Recently, I became engrossed while working under the dark cloth, on a composition in Alpine, Arizona. I’m methodical (i.e. slow) when making photographs with my 4x5 and did not notice the thunderstorm quickly forming over the nearby Escudilla Mountain. Before I could finish making my photograph, the skies opened up and I was running for cover.
BTW, an old fellow trying to run through tall meadow grass, with a large format camera on a tripod, takes on an inebriated Sasquatch-like quality.
Gratefully, a small 100+ year old barn was nearby and provided sanctuary. As I lamented the photograph “not made”, I noticed this scene in a dark corner. Soft light coming from a crack in the barn’s log wall helped illuminate these doors that framed an informal still life. An unexpected, and initially unwelcome, monsoon storm helped me discover a wonderful scene that would have otherwise eluded me. How can you not love serendipity.
BARN STILL LIFE - Alpine, Arizona by Jeffery Dale Welker, on Flickr
Camera: Arca-Swiss 4x5, Developer: Ilford Ilfotch DDX, Exposure: ½ sec @ F/32, Film: Illford FP4+, Filter: B+W Orange MRC 040M, ISO 100, Lens: Nikon Nikkor-W 150mm f/5.6, Scan: Epson V850, SP-445 Compact 4x5 Film Processing System
That's beautiful. Well done.
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