I drove 6 hours to retake one image...

[@kevinbrowne3089]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your image at 16.00!

[@O.Persson]

Thank you :)

[@GaryIrving-x5o]

Very nice film, relaxing and inspiring.

[@O.Persson]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@proctormacbelle4904]

nice! i think my favorite is no 2 on the layout.

[@familymanbarrett]

Beautiful work. Glad I found your channel!

[@O.Persson]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@andreasdoker9549]

Thank you for this wonderful video, that‘s exactly my taste and I like the perfect composition of quality pictures with your bachground music. All thumbs I have, UP One little friendly hint & recommendation in connection with your Linhof handling: maybe you know, but maybe not l(ike the most of newbies to this camera) In order to protect the slide rails when you set it in operation its a good idea to close the gap between the rails in the housing -where the front standart is in parking position- and the working position on the front rails by moving these rails back towards the housing until they are in contact. To do so, you need to release the two locking buttons by pressing down them simultaniously. Doing this small trick every time you open and close the camera you protect the rails from extensive wear and tear at their endings, when pulling the front standart in an out. Good luck!!

[@O.Persson]

Thanks for the support, glad you enjoyed the video! And thanks for the consideration, I've heard about the things about the rails as well. However, it's not in the official manual, and in a Linhof UK (from the official reseller I believe) video they also state that it's not necessary. Looking at the construction with my own eyes, I can see that it will introduce some wear. But I can't see it being that much, I'm more concerned with stripping the gear of the rise lever. Anyhow, I'm sure it's in essence a good advice, I just keep forgetting and don't worry too much about it.

[@j.k5654]

Don’t worry my friend, me too have driven 6 hours for an image. I like these from you.

[@O.Persson]

Thanks! It was good enough reason to get away for a couple of days :D

[@kapurar]

Wonderful video and photos. The bunker image needed something else.

[@O.Persson]

Thanks! And agree, it didn't quite work.

[@chrisloomis1489]

I shoot a lot of terrible images , but prefer the taking correctly , and then developing , as opposed to hours in photo shop.

[@O.Persson]

We all do, it's part of the game :) Obviously I much prefer the old school of shooting and developing. The less lightroom/photoshop, the better :)

[@Ralph7D]

Your favorites are also my favorites. But I also like the image with the bunker and smooth rocks. I like the contrast between the bunker and the rocks, the shapes. Perhaps a different crop or angle could make it even better.

[@O.Persson]

Agree and agree. I really like the idea of the contrast there. Might have to redo this trip next year :D

[@stuartbaines2843]

Your revisit was Well worth it 👍 Just driven 10 miles to a shot but it’s not quite ready yet 😂

[@O.Persson]

Thanks :) I think that's one of the best things with photography, it kinda pushes you to get out and see stuff

[@constantinestewart7416]

Very nice story and images. Thank you

[@O.Persson]

Glad you enjoyed the video! And thank you for the support and kind comment

[@wolfganggerlach1868]

You drove 50 km? I think you meant 50 Swedish miles? To the "land of cliffs" should be Bua or north of Gothenburg. Inte sant? Anyhow, thanks for the video! Interesting with large format!

[@O.Persson]

Correct. And I didn't realise the mistake until it was too late (thanks to another comment). I meant 500 km or 50 "mil". As with most Seeds I use "mil" for longer distances. Oh well, easy mistake I suppose. And correct again, this is Ramsvik about an hour north of Gothenburg. If the highway is open. Edit: and thanks for the words of encouragement:)

[@chriscard6544]

15:25 beautiful

[@stevef2114]

compositionally, some of these work for me, but the harsh light is just too strong for my tastes.. the heavy contrast doesnt help lift the image, the revelatory nature of large format and black and white is lost a bit. The softer light images are better in tone and detail... but the blank skies yield such a sudden stop to the composition that it jars the reading of the image. The sky is an important part of the composition, If you leave it in, you need to showcase it, otherwise, leave it out fully.

[@O.Persson]

Thanks for the feedback. In large we agree, I'll see how they look on final prints (these are just digital scans of the negatives for now). I personally don't mind a "hot" sky, I used to. But the more my photography evolved, the less I mind the white skies. On the contrary, I often find myself including them in my photos. The two "main" images are alright, and I think it's worth enlarge these on a warmbase paper with fairly soft contrast. I'm thinking Bergger Prestige, haven't tried that paper before. But I'm going to try and order some, as it's a fair bit cheaper than the equivalent Ilford paper. We'll see... Anyhow thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment! Have a great day!

[@paulodefeyter]

I got a question... You took 6 hours to drive 50km?

[@O.Persson]

Yes, its explained very shortly in the video. There was some road work on the highway, they had closed a large portion of the highway. Instead I had to drive on the smaller roads. In the end it took me around 6,5 hours to get there (that includes a short lunch break).

[@O.Persson]

Ha ha I just realised I confused km with Swedish miles. 😆 And didn't even reflect on it when you pointed it out. It's supposed to be 500 km. Edit: we rarely use km when we speak about longer distances in Sweden, we use "mil" (roughly translates to miles), 1 mil = 10 km. It's not only the Americans and Brits that use strange measurements ;)

[@paulodefeyter]

@@O.Persson Yes, because that really sounded strange.... I was about to say that I once had a car like that..... That took 6 hours to do 50kms, hahahahaha :) It was a FIAT :)

[@O.Persson]

@@paulodefeyter Ha ha. Funny thing, I drove a Fiat for this trip!

[@paulodefeyter]

@@O.Persson that's not a Doblo, or is it?