Grasslands Landscape photography with Large format and Hasselblad X1D II 50C cameras.
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2022
- I travel to Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada and take black and white photos with my 4x5 large format film camera and colour photos with my Hasselblad X1D II 50C medium format camera.
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Wow!!!! Such an amazing place and such amazing photos!
Yes it sure is, and thanks!!
Todd: While the Hasselblad does exceptional color , the real shots , that scratch the surface of the soul , are the black and white. I like their quality very much. Chris
Yes I still love b&w ;-)
Thanks from Germany @borispahlow for this nice video. I recognize my work with a 4x5 inch Sinar P in Norway 1995.
So enjoy and appreciate your pod casts . Great knowledge you possess! Thankyou!
Thanks for watching.
A hauntingly beautiful video Todd, and absolutely stunning images. You really captured the vastness and desolateness of the national park. We have similar areas in the UK but I'd love to visit there one day. Many thanks for the content
Thank you and likewise, I would really like to travel around the UK for a bit and discover it beauty.
I’m here for the hats 😊
Thanks, me too! ;-)
When I lived in Colorado, I spent as much time out on the eastern plains as I did in the mountains. That was something that some people didn't understand but I think it's only because they never actually spent any time out on the plains learning what the grasslands can teach and enjoying the quiet, personal experiences that await out there. This video really shows off the special magic of the grasslands that awaits those who are willing to venture out there. Great stuff, Todd.
Yes indeed you would get it. Thanks for watching, I would really love to explore Colorado more one day!!
I'll never understand how people say there is nothing east of the front range in Colorado. From the high desert east of Pueblo, out to the Pawnee Grasslands in the north, it's an amazingly beautiful landscape.
@@thebeard0 Ok, you've convinced me to come out that way! ;-)
Pearls before swine...
Magical location. Beautiful photos. Thanks for taking us on your journey
Thanks, it is such a wonderful place.
What beautiful and amazing area....just begging for large format photography. Love the images.
Sure is, thank for watching!
Beautiful video, and the book about the plains sounds great.
Thank you, will keep everyone posted about producing something.
There is something special about the Prairies and sorry to say many people bypass it thinking it is flat and boring. It is far from it and it is too subtle for most people hooked on the instant gratification. These lands in Alberta and Sask. invite contemplation and asking yourself where do you fit in this amazing landscape? Using a LF camera ( mine is an 8 x 10 inch) impels you to slow down and enter magical places. Well done, Todd!
Yes you’ve got that right. I love the prairies, so much to explore, and it’s great exploring it at a much slower pace with large format. Thank you for watching.
That rabbit popping round the corner of the homestead at 15:03 was a lovely surprise. Walt Larson is long gone, and rabbit owns it now.
Indeed. Love the bunny. 🐰
Stunning video, music and location - This is everything i love about landscape photography.
Thank you, yes the place is magical, thanks for coming along.
Beautiful photographs
Many thanks!
First time seeing your videos. Beautiful scenes and inspiring images.
Thanks for coming along ;-)
Saskatchewan recently came up on my radar and I always kept it in the back of my mind for a "rainy day" but after seeing this video, totally unprompted, after watching a few of your other videos, I can't help but start to actively want to be there!
Saskatchewan is amazing, it's all in the details there, I really love the place. In the summer it's magical, just get off the beaten path. Cheers
Superb job, very tasteful. Beautiful imagery, good information. Very nice choice of music.
Thanks very much.
Fantastic video. Thank you for this, Todd.
Thanks very much, going back this week to photograph some winter stuff.
I have no words,magnific and unique place,fantastic photographs ,silence,no people,nature,openspace love it,the best video,compliment Todd,perfect music!
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words!!
@@toddkorolphoto I don't get tired of seeing this wonderful video, I fell in love with this impressive and magnificent place

I don't get tired of seeing this wonderful video, I fell in love with this impressive and magnificent place!!!!!!!!!!
Very cool.
The hat under the btzs dark cloth move, is what separates you pros from us amateurs. As always Todd: really like the pictures, but love the hats.
