Petit Jean

I'm starting to prepare for a winter exhibit, and would welcome any comments or suggestions for improvement on this shot from Petit Jean last fall. Even though there was only a trickle at the big falls, I enjoyed sitting beneath these monster gums for a while...just awishin' there was more water.

Don't need no stinkin' water when the sweet gums and boulders look like this.

There's only so much beauty a person can take in a single sitting. I'm afraid I've got to stop looking now.

Don't change a thing Bill. Where is your exhibit going to be and how did the art show go last weekend?

Don't tell anybody there is supposed to be water and it won't be missed. I don't have any suggestions - I think it looks great! The cool tones of the boulders and the warm tones of the foilage really work well together After seeing your prints in person Saturday I know the real thing looks much better than what can be seen on the internet.

Looks like a very good comp to me Bill. I've looked at it closely and I can't see anything that would make this even better. If you were tempted to mess with it you might consider "Ortonizing". That could punch it up some and place even more emphasis on the colors. Very nice scene!

Thanks for your comments guys. This is an image I wanted to put in the show last weekend, but already had several fall shots.

Tom, the next exhibit will be at Julie Wait's Design gallery in Rogers, Dec 13 - Jan 25. I'm not sure when the opening reception will be, but I'll shoot you an email when I find out. I hope it goes as well as this past weekend...I sold 14 framed prints One thing that I learned is that people like to hear recollections from the artist about how a photograph was created - kind of what you might can the Ansel (or Ernst) effect That's huge, and I think folks like to be able to pass that on when someone asks them about the image.

I enjoyed meeting and visiting with you Terry - always nice when I can put a face with a name. As far as my print quality goes, you really do have to see one firsthand to appreciate what the Canon ipf5000 can do, and I have to thank Tim E. for making me such a good deal My only wish is that it would print larger. I'm already thinking about upgrading to the new ipf6100...anyone interested in a slightly used pro quality printer?

WOW, you sold 14 framed prints - way to go! I hope you charged an arm and a leg and collected enough to pay for that printer (oops, I forgot, you really only bought the ink and I threw in the printer for free!). The only thing you would miss about having a larger printer is the lack of a paper tray for smaller sheets (I assume the 6100 does not have a tray like the rest of the 24" printers - still have not seen a photo of it yet). And then another problem with a 24" printer is that you would then want a 44" printer! It never ends.

You are certainly correct about folks wanting to know about a photo. I'm in the middle of putting together the new Arkansas Waterfalls picture book and it would be so easy to just include the photos and brief captions, but I have found during the years folks want to know about the picture, or at least want me to say something "romantic" about the situation (so says my wife). Granted I do have a long story about each and every photo I've ever taken I think, but I'm sure many of them sound alike and so it is tough to put all of that emotion down in a few words and make each episode sound unique. It is much better to be standing there in person to tell the story and to show the large framed print to go with it. Keep it up!

Oh, and as far as your photo goes, I agree with everyone else - just great the way it is. I will let you in on a little secret though - I can tell you exactly when we are going to have high water and spectacular fall color at Petit Jean at the same time (like it was three years ago) - it will be on the weekend of November 9-11th this year! I know this because I had a workshop scheduled there for that weekend that I just had to cancel - and since I will now not be there the conditions should be perfect! That's the way it always works so you guys should be able to benefit from my misfortune! (Actually my fortunes won't be all that bad - I added another workshop to the schedule for all those who were signed up, and I'm headed out west to spend another glorious week with David Muench, which is why I had to cancel the workshop.)

Bill, I will agree with everyone else, it's great just the way it is. Just as a side note, the photography books I enjoy the most do more than give the technical details, it's the stories behind the photo that I like.

I was surfing the web and came across this article on DPI about the new Canon 6100 printer.

Canon 6100 Printer

David

Bill, I saw this on EES this morning. Absolutly perfect, no waterfall needed this is a well seen, and one of the best images I have seen online in a while.

I can see why you sold 14 FRAMED PRINTS!!! Wow that is a butt load. Did you sell them all at one show and if so what are you doing with 14 framed prints of it? What size were they?

B.

There were actually 8 different prints that sold - 6 were duplicates of others. I haven't actually printed this one yet, but it should look very nice.

Speaking of Petit Jean, we had a great sunset up here last evening - it was one of those where there was no sun due to cloud cover, however about 20 minutes after the official sunset time the sky lit up and gave a wonderful light show - I rushed to the bank of a small lake here at the Rockefeller Institute (where I am teaching a workshop today) and got a few good images. And this morning the sun appeared for only a minute or two - it was a big red ball rising just above the Arkansas River. Petit Jean is a terrific place to wander around with a camera at any time of the year, even in the fall when the water is low...