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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: John R Smith on April 14, 2012, 10:47:26 am

Title: Ivanhoe Evening
Post by: John R Smith on April 14, 2012, 10:47:26 am

Here's one from Cornwall. It's a very conventional English landscape, with some nice clouds.

Taken on my Hass SWC with 38mm Biogon, CFV-39 DB, and developed in Lightroom 3 using my home-brewed B/W presets.

Oh yes, 'Ivanhoe' is the name of the house just across the lane.

John

Title: Re: Ivanhoe Evening
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 14, 2012, 02:04:31 pm

It has a fine, timeless quality to it.

Title: Re: Ivanhoe Evening
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on April 14, 2012, 02:17:48 pm

Ah, John The Rebel!

Is that a combination even Hasselblad is advising against (i.e., digital back and SWC: "Lens design not optimized for digital capture. Edge sharpness can be compromized.")? ;) I guess Hasselblad's "compromised sharpness" is another man's "I'd kill for such 'unsharp' edges" :)

I like the visual repetition of the lines in the foreground and those in the sky, btw.

Title: Re: Ivanhoe Evening
Post by: John R Smith on April 15, 2012, 03:43:01 am

Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on April 14, 2012, 02:17:48 pm

Is that a combination even Hasselblad is advising against (i.e., digital back and SWC: "Lens design not optimized for digital capture. Edge sharpness can be compromized.")? ;)

Slobodan

Yes, you are correct. This is not an approved Hasselblad setup. However, for general landscape work like this, I have never noticed a problem. We are fairly well stopped-down, though, to f11. The SWC and CFV is a lot handier combination than my 500s with a 40mm Distagon.

Thanks for your comments.

John