Gotta work with the hat under the hot sun! ;-)
Amazing landscapes!
Desolate and beautiful, I hope you have more to come with this project. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, yes planning more trips for sure.
What a wonderful and productive trip! Enjoyed the images.
And the Rabbit checking you out at 15:00 was fun.
Love the bunny!
Todd I love your channel, but I love that even more. LOL. And you wear it so cool.
Thanks. Gotta protect yourself from the sun out here. 😉
@@toddkorolphoto exactly. Lol
Love the church
Yes very cool place.
I never get tired of watching this video, what a Amazing place, a photographer's paradise!!!!!!
Thank you, I am going back in a couple of weeks.
@@toddkorolphoto I look forward to seeing the new photos!
That was such a good piece. Its been a few years since in did the "Red Coat Trail" and I can't agree more what a special place it is. See you tomorrow.
Thanks Steve, a special place indeed.
There is as much great photography here as there is grass in this prairie.
That is very kind, thank you!
As often, video is more interesting then photo.
Nice to know you're on stocksy too, will check that out
Yes it's good.
Love the images! Love to visit there.
Do it, you'll love it.
Beautiful video, beautiful photos! Great work. Also love the photo bomb at 15:02 by the curious visitor.
Yeah that was a good one ;-)
once again absolutely stunning images capturing this magnificent vista. thank you for giving the rest of canada your insights to our wonderous country. zen billings
Many thanks, it is a wonderful country.
Some very, very good photography here... Thank you for the video!
Thank you for the kind words. It’s a special place for sure.
Saskatchewan is my home, and you’ve captured it beautifully. 👏
Thank you, it was my home for awhile, but still always feels like home!
As well as great photography what Todd did here for me was really invoke a sense of place and his own place within that. And that for me is what being both a landscape photographer and landscape photography is all about. What's not to like ?
Thank you so much. Trying to bring the viewer right into the place I am at.
I really appreciate and enjoyed this exploration and excursion. Thank you for filming this. Loved the small creature's cameo too!
Thank you, the bunny is a star!
Man I love your videos
Oh thank you very much!!✌
Beautiful video, beautiful location and animals. Only thing that would worry me would be the snakes in the long grass!
Thanks, the snakes take off as soon as they see or hear you. They are not a problem at all.
Never been there but hope to go sometime soon. I also love the prairies. That last shot was my favorite. Great video.
Do it. You’ll love it.
I’m fortunate to have a similar place nearby at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Chase County Kansas. Dusk there is a magical experience. That last 15 minutes before the sun drops below the horizon creates such drama on the hills and grass.
Oh nice, I just looked that place up, it looks fantastic, would love to try and go there one day. Cheers.
Wonderful!!!!!
For several years I shot everything with my Linhof 4x5 monorail field camera. It was good to go out with you in this video and remember some of the things I had to do for each shot. I mostly shot Agfa 400 b&W at about 360 ASA and processed it for 12 minutes in Rodinal at 1:50 and 68F. Most negatives gave me plenty of information to work with and I mostly adjusted contrast with the paper. I created and printed data sheets that my wife filled out for each shot so I would know how to process it. I kept old film boxes marked 0, +1, and -1 so I could sort the sheets in my changing bag back at camp and it was much easier to develop them in batches at home. Anyway, I enjoyed the trip with you and I really loved the color of the grasslands in the early morning and late afternoon shots. Adding a corral or a building here and there really added to the interest, too.
That sounds wonderful. I remember shooting Agfa film, I liked that film very much. You can make some wonderful prints from those 4x5 negatives. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video. The grasslands remind me of the Barrens.
Thanks for watching.
Man, I love your videos! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching😉
Hey Todd, lovely vid and lovely stills-as always.
Hi Richard, thanks, keep trying to have some fun out here. One day would really like to hit Algonquin park and do this. I know you know it well, will have to hit you up for some info. Hope all is well. Cheers!
This was outstanding! Love the landscape, the story and the images. Simply stunning.
Thank you, that's very kind!
