B/W Night Scene from Twin Peaks
Here's a shot I did earlier this month from Twin Peaks. Nikon F3, 105mm lens, 1 sec @ f/8, Ilford HP5 film. This was scanned, I'll try to make some prints from the neg later in the week.
posted by martin at 4:43 PM
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Very cool night shot. This is a different take on the classic Twin Peaks view. I don't think the small version of this picture does it justice. It would probably view better as a larger print where some of the landmarks would be recognized easier. The only problem that I can see is the horizon may be tilted ever so slightly, or maybe it's an optical illusion.
--WT
"The photo from the top of Twin Peaks reminds me of the Ansel Adams
technique of encompassing expansive scenery. I'm sure if he had been alive today, that he would likely have shot a similar photo. It's a great
photo. Do you have it in color, too? I'm just wondering how the
black-and-white would compare to the color version."
--Joao
Thanks for your kind words.
I tried to shoot it in color with my digital camera with poor results. Here are a few problems I encountered: I could not set the exposure on my digital camera manually which was a major problem. Digital has less exposure latitude and the scene is not evenly lit. Some areas would be overexposed and others underexposed. I could shoot it on color film but I've had problems getting sharp prints at an affordable price. I wish I had access to a color darkroom like I did in the old days!
If I were to do this shot again I would like to try it in medium format to retain detail.
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