Intro

This past winter I took a trip down to central Alberta, Canada to visit an old friend. Like minded and both lovers of film we decided to meet at a park to shoot some film while we walked. The following were all shot on a Mamiya 645 with either the 55mm f2.8 or a 150mm f3.5 lens, on Kodak TriX400 120mm film. Some images were pushed to 800iso speed. This will be pt. 1 of 3 successive posts intended to share the images with discussion, while reducing overall length of the posts.

Pt.1 - Textures

This first image is one of my favorites from the day, and what inspired me to title part 1 as textures. I think the overall goal of this image is obvious; the bark on the trees. The texture just drew me in with the small cracks, the many tiny black dimples surrounding large knots from past branches.

When I came across this scene it was initially the bright glowing grass that grabbed my eye. The beautiful textures of the grass as it lay back lit, rustling in the wind. Of course I've shot it in black and white now, so I hope the triple set of paired poplar are what make this image a more impactful and interesting one. How often do you come across 3 sets of trees so neatly separated... I almost wonder if these were planted here by someone originally. It seemed odd, but that symmetry is what I think makes this image special.

This scene caught my eye as a cool opportunity to utilize DOF to isolate a single tree standing high on a hill. In a forest it can be extremely difficult to isolate a single tree without the help of fog. I wanted to capture the interesting way the branches of these trees twist and turn in the air as though searching for water like roots underground.

The forests here have such wonderful variety to stumble upon. This one caught my eye as a scene that showed this variety of structure. The light grasses with bushes spaced in between, with the large coniferous and deciduous trees in the background. Although personally this scene failed to deliver for me, I'm still happy I took it. The light from the top right and the glow across the grass is imprinted in my memory.

This scene is another fail for me. But I wanted to share it because it shows how difficult film can be. The image on the left is underexposed, while the one on the right is over exposed. I'd wanted to show off the cool snow patterns on the ground with these trees in the background... but due to both light conditions and my failed exposures I personally dislike both. But that happens sometimes.

The final image. These branches were absolutely captivating in person. I loved the way they twisted and and all the entangled branches they had. Again, on film, they haven't really turned up as I expected. The subtle tone differences in the branches haven't shown the way I expected them to. But I'm still a fan of this messy looking puzzle. Its a strange sickly scene now haha but I like it.

I hope you enjoyed these shots. I'll be posting Pt.2 shortly too :)

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