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

[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.

[conropl]

When I first processed this one, I actually thought about the Group f/64 (although I am not claiming to be that good).

Tahquamenon River -1334 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[conropl]

I thought I would throw another out there, but I will stick with the first for judging. Not quite f/64, but diffraction seems to be less of a problem on an 8X10 format camera.


The Barn that Everybody Shoots-3096 by westmichigan, on Flickr