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Philippe-Georges · Jan 28, 2023

Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay, ancienne abbatiale française du XIIe siècle située à Vézelay, dans le département de l'Yonne en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Detail somewhere in the side aisle on the north side, I don't know what the purpose was for that little niche in the wall, it was hardly 50 cm high, finely carved and hidden in the side of a bench, showing how 'dark' a roman building can be...

Hasselblad SWC no filter, on HP5+ @ 1600ASA (full open aperture and 1/30sec, handheld in ambient light) in FX-55 30min at 20°C (normal agitation), dry scanned on Epson 750.

Philippe-Georges · Jan 29, 2023

Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay, ancienne abbatiale française du XIIe siècle située à Vézelay, dans le département de l'Yonne en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
The only covered walk of the claustrum that withstood the test of time...

This is the last picture of this series I made during my second visite at Vézelay.

Philippe-Georges · Jan 30, 2023

Under the bridge, Sint-Joris bridge, Portus Ganda, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.

Hasselblad 500C/M and Distagon C 50mm T* + K2 filter on HP5+ in FX-55 16 min at 20°C, dry scanned on Epson 750.

Sirius Glass · Jan 30, 2023

Philippe-Georges said:
Under the bridge, Sint-Joris bridge, Portus Ganda, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.
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Hasselblad 500C/M and Distagon C 50mm T* + K2 filter on HP5+ in FX-55 16 min at 20°C, dry scanned on Epson 750.

What were you standing on or were you levitating?

Philippe-Georges · Jan 31, 2023

Sirius Glass said:
What were you standing on or were you levitating?

That question is rather easy to answer, look at the bluestone border in the right under corner, you will see my shadow (waring a hat)...

In the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, the canals and canalised rivers were the heavyweight roads for the industry (in Ghent that was mainly textile and dito machinery) connecting these with the harbour. In the city, the towpaths were hardened so horses (and men) could easy pull the barge, and these could also serve as an unloading quay.

The bluestone border you see here was, besides a protection for the base of the bridge, a small passage so the cable, used to tow the barge, could be passed under the bridge by a man, then to be re-attached to the horse waiting on the other end of the bridge, as the bridge wasn't high enough and that path wasn't wide enough to let the horse spass.

On the opposite bank you see a newly built bicycle passage.

In the 'landscape' thread, you see a view from the same spot but in the opposite direction...

PS: once my photography studies rounded (1980), I worked for 3 years in the museum for industrial archaeology, as a photographer...

Philippe-Georges · Feb 1, 2023

Rhythm of the western facade of the city hall, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.

Hasselblad 500C/M and Distagon C 50mm T* + K2 filter on HP5+ in FX-55 16 min at 20°C, dry scanned on Epson 750.

Stephen Benskin · Feb 4, 2023

Road Canyon, UT

Ivo Stunga · Feb 5, 2023

Stephen Benskin said:
Road Canyon, UT

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Nice! Had to look multiple times at this for my brain to understand what I'm looking at.

Philippe-Georges · Feb 7, 2023

Schepenhuisstraat (small street, originally traced in 1290, leading towards the city hall), Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.

Hasselblad 500C/M + Distagon C 50mm T*, no filter, on HP5+ in FX-55 for 16min @20°C, dry scanned on Epson 750.

Dolliole · Feb 8, 2023

Loren Sattler said:
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Great shot!

TJones · Feb 9, 2023

Stephen Benskin said:
Silos, Kansas (revision)

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I keep coming back to look at your photos. Do you work with a gallery?

MTGseattle · Feb 10, 2023

@Stephen Benskin that silos image speaks to me. I miss the plains/upper mid-west. Really great gateway arch images too!
@Philippe-Georges Now I "need" a 6x17 camera.

Stephen Benskin · Feb 10, 2023

MTGseattle said:
@Stephen Benskin that silos image speaks to me. I miss the plains/upper mid-west. Really great gateway arch images too!
@Philippe-Georges Now I "need" a 6x17 camera.

Thanks. Kansas came as a pleasant surprise. I wish I could spend more time there.

Philippe-Georges · Feb 11, 2023

MTGseattle said:
@Stephen Benskin that silos image speaks to me. I miss the plains/upper mid-west. Really great gateway arch images too!
@Philippe-Georges Now I "need" a 6x17 camera.

Yes, I can imagine that, this kind of camera inflames creativity (sometimes).
Anyway, thanks for appreciating my work!