I love your videos - both the aesthetic, as well as the practical technical explanation about overexposing and under developing.
Thanks very much
Your videos are always a treat. Even your music selection is excellent. Thanks for taking us along on you trip to the Grasslands.
That's very kind, thanks.
Loved your images from this trip Todd! Wonderful work!
Oh thank you very much!
Really stunning video! This is exactly what I love about photography process. Calm, lots of time to think about the photographs whilst enjoying the place... and the results are beautiful.
My personal favourites are the two shots of the same view: around 10:46 and 11:10, love the detail on the stones on film.
AND... How come no one mentions the RABBIT 🐇 at 15:03 that came to check the talk about how harsh the life would be in this shed...then nods the head: "Yeah, yeah...tell me about it!" And disapears in the shed!!😂😂 That was BRILLIANT! I mean icing on the cake. Thanks a lot for this masterpiece, there is a lot of work behind the video and it shows. Take care! 🙏
Thanks very much. I really think you enjoy more of nature working in this style. Cheers
Todd, thank for this- just made my Friday, your LF videos have kept me inspired to use these big cameras for such a long time now- thanks for posting this
Awesome, music to my ears, thanks for watching.
What more could ask for, great heart felt story, excellent videography, beautiful images and learning about a place that I never knew existed. Thanks for sharing and taking us on your adventure, Todd.
Glad you enjoyed item if you ever get a chance to see it take it up.
Magical Todd. Could have watched for hours.
Oh thank you!! I always think these are too long.
Love this video. Super inspiring. Especially your 4x5.
Thanks, I do love working in 4x5.
Magical Place Todd
Yes it sure is! Thanks for watching😉
Amazing as always Todd. What a wonderful video to watch on a Friday night. That area looks really beautiful. Will get there someday. Cheers for the inspiration.
Cool, you'll like it, it's great!
What a beautiful place! Very nicely captured!
Thanks a wonderful place.
Good stuff Todd… Love the fact you can take a ordinary place and bring out its character. Something every photographer hopes to be able to do.
Thanks very much, that is what I am trying to do, glad it's coming through.
Beautiful work and vision Todd. I really enjoyed seeing you in this environment.
Thanks so much, yes a great place.
Fantastic journey. The pictures are telling a story about a hard life out there. But also about the freedom. I hope I can travel to Canada one day. It's a long way from Norway though. I purchased a used Hasselblad some months ago. Love it. Keep up the good work! Subscription on your channel is done. Thanks.
Thank you, yes some amazing people came out here to settle the land. I hope you make it here one day as well, you’ll like it with your camera. One day I will come to Norway for sure. High on my list of places to go.
It's a lovely video. Thank you. I will use your concepts for farmland in the Eastern U.S. with my Sinar F. My farmland is less vast but has similarities.
Thank you, that sounds like a great place to photograph!
Wow! You really excelled yourself with this one, Todd. A veritable masterpiece. Atb from the UK.
Thanks so much for watching. More to come.
This video was so well done. I loved every moment of it. And the images you created were breathtaking. I love Grasslands National Park and you captured it beautifully.
You are very kind, thank you for coming along on the journey.
Love your explanations of the feel that comes with shooting photographs. I believe I am succesful when I can convey that in a photograph. You do that very well. Looking forward to more of your videos. Keep up the good work, I find myself inspired
Thank you for the kind words. Yes I agree it's all about how a place makes me feel, and trying to convey that.
Beautiful work as usual Todd, nice to see you using the Chamonix 4x5 and Hassleblad. You would love photographing the expansive landscapes, flatness and big skies of the Australian outback!
Thanks, oh yes! I would Love to visit Australia and the open outback, that is high on my list of places to come and photograph.
Wow! Amazing place, beautiful photographs (even on my monitor). Love to see a print in person! Thank you
I've made a bunch of 16x20 prints, they're amazing.
This video is fabulous and is, IMO, a work of art in its own right; the cinematography and the production values are extraordinary. I've found that to be true of all of your videos that I've seen so far. Great work!
