Posted by mark on Sep 04 2015 in Landscape Photography, Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes, Allegan State Game Area, Allegan Forest
Posted by mark on Aug 07 2015 in Landscape Photography, Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes
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Taking a break from the stacked macro images... for the last several days I've been shooting medium format film with the trusty Pentax 6x7. Here's a scene from a woods in southwest Michigan... When I arrived in the woods the mosquito's were so thick that a swarm of them seized me and carried me deep into the forest, finally dropping me at this point. So - "Mosquito Landing."
Pentax 6x7, 55mm f4, Afga APX 100 (long expired), Rodial 1:25.
Posted by mark on Jul 13 2015 in Landscape Photography, Film Processing, Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes, Allegan State Game Area, Allegan Forest
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I had to laugh when I spotted this sign last week... The last time I was in this place - 11 or 12 years ago - I wandered deeper into the woods and found some large wooden signs, covered with just tatters of paper. Beyond that was a tall steep earthen berm and beyond that was an open field. I like open fields... It didn't take long before I knew I was on the wrong end of a shooting range...
This is a film exposure - 35mm Tri-X. Pentax Mz-S, FA 20-35 f4 lens, XI green filter, film devoped in HC110 Dil B. I am reviving my "sun dappled woods" project, last visited in 2008.
Posted by mark on May 29 2015 in Pictures Of Trees, Allegan State Game Area, Allegan Forest
Visiting the Allegan Forest a few days ago, I stumbled into a section that apparently was subject to a prescribed burn sometime in the past few weeks. (I'm guess it was a controlled burn since several were conduncted in the spring and it is confined to a precrise area.)
Some interesting scenes of the trees, especially along the edge between the burned woods and the green woods not subject to the fire. Click on the images for larger views:
After the Burn
Posted by mark on Mar 11 2015 in Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes
This morning brought dense fog a warm air descended onto the snow covered landscape. Winter is end and spring is coming! Here are a few picture of trees from this foggy morning (click on the images for a much larger file):
Posted by mcc on Feb 05 2015 in Landscape Photography, Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes
A few pictures of trees - older exposures taken on 6x7 negative, reworked using newer techniques (click on the images to see much larger files). This first image is a back lit maple, taking in the Allegan Forest. I still see this tree regularly, but the DNR has started dumping brush and other trash behind it, so it no longer is very photogenic. Taken with a Pentax 6x7, Tri-X 320 in HC-110 Dil H. A number 11 green filter helped lighten up the scene:
This massive tree is in the Ft. Custer Recreation Area (next to the Fort Custer military facility.) Another 6x7 negative reprocessed in 2015 - don't recall the film type on this one:
Posted by mcc on Jan 31 2015 in Landscape Photography, Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes
Posted by mcc on Jan 04 2015 in Landscape Photography, Pictures Of Trees, Midwestern Landscapes, Allegan State Game Area, Allegan Forest