White House On White

I am currently Scanning, Editing and Printing several hundred 35 mm

shots from the mid 1980's. All on Pentax K1000, Ilford Pan F

developed in Rodinol/FG7/Sulphite cocktail. Practiced Zone system

with the extremely modest 35 mm format attempting to emulate works of

the "big boys". This was very difficult with print quality maxed out

at about 8x10. However, modern digital scanning, editing and printing

brings us a bit closer to the ideal. These are my first few, re-

processed todate and printed at 13x19. Composition has been framed

around a barebones, simplistic, head-on approach to capture the

isolation and solitude of the northern prairies, while exposing to

seek the fullest black and white tonal range. A motivating theme

comes from Patrick White, "...with the grandeur of true simplicity",

The Tree of Man, page 1. I have recently upgraded to a Pentax 645,

and in retirement hope to continue the project. Further travel is

required since the locations of many of these shots are now covered

with estates of half a million dollar homes. I look forward to

critiques, advice and encouragement for the future from those more

gifted than myself. Thank you.

I like the simplicity of this shot. The limited range of tones nicely underscores the simple nature of the building. Very nice.