Thank you so much. As I do more I am trying to make the whole package better for the viewers. Thanks for watching.
Todd, thank you for taking us on this amazing journey. I'm totally into the images at 12:33 and 12:38; you captured a beautiful emotional landscape. Be well and travel safely. MMM
So glad you could come a long, cheers!
Apart from the photography I love the relaxed tone of these videos. Thoughtful and insightful. Todd’s voice is magnificent as are his hats! Great content.
Thank you. Gotta protect yourself from the sun these days ;-)
Beautiful video and photographs. I enjoyed the soundtrack too. You had a guest rabbit at 15:00, right at the corner of the homestead, by the way.
Love the rabbit!
Been there once, must get back (even though the rattlesnakes scare the crap out of me) An incredible place, it changes you.
It’s a wonderful magical place. Actually the snakes are more scared of us. They take off as soon as they see a human.
Thank you for sharing this video. You usually don’t see photography videos filmed in my home province. I have been to the west block once and absolutely loved it. Want to go back again some day soon. I also want to get to the east block. I never thought of converting some of my landscape images to black and white from there. I think I’m going to have to do experimenting with black and white.
How can you not love Saskatchewan! I met the most beautiful woman in the world there one time, then I married her. ;-)
Wonderful thank you for the interesting video
Cool, that’s for coming along for the ride!
Very nice! I love my x1d ii. Considering picking up the 35-75 zoom lens for travel. Nice photos!
I need to try that lens out.
Definitely worth looking at. I do a lot of backpacking and hiking so it makes sense to me. Suppose to be super sharp edge to edge at every focal point.
@@jharrelphoto The Hasselblad lenses are just so good and so well built. I still use my V lens from 1965.
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Cheers thanks!
What amazing photographs! and what an amazing landscape. Immense openness that I found so soothing. I am misplaced and currently live in Seattle. I felt so relaxed by the horizon that went on for ever. Todd, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. What a tremendous gift of your time.
On a technical note thanks for the overexposed underdeveloped idea. I realize this is a generalized question but overexpose one stop and underdevelop by 20%? Or is that TriX only?
Btw- nice hat during the beginning of the video. What a classic element of style.
Thank you, we love going to Seattle such a great city! It's a general starting point to overexpose by a stop and then under develop by 15-20% depending on how contrasty the situation is. But do a few tests first to see how it looks. Cheers
Even when you think there is nothing, there is something. Wonderful work to showcase one of Canada's least appreciated landscapes. Thank you.
What precautions do you take for the rattlesnakes? Tall boots? Gaiters?
Thanks it’s such a great place. I have never had an issue with the snakes. If you leave them alone they won’t come close to you. I use just ankle boots.
Beautiful place. Having recently "done" the Tetons and Glaciers Parkway I'd really like to go somewhere where I'm the only tourist taking photos :-) Amazing though those places were the sheer number of people (and cars) reminded me of a theme park. Currently living in California so loved the clouds in your shots. What time of year did you do the video ? Great video - you've persuaded me to get a Chamonix and visit that area.
Thanks. I did this video right at the end of August, still in the beauty of summer up here. I am thinking about going back this winter and see how the landscape is then, need to figure out a winter sleeping situation. ;-)
You should sell prints! Id buy some from this video.
Wow! What a beautiful location! Beautiful pictures! Thanks for explaining pulling film. Will have to try it. Btw, what focal length do you use on your 4x5 for the wide landscape views?
Thank you, I am using the 120mm lens for the wider shots, I find with the 4x5 you don't need to be as wide for it to look wide because it's all corrected. I really need to start putting on which lenses I use. Good point.
@@toddkorolphoto Thanks so much for the info! I currently have a 150mm and a 210mm. I’m researching wider lenses for thru future. This is very helpful. I agree, you definitely get the “grand vista” type of view with your 120! 🙏🏽📷 🎞️
Thoroughly enjoy watching your photographic adventures in the prairies. Would appreciate knowing the lenses you're using on both the Hasselblad and 4x5. Thanks.
