Zabriskie Point on film

[dan swiger]

With all the Zabriskie shots, I decided to reprocess my one from my only visit to DV.
I realize it's pretty pedestrian for Z-P shots, but it's my only one. This is from almost 2 yrs ago.
I did shoot also on Provia earlier that morn with less light & more saturated color, but it didn't process well.
This one is shot on Ektar, large format.
This was converted with an A7R copy, not a scan. It is a two shot stitch, so only ~70mp equiv.
This was stitched, converted w/ColorNeg and a slight WB adj
I can really record the DR of the negative much better with a copy vs scan.
I would say 1-2 stops, especially in the shadows.
Other than some sharpening & some overall levels, that's all. No double processing/gradient stuff either.
To get the most out of the negative, will probably go with a 9 shot stitch but need to refine that work-flow.
I will also attempt a copy of the Provia to see what's possible.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Dan,

I was late myself to the Zabriskie party!

This has some really great shadow detail for being a neg. I would have thought the shadows would be darker, so good job with your workflow.

This one feels a bit soft, I am sure it's sharp, so maybe add a bit more sharpening into your workflow?

 

[dan swiger]

Hey Dan,

I was late myself to the Zabriskie party!

This has some really great shadow detail for being a neg. I would have thought the shadows would be darker, so good job with your workflow.

This one feels a bit soft, I am sure it's sharp, so maybe add a bit more sharpening into your workflow?

Jim,
Come to think of it, I probably used the default I use for MF.
This is the 1st time in a while I've processed 4x5 images, so that's likely it
Thanks

Dan

Hey Dan,

I was late myself to the Zabriskie party!

This has some really great shadow detail for being a neg. I would have thought the shadows would be darker, so good job with your workflow.

This one feels a bit soft, I am sure it's sharp, so maybe add a bit more sharpening into your workflow?

Jim, on further thought, I recall this was a VERY windy morning.
Both my BIL & myself were attempting to block the wind to get off each shot, with our coats out like flying squirrels

I was surprised that they weren't completely OOF
But then again, this one might be fine with some extra sharpening

Thanks

Dan

 

[Jameel Hyder]

In addition to Jim's suggestion of extra sharpening, some additional contrast will likely help as well.

 

[Raphael Sombrio]

Great! The balance between light and shadows and details in both parts looks very natural, realistic. Congrats!