Fort Point Doorways

Man what took you so long! Love the shadow and light that interplay between the doorways, the repetition of doors within doors and the arches above them, the wonderful texture on the walls & floor! You are gifted my friend!

I think Carl was so exicited he forgot to proof read his post

Kerik

This is wonderful! If you do another workshop in the UK I would love to attend!

Thanks for the inspiration

Phill

Somehow this tiny little thumbnail does not do this justice, I think. Like Carl was saying - Oh Wow, What a wonderful image...this is really Nice and Thanks for sharing.

Heck, I'd like to get him down south a bit for a workshop. Guess with him and Les both going to Philly, might have to look in on that one.

Just noticed that this is in the critique gallery...No critique but was curious as to why you picked Rives BFK, over say the new Weston paper or Arches Platine/COT320?

Thanks, guys. Have platinum, will travel...

Mike, none of the other papers you mentioned work well for gumover. Stick with Rives BFK or Artistico Extra White if you want to make your life easy.

I have no critique, as such, for this image. I have no knowledge of the process you use. I like the effect and the tone representation.
I do not understand the image. Please help me out.
I see the repetitious pattern leading my eye from one door to the next empty room and to the next. What is the psychology at work here? My eye is led to nothing. Is that the point? Is it the point that there is no point? Are you expecting me to see something? Am I ignorant? That is am I ignorant of some artistic movement that would give me information that would enable me to understand this image?
Can you understand my dilemma?
Please tell me why you took the shot. What was your purpose? This is a question that I do not ask lightly.
Best wishes
John

There are many comments on the technical merits of the image, and I cannot disagree with them, but not much about the aesthetics.

This is one of the best Gum/PT I have seen very good and the subject draws you into the picture

John Sexton has a print of this subject in his new book,"Recollections". It's brilliant...not in the intelectual sense, but in the tonal one. This is dull, and tonally depressed. I know you to be a master at what you do, and I do see the value of the subject and composition, but it just doesn't work for me at all.

For me its not what's in the doorways that captivates me about this image--but precisely what is just to either side of the doorways that has me wondering endlessly about the image. The lives that were led to the left and right within these rooms is brought to my attention in the very subtle natue of the chosen process. I enjoy prints that don't hit me over the head. Thanks for posting it.

This has to be said though!!! Brush strokes? Brush Strokes? Man what's gotten into you!

Very nice. Great technique. Love the sense of light.