The Road Less Traveled
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The Road less Traveled
Shot in Sanibel Island in 2017, The Road less Traveled was a lesson in perseverance.
It was only the second image in my Light Paintings series, which uses a digital camera as opposed to the 50 year old Hasselblad film camera I use for my Alleys & Ruins series, where I light paint in rather more dangerous neighborhoods.
I had been bringing lights on my night shoots since the early 90s but only ever with film.. When I finally tried with a digital camera, the differences were vast and I found myself lost. For example, I was used to the luxury of shooting 20-40 minute exposures with film, leisurely walking around doing my lighting... whereas with digital, I was limited to maybe 5 minutes.
I awoke at 3 am to shoot "Road", and then messed it up... So the next morning I was back - again in the middle of the night. Better results, but still not good enough.
It took a third early morning shoot to finally figure out how to make it work, and I finally got the results I hoped I would get.As a truly enexpected gift, on that third visit I saw another possible photo. Because of the conditions I was working under, I somehow managed to squeeze in that other image. But I wasn't expecting much, and believed it would be a throwaway image. Still I went through the elaborate and time consuming steps to shoot it, even when I was desperately trying to just get that one good image of "Road" and after 2 miserable, failed attempts, I knew this third push would likely be my last. Incredibly, that throwaway shot turned out to be my very popular photo, Pocket Bliss.
The Pocket Bliss side quest is a whole other unlikely story worth reading.
This extremely fulfilling experience convinced me that I needed to pursue this series.
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Our unique and vibrant photographs will add depth and stunning color to any home, office or public space. They are offered in two main finishes1. Metal float mount
Our Metal prints have a magical luminescence. Their vibrant, saturated colors jump off the wall, and will last for generations. They are created by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets making them incredibly durable and scratch resistant. The ready-to-hang finished piece is float mounted, so they float one inch off the wall.2. Archival prints
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