Hey Alan,
thank you so much for taking the time to read it, I am sorry to hear that you couldn't go for it back in the day - the good thing of doing it today is that you can put together a great kit for a relatively small sum of money (really small, compared to back then!). Maybe you'll find it...
Hey Jim,
thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment, truly appreciated the kind words and happy you enjoyed the trip down these last few years of large format!
Best regards,
Vieri
Hello everyone, it now has been two years since I started thinking about working with large format 4x5” film, and what an exciting, inspiring ride this has been! Working with large format proved to be everything I hoped for and more; after two years, I am fully convinced that this has been the...
Than kyou very much Alan, I am happy you enjoyed these and the long exposures!
Thank you so much, Monika, truly much appreciated!
Hey Jim, thank you for taking the time to read the article and for your kind word, glad you enjoyed the read and the photographs!
Best regards.
Vieri
Loved that, Alan! It's both a waterfall and a metaphor of the falling water. One from Glencoe, in Scotland:
Shot on 4x5" Ilford Fp4+ film pn an Arca-Swiss M-Two camera.
Best regards,
Vieri
Hello everyone, I am finally back from our Spring Workshop season and have some new photographs to share with you all!
In September 2025, my wife and I flew to Bilbao in the Basque Country; after spending a couple of days there, we picked up our Workshop’s group and travelled west along the...
Thank you very much indeed, John, I am glad you enjoyed them!
Thank you very much Jameel, glad you enjoyed them! About the last image, the boat is a shipwreck, and it's stuck there - the shot has been taken with high tide, but at low tide you can pretty much walk around the boat. Hope this...
Hello Alan, thank you very much for your comment, glad you enjoyed them! Yes, when working with ocean or clouds I find exposure control via shutter speed to be a great tool to simplify and focus the viewer's attention.
Hello Michael, indeed! It's a great tool to use both for learning purposes...
In 2025, my wife and I went to Ireland twice, spending nearly one month total on that beautiful island both for me to do some personal work and to finalise our upcoming, new Workshop there. Photographically speaking, these trips resulted in a 40-image Portfolio.
Our first visit was in spring...
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.