Another view of the falls on the West Fork. After taking the image in the last post I got in closer for more of a profile view of the falls. I really wanted to compress the scene as best I could so I went with a bonus lens I have-the old Bausch and Lomb Rapid Rectilinear. This is 80+ years old that a buddy found and gave me. The shutter only partially works. It will not stop down, so you have to shoot wide open. The speeds are inaccurate at best, but if you need a 2 second or four second exposure, those are easy to do by just counting. It is also a convertible lens, meaning I can remove one element to double the focal length.
So with on element removed this is about a 300mm lens which makes it my longest. Now when I go this long that means I also have to have my extra rail and my standard sized bellows as my normal rail and the bag bellows I normally use are too short for this.
With the right set up I am able to bring in my view of the falls to make the water a center piece of my image and not just a small element.
The sky is overcast and I have no problem making it a long exposure to get it right.
One morning and two images/compositions in about 15 minutes. You know in large format, that is a pretty good day!
