Shooting Winter Olympics with a 4x5

[Mainecoonmaniac]

http://www.guyrhodes.com/blog/

 

[Axle]

These are so cool!

 

[Paul Howell]

Great work.

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

"When it’s all said and done, my 4×5 film images from Sochi all contribute to my larger goal of creating a body of work by hand that exists completely outside of a computer." —Guy Rhodes



Ken

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I think what Rhodes did was great. However, I wonder what other photographers thought about him. Rhodes is actually pretty young, but I'll be if he was in his 50s, his younger peers would think how ass-backwards Rhodes is for shooting with LF. Just think, no histograms, no auto-focus, no auto-exposure. With 4x5 cameras, the photographer is more invested in the shot and relies more on intuition also.

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

Photographing sports with a Graflex is a delightful throwback to the 1940s and 1950s. Think Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams.*

Rhodes seems to have worried that his resulting photographs were not up-to-par, but based that on his comparison to his own digital efforts. Once he was able to get past and let go of that, they strongly stood on their own. As they should.

I've been a Sports Illustrated subscriber for over 40 years. I feel their move to digital imaging from film photography, although quite understandable from deadline and financial pressure perspectives, has been devastating from a depth-of-content point-of-view. Shallow digital effects now rule the publication. If I have to look at yet one more overly-sharpened overly-saturated enormous depth-of-field gimmick image, I'm gonna' scream.

On the other hand, with the recent passing of boxer Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, SI had the opportunity to again publish some thoughtfully intense black-and-white film photographs of Carter in action. Grain and all, they are simply marvelous. The hand (and especially the mind) of the photographer being strongly present and felt. At least by me.

Ken

*American baseball...

 

[summicron1]

i was wary because there are one or two others using 4 by 5 speeds/crowns who tilt the front standard to make the top and bottom of the frame out of focus, a sort of faux miniaturization effect, very fake looking.

But these are lovely, using the format for the full benefit.

 

[pstake]

These are fantastic! I love the idea and wow was it executed well. Great share!


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