Karen McWhirter
Crevasse
Eliot Porter (1901-1990)
Mission: Emulate the work of American landscape and nature photographer Eliot Porter.
Considered by many to be the grandfather of color landscape and nature photography, Eliot Porter was among the first to successfully bridge the gap between photography as a fine art and its roots in science and technology. Porter drew inspiration from photographers Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, and Paul Strand. By taking their subjects and mimicking their compositions, Porter earned a remarkable solo exhibition in late 1938 at Stieglitz's renowned gallery An American Place. The show vaulted Porter into the ranks of the leading American photographers. Yet rather than rest on those accolades, Porter almost immediately began a sustained commitment to exploring the expressive potential of color.
Wit - This was taken from the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. I had wanted to capture the texture of some great looking rock on a sunny day. Porter didnt inspire me very much to be honest although I can appreciate his value to todays photographer.
Crevasses scare me witless and my shot doesnt really demonstrate the scale at all. Not much done in pp, cropped and a minor tweak with curves.
Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 200
Crevasse
Eliot Porter (1901-1990)
Mission: Emulate the work of American landscape and nature photographer Eliot Porter.
Considered by many to be the grandfather of color landscape and nature photography, Eliot Porter was among the first to successfully bridge the gap between photography as a fine art and its roots in science and technology. Porter drew inspiration from photographers Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, and Paul Strand. By taking their subjects and mimicking their compositions, Porter earned a remarkable solo exhibition in late 1938 at Stieglitz's renowned gallery An American Place. The show vaulted Porter into the ranks of the leading American photographers. Yet rather than rest on those accolades, Porter almost immediately began a sustained commitment to exploring the expressive potential of color.
Wit - This was taken from the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. I had wanted to capture the texture of some great looking rock on a sunny day. Porter didnt inspire me very much to be honest although I can appreciate his value to todays photographer.
Crevasses scare me witless and my shot doesnt really demonstrate the scale at all. Not much done in pp, cropped and a minor tweak with curves.
Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 200