Tree Study No. 3

Tree Study No. 3 by Dan Dister

Tree Study No. 2

Tree Study No. 2 by Dan Dister

Tree Study No. 1

Tree Study No. 1 by Dan Dister

Grain Bin, North Dakota

Grain Bin, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Oppen's Cabins, North Dakota

Oppen's Cabins, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Schoolhouse, North Dakota

Schoolhouse, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Truck and House, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Hurricane Lake Church, York, ND

Hurricane Lake Church, York, ND by Dan Dister

House, North Dakota

House, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Hurricane Lake Church, York, North Dakota

Hurricane Lake Church, York, ND by Dan Dister

Prairie School, North Dakota

Prairie School, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Field, North Dakota

Field, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Hurricane Lake Church, York, North Dakota

Hurricane Lake Church, York, ND by Dan Dister

Barn, North Dakota

Barn, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Storage Bins 1-6, North Dakota

Storage Bins 1 - 6, North Dakota by Dan Dister

Truck and House, North Dakota

Truck and House, North Dakota by Dan Dister

House, North Dakota

House, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 120 Ektar negative

Tunbridge Lutheran Church, North Dakota

Tunbridge Lutheran Church, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 6x17 Ektar negative

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Hurricane Lake Church, York, ND

Hurricane Lake Church, York, ND by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Petrified Tree Stump, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Petrified Tree Stump, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 120 6x17 color negative

Petrified Tree Stump, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Old Man's Cave, Hocking Hills, Ohio

Old Man's Cave, Hocking Hills, Ohio by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Old Man's Cave, Hocking Hills, Ohio by Dan Dister
scan from 5x7 negative

Why Shoot on Film vs Digital? Part 2

If we try to match the level of enlargement between the 5x7 negative and the digital image file, the digital image starts to get pixelated and loses resolution.  Click on each detailed image to compare.

100% crop from a scanned 5x7 negative

200% crop from 20MP digital image

Why Shoot on Film vs Digital?

Most of the photos on this site were shot on film and scanned in on a flatbed scanner.  So why shoot anything on film these days, when you can just shoot it with a digital camera in less time, at lest cost?
The results speak for themselves.  Here is a comparison of a 100% crop from a 20 megapixel digital image (shot in RAW, converted to monochrome in Photoshop and sharpening applied) with a 100% crop from the scanned film image (shot on 5x7 inch sheet film) from the previous posting from Blackhand Gorge.  Click on each image and see for yourself...

100% crop from 20 MP digital image

100% crop from scanned 5x7 inch negative 

Tree and Lock, Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve

Tree growing out of the remnant of a Lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal, Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve, Ohio.

Trailer Park, Columbus, OH

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, Pennsylvania

Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American industrial landscape from natural resource extraction to enlightened conservation. Operating from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other "iron plantations" laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant. The park's 848 acres and historic structures illustrate the business, technology and lifestyle of our growing nation.
See: http://www.nps.gov/hofu/index.htm

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Williamsport, MD

From a recent trip to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Williamsport, MD.

Conococheague Creek Aqueduct, Willliamsport, MD

C&O Canal Lock 44, Williamsport, MD

U.S. 11 Overpass at Potomac River, Williamsport, MD

U.S. 11 Overpass at Potomac River, Williamsport, MD

                                                            

Powerplant near Williamsport, MD

Innards of a Barn

Governor Bridge Natural Area, Bowie, MD

4x5 Ilford HP5+

Tangled Trees

Governor Bridge Natural Area, Bowie, MD

4x5 Ilford Delta 100

Testing the Canham 6x17 Roll Film Back

Some quick tests of my new Canham 6x17 roll film back, taken at Governor Bridge Natural Area, Bowie, Maryland.

Ilford Delta 100

Kodak Ektar 100