6:20 AM, April 10...UPDATE

Woodbury, Connecticut

This is getting ridiculous.

Update, twenty minutes later. Still coming down, but at least it isn't sticking to pavement.

April 9, 28°??

Woodbury, Connecticut

Eight o'clock in the morning, the sun is up and even hitting the thermometer, and it's still well below freezing. Weird.

Also, in yesterday's post it turns out I picked the wrong picture, or at least not the one Markus had referred to in comments. Since I like both of them, this morning I worked up the other one and decided to try it at a smaller size.

Here it is coming out of the 3880 at 9x12" on Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique. (Are camera manufacturers and paper makers having a contest for who can think up the most awkward, forgettable, and uninformative product names?)

I like it at this size and think I'll do the other one smaller as well.

Not Until It's a Print

Not too long ago John commented that, "it's not a photograph until it's a print." Just a couple days ago, Markus commented that he'd be interested to know how one of the shots from the "One Last Time" snow pictures post might work as a print. Since I also thought that was the most interesting of those pictures (which is unusual for me since it's done with a longer than normal lens: 45/1.8 Olympus on Lumix GX7) just now I decided to tweak it a bit for printing and see what happens. It's impossible, by definition, to show online what a print really looks like—as opposed to, you know, what it looks like online—but here are a couple shots of the process. On screen, ready to bring up the print dialog, and then the 9x12 print on an 11x14 sheet of Red River San Gabriel emerging from the Epson 3880. Printing under CMS with RR's supplied ICC profile, from a neutral ProPhoto RGB file.

The translation to print works quite well, but I'm not happy with it for completely non-technical reasons. This scale doesn't work well for this picture. I think it might work much better as either a delicate little 6x9, or maybe as an expansive 15x20.

Gallery Opening

Washington Depot, Connecticut

Kim Keever opening at KMR Arts gallery this afternoon. Kim is talking with photographer Mio Akashi. Reflection selfie, no extra charge.

One Last Time?

Woodbury, Connecticut

Just a dusting yesterday, didn't really amount to anything, but everybody's ready for Spring to get here for real.

More Spring-in-Waiting

Washington, Connecticut

Last of the series from the cold morning rain at Steep Rock Preserve on Wednesday.

More Early Spring at Steep Rock

Washington, Connecticut

Chilly, but too warm for ice on the Shepaug, which is near flood level.

Still some snow in a few spots.

Foggy Morning at Steep Rock Preserve

Washington, Connecticut, 4/4/18

Light rain and mist in the early morning light. Spring has a long way to go.

One More Time

Woodbury, Connecticut

There isn't much, but it's still coming down.

Flag

Woodbury, Connecticut

At the dump....er, transfer station.