PHOTO ALERT: Yesterday I got an invoice from Digital Silver Imaging, and I found out that my proofs for the 20x30's I ordered will be 16x20's. Kinda cool that I get two rather large prints, and the 16x20's proofs came as a surprise. Of course all the prints are fiber.
The next surprise is that I learned that when I specified a 40 inch print for the reference for an 8x10 zoomed in crop to take advantage of the free 8x10 I was offered at the PhotoPlusExpo, 40 inch "Tall" was DSI's interpetation when I meant 40 inch "Wide." Oh-well. Now by accident I'm encroaching into Salgado territory by going super-duper-size. I haven't commited to the final enlargement size yet.
Last night I took out the tape measure and measured the wall space behind our couch. A framed 40x60 with a moderate border could be as long as our couch. "Maggie" was sitting on the couch while I took all these measurements, she did not ask any questions because I guess she is use to me doing odd things, and so far I don't think she knows what is going on. Anyways a gigantic print in our one bedroom apartment is kinda monsterous for sure. Not too keen that "woman factor" might limit my ambitions, and I might have to use my get out of jail card again.
Anyways I think it will be a stunning image, although Maggie might not like seeing such a mural sized photo in our small humble apartment.
The image I took is with my Monochrome and 28 Cron stopped down likely to F5.6 and shot with a high shutter speed hand held. I was on one of the upper balconeys of the AOL Time Warner skyscrapper when I took some shots of Columbus Circle from an altitude of perhaps 65-70 feet leaning as far as I could over the railing. What is so cool about what otherwise might be just another "tourist" shot is that I encorporated this wall of windows that ran perpendicular to to windows with the outside view. The effect was a mirror image of Columbus Circle where vehicular traffic appears to be running into a head on collision with itself due to the huge scale of the mirror image.
I tried at other times to recreate this shot, but I figure that on that first day somehow I must of had perfectly polorized light that somehow enabled me to capture a great shot that kinda is iconic.
Anyways I should have the proofs by the holidays. I'm not so keen on storing a 40x60 print rolled up in a tube, but then again I know framing will be costly.
Anyways another Calzone disaster. My ace in the hole is that we are locked into our new 2 year lease at a good rate. I have two years to be able to upgrade into a loft so my shot does not look so oversized. LOL.
Cal
