Fresh Snow on Trees, Sun ORIGINAL PRINT AVAILABLE AT A SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE ONLINE From time to time, I make special print offerings available at reduced prices. The new Special Collectors Edition offering of Fresh Snow on Trees, Sun shown above is now available for order online. Due to the overwhelming demand for this print, prints ordered after December 1, 2008 will be shipped no later than January 15, 2009. We apologize for this unexpected delay and thank you for your patience. If this longer delivery time will create a problem for you, please contact Laura Bayless at 831-659-3130 or info@johnsexton.com. I made the image Fresh Snow on Trees, Sun, Yosemite Valley, California, Plate 45 in Recollections, mid-afternoon on what started out as a cold, dark winter day in Yosemite. That morning I had not been feeling well, due to the aftereffects of some food poisoning from the evening before! Anne and I had even talked about heading back to Carmel Valley earlier than anticipated. I took some medicine for my discomfort, and fortunately it worked! Not only did I feel better, but the afternoon proved to be a very productive photographic experience for both Anne and me. One of my favorite areas in Yosemite Valley has always been El Capitan Meadow. I loved to wander around the meadow during our annual two-week summer vacation family camping trips when I was a youngster, and still find it an interesting and exciting place to photograph today. At least a few times during each visit to Yosemite I find myself walking with my camera, enjoying the beauty and serenity of El Capitan Meadow. The snow that day was pristine and beautiful. It had been overcast all morning and early afternoon. Suddenly the clouds began to evaporate and the light broke through, brilliantly illuminating the snow. Anne and I both set up our view cameras as quickly as we could. I anticipated that the light would move quickly, but was shocked by the rapidity of change that day. As fast I could load Readyload film packets into my camera, the shadows moved, quickly altering the image. I worked with a Wratten #12 deep yellow filter, which I often use when photographing snow to try and reveal as much of the subtle texture and modulation in the snow surface as possible. I made over a dozen negatives that afternoon without moving the camera more than a few feet. No two were alike. Just after I made this exposure the shadows started moving up the trunk of the tree and the image I desired was gone. The negative I printed has the most favorable balance of sunlight and shadow. Due to the overwhelming demand for this print, prints ordered after December 1, 2008 will be shipped no later than January 15, 2009. We apologize for this unexpected delay and thank you for your patience. If this longer delivery time will create a problem for you, please contact Laura Bayless at 831-659-3130 or info@johnsexton.com.
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