Hopefully this print has reached everyone by now. I chose it because I am proud of the picture even so it is relatively easy to print. The print you received is printed using a warm tone via a RIP process and therefore this web presentation of the same does not have the same warm look.
This print was extremely cool. I have seen this image before, and it appeals to me, but I just can’t figure out the right words yet.
The thing that amazed my most when I got the print was how the structure in the frosted glass almost came to life. When I look at it, I want to touch it and feel the structure, but I know it isn’t there. I guess the slight structure of the photorag paper helps creating an illusion that is not visible on screen.
I’m not sure what more to say right now other than this is what people who swear to screen only will miss out on.
Thanks Kjell, the picture when I first saw it on the monitor was a surprise, not that I forgot I took it but that it looked the way it did with in and out of focus areas. Hard to see that realtionship on a camera LCD .
Printing the picture was something else again, it really comes alive behind glass where it looks as if the 2 dimensional picture is actually three dimensional and you wonder how a curtain with such depth can live in a narrow frame.
This is a look I really want to try and capture in other subjects and will be experimenting with.
When I first put this up on the stand it didn’t seem right. Getting up close it made my eyes go funny. Then I checked the online version and noticed that I had it upsid down. Very strange, given that the subject is apparantly “directionless”.
Anyway, to the print – right way up. I really like this, and I agree with Kjell, it needs to be seen in the flesh to really appreciate it. I think the paper choice is excellent for this, helping give the third dimension to the texture if the frosted glass. I much prefer viewing this at a distance than up close – the closer I get, the more the fuzziness of the frosted glass distracts from the overall effect. However, up close I can see the subtle tones that go into producing that effect.
Not my usual choice of subjects but works very well as a print.
One other thing – on the packaging. It was a bit lightly packed in the post – one corner was slightly bent (looked like it had been dropped onto the corner) as the supporting material wasn’t stiff enough.
The packaging is something I will correct on the next print sent out, sorry I tried to use what I had at hand, skimping is not a recommended practice with prints in mail.