Hidden Pond

[Jon Buffington]

This image was about 2 years in the making. I knew what I wanted in my mind but capturing that accurately and at the right time was challenging. I finally settled in on a "compressed" look which worked with what I had envisioned. Captured on Kodak Tmax 100, Nikon FM2n back and Nikon Series E 75-150/3.5 lens. Scanned with Kodak Pakon f135+, slight adjustments in LR (mimicking what would normally be done in the darkroom). I have this printed fairly large (with a 5x7 crop) in my office, the 35mm Tmax 100 handling enlargement very well.

 

[AlanLichty]

Simply beautiful - and I love the result. I can see why you have this as a large print in your office. Very nice work.

 

[Alisa]

Beautiful B&W!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Mezmerizing

 

[JimFox]

Awesome Jon! Love your use of film here, and your process flow, how this was several years in the making. It's a great reminder that while we often shoot images with little forethought, there is a lot to be said for thinking and planning too on how to achieve our vision.

 

[Jon Buffington]

Simply beautiful - and I love the result. I can see why you have this as a large print in your office. Very nice work.

Thank you Alan. I had forgotten about this image and my wife was looking through my online storage and suggested I print this. She hates B&W so I knew I must have a decent image if she wanted me to print it, lol!

Beautiful B&W!

Thank you!

Mezmerizing

Thanks Ben!

Awesome Jon! Love your use of film here, and your process flow, how this was several years in the making. It's a great reminder that while we often shoot images with little forethought, there is a lot to be said for thinking and planning too on how to achieve our vision.

Thanks Jim! Sometimes I leave a location knowing that I achieved what I wanted however more times than not, I leave knowing I am going to return as I am not satisfied with what was captured. Such is our quest

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice subtle shades. I had to wait to see it on the big screen to really take it in. Very well done.

 

[Jon Buffington]

Nice subtle shades. I had to wait to see it on the big screen to really take it in. Very well done.

Thank you Jameel I really like TMX film, such a great stock to shoot with. The lighting this day was exactly what I was looking for, subtle tones.

 

[David S]

Excellent B&W I like the composition a lot. It could only be better if there was a tree right in the middle !

 

[Joe Colozzo]

great scene and processing.

 

[Jon Buffington]

Excellent B&W I like the composition a lot. It could only be better if there was a tree right in the middle !

Thank you. The cropped print has that middle tree more in the center

great scene and processing.

Thank you!

 

[Dale Berlin]

Love the water stains dotting the image, very nice.

 

[Jon Buffington]

Love the water stains dotting the image, very nice.

Thank you