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The Way West
Photography by Jim Richardson |
“From the top of the bluff near the chimney I had a splendid view westward of some of the most beautiful wild and romantic scenery as I ever beheld.”
Dan Carpenter, 1850
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Camera:
Hasselblad X-Pan panoramic camera
Film Type:
Ektachrome E100SW
Lens:
45mm f4 (moderate wide angle)
Speed and F Stop:
1/60 at f8-11 |
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Weather
Conditions: Broken clouds
with sunlight coming and going
Time of Day:
Early morning, just after sunrise.
Lighting Techniques:
Waited for just the right light on Chimney Rock and the
grasslands |
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR COMMENTS:
The Hasselblad X-Pan is
a special 35mm wide-format camera that I used to heighten
the expansive nature of the landscapes the pioneers encountered
on the the way west. I always look for the cloud patterns,
and here the sweeping pattern was critical to the success
of the picture. That morning I shot the same scene with
the Nikon (regular 35mm) and a Noblex panning camera (same
wide format as the Hasselblad but giving a picture angle
of about 150 degrees as opposed to about 75 degrees that
you see in this picture). Shooting the same scene from
many angles and viewpoints (often over and over) is one
of the tricks of making landscapes that sing.
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