I really like this picture. My favorite part is how the vines seem to emerge out from the depths of the bottom (as always, click to enlarge this one). I'm experimenting with new fine art printing paper for my printer and man is it nice. The typical glossy photo paper that I have been using is a nice paper, but it lacks the weight, feel and overall look of the classic dark-room paper. That's mainly because I always used a fiber-based paper in the darkroom, which needless to say is a lot heavier and has a somewhat rag-like feel to it. Also, in the darkroom, your final product is a produced from a chemical reaction, one that is etched into the paper if you will. It's hard to get this effect with inkjet printing, because the ink basically lays on top of the paper. The paper I'm trying out is a type of paper nicknamed Baryta Paper. It gets that name from the thin layer of barium-sulphate gelatin that coats the top of the paper, giving the image, once printed upon, that unique darkroom quality. So far I only seem to like it for Black and White prints, but I haven't experimented too much with color. At $2.50 a sheet (8.5 x 11) I can't just go printing pics all the time.... So, if anyone sees me and wants to see the print, just ask... It's pretty cool.
Anyway, nothing really new. Have no major plans for this weekend. I'm leaving next Thursday afternoon to go to our cabin for the weekend. Man am I so excited. We are meeting a handful of old college friends up there for the long weekend (got to celebrate those presidents!). I'm really looking forward to shooting some new material while up there. Kel and I will be up there for a whole day before the other folks arrive, and I hope to get some quality time in with the Canon.
Until then....
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