I had a productive day in Long Island this Saturday. This area is in a park near Oyster Bay, on the North Shore of the island. The geography and flroa are very different from the South Shore, where I have been spending most of my time lately. Based on this set, I think I may be inspired to try large format again. I’ve been using a Hasselblad for the last year or so, and have been very happy with the usability of the camera and quality of the images. But with photos like these, the more depth of field, and the more detail, the better.

The last few times I took out a large format camera were not very productive. It might be the more complicated set up, or maybe I just don’t see images as well on the ground glass (upside down, no less!), but there were problems with each and every photo I took the last time I used it. But I am never one to give up easily, and I know this series of photos will benefit greatly from the enhanced resolution, depth of field, and the overall clarity of the images I know large format is capable of providing.