8.21.2007
Four from the Underground
I went on a short trip last week, and ended up staying at the Oregon Caves National Monument - a funky, but charming lodge in Southern Oregon, located at the mouth of The Oregon Caves. And of course, we did the cave tour. It was pretty fantastic. I'm more of a fan of doing things the hard way, so part of me wished we were scrambling around on our bellies in the mud with hard hats and headlamps - but I have to say the National Park Service does a very nice job of making the cave accessible, while still preserving the natural rugged beauty of the place. These shots remind me of (in a very humble snapshot-ish way) old stereograms of natural wonders. Not too shabby for handheld shots while being on the tour.
Labels: cave, oregon, underground
8.10.2007
Ortho Style: The Jeff T Portrait
Being able to 'recreate' old image technology is one of the things I really love about digital. I've always enjoyed the look of the old school orthochromatic films-these are only sensitive to the blue and green spectrum. There is a transformative power in Black & White imagery that is enhanced by working this way. A B&W image is different than how we see the world, and the reduced 'sensitivity' of dropping out the red/orange/yellow spectrum goes further, as now it changes our typical expectation of a B&W image.
I also have been carrying a 100mm lens around as my point and shoot. It's no longer a stealth process, as people tend to notice you pointing a telephoto lens at them from a meter away, but I'm okay with that. I think I get more interesting pictures that way.
All of this makes you (I hope) spend more time considering and wondering about the image.
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andy
Being able to 'recreate' old image technology is one of the things I really love about digital. I've always enjoyed the look of the old school orthochromatic films-these are only sensitive to the blue and green spectrum. There is a transformative power in Black & White imagery that is enhanced by working this way. A B&W image is different than how we see the world, and the reduced 'sensitivity' of dropping out the red/orange/yellow spectrum goes further, as now it changes our typical expectation of a B&W image.