tom_smith15 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 What are you going to be shooting then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher perez Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Bits of the city. Bridges. Oil spigots. Gas meters. Interesting buildings lit from within at night or early in the morning. Foggy streets with trees and overhead lamps. In 4x5, 8x10, and 7x17. See you out and about. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_hamley Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Going to the Smokies or Blue Ridge Sunday for alleged snow. Probably back up to high country above Waynesville, NC Christmas eve/day/weekend, pending weather. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_dermer Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Always shooting 4x5. I'll be shooting Tahitian sun-drenched beaches....mmmm. Ok, I will NOT be shooting Tahitian sun-drenched beaches...not this year! How about this instead?? I will be shooting public and religious architectural locales in the northern metro areas of Atlanta, GA? Now that sounds exciting, no! Actually, I'm still trying to learn the 4x5 and in the process of developing a portfolio. By the way, if anyone has suggestions for places (fairly safe) in Atlanta to practice arch. photog, please suggest. I have been "run off from" or told "no photography" at several commercial sites on the north side of Atlanta. The best thing about the National Parks is that you can pretty much shoot whatever the hell you want - within reason - without worry about unfriendly types wandering up and asking you "just what the hell do you think you're doing?" And, by the way, "Well, I'm just taking a few photos of your women folk bathing in the creek" just doesn't seem to cut it. But this really isn't the time of year in the southeastern US to be photographing nature and landscapes anyway - at least not in the N.GA areas. Something happens with the light - it becomes very harsh and more specular. It is pure ugly. Very harsh - hard to keep your eyes focused. Perhaps the problem is the city and all the pollutants? Anyway, where are you shooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_kielty1 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I'll be in Mono lake for a few days -- I'll be shooting the dead bottom land of Mill creek, and on the road from SF to Phoenix - who know's maybe Zion or Vegas or the Grand Canyon. And rooting for snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_eskridge Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I will be in Charleston, S. C. over Christmas so will be at good location. However, I have resolved to try to get my 4 yr. old grand daughter to sit still long enough for my Bush Pressman (using the rangefinder for focusing - not going to press my luck with the groundglass.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_messerly Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 The peristyle at Millennium Park in Chicago has colorful light on the columns. I've made some exposures (Astia, Quickload) and may go back depending on the result. The large tree in Daley Plaza is a nice scene, I'd like to try a shot with the light 'columns' where the fountain is with a view of the lighted tree behind. Happy Holidays to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Thanks for the tip from a Chicago type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I sure hope so. At the moment our pine trees are covered in snow and we have about 6 inches on the ground. So all the grey and brown farmer's fields are nicely buried. When the wind comes it will wreck everything and we are supposed to get warm temperatures again before long. Not getting many blue skies recently though. I'm one hour north of Toronto, Ontario. I must say its pretty difficult to fit photography in when we only have 8-9 hours of daylight. In a few days that will only get better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_photography Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 As I'm in Texas, I'll be wearing my tshirt and shooting 5x7 :) There are a couple of areas I'm hoping to get out to over the next couple of weeks with my camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_kimball Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I am off work from Christmas Eve to Jan 4th and I hope to try out my new 210mm lens on some seascapes. I may take some "trees & rocks" pictures as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygzr Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Enjoy Charleston while you're here, Bob. The city proper is fairly small and you can cover a lot of ground of foot. If I see someone with an interesting camera standing out in the street I'll be sure to wave (unless the light is green and you're in my way!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_schall Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I'm hoping to develope the 4x5 I shot over Thanksgiving. Spent a couple of hours in the early morning shooting in 2 feet of snow and fog (Do you call a cloud that hits the top of the mountain at 10,600 feet fog?) After 10 sheets, my fingers were so cold I couldn't change the lens settings. People who think New Mexico is a hot desert haven't been in the high country. Brian (Albuquerque, NM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_simmons Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 A family portrait. And interiors and exteriors of my company's various office buildings, for a web-based virtual campus tour for new employees. These could be shot with a 640x480 digital camera, but I'll be adding them to my 4x5 architectural portfolio. And maybe a quick run down to Savannah GA to visit a large format buddy, so I'll take the camera with. (I'm in Raleigh NC.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_barlow Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Portraits of my son's 8th grade class for a limited-edition book of real prints. 20 copies, 18 students plus teacher, prints of portraits (4x5) and family photographs of each family (35mm). So, 2 prints per student, 20 copies of the book, 18 students plus teacher... I'll let you do the math. Insanity strikes again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_oneill Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 The Palasades by the Thompson River, Kamloops, BC Canada. Stunning light in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_t1 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 "By the way, if anyone has suggestions for places (fairly safe) in Atlanta to practice arch. photog, please suggest. I have been "run off from" or told "no photography" at several commercial sites on the north side of Atlanta." Robert, I'm from upstate SC orginally, so I go back on an annual basis to visit relatives, and always go through Atlanta. I would recommend getting out of Atlanta to a smaller town. For instance, a couple of years ago I stopped in Madison GA, less than an hour east of Atlanta, historcal town with tons of old buildings. In my experience, you'll always have some 80 year old guy walk buy that was born two hundred yards away and will tell you the story of the building. Of course you won't have the big modern skyscrapers of Atlanta...but then again you won't have to worrry about getting mugged either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_smith15 Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Great to see the diversity of interests too - kids, landscapes and portfolio work. I'm sure you won't mind if I come back in the New Year and say "giz a look at wot you shot" ;) I'm hoping for snow where I live but that's unlikely and I'm not in Canada this Christmas either ;( I'll be envying those of you who have gorgeous winter light whilst I fumble around with ISO 25, 100, 125, 400 and Polaroid 3000 ISO film not knowing which way the light turns until the morning. I've packed loads of black and white film and forgotten all about colour film. I'll be keen to try some landscapes instead of architecture unless it is really early in the morning. Good luck! And Happy Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anne_williams Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 For something interesting other than architectural photography in Atlanta, may I suggest going to the Botanical Garden and shooting the Chilhuly exhibit there? I took my 4x5 there in October and managed to get some shots on Velvia that I'm very pleased with. It should be a LOT less crowded now and is just a very unique exhibit. They say that they don't allow tripods in the conservatory, but I asked a docent and they let me got in part of it as long as I didn't block other people's enjoyment of the exhibit. There is a lot to see/photograph inside and out. Even if you don't take a LF camera, it's worth seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_galli4 Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I have 50 sheets of 8X10 and 14 7X11 loaded and built 5 extra lens boards for the Kodak Improved #2. I asked permission to shoot the Great Organ at First Congregational Church Los Angeles but was denied. Anybody know those folks? I'll likely stop and shoot whenever the whim directs. I'll be taking my daughter back to Coos Bay Oregon after Christmas and don't have to be back at work until Jan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob. Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 As it's also a full moon and clear skys are forecast, I'll be trying moonlit neolithic sites here in the UK again (my one previous attempt failed miserably as high humidity & mist fogged my lenses...). Cheers, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_melius Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Skiing into the Wilderness area in the Big Horn Mts. of Wyoming. Have never been in there in the heart of winter, but I am very excited. Hopeing for clear skys at night for some star trails over some snow covered circues. Enjoy the shooting! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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