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<p>Katelyn,<br>

I don't know if this will help you or not. I do the traditional route, mat, frame, glass. It is expensive no matter how you slice it. To do the size you are talking is about $250.00-$300.00 if you do it yourself. <br>

I use 3M mounting adhesive to keep a nice flat look. There is also another adhesive, which I think is advertised on this site if you look for it. it seems cheaper and may be worth a try.<br>

There are other ways such as laminating the print and hanging without glass and just hanging the print behind clips over plexi but at that large size may not look appealing.</p>

<p>good luck,</p>

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<p>Crystal,</p>

<p>Several things I noticed from both your posts.<br>

Bulls-eye look, subject is centered in the frame, nowhere for the eye to go<br>

Full sun. white water highlights gets blown. try taking water shots in shaded area similar to that Doug showed.<br>

Crop your photos to eliminate those things not necessary to what you want to show.</p>

<p>cheers,</p>

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<p>Julie,<br>

First week of December could be good. Cold and snow drive the sheep down the mountain. Mac Gregor Lodge used to be the best place to stay. </p><div></div>

<p>Oleg,<br>

I was curious also and found this link from the Arizona Highways article. I haven't been there, lower Antelope is so much easier to access.<br>

cheers,<br>

http://www.overlandcanyon.com/Photos_-_Canyon_X/photos_-_canyon_x.html</p>

<p>This could be an entirely new Colorado tourism and marketing scheme.<br>

"Come find where the true boundaries are located!" People will be wandering all over with their gps units finding the new exact spot." Of course it will still be boring.<br>

And to all those people who thought they had a body part in each of the four states, you have been disqualified and must come do it again. Even Europeans and those from Asia, Australia, wherever. I'm going tomorrow.<br>

I'll bet someone is buying the land as we speak.</p>

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<p>Ditto Photo Craft.</p>

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<p>Julie,<br>

Having photographed the southwest for the past 15 years the only place that leaves a bad taste in my mouth is Sedona where you have to pay to park on the side of the road. I won't go there.<br>

you can get great images at Monument Valley just driving through on your own if you go in the afternoon and stay for sunset. You are also allowed to hike the Wildcat Trail without a permit with views if the Mittens. You can shoot from the 191 for sunrise. Great views to be had north of the Valley turnoff.<br>

Don't know if Tom Philips fees have gone up, we paid $110.00/person for 4 hours in late Feb, this year to access Sand dunes below Totem Pole. <br>

Page has many places to shoot and explore. Horseshoe Bend for sunrise, Wave for drawing, 9:00 A.M. Utah time, fee, $5.00/person. You go out for the drawing, remember it is Utah time, then go back and shoot slots.<br>

Canyon De Chelley is a beautiful canyon to shoot and almost worth the fees. Best time is afternoon and sunset when trees are leafed out and water is running for reflections. Also great views from overlooks. I'll be going there Saturday to shoot a day. Campground is free.<br>

Moab area is most bang for your buck. Two national parks and Dead Horse Point State Park, $7.00 fee. Also Fisher Towers area, lots and lots to photograph.<br>

Capitol Reef is spread out, Temple of Sun and Moon is a ways from visitors center and up a 4WD road, best time sunrise or sunset from a hiked overlook.<br>

good luck,</p>

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<p>Paul,<br>

For speed you could take I-70 west to U.S. 191 in Utah and then south past Arches, Canyonlands and Mon. Valley and then to Kayenta where you would pick up U.S. 160 into Page. Moab has a few traffic lights Monticello, Bluff, Blanding and Mexican are very small and traffic flows quickly this time of year. <br>

Good places to eat in Moab, Golden Stake has good homemade soup and truck stop food. There is also Mexican and good coffee downtown. Tom Till's Landscape gallery will inspire you. <br>

Bluff has the Twin Rocks Cafe, also with excellent food. Blanding and Monticello not so much. Kayenta has a Sonic and a Micky D's.<br>

You could come through Colorado but it is still winter in most places. <br>

This is a good time for cross lighting morning shot on the Monument Valley sand dunes below Totem Pole. It will cost you a Navaho guide to get there though. Also the Mittens Shadow occurs near the end of the month, a twice a year event. It is still too early for heavy RV traffic.<br>

Much to shoot in Page. You could drive out to Paria Contact Station and sign up for the Wave or other attraction hikes such as Buckskin Gulch. After the lottery there is still time to drive back for slot canyon stuff. The shaft of light will be visible in upper. There is also Horseshoe Bend at morning or evening. Don't fall in it is 700 feet to the bottom. Allstrom Point, Cottonwood Canyon, Hoo Doos.</p>

<p>good luck, </p>

<p>John,<br>

Well, your site doesn't really grab me. Here is what I see. And remember this is free info. I normally get thousands of dollars for doing this.</p>

<p>Many of your horizon lines are running downhill. This may be your style but it really throws me.<br>

