Printing large

Yesterday I was at Hans Bol's place, close to Nijmegen, to produce a first batch of large format prints (80x100 cm) of 'mountain portraits' for an exhibition to be held later this fall at Hubermont Centre for Development. I scanned the 4x5" negatives on my Imacon and Hans printed via Imageprint RIP on his Epson 11990 on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. We did a test on a matte stock as well but I preferred the greater snap and depth of the satin paper. It's significantly cheaper too. It's great to see these big images roll out of the printer. I am happy with the quality of the scans. The Imacon was certainly a good investment. 4x5" remains a fantastic medium and seeing these kinds of results it certainly is a boost to my motivation to continue to carry these heavy cameras high up in the Alps ...

Iceland Viewbooks

I almost through with scanning of the Iceland portfolio. The two viewbooks above collect some of the best images. I am still splitting images by format (square vs 645) but will very likely put them together in some way. I'm experimenting a little in a Blurb booklet. And I need to start making some prints on the Epson 3800.

Shower

Typically in Iceland there is as much to see in the sky as on the land. The diaphanous light sculpts the always moving cloudscapes in translucent vistas. A rain shower is pencilled on the horizon.

Tern attack

Hundreds of arctic terns are resting on the black lava beaches of Vik in the south of Iceland. When they are approached, they swarm in panick, swooping into the intruders as if in a simulated attack ...

This negative was taken with the Bronica 645 and subsequently cropped to the square format.