I just returned from a month in Belize and found the latest exchange prints waiting for me. What a delightful welcome home gift! So many good images. Where to start¡
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I have always been in awe of Gary¡¯s skill and mastery of the digital printing process. His sharing a collection of his superb black and white prints with me over fifteen years ago got me interested in printing and, subsequently, this exchange. While I do not always appreciate the images he chooses (I fear I made my esthetic biases clear in an earlier post) every so often one of his efforts really rings my bell. That is the case with his?Bird Point at Low Tide. I love it! And I¡¯m pretty sure I have taken in this vista, most likely on a motorcycle trip I took with him down Turnagain Arm to Hope many years ago. Excellent!
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¸é´Ç²ú¡¯²õ?Manhattan?was a surprise - I had not expected such detail and tonality in a shot from an iPhone. The composition, perspective control, and color drew me in, a very striking image. It makes me want to start using my iPhone 13 Pro Max for something other than photos of our cat :)
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¸é¾±³¦°ì¡¯²õ?Amaryllis Chico?is just the latest in his series of exquisite flower images that my wife wants to put on our wall. The mirror image flip technique really worked well.
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´³´Ç²õ³ó¡¯²õ?Men Dancing?is a remarkable composition, a still image that conveys so much energy and action. Beautifully printed as well.
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Before viewing Nara¡¯s?Dosai Amma?I was unaware of the history of the the dhobi ghats. His portrait is beautifully composed and lighted, and I love the look of concentration on the woman¡¯s face as she tends to the dosa. It makes me hungry for masala dosa, which I simply cannot find here in Eugene :( I really do need to get back to India, not just for the culture but for the food as well.?
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¶Ù²¹±¹¾±»å¡¯²õ?Fish Bros Flats?caught my eye right away. I¡¯m sure I have passed this building when in Astoria but never paid it much attention. His subtle image made me look at it through new eyes. This was a print that absolutely had to be viewed outside the sleeve to be fully appreciated. An excellent printing job.
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On a separate note, one of my own prints that I received back had the wrong data sheet in it, so I suspect one or more of you may have received a print of mine where the sheet made no sense. If so, let me know which image it was and I can let you know the real details.
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Now to start working on my prints for the next exchange...
Stephen Mustoe