I was leading a workshop out in the Sonora Desert in Arizona. The evening before a huge desert thunderstorm had moved through. Rain so heavy I couldn't see to the end of the hood on my truck, and I had to pull off the road. The next afternoon when we went out for our field session the front that had brought the storm was moving out to our northeast. This same front would move through my home city the next afternoon bringing a very destructive tornado. It actually came within yards of my home, veering off to the east at the last few moments. Bad destruction, even across the street from my home and we didn't have a broken branch on any of our 12 pecan trees.
Toyo 45A camera, 65mm Grandagon lens with a #15 Yellow Filter. Kodak T-Max 100 film.
Saguaro Hill, Arizona
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Thank you.
Fine image, Nathan. I've been going through some more of your portfolio - a very enjoyable little journey!
Not to be picky, just curious: I note that you have some converging verticals despite using a view camera. My guess is that you ran out of rising front, so to speak - or more accurately, out of image circle on your very wide-angel lens - to be able to eliminate it altogether.
Correct. Pushing the camera movements to their max, they only can go so far. If it was for technical use, such as an architectural rendering I would have had to use my super tripod that can go up to 8ft with no center column rise and then extend it to the full and work off a step ladder. However, when I am hiking that is a bridge too far. So as long as it doesn't get crazy I am cool with it. Thank you for your kind words. I like my work and it's gratifying when other people do.
PS; another factor is that I often, very often, work with ultrawide angle lenses.
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excellent work