been very pleased with the Bronica and has no problems whatsoever. It is better to get the last model, the SQAi if possible as it will be newer and less likely to be worn out. I also have a spare body I carry when I go on longer trips. The film backs are supposed to be the weak point of the system but I’ve never had problems.
Hi Lars. I have been very pleased with the Bronica and has no problems whatsoever. It is better to get the last model, the SQAi if possible as it will be newer and less likely to be worn out. I also have a spare body I carry when I go on longer trips. The film backs are supposed to be the weak point of the system but I’ve never had problems.
Hi Steve, love your videos! Found your channel a few days ago and I'm almost through every single video. Great work! I was just wondering, why do you use such long exposures like 30 seconds at f16 at 1:47. Is it really necessary to have exposures that last that long in these kind of conditions? Or does it create a certain kind of look you like? I've been doing analog photography for years but only got really into it about a year ago so I'm constantly on the hunt for new ideas and techniques! You've inspired me already by the way :)
Hi there. I'm pretty sure that exposure wasn't 30 seconds and I picked up on it not long after I made the video. It must have been no more than 16 seconds as I didn't use bulb and that is the slowest speed the Bronica has. It was darker than it looked though and the video camera always makes things appear a lot brighter than they actually are.
On the subject of overexposure I've found it makes almost no difference with colour negative films to add a stop or two but Ektar is interesting in the way the extra light provides greater separation between the yellow and green tones.
Steve O'Nions Thanks! I've shot Ektar before but not in these conditions. I will give it a try, however, when the occasion occurs! Looking forward to the next video :)
I like the way Ektar renders the forest colours but not blue skies which take on a cyan cast - much prefer Portra in this respect. It is a vivid film and quite tolerant of incorrect exposure, very sharp and fine grained too.
Steve O'Nions Can't argue with that. I found Ektar to be a film one would definetely not want to underexpose, it gives the photo a purple-ish tint as far as my experiences go so up and till now I tend to overexpose it a little bit. My favourite film up and til now is probably Portra 160 for colour and Ilford Delta 100 for film. The detail in those two is fantastic.
Steve you would have had to walk all the way back down that slope to retrieve your video camera at the end of your film?
I did Des, vlogs not only add to the amount of equipment you need to carry but also the amount of walking you do.
Hi Steve. I am hoping to get out to Delamere Forrest this afternoon. I know the area quite well but never heard of Norley Moss. Could you give me some direction Regard Paul
Hi Paul. Easiest way of describing it is to go to the crossroads by Hatchmere (by the Fortune Palace restaurant) and turn down the main forest road as if heading to Mouldsworth. After no more than 100 yards park on the left or right side of the road and take the well made path on your right which skirts alongside Norley moss (large barrier here to prevent vehicle access). It will be very bright today so you may do better in the heavily wooded area about 200yds along on your left.
Hope this helps.
Thanks Steve
Great video, who do you use to process your 120 film?
+Al Copley Thanks Al. For all 120 colour processing I use Ag Photolab, very quick turnaround and excellent value.
Steve O'Nions ag photo are fantastic 🤙🏼
How are you scanning your slides/Negs?
Hi Prashant. I scan on an Epson v700 but occasionally use a Crystalscan 7200 for 35mm negs and slides. I used to have a Coolscan V that I foolishly sold a few years ago.
2017 ... still shoots in 360p in -2EV no less.