Your whites are blown in some cases.<br>

Couple leaving the church and the sky is blown, no detail in sky whatsoever.<br>

Pretty young girl sitting in front of boat with lack of expression. You need to work your models to get the attitude of I'm having fun, don't you want to be here?<br>

Scene staging shots with empty chairs. Could you have waited until the chairs were full?<br>

Your about me page needs a little rewrite. I'm having a little trouble with a few sentences. <br>

"We shoot on location at every event". Doesn't everyone? How else would you do it?<br>

"With a loyal customer base, customer satisfaction is guaranteed." Don't understand how these tie together. Would think customer satisfaction is tied to outstanding service and great photography. Having a loyal customer base sounds like your brides and grooms are getting re-married often.<br>

"We offer a range of services.....including weddings." Doesn't really emphasize weddings as your specialty. Maybe something like, Weddings are 80% of our business but we are also involved in architecture and ant farm photography.<br>

I would expand your, "about us", page with a little more detail. How long you have been in business, your training, maybe a photo of yourself.<br>

It's all about creating an "IMPACT" on the viewer in words and imagery. <br>

good luck,</p>

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<p>Alan,<br>

While I am a staunch, old school proponent of copyright protection for photographers, I may have grossly underestimated those looking for photographic work under any circumstances, including work-for-hire. <br>

I would hope that you might consider those whose resumes you received from photonet as contenders for your position if indeed it is a legitimate search. You will find many qualified shooters on this site.</p>

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<p>So what you are really saying is your company wants to own the copyright, (work for hire), and you can't find an outstanding architecture shooter willing to work for those terms in New York? Now there is nothing wrong with wanting to own the copyright but my guess is you don't want to pay very much for that right.</p>

<p>color me cynical,</p>

<p>Charlie,<br>

St. Augustine Alligator Farm has Egret breeding nests in the spring. The birds like the trees above the gators because they are protected from the raccoons. The farm has boardwalks above the gators which can put you at eye level and in close proximity with nesting birds that are quite habituated to people walking around them.<br>

They used to have a special entrance fee and time for photogs earlier than the normal opening time to give you some peace while shooting. It usually isn't too crowded that early in the year either. <br>

best,</p>

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<p>Phil,<br>

Light will be fine. All of these features sit well to the east of any shadow obstructions, except Delicate. The wall to its northwest is a problem in May-June but not in April. <br>

best,</p>

Bob,

I just saw a National Geographic production on PBS featuring Joel Sartore. It was kind of a 'day in the life of' style. Well

done.

He still shoots film, or at least was shooting film when it was produced.

He said he was an "A" type personality, very driven to get the shot, he got some dreaded sickness while in South

America and had a time recovering. It was a mucous membrane eating infection that could have eaten away his brain, all

for National Geographic.

regards,

Andrew,

Toyo has a back tilt if you want to consider their camera. I use a monorail, the Cambo 45 SF for field work and it has

served me quite well but is problematic to carry.

http://www.toyoview.com/LargeFrmtTech/lgformat.html

4x5 photography takes time. Repetition and routine should at some point give you greater confidence with its use but

there is always a price to pay in terms of speed and comfort. "Fiddling", sounds to me that you are uncomfortable with

the movements or with the final focus and once again these are overcome by pracrice, pracrice, pracrice.

cheers

Frank,

If the information I posted is incorrect or poorly explained, would the moderators please remove from the posting.

Sorry,

Laurent,

Yes, it is a subjective statement. What looks best for you may be different for me. To me, ink jets don't have the saturation

look of an ilfo or a Fuji print but again, subjective. I was somewhat emphatic based on years of having prints made. But we all see

differently.

best,

JD,

While Ilfochrome is the best printing process it is very expensive. Hidden Light website didn't list their prices that I could

readily see but my guess is they would be about 2-3 times more costly than Fuji Crystal Archive's first print price. So if

selling your work is a consideration, your price point will be higher and you must be able to command that higher figure.

I use Photo craft in Boulder and Fuji Crystal is a good paper according to permanence studies.

I recommend displaying under bright 5000 degree Kelvin light, which makes a remarkable difference from viewing under

just ambient conditions.

I would go back to Ilfo in a heartbeat if the price was reasonable. The problem for me is finding which images will sell

and that means printing some that just don't sell and I end up looking at them longer than I want.

cheers,

Without getting into a dew point discussion, condensation occurs when water condenses on the glass when it is warmer

than the ambient air, to some extent. in other words if ambient is 65 degrees, then the filter should be 65 degrees.

Obviously if the dew point is near 100%, you will have problems no matter what you do.

Sometimes I keep the car's heat off before I arrive at a winter destination to allow the gear to acclimate to ambient

conditions. take the filter out of the case if necessary.

I have to admit it is easier for me, I live in the dry southwest.

good luck,

Isn't any exposure compensation for light falloff at the edges going to result in an over exposure in the center of the film?

It would seem that a center filter would be the only way to correct for this exposure difference.