Thank you. For the Hasselblad I have a 30, 45, 65 and 90mm, for the 4x5 I use the 90, 120, 150, 210 and 240. And yes, I should start saying which lenses are which I guess.
@@toddkorolphoto Thanks. About halfway in there was a close shot of the X1Dii. It looked like the 65. Do you use it much? I don't own one, but have often thought it might be a good focal length to own. Since I also have the 45, I've been reluctant to get the 65 since it is fairly close to the 45. And now, Hasselblad has introduced a 55! Hard to justify these close focal lengths, particular due to their individual price tags!
Thoroughly entertaining and informative, Todd. What lenses do you have for your 4x5 ? Which do you carry ?
Thanks. I have a 90, 120, 150, 210 and 240. Most of the time I just use the 120 and 150. I am going to start putting a tag on the photos of what lenses they are in future videos.
hey Todd, love your videos, thanks! what shutter release cable is it you are using? I always break mine, yours seem to have a very nice quality :)
It's an old Linhof release, they're not cheap, but great.
Great video and beautiful photos. What brand is the large format camera?
It's the Hasselblad X1D II 50C.
Hey, love the video, I feel the minimalist field/grassland landscapes are very underrated, you made them look great, I especially love that first buffalo shot. Also I know you talked about upbeat but would you happen to know the name of the song at the start of the video? Thanks and keep up the good work.
It's by a guy called Hemlock, available on Uppbeat.
@@toddkorolphoto thank you
Beautiful work, Todd. Is there any cell phone coverage in the park now?
Thanks Cliff, yes in parts of the park there is, by the campground and main road in, in other parts not yet.
@@toddkorolphoto I made a detour through the park on my way to Weyburn on a business trip several years ago. Our company used a journey management system that required us to stop and call in every two hours, and if we missed our call-in time by a certain margin they were to notify our manager, and then the RCMP to come and look for us... I discovered there was no cell service anywhere in the park at that time. I got into a bit of hot water over that little side trip... LOL
Awesome video. What cameras were you using?
The Hasselblad X1D II and the Chamonix 4x5.
Put that in your A.I. picture and smoke it !
Exactly!
Hello from France Todd. I have X1D2 and would like to know what kind of filter you are using (the type of set). Thank you. Inspiring work.
Thanks, I use the Freewell system.
It's been 11 years since I was in the West Block. Is the Belza Ranch still standing? It looks like some of the Larson Ranch outbuildings are gone!
Yes it looks like the Larson home is not doing great.
@@toddkorolphoto thanks for the update. Sorry to hear about that. Great video!
How does the X1D II 50C handle with dust and sand, especially when you photographed sand dunes ?
Dust is a real problem on sensors out here in the west, I am always dealing with dust spots. You have to change lenses very carefully and quickly. I have a dust brush and air for the sensor.
@@toddkorolphoto Thanks. I just use the 45 f/4 but I'm sure I'll have some dust when I go to the desert areas
@@moky99 well if you don’t have to change lenses that will help a lot. When I went to the dunes the wind was blowing so hard and so much sand in the air I didn’t change lenses for that reason.
I want to ask, @Todd Korol, how do you stay safe from the rattle snakes?
They’re cool. They take off as soon as they see you. They have no interest in dealing with people. 😉
What is it with farmers, Wrecked cars and abandoned machinery randomly placed in the landscape? You should try and get down under, the outback has similar empty-ness. With all the rain we`ve had it`s blooming.
I know. I don’t get it. Would love to get down there!
@@toddkorolphoto Maybe they are frustrated installation artists?
@@dfiglide Yes I bet with some you bet. That is a prairie work of art. Although I have also seen just some junk piles too.
Using the center column of a tripod defeats the whole purpose! Lose that column and get a taller tripod! 😊
That's the trade off with a travel tri-pod, although I don't ever seem to have issues with it.
FYI....glass graduated filters are old technology and weigh a lot. You can get the same results in post processing.
Depends, if your highlights are blown out you can't bring them back. I guess you could drop in another sky. Or shoot two frames, then it's just more computer time, which I try and avoid.