SFX-200 vs. T-MAX 400: Contrast Comparison

For both example the Top image is SFX-200 with IR 695 Filter and 43 mm lens. 

Bottom image is T-MAX 400 Orange Filter, 50 mm lens.

Above SFX-200 and Below T-MAX 400. 

52 Rolls Week #21

Wrapping up the Moab Photo Symposium this week, and on 52 Rolls.  But I will be showing some experiments here  (example below) that are not posted on 52 Rolls.  Need to keep some variety, right?

So we'll start with a comprehensive wide to telephoto test at the Famous 'Balanced Rock' of Arches:

50 mm lens

80 mm lens (normal lens)

150 mm lens

210 mm lens

Featured on 52 Rolls

As I had mentioned before, I rarely carry the 210 with me.  But I think my work at the Symposium justifies carrying it, especially when I don't know how close I'll be able to get to the subject.

Arches Sunset

We say goodbye for now to Arches and Moab.  I will return in a few weeks with comparisons of film scans vs. prints.  Next Week we'll move on to a new subject.

Arches Color Crops

Only shot 2 rolls of color film.  Sunsets our last day in Moab.  I like this one the best:

I doubt if few people at Balanced Rock ever focus on the other rocks in the view finder.  But I like this perspective.  This also works, isolating the group of rocks:

See original full frame below:

Perhaps Another Shot at Cropping Options?

Full Scene or Cropped?  What would you do here?

Cropping Options: Part II

Yet another view of the original scene:

Crop #1

Crop #2

For me this is a tie.  Both versions have something to offer.  But why just flip it.  How about a side view:

Cropped A Bit Differently

I think I prefer this view with bit a it trimmed off.

Cropping Options: Part I

Hmmm,

No one commented on which way is up, so I'm not going to tell you.  But let's explore some cropping options anyway:

Crop #1

Crop #2

I think I prefer #1.  What's your Choice?  And can you tell what this is actually an image of?

Which Way is UP, or Does it Matter?

Which Way is Up?  And do you have to print/frame and image in the same orientation that you captured it in?

View #1:

View #2

And is there anything magical about printing full frame?  I know that the objective is to 'crop in the camera' as much as possible.  But sometimes you know that there is something that you want to capture in a scene, but you may not know how you want the final print to look.

We'll spend the week exploring some different cropping options...........And we need to decide which way is up?

One Focused Afternoon

All of these images were made during the symposium in one focused afternoon of shooting..........

I'm spending the summer in the dark room, and I;m going to start by printing this year's Moab experience...

Back to the Wall #2

Back to the Wall

Going Vertical at Courthouse Wash

Another Crop at Arches

To keep the sky or Not?

Back to Courthouse Wash

Distractions at the Fossil Dunes

A Case For Cropping:

I think the vegetation in the background may be distracting.  How would you print this one?

Three Perspectives

#1

#2

#3

Three Perspectives on the same rock wall.  Which do you prefer?

Arches Skyscape #2

Arches Skyscape #1

From Moab: Hope it was Worth the Wait!

We resume with images from the Moab Photo Symposium........Hope it was Worth the Wait!

From Courthouse Wash at Arches National Park