Last of the Film

Beautiful Michael. Love the coloration and detail, and the comp is sweet too. IMHO, you're right about large format vs. digital (at least 35mm equivalent digital). Hard to beat the detail of an 8x10!! That said, I would like to see a comparison of the D800 vs 4x5, or a Phase One or Hasseblad digital vs 4x5 & 8x10 - would be interesting.

Really nice balanced composition.

Michael, your image has great impact on me. The clustered trunks at the left balance the fantastic glow in the distance wonderfully to my eye. I also appreciate the delicate lighting, showing the textures of the barks at their best in my opinion. Furthermore the repetitive pattern of the trunks lead me through the composition in a very appealing way.

Peter

Well composed with a good feeling of depth and lovely colors.

very cool michael! i like the contrast in wood & leaves.

This is the best from your last series of images posted here. The three lighter trunks are a perfect complement and provide great balance to the scenery on the right.

Thanks, John! Everyone!

It's hard to even look at an 8x10 on a scale like this. I feel like you need a 50" print to start to appreciate it. Lovely comp/light. Woop!

aF

Excellent image. You are right on about large format. I am very stingy with my remaining Velvia, the scene has got to be perfect to use a sheet.

The LF and V-50 made this thing really pop, Michael. The white trunks really adds a nice contrast to the powerful back-lit aspen leaves.
I've used V-50 since it was first released, not sure what to expect after I've used all my remaining stock up. For those interested in the response to the signed petition to Fuji on the demise of Large Format V-50 the reports I received directly from the petition originator was a sad commenter on the issue. I spoke again on-line recently with Stef down in Australia and he said after MANY letters sent to various Fuji outlets with copies of the signed petition he did not hear back from ANY of them. What a surprise that was...

I like the glow (and look) of the photo. Well done!!

Man, I wish I could have drum scanned this for you. I've had the privilege of scanning on the best drum scanners EVER made. Oil mounting an 8" x 10" a large drum, finessing all the air bubbles out of the mount, carefully adjusting main and fine focus, correctly tweaking nearly 50 potentiometers that control the analogue circuit signals which create the image.

In case you want to see what these looked like .... Just one of nearly a dozen professional drum scanners I've mastered years ago.

This is the Japanese version of the scanner,
the USA version, (I guess because we are taller) had the controls above the scanner
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6560164761_3ca475fa07_o.gif
http://www.wotol.com/images/thumbs/800x800/271915_fbfc2eda96ae42fb4e4f953eac7a8514.jpg
http://www.wotol.com/images/thumbs/800x800/271915_3d65a2c206cc774ede4251187912e15a.jpg


Sorry, I got lost reminiscing.... I wish every film photographer could have had the opportunity to learn and master the drum scanning trade.

Beautiful...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Beautiful! I'm sure that the detail in the 8x10 is incredible. Why is the larger photo so small?

Stunning photo Michael. It will make a fantastic print.

Very nice indeed Michael, I like the contrast between the bare trunks and the wonderful foliage in the background. Nice colours too.

Gary.

An 8x10 trans can't be beat!

Love this. the only grumble that i have is that the "larger" version is hardly bigger than the "small" version. would like to see this big - better still on the light table. good aspen season you've had.

Lovely, Michael. You've had a great fall.

Beautiful !

Oh, this is wonderful. Nice balance of the fields of color to create some movement through the scene, and then the three or four balanced white trunks to give some tension and a focal point. Terrific.

Film versus digital isn't about resolution (or at least, not to me -- anymore). It's about the different rendering. There's not one single solution for everything, but the colors and tonalities are captured differently on digital than on Velvia 50. This is a wonderful usage of it.