Tag archive: black and white
Van Cortlandt Park
OK, I know I said that I’m on vacation, but people on the flickr seem to like this one, so I am officially making this my vacation post. So long!
New Platinotypes
Two more photographs from the Bronx/Westchester border. In the 17th century, this area was part of a huge estate owned by Adriaen van der Donck called Colen Donck. It began just north of Manhattan and ran well into what is now Westchester county.
New Platinotypes
Now that I have finally caught up with printing and shipping the prints from my recent print sale, I am able to continue with new work. These photographs are from a recent trip to Westchester. The Sawmill Parkway cuts through a gorgeous swatch of the lower Hudson Valley, creating very interesting scenes that would not normally be visible as the woods suddenly end at the road.
into the woods
There are the obvious visual clues as to the camera I am using here: the distorted wide angle, the vignetting and blurring of the edges of the image. The pinhole camera also lacks a viewfinder, which means that you have to look carefully when planning your picture and be willing to accept that things won’t always go the way you expect them to.
Pinhole photograph in Prospect Park
I got a chance to try out my new 4×5 pinhole camera in Prospect Park this weekend. I think this is a nice counterpoint to the sharpness of the photos I take with my Hasselblad. It’s also a good complement to the palladium printing process, which lends a soft and dreamy feel.