I'll upload an example I did a few years back. I used tilt and rise on this image and you can see some darkening in the

corners. To some it will be obvious and others might not find it too objectionable.

cheers,<div></div>

It has been five years since I was there. As I remember, most of the road through the park is one way, clockwise. There is

a backbone of high rock to the east as you drive through. Halfway through you cross this backbone and return to the south.

The road is not particularly good so you can't make much speed and I believe the entire trip is something like 30 miles.

good luck,

Rick,

Good motel in Ridgway if you need it.

Don't know what you have asked before but here are a few ideas. Pick up National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map

#141, Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, (you ray) Lake City.

First, last year was generally crap because of lack of rain, but this summer has had a bit more, so far. Best conditions

are when leaves turn bright yellow and some snow has fallen, which usually occurs after the 15th of September and

before the 1st of October, usually. I try and wait for some weather to come in before heading up so there are clouds to

add some interest to the stark blue sky. Note, this is when 4WD comes in handy, especially if it snows.

Best view of Sneffels is from Dallas Creek Road south of Dallas Divide Highway, Colorado 62. That range of mountains

runs east/west and the sun will set just behind and to the west of Sneffels that time of year.

Last Dollar, not Lost Dollar, Road runs south toward Telluride. Great view of the west end of the Sneffels range just after

turning onto that road, so good in fact, the county has erected no parking signs because it is narrow and on a curve and

the residents are snooty, but I digress. Last Dollar meanders through the forest heading south and comes out near the

Telluride Airport with stunning views of the Wilson Range, albeit far to the south.

Telluride is very scenic as it sits at the end of a box with Ajax Peak and other mountains to the east. You can get some

awesome soup and grub at the grocery, Clark''s on the west end of town. Also some great Mexican food from the stand

in town, Take the free gondola to the top and hike a short way to get spectacular views of the Wilsons, now to your

southwest. this range is also sits east/west. you will also get outstanding views from a pull off on 145 and up the Alta

Lakes Road, which has views of the Ophir Needles.

Drive down south 145 to Lizard Head Pass and Trout Lake. The lake view is awesome but houses there really detract

from the views. A hiking trail from the pass heads back north and in a short distance you can get up above tree tops for

a great shot of Sheep Mountain and others. A few miles further south and a trail on the west side leads up to views of

Lizard Head and El Diente.

If you want to get back over to Silverton take the Ophir, (O Fear!) Pass Road. You won't be able to do if it has snowed

much but there are stunning views up that 4WD only road back to the west. Really this road has a nail biter, single lane

section, (straight up on your left, straight down on your right) as it cuts through the scree and is not for the timid, but is a

great shortcut back to the Silverton area. There is a cool little post office just as you turn onto the pass road where you

can ask about pass conditions and how many people have recently died coming across. Just kidding, no, really.

West of Telluride heading back toward Placerville is a turnoff to Ilium. It goes past the Sheriff's office and jail, so I hear.

a little further is a right turn called Sunshine Mesa Road. It goes up beneath the Wilson's if you want a closer look. Easy

drive but about 7 miles long. opens up to a nice pasture and trail that connects to 57P.

Finally, there are no bad images to get.

best,

Paul,

Only on the photo forums are these images cliche. For the millions who have never seen Mesa Arch at sunrise, they are

spectacular. They have become cliche to us because we are working to get something that will sell.

Top five for me,

1. Delicate Arch, been there so many times I've lost count and still don't have anything that is really killer.

2. Mesa Arch, got a great shot that sells well but keep going back because it is just a wonderful scene.

3. Monument Valley Mittens, impossible to take a bad shot of this scene.

4. Maroon Bells, pre-sunrise reflection with changing Aspen and snow on the peaks, absolutely soul stirring.

5. Horseshoe Bend, Page, Az.

5.b OxBow Bend at the Tetons.

5.c Grand Canyon anything

5.d The Wave

b. I look for atmospheric conditions that might aid the image such as clouds, full moon, colorful sky, for different angles,

lower to the ground, closer to the surface, whatever might help.

cheers,

Here is one image I got the other night. The amount of time you leave the shutter open is dependent on how large and

expensive the display is. There were so many individual explosions, spaced so close together, I overexposed a bunch.

Somehow I figured it out and gave the latter ones less time, I think around ten seconds as opposed to 30 seconds for the

first ones.<div></div>

Eddy,

I did a search and it appears that correct exposure is primarily dependent on f/stop and not on shutter speed. I found

excellent display examples ranging from 1 second to 45 minutes, all at f/16 @ ISO 100/125. Of course there is a bottom

limit of speed needed to capture the entire burst, which seems to be around 1 second.

The key is not burning out the initial blast, the brightest point of the explosion and then staying open long enough to

capture the trails.

Finally, either through multiple exposure or using a black card to cover the lens between blasts, getting a series of blasts

to fill the image.

I've been trying double exposures to get a sunset and the fireworks, nothing that incredible yet since it takes a great

sunset and getting a great fireworks display. I'll be in Telluride tomorrow night trying again.

Best of luck,<div></div>