I’m Still Hanging In There!
Hello everyone!
Yes, I am still hanging in there.
Have been traveling around a little bit the past couple of months, doing a lot of shooting and experimenting with some medium format systems, both digital and film.
Certainly has been fun!
But, during that time, … I did a little boo boo while hiking in Georgia and got myself banged up quite a bit, and that has had me sitting here at home itching to get back to shooting. Yes, … sitting around doing “NOTHING” drives me absolutely up the wall!
So anyway, there will be some new stuff coming soon along with those “how did I do it” type of material.
Just give me some time to catch back up.
Hope everyone has been getting along well, and your images you have yet to create become your best ever!!
Michael
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Michael Brown – Photographer
South Carolina – USA
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This is my blog journal, a journal about the art that can be found in nature, about macro photography, and other topics of interest! I’m just a typical American boy, from a typical American home in South Carolina, and one who enjoys exploring all the possibilities of capturing artistic abstracts in the world of macro. This journal has been created not only as a outlet for my thoughts about the world of nature photography, but hopefully as a place where others may visit, … and maybe learn something from it. Currently I am working with various clients and art buyers throughout the US.
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Glad to hear you’re still alive and kicking (sort of ;)) Beautiful texture in this leaf and the photo itself reminds me of an etching. Hope to see more soon ;)
Sorry to hear about the accident. I hope it’s nothing with lasting consequences and that you’ll be back to yourself in no time. I would love to hear more about your impressions of medium format digital; along with seeing more of your imagery.
I’m also sorry to hear about your accident. Hopefully there will be no complications and you’ll be able to get to shooting soon. I’m patiently waiting to see more of your new photos.
Michael, I’ve missed your posts and I’m sorry that you have gotten banged up, but while you are sitting around doing nothing, feel free to post away while you heal.
Hey Michael! I have missed your posts. Please update us when you can. I hope you feel better quick. I look forward to read about and look at the medium format you have been shooting.
Thanks gang for stopping by!
I’m just fine overall.
Let’s just say that a chunk of red Georgia clay coming down a hillside and a mouth full of teeth don’t go together well.
Along with that came the bruises and a badly strained back.
What a mess!
Still, … I’m just fine.
(I don’t smile much though until these things get fixed!)
The reason for the medium format testing resulted around the interests from a couple of businesses that had a strong need for imagery like my “Adagio” series.
One wanted a existing image from that series, but the size needed got me to laughing at first, … then almost crying when I new how much money I would miss out on.
The size of that image needed?
They wanted that image to be the size/height of a 3 story building.
Yeah, ….. right!
Not enough resolution on this end.
Still, they are all interested with some of my ideas, which then brought about this testing of some medium and large format shooting.
I am very familiar with medium format. No problems there.
But it was with the available lenses needed for what I was trying to accomplish that had me scratching my head. Still more testing to do on that end as well.
Then, … there is cost.
Buy it, … rent it?
Would the business generated from this type of shooting be worth the investment?
Are there any guarantees?
Oh, … and then there is the cost for a digital back?
Right now, and if I give it a go, … I am leaning towards trying to find a very good and used medium format film camera.
I’ll continue to play a bit with it in my mind and hopefully come up with something soon.
What I shot and tested with the medium format cameras the past couple of months is nothing that I care to show here in this blog.
They were pretty much crappy shots.
All I wanted to see was what they looked like on a top of the line monitor, and what they looked like in a huge print.
So far, … just fine.
It is the lenses more than anything else that I am trying to figure out. And, … they ain’t cheap neither!
Anyway gang, … if I come up with something interesting soon with my medium format quest, I will post it here.
Take care everyone,
Michael
Ahh…..interesting. I recently had a similar project. Though not quite that large, it was larger than my camera could handle. The solution I came up with was to shoot it in sections and stitch together for a jumbo resolution image. Then did a little upsizing to finish off. Worked beautifully.
Hey Roberta,
I did give stitching a go, with mixed results.
Something very low to the ground and something that was level turned out okay, but when shooting something like tree leaves that had some slight movement to it, it turned out to be a hit and miss effort with stitching.
One thing that I would need and/or should get that would make things a whole lot easier as well, is a good bubble level.
Michael
So sorry to read about your accident. I agree that it is hard to sit around not doing much of anything. Interesting experimenting you did. A photo as big as a 3 story building? Yikes! Lovely image above.
Glad your doing better now Michael, came close myself on a couple of mishaps but nothing that has put me down yet (knock on wood)
Good luck on the large format, that can be a tough media to deal with, good to see you back !!
A beautiful image.
So sorry to hear about your mishap. I’m glad you are on the mend and doing better.
Excellent composition and execution. I was wondering where you got to. Hope you’re doing much better now. Look forward to more regular posts in the days to come.
Thanks again everyone!
I will get back at it soon, ….. promise!!
Michael
I hope it’s getting better both with your health and assignments. That photo as tall as 3 story building… oh man, I don’t know what brings worse nightmares, if the fact that you need to find out how to create an image with suitable resolution, or the idea of loosing the money by declining the offer. But what a challenge!
Now this is a cool shot … you keep hangin’ in there and inspiring us, Michael.
Whew! I am so glad to know you are still blogging! Thank you for the update and I hope you will be back making magic again soon.
How exactly does one print an image the size of a three story building? :-)
Welcome back.
Michael, this is the type of image I’ve come to expect from you. A simple subject, beautifully dressed.
True words, some unadulterated words man. Totally made my day!