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Oct 21, 2022Liked by RWB, Paper Arts Collective

For me here on the Southern Oregon coast we have a solid week of much needed rain starting today. I'm afraid it's going to make for less that optimal fall color photography.

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Let's kick this off.

This is our first time trying out the "threads" feature of substack. No video, no webinar, just an old school message board. I'll be monitoring this discussion real-time from now until 5pm eastern time. Anyone interested in sharing or discussing the broad topic of "fall color" please don't hesitate to chime in.

Les and I made a print two days ago that really inspired us. We proofed it on Moab Entrada Natural then printed it on a few Awagami papers. The print on Awagami Thick Kozo White was absolutely perfect in terms of the perfect match between the photograph and the medium. Honestly we cannot envision that photo he made a year or two ago on any other paper now. Yes... there does seem to be that perfect paper that can real make a particular image sing.

The other thing that inspired me is how small the scene in that photograph Les made was. It's not a sweeping vista of fall color in all it's glory, it's a couple of small leaves with interesting, subtle color on the ground which is a mix of dark black and brown shadows.

For me it really inspired me to break out that "slow camera" I tested yesterday as can be seen above. An old Hasselblad 503Cx and a Zeiss 120mm macro but with a digital back. I'm going to get out there and instead of lamenting the lack of grand mountainous vistas of endless color in my local environment I'll be searching for the sublime in the small scale while envisioning how the color will lay on the perfect subtle papers at my disposal.

What are all of you thinking about in terms of making the most out of this fall season? What papers are you targeting? What gear do you plan on bringing to the table, for me it's the absolute best color capture device I have access to rather than the fastest camera with the most versatility.

Thoughts?

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Hi guys

Wayne Desbrow here. How do I access the discussion and view the print? Not sure how to proceed!

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Will this be online?

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