Hanging Glacier

An image that presents some interesting challenges. The neg is pretty well exposed and developed...perhaps a little lower in contrast than my 'normal' negs that are quite contrasty. First printed with my usual Platinum/palladium mix (no contrast agent), the print was flat and lacking the intensity of the moment and light of the time. A second image was made later (above) with a contrast boost. Rain had just started to fall -- it had not hit the bottom of the valley yet when I took the photo.

I will have to live a little with the image -- the actual print is a little darker than posted. Since this is the only spot visitors cana see this glacier and waterfalls, it is a common image. I like the atmospheric quality, but have to figure out how to get the most out of the light.

If you google Queulat National Park, you'll find some other images of this hanging glacier.

Channeling Carlton Watkins! What an amazing place.

A beautiful image Vaughn,

I love the way the tree on the left makes me feel like I'm peeking into a Shangri-La

Very nice work, as always,
-Tim

Vaughn - Excellent work you've been showing with your Eastman View! I have the same camera that I've been using with an old 7" Wollensak and a 203mm Ektar, but I haven't been hiking with it the way you are.
Cheers!
Jim

A full-movement modern 5x7 field camera would be nice, but the Eastman View No.2 is a pretty sweet machine...all those brass knobs and gears, along with the beautiful wood, makes the camera a wonder. When I was an artist-in-residence in Zion National Park, I would hike popular trails with the camera on the pod and over my shoulder -- then if anyone showed any interest, I'd set it up for them to look thru...maybe a hundred people or more in a day...all ages all nationalities...way cool! Sometimes I had ten or more people lined up waiting to look at the GG. Zion's artist-in-residence program encourages artist-visitor involvement, and being involved with photo education for a few decades, it was fun.

PS -- carrying the 5x7 over the shoulder for a month, the lens only fell off once...ouch! Onto solid rock, of course. Lousy home-made lensboard (made out of matboard). I used the lens recently in Chile, so I was lucky and it is still going strong.

Wonderful photograph ! I have the same camera that I'm sad to say I've never used yet! But yesterday I loaded a couple film holders with some Kodak Ektapan (2001) to give it a try!

Interesting story. And result.

Admittedly viewing on a phone...but would like to see the two white horizons...