A collection of some of my favorite images captured in 2018. I was very fortunate this year to be able to make quite a few trips to different locations that enabled me to witness these beautiful sights for myself. All of the images below were captured on a large format camera using 4×5 film from Fuji, Kodak or Ilford.
Lone Yucca among the gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Monument New Mexico. Captured just after sunset on an Arca-Swiss F-Line Classic using Fuji Velvia 50 film.
Sand dunes in Death Valley National Park California just before sunset. Capture on a Large Format 4×5 camera using Ilford Delta 100 film that was developed using HC-110 developer in a Strearman Press SP-445 tank.
Sunrise from Dante’s View in Death Valley National Park overlooking the Badwater Basin. Captured on a Large Format 4×5 camera using Fuji Velvia 50 film.
A spiral in the middle of the desert. Captured with an Arca-Swiss 4×5 camera using Ilford Delta 100 film.
Blooms against a red rock wall in a remote canyon in Grand Staircase Escalante Utah. Shot with an Arca-Swiss 4×5 camera on Fuji Velvia 50 film.
Large cottonwood tree set against a glowing red rock wall in a remote canyon of the Grand Staircase Escalante in Utah. Shot with an Arca-Swiss 4×5 camera using Fuji Velvia 50 film.
The colors of fall reflected in the calm waters of a lake in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Shot with an Arca-Swiss 4×5 camera on Fuji Provia 100 film.
Orange aspen in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Shot with a large format 4×5 camera on Fujichrome Velvia film.
Maple leaves on the ground in the glow of a nearby canyon wall in peak fall color in Zion National Park. Shot with a large format 4×5 camera on Fujichrome Velvia film.
Orange and Yellow Maple in peak fall color in Zion National Park. Shot with a large format 4×5 camera on Fujichrome Velvia film.
Bright red maples in front of a canyon wall. Captured with an Arca Swiss 4×5 camera on Fujichrome Velvia 50 film.
Crooked Cottonwood tree in a canyon within the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Captured with an Arca Swiss 4×5 camera using Fujichrome Velvia 50 film.
Maples leaves that had fallen into a sandstone pocket. Captured with an Arca-Swiss 4×5 camera using Fujichrome Velvia 50 film.
© Martin W. Quinn
