Intro
This past winter I took a trip down to central Alberta, Canada to visit an old friend. Like minded and both lovers of film we decided to meet at a park to shoot some film while we walked.
The following were all shot on a Mamiya 645 with either the 55mm f2.8 or a 150mm f3.5 lens, on Kodak TriX400 120mm film. Some images were pushed to 800iso speed. This will be pt. 1 of 3 successive posts intended to share the images with discussion, while reducing overall length of the posts.
Pt.1 - Textures
This first image is one of my favorites from the day, and what inspired me to title part 1 as textures. I think the overall goal of this image is obvious; the bark on the trees. The texture just drew me in with the small cracks, the many tiny black dimples surrounding large knots from past branches.
When I came across this scene it was initially the bright glowing grass that grabbed my eye. The beautiful textures of the grass as it lay back lit, rustling in the wind. Of course I've shot it in black and white now, so I hope the triple set of paired poplar are what make this image a more impactful and interesting one. How often do you come across 3 sets of trees so neatly separated... I almost wonder if these were planted here by someone originally. It seemed odd, but that symmetry is what I think makes this image special.
This scene caught my eye as a cool opportunity to utilize DOF to isolate a single tree standing high on a hill. In a forest it can be extremely difficult to isolate a single tree without the help of fog. I wanted to capture the interesting way the branches of these trees twist and turn in the air as though searching for water like roots underground.
The forests here have such wonderful variety to stumble upon. This one caught my eye as a scene that showed this variety of structure. The light grasses with bushes spaced in between, with the large coniferous and deciduous trees in the background. Although personally this scene failed to deliver for me, I'm still happy I took it. The light from the top right and the glow across the grass is imprinted in my memory.
The final image. These branches were absolutely captivating in person. I loved the way they twisted and and all the entangled branches they had. Again, on film, they haven't really turned up as I expected. The subtle tone differences in the branches haven't shown the way I expected them to. But I'm still a fan of this messy looking puzzle. Its a strange sickly scene now haha but I like it.
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Some beautiful B&W shots my friend 👌🏻
Thanks Blake! Not sure if you've ever tried film, but the challenges it presents are definitely a lesson in being a better in-field photographer. I'm very pleased I pulled these off in any capacity haha
Excellent monochrome images. I especially loved that second one with the grass.
Thank you sir! That one is definitely one of my personal favorites from the day.
I really like the light in the first two shots!