Blandford Church

[r-brian]

In keeping with the previous photo posted, I offer you this one.  Both with a foreground tree.  This one was taken with the same FED 3b, J-12 but with TMax 100 @ IE 160, yellow filter developed in Diafine.  I forgot my aux. 35mm finder so I guess the composition for 35mm thru the 50mm viewfinder.

Blandford Church, in Petersburg VA, was originally built in the late 1700's.  It has a lot of Civil War era graves, the Battle of the Crater is only about 2 miles away as the crow flies.  The church was restored in 1900 and had 8 original Tiffany stained glass windows, designed and built by Tiffany himself, installed.  It is only one of 6 or 8 churches in the world with a complete set of Tiffany windows.



Brian

[sandeha]

The image doesn't tell me too much about the church, since it's partially blocked ... but I very much like the composition.  You've carved up the space and rendered real objects in an abstract way.   Could be any subject at all, but I think it works.

[r-brian]

Sandeha

It's not a documentary photo of the church.  Think of it as an urban landscape, form and composition coming togerther to please the mind.  The historical info on the church is just FYI in case someone is interested.

Brian

[head zoo keeper]

I really like the feel of this image but my little brain is having a hard time dealing with the tree trunk as it's lined up directly in front of the church. I understand that the photo is not about the church but like sandeha, it feels like the tree is blocking the shot.

Perhaps if you had a shot to the right or left a bit more, the objects in the photo -- the tree, the brick wall, and the church -- it would be cleaner?

[connealy]

Nice textures in both shots.  I like the tonalities a bit better in this one.  The Plus-x shot seems a bit too contrasty and a little grainy for that speed.  I've been trying to save some money shooting cheap film, but have decided to go back to Tmax as I think I really get better economy in terms of usable shots.  Could be I just haven't hit on the right combination of film and chemistry, but I feel like I'm running short on time to experiment.

[Tom Hildreth]

Interesting setting. On composition, and few are weaker in this area than myself:
If only we were able to see a bit more of the peak of the church's roof. I think one step to the forward right is where I would have tried to put my camera. (But then again, there might be an open cistern there and I would fall in. Again.)