Going Through The Motions…

We all do it.

We all do it. We are so well versed in our collective disciplines, we (I) go through the motions as if I am committing art. So…

Here are two photographs. From my Sinar 8×10. The first is a rookie mistake… I pulled the slide (allowing the film to be exposed at the right time) and then set the aperture. My finger bumped the shutter and…

A selfie with my 1980 Stetson. Stupid mistake.

The River and Granite Peak

The second image is of The River and the granite peak in the distance. This photograph says my camera works but not my heart, mind and soul. Nevertheless… Alwaysthemore…

I leave you with two mediocre photographs… the selfie with my 8×10 view camera and the one I made for God knows why.

The third image is a better “seen” moment. The granite boulders lined up and I committed art. Once…

A Row of Rocks

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First two, Sinar 8×10, 240mm Schneider lens (28mm equivalent to a 35mm camera), Tri-X Pro 320 at 320, 1/1 at ƒ/64 with #29 Filter (deep red), processed in Stearman Press 8×10 tray, HC-110 Dilution B for 6:15, running water as stop, Photographers’ Formulary F-4 Fix for 6-minutes, HypoClear for 2-minutes, wash for 10-minutes in Zone VI Archival Print Washer, PhotoFlo for one minute, hang dry overnight, scanned with Epson V850 at 600 dpi and 48-bit color for CMYK separations for my book.

The third photograph: same as the other two except a 420mm Fuiji lens.

The River Stetson
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