Congrats Nick - Assignment #64b: "Group f/64"

[Kayaker72]

On behalf of clemmb, I would like to present the finalists for Assignment 64b: "Group f/64"

For me, this has already been a history lesson. The original Group f/64 was organized in 1932 by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Willard Van Dyke, Imogen Cunningham and others to promote "pure photography." The group was in response to artistic and soft focus photography that was becoming popular at the time and selected f/64 (the narrowest aperture available for the large format cameras available in 1932) to "celebrate rather than disguise the medium's unrivaled capacity to present the world as it is."

The finalists are:

nvitalephotography



conropl




M_Six



The poll will be open for one week.

Good Luck!

[Joel Eade]

Question....Is focus stacking permitted?

[Sean Setters]

Question....Is focus stacking permitted?

I'm not in charge of the assignment, but I don't know why it wouldn't be. It sounds like a reasonable concession.

[Kayaker72]

Great to see so much interest in the topic. People are always welcome to interpret an assignment as they see fit. But perhaps Mark can provide a bit more guidance as to what he is looking for selecting the finalists. Are we to emphasize the "pure photography" or the large DoF?

From scrolling through the images I've seen referenced to Group f/64, my impression is natural looking post-processing, maximized/large DoF, and a general landscape theme.

[clemmb]

I am looking for a natural looking post-processing, maximized/large DoF, and a general landscape theme. Can be B&W, Color, Sepia, etc...
If you can actually shoot @ f/64, that would be a plus.
Some examples:
IMG_0068bw by clemmb60, on Flickr


Middle Branch, Ontonagon River by Northwoods Apparition, on Flickr

[conropl]

Mark (a.k.a., clemmb):
I like your Ontonagon River example... I know that section really well. I have spent a lot of time along that section of the river shooting, and have some very similar shots. It was nice to see that someone from Texas can enjoy the north woods of Michigan.

Just thought I would give this thread a little bump before it expires.

Pat

[clemmb]

Mark (a.k.a., clemmb):
I like your Ontonagon River example... I know that section really well. I have spent a lot of time along that section of the river shooting, and have some very similar shots. It was nice to see that someone from Texas can enjoy the north woods of Michigan.

Just thought I would give this thread a little bump before it expires.

Pat

Actually I have never been. The only examples I had were from my film days so I grabbed those from the net

[M_Six]

Tilt/shift ok?

[clemmb]

Tilt/shift ok?

yes

[nvitalephotography]

I'll throw this one in to get things going. A year old, but I thought of it immediately after seeing the subject of the assignment.