That exposure at 7:55 is incredible. It checks all the boxes: mood, great colors, nice motion blur in the water, and incredible contrast between all the elements. Great job putting that image together.
Thanks Larry, that was definitely one of my favorite moments of the day. I was pretty surprised when the mountain started catching light, and it made braving all the wind worth it!
Awesome video. The first black and white, and the last scene of the waterfall and valley, are incredible. Nothing like a solo road trip to a new place with a camera (or two). Chris, this series on Iceland is some of the best on RU-vid.
Thanks so much Jack, that's really kind! I definitely agree, and in retrospect the camper van road trip plan was a really great time, I'm looking forward to doing it again sometime!
Chris, another brilliant episode. My Horseman 6x12 dark slide has red painted on one side, I added green to the other which indicates to me I am ready to shoot the next frame after advancing the film winder once my shot has been taken. Like you, I too have made the double exposure error. Now I don’t anymore. See if this helps with your work flow next time you’re shooting 6x12 again. To add to this, I also use the rear shift to create a 6x17 shot if this format is something you enjoy. Obviously it is three frames per scene if you have enough rolls of film to shoot away, then stitch in Photoshop and crop to size to 6x17. Basically a 6x17 with all the movements of a 4x5 without having to carry an additional camera with you.
Thanks Craig, these are great! Not sure why I never thought to use rear shift to shoot a pano, that's genius haha. I'm definitely going to give that a try!
I liked the time exposure with the mound of grass in front. The 1/3 second beach shot was also atmospheric. The backup exposure with three falls was very nice. The lower falls was also nice.
Dam those sheep looked nervy as you passed 🤣 Those green grasses on the black sand are 😍 how could you even think B&W? Ah, it's bloody nice! I think enough sharpness in the front of the clump before the moving grass to make it work 👌 Nice falls to finish with too!
Thanks Andrew, haha yeah I think the sheep were just confused at why I kept walking back and forth so much, with going back for the camera and all 😆 Truth be told I plan to play with color versions of that grassy beach scene, but I did all that talking on camera about black and white so I figured I'd better put that one in the video.. haha
Great video Chris. Using the ND for the image at 4:30 was a cool idea, and it definitely helped capture the motion in the scene. Only thing I would've done different is maybe back up 2 inches so the grass at the bottom isn't cut off. Really cool scene! And a perfect breakfast to start the day
Thanks Brian! That's a great observation, not sure why I didn't seem bothered with it at the time. I think I expected the grasses to be a total mess anyway, haha.
Another great production, thank you. I was surprised how good that 30 sec with 10 stop ND came out given the wind. Really nice. Thanks for the narrative about why u chose the 6x12 film back; I’d been thinking all thru “wish he’d taken a grafmatic [the 8 sheet 4x5 magazine] with him too” but too many toys and choices would likely detract from your experience in the moment. Look forward to the next one - and seeing what other of my silent questions u answer in due course 😉
Great video and fantastic images. Digital and large format is a great combo. Nice to see you’re using a Chamonix too. I have the same model, such a joy to use.
Some great double exposures there. ;-) I feel for you. Try painting the advance lever flourescent orange. You'll still get double exposures, but the lever will look fancy. You seem to be pretty good with the dark slide, only one blank frame so far? The last shot of the waterfall is great. Both exposures are very useable. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.
Haha Thanks Tim. It's nice to laugh about it, takes some of the sting away. Seems I have the opposite problem from blanks, I just need to remember I can only put one picture on a frame 😆
Beautiful area as well as captures you made. Vaat a country! Yeah, I guess you're human. That clanking sound around 9:50 as you're walking along; you really need to have those hip joints checked out. It only gets worse with age. ;) Look forward to your next video.
Man, the b/w image of the grass/mountain/clouds is terrific. That one alone makes the trip a success. Although the 6x12s will make a great set when all put together. Book time?
Thanks Ruthie, this trip was at the end of September. I'm not sure if that's the best time or not, but I returned in the winter and it was definitely a lot harsher than the first trip.
nice to know that experts like you make mistakes...lol I have just had an awful day with my 4x5 making stupid mistakes ( like taking out the wrong darkslide whilst film holder in camera), nice video shame not more with the LF camera.
Thanks Malcolm, had to laugh at that one because I've nearly done that same thing, haha. In truth I didn't shoot the view camera near as much as I'd hoped on this trip, but I expect I'll be back to make up for it sometime..
