A Good Night Picture

just have the time and the energy to post a picture before turning in for the night.  

sweet dreams.

watershed branch, 2012, oxidized gelatin silver print

Yesterday's Prints

busy, busy day today, so i just have time to post a couple images from yesterday's day in the darkroom, as promised.

these photographs were taken at a lovely watershed park off Saginaw Avenue in Lansing, MI.  i need to learn the official name of this park as i photograph there every chance i get.  a tiny oasis of natural beauty. 

i think the tree... surprise, surprise... is my favorite so far.

watershed tree, 2012, oxidized gelatin silver print

watershed Queen Anne's Lace, 2012, oxidized gelatin silver print

A Quick Update

i can't believe it!  the small image i had enlarged to 16"x20" looks fantastic.  i never thought i'd hear myself say i liked one of my images large.  i am such a devoted lover of small, intimate, hold-it-in-your-hands, get-up-close images.

in the modern world of contemporary art i think 16"x20" is still considered pretty small.  my amazing printer referred to it as "wallet size."  but it's gi-normous to me, and i love it.  i think i'll continue on with this project and try a few more sunflower images big.

sorry i can't show you here.  trust me, it looks sweet.

so... does this mean i now get to charge mega-bucks for my work?

on another front, the first few images i printed in the darkroom today from my old film developed in old developer turned out great.  as soon as they dry overnight i'll scan a couple and post them for you to see.

i'm so happy!  all and all, a smashing day of photographic play!

Yikes!

just about missed a day!

i've been in the darkroom developing old Tri-X film (circa 2002, but shot in 2012) with really old film developer (several half empty bottles of dark brown FG-7 combined into one, expiration dates circa 2006-2011).

i hate to throw anything away... especially now that i can no longer purchase FG-7.

early reports are fairly flat negatives with some strange anomalies and artifacts that i should be able to tease into interesting prints.

i'll get back to you with some samples from these negs in the near future.

i love a challenge!

Winter Weeds (1), 2010

didn't want another day to pass without posting a picture.

Firefly Letters

i can't post a picture today, so thought i'd tell you about a really interesting photography project now on display at the Lightroom Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, through Oct. 27th.

for over a year, in what is described as "a light and chemical correspondence," friends and photographers Scott McMahon and Ahmed Salvador have been mailing pieces of unexposed film or paper to each other in damaged packages to see what develops, so to speak.

you can view the correspondence on their website Firefly Letters.  There is a brief description of the project and a gallery for the film, the packaging and the prints.  the images are wonderful, and i absolutely love the serendipity of the work.

Kathan Kamps

this weekend Kathan Kamps, on Lake Sacandaga, closes for the season.  some lucky folks are right now enjoying a beautiful fall weekend before the cabins are put to bed for the winter. 

wish i was there. 

here's an image from my recent vacation on the lake.

Lake Sacandaga, 2012, gelatin silver contact print from paper negative

A Summer Day in October

Still (12), 2010

it is far too beautiful a day to be inside in front of a computer.  off to feel the sun on my face... and to take some pictures.