Ansel Adams had no concept of a day off, so in July of 1974, he hired me as his second assistant. First assistant, Ted Orland, worked Monday through Friday, while I took the weekend shift, working Friday through Monday. This was Ansel's way of assuring there wasn't an idle moment, especially when there was work to be done.
My first "gotta do" after I was hired was to find a place to live. Carmel photographer and early mentor Al Weber found temporary lodging for me in a rustic house on the road to Big Sur's stunning Pfeiffer Beach. For my first month or two with Ansel, I often started my mornings photographing at the beach before driving up to foggy Carmel for work. This image was done one such magically quiet moment. 4x5 Ilford FP4.
General Edition and Sizing Information:
Limited Edition Prints signed and numbered in an edition of 100. Each print is made personally by me, printed either on Ilford Multigrade Classic fiber paper and selenium toned, or on Canson Platine paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply or 8-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence. Note: Three images are in editions of 150.
Open Edition Archival Pigment Print made personally by me on Canson Rag Photographique paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence. Digitally signed.
Sizing:
Open Edition Pigment Print – Image size approximately 8x10, over-matted to 14x17 with 4-ply museum board
11x14 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 9x11.5, over-matted to 16x20 with 4-ply museum board
16x20 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 14x18, over-matted to 22x28 with 4-ply museum board
20x24 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 18x22, over-matted to 26x32 with 4-ply museum board
24x30 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 22x28, over-matted to 32x40 with 8-ply museum board
Larger sizes available. Call for details and pricing.