Landscape Details In The Clearing | Zion Fall Photography - Episode 3

[@lensman5762]

The magic of Velvia. Unmistakable.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Haha, totally agree. I've caught myself using the term "Velvia effect" lately..

[@andrewsimpson5436]

The leaf whisperer! 🤣 Whatever works is good. Another vote on the Velvia, I like the leading lines of the wider shot but the richness in the colour with the light on the velvia more than make up for the loss. 👍

[@ChrisDarnell]

Haha, thanks Andrew!

[@russdavisphoto]

The Velvia version for sure. Hard to beat it for contrast and saturation. Also loved the sand ripples shot.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Russ!

[@philipculbertson55]

Two very nice images. The detail shot of the leaf among the diagonal ripples was wonderfully composed. I don't always get it with mud cracks but the ripples were nice. The yellow leaf with the cool blue tones on the rocks really work well also. Great shot Chris. I enjoyed the video as always.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Philip! Agreed, the mud cracks can be a bit of a challenge to get right but I definitely try myself when I get the chance. I suppose most of these can be hit or miss, but I sure have a lot of fun making different attempts

[@kenblair2538]

Yep, Velvia really pops . Nice. KB

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Ken, sure does!

[@JoseOrtiz-zy4ew]

Just stumbled upon your account randomly and I'm glad I did. Only seen this video but very different approach than what I have seen on YT. Love your slow, very methodological take from setting up, composition and all the way to presentation. Love it.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Jose, thanks so much for watching and welcome!

[@tedphillips2951]

Definitely prefer the Velvia & I see nothing wrong with moving some elements to improve an image.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Agreed, and thanks Ted!

[@andriesdeschrijverphotography]

Wonderful images Chris. I prefer the wider Provia image composition wise but the Velvia colors indeed. For that last shot. Absolutely wonderful, but if I flip it 90 degrees clockwise I find it even better. More relaxing to look at. Just my humble opinion 😊

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Andries, admittedly I played with that very idea while flipping the film around on the light table and I almost made that call myself. Ultimately I decided to stick with the original intent but I can't say it's any better, it really was a tough decision!

[@patrickguilfoyle8884]

I like the Velvia image & your edit for the colors.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Patrick!

[@grabshotphoto7396]

10:33 I turned my latop 90 deg to the right to view this horizontal and wow, I love it what way.

[@ChrisDarnell]

I can totally see that; I'm honestly still conflicted over which orientation I like better myself..

[@alfredanheier4779]

On the first shot, the evening Velvia shot is the clear winner, in my opinion. The strong blue cast is distracting. On the second picture, I also think that the blue cast is a bit too strong, but the overall composition is very nice, and you're right, that small leaf you took out in post was distracting. Good work.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Alfred, you're probably right and I may go back and dial down the blues a bit later on.

[@tjh44961]

Chris, I prefer the Velvia image from the night before, I just like the more saturated colors, even before processing. That's the thing about large format images -- they were the original HD! But I was fairly surprised that the sand ripples image went as blue as it did, I wasn't expecting that. The processed image looks much better.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Tom! Yeah that blue cast can be quite the gremlin at times, I'm still working out how to work around that in the field 😣

[@podhoncisty]

Beautiful images 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 And if you ask me about film, I can say that I always choose Velvia over Provia, well almost always 🙂

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thank you! Agreed it can be really hard to beat Velvia.. I sure hope FujiFilm brings it back in sheet film sizes at some point, with the rise in film popularity and all. Seems the material shortages gave it an early death but maybe we'll see it again one day.

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Great images chris! I prefer the wider angle view of the wash because of the sweeping foreground and the glowing stone cliffs, but both look great with the water and fall color

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Brian, agreed I do wish I'd had my 75mm lens for that evening exposure and caught all those foreground details on the Velvia shot. I'll have to revisit that Provia exposure later and see what color I can pull out of that.

[@andrewfindlayphoto]

Always carry some pins to prevent leaf displacement 🤣 Velvia looking good as usual, pity it's discontinued ☹ Provia looks a bit washed out, have you thought of underexposing it by a 3rd of a stop? 😯

[@ChrisDarnell]

Haha good idea, maybe I should add some glue to my field kit just in case.. 😂 I think it's entirely possible I metered the Provia shots a little too bright to begin with, perhaps -1/3 might have looked better in that regard. I've also noticed at times a full +2/3 for the warming filter is a bit too much, could be that I overcompensated for that.

[@austinsoffroadgarage]

Great video!

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Austin!

[@nelsbondephoto]

The sand ripples are amazing. It's flowing chaos. Definitely inspires me to get out and take photos of snow drifts, something I've attempted before, but now I have an idea of what I'd want in those images. Thanks again for the great photos and inspiration. Can't wait to see what you do next.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Nels! That sounds like a great idea; I get fascinated by drifting snow also. Best of luck and I hope you find some keepers out there this winter season!

[@fairwayfrank]

Tough choice on the first image as the Velvia color is wow, so yeah, that one. Great balance on the leave image. Two very nice results here. Now, about those gloves. I'm always looking for good camera-using gloves and those looked nice. What have you got there? Happy holidays.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Frank! Haha, truthfully those gloves are just some ratty old liners I had stored in the pockets of my jacket. I'm also on a quest for better camera gloves, have you checked out The Heat Company? I'm thinking I might give a pair of those a try...

[@Riverrockphotos]

I can't wait until I can start shooting with my 4x5. I still need a lens and some holders.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Best of luck on your search, hopefully you can get out and make some exposures soon!

[@sophietucker1255]

That first Velvia shot was as the British say a real "banger". I also like the sand image but I've only ever done those is B/W. I'm going to have to try that in color but maybe with my Hasselblad or Canon EOS R. I've never shot color anything with my 4x5. The cost per sheet has always stopped me

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Sophie! I totally get it with the cost per sheet thing. Seems the price increases just continue to pile on as well and it's unfortunate how often that becomes a factor while out taking photos. Digital definitely has the advantage there in allowing one to experiment without being such an investment.

[@nelsonm.5044]

I prefer the Velvia even if the leading lines are not as present as the other shot, the colors are much better on the Velvia

[@ChrisDarnell]

Thanks Nelson!

[@motodiaries8204]

Could you talk about how you choose film stocks between slide films and print films? Do you use slide film because of how it looks on a light table or is it the color rendering?

[@ChrisDarnell]

Absolutely, perhaps that can be a more lengthy topic for a future video, but the short version for now is essentially because of how it looks on the light table. More specifically the hybrid workflow where you capture on film and then scan/process/print digitally just means that working with print films often adds another unnecessary step with having to invert it. To me that feels like a hassle trying to remove the orange mask and get a good color balance, but in some cases the additional dynamic range of color negative can be worth the hassle. That of course goes completely out the window when doing darkroom prints, but I haven't approached that just yet. That's a pretty abbreviated version but hopefully makes sense why I personally default to E6 slide films

[@MattWeddis]

Great video, you leaf rustling heathen. You should get a bunch of leaves and spell the words “found like this”.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Guilty as charged.. I may have to do that very thing next year, haha!

[@MattWeddis]

@@ChrisDarnell somewhere around April 1 would be fitting.

[@RandyPollock]

Watch your back moving a leaf is against the Geneva Convention and punishable by having to shot with a Pentax K1000 for a month.

[@ChrisDarnell]

Haha if I turn myself in do I get a free K1000? 😀

[@RandyPollock]

@@ChrisDarnell Still wish I had my K1000 LOL

[@franzenglberger8571]

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