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I am happy to say that one of my photos has placed in the first photo contest I have entered! It took 3rd in the outdoor recreation category of the contest, and has been published in the January issue of Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine.
This is my winning shot:
Contest information and the winning shots can be seen here:
www.ncwildlife.org/NewsRelease…
This is my winning shot:
Contest information and the winning shots can be seen here:
www.ncwildlife.org/NewsRelease…
'Ospreys' has been published!
My "Ospreys" photo has been published in this month's issue of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine. It was selected as the "Outdoor Moment," which is a monthly full-page feature inside the back cover.
I took a quick shot of the feature with my cell phone, which you can see here:
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The original photo can be seen here:
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"Wildlife in North Carolina magazine is the official educational publication of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. It is dedicated to the sound conservation of North Carolina's wildlife and other interrelated natural resources and also to the environment we share with them." (Fro
New Large-Format (4x5) Shots Finally!
It took me longer than I expected, but I finally got my ten new 4x5 shots uploaded to my large format film gallery. They were all taken during my 4th of July vacation week, and the location for each photo is listed in its description.
These shots were much more difficult to process because they were shot on Fuji Velvia 100F, which is a very dense color film. It took a lot of time and tweaking to get my scanner to produce fairly accurate and detailed scans from each sheet of film, but I'm happy with the results. A few of the shots didn't really benefit from color, so I converted them to B&W. I scanned them at 2000DPI, which produced TIF image
Large Format Film (4x5)
I really didn't waste any time making my next big plunge into the "craft" of photography. Soon after getting settled into shooting medium format (Mamiya 645 Pro), I also got my hands on two used 4x5 view cameras.
One is a Graflex Graphic View II. I believe mine was manufactured right around 1950, and I'm told the previous owner was the original owner. It is in very good condition, but I need to repaint the metal parts because the finish is worn in some key areas. It also has a broken spring on the back (mine has the spring back, not the Graflok back). Fortunately, the red bellows is in absolutely perfect condition. I haven't shot with it yet
Medium Format Film
My big new development as of the last couple of weeks is that I have assembled a set of gear to shoot medium format film!
I have just gotten tired of the limitations of digital, and all of the image quality issues you get with digital cameras. My 30D is really bad about chromatic aberration (namely purple fringing) and noise. I also have grown tired of the light speed process you get sucked into of constantly snapping hundreds of photos in a short period, then rushing home to copy files and do a bunch of RAW conversions and Photoshop to get things looking alright. Even then, I've never been happy with the size or image quality of digital pho
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Update: A print of this photo is now hanging in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh, NC 