Stephen Benskin · Feb 11, 2023

TJones said:
I keep coming back to look at your photos. Do you work with a gallery?

Thank you for the kind statement. I made another image that morning a few miles down the road. It was of an old Telephone Office. It's on page 19 of the Post Your Landscape Photo thread.

I'm not associated with any gallery. It's a long and not very interesting story. I've been uploading these images because most haven't been seen by many people before (some less than 10) and I wanted them to be seen. Most of the images are "workprints" scanned on a 1990s flat bed scanner. The goal is to motivate myself enough to want to work on the finished versions.

MTGseattle · Feb 11, 2023

one thing I find hard if I cannot spend much time at a given place is trying to both absorb the overall mood of the place and try and come back with a decent image within the same short visit. The Rock of Cashel in Ireland comes to mind. I had all of about 30 minutes there, and the images I took back are all pretty un-inspiring from such a cool site.

Stephen Benskin · Feb 11, 2023

Kensington, Kansas (Revision)

Stephen Benskin · Feb 11, 2023

MTGseattle said:
one thing I find hard if I cannot spend much time at a given place is trying to both absorb the overall mood of the place and try and come back with a decent image within the same short visit. The Rock of Cashel in Ireland comes to mind. I had all of about 30 minutes there, and the images I took back are all pretty un-inspiring from such a cool site.

I spent a day there and only got a couple of interesting shots of the headstones. It's the question that creates so much anxiety when shooting. Do I hang out at a cool spot hoping for good light or do I move around looking to be inspired? Returning to a scouted location when the conditions are right have on more than one occasion produced good but lifeless images for me.

TJones · Feb 12, 2023

Stephen Benskin said:
Thank you for the kind statement. I made another image that morning a few miles down the road. It was of an old Telephone Office. It's on page 19 of the Post Your Landscape Photo thread.

I'm not associated with any gallery. It's a long and not very interesting story. I've been uploading these images because most haven't been seen by many people before (some less than 10) and I wanted them to be seen. Most of the images are "workprints" scanned on a 1990s flat bed scanner. The goal is to motivate myself enough to want to work on the finished versions.

I hope the feedback you’re getting helps. Your work is excellent.

Chuck_P · Feb 13, 2023

This is the domed sunlit atrium at the West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana......a very impressive structure. I visited there on Saturday and had some time to make four photographs. I'll not be expending paper on this image so I present it here as a scanned negative. I need to get a handle on some dust issues.

KB Canham DLC45 with a 135mm Rodenstock Sironar-N lens. Kodak 100TMX developed in XTOL for Kodak's recommended time at 68 deg F.

Edit: when viewed on my desktop monitor, the contrast is more in line with how it should be seen...on my phone, the shadowed placement of the background interior spaces at center-right and center-left are about 1/2 to 2/3 stop too dark.......the nature of the beast, I guess.

Chuck_P · Feb 13, 2023

Sorry......perhaps a moderator would like to move this to the "Interior Architechural Photographs" thread.

Stephen Benskin · Feb 13, 2023

Chuck_P said:
This is the domed sunlit atrium at the West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana......a very impressive structure. I visited there on Saturday and had some time to make four photographs. I'll not be expending paper on this image so I present it here as a scanned negative. I need to get a handle on some dust issues.

KB Canham DLC45 with a 135mm Rodenstock Sironar-N lens. Kodak 100TMX developed in XTOL for Kodak's recommended time at 68 deg F.

Edit: when viewed on my desktop monitor, the contrast is more in line with how it should be seen...on my phone, the shadowed placement of the background interior spaces at center-right and center-left are about 1/2 to 2/3 stop too dark.......the nature of the beast, I guess.

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Nice image.

Chuck_P · Feb 13, 2023

Stephen Benskin said:
Nice image.

Thanks much....

Chuck_P · Feb 14, 2023

West Baden Springs Hotel, French Lick, Indiana. Canham DLC45 w/ 135 mm Rodenstock Sironar-N Lens; Kodak 100TMX; Ilford MG RC Deluxe, Selenium 1+10.

Edit: Perhaps a #8 yellow filter would've been enough to provide the darkened sky value. The sky was deeply blue saturated that day and the #21 orange filter, in retrospect, may have been a bit strong.

Donald Qualls · Feb 16, 2023

Chuck_P said:
West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana

I remember this used to be the premiere site for indoor free flight model duration competitions -- big, round space with all that height up to the girders. Then they started enclosing stadiums...

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