Cherokee Park Art Fair_2012</h1> <article> <h1>Cherokee Park Art Fair_2012</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:23:43 +0000</p> <p>I wanted to extend a big Thank You,to all of you who stopped by my booth this past week end. I know there is so many booths to visit, so I was pleased that you took the time to look at my art and stay a few minutes getting to know each other. Thank you to all who purchased my fine art prints. If you are so inclined, I would love it if you took a quick snap shot of where you hang your new purchase, and send it to me. I always like to see my “children” in their new setting.</p> <p>I will be updating my site with more photographs very soon.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Yahoo Arch</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:48:03 +0000</p> <div id="attachment_263" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 910px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Yahoo Arch</p></div> <p>According to the National Park Service, The Big South Fork may contain more natural arches than any other region in the Eastern United States. Yahoo Arch was formed as a result of erosion at the back of a rock shelter. I love the “other worldliness” of this scene. There is a motion to the rock carvings that has happened over very long periods of time. A fluidity to a solid substance. The term “rock solid” can be dismissed as you sense the ageless process that has taken place.<br /> A Nikon D700 was used, with a 24-70 2.8 lens @ 24mm set to f8 @ 1 second ISO 200. The digital file was processed using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS5. The paper used for the print is Epson Signature Worthy Exhibition Fibre </p> </article> <article> <h1>On The Rocks</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:21:55 +0000</p> <div id="attachment_257" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 609px"><p class="wp-caption-text">On The Rocks</p></div> <p>Yahoo Falls, located in the Big South Fork near Whitley City, is Kentucky’s largest waterfall with a height of 113 feet. The hike to this beautiful waterfall is fairly simple. I started out a little before sunrise and after considering several different vantage points, I chose this view. The early morning sun was behind me, only partially illuminating the scene. I was struck by the massiveness of not only the falls, but also of the sandstone boulders that littered the floor. The palette of reds on the walls and the deep gray and blue’s with bright green moss on the floor. The sound was almost deafening when behind the falls.<br /> A Nikon D700 was used, with a 17-35 2.8 lens @ 35mm set to f9.5 @ 1/15th of a second ISO 200. The digital file was processed using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS5. The paper used for the print is Epson Signature Worthy Exhibition Fibre fine art paper.</p> </article> <article> <h1>What are rainy days for?</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:34:35 +0000</p> <p>Well, if I’m not out in the field trying to get a dramatic landscape, which I’m not, then it’s a great day to do some house keeping. I’m currently tearing up and throwing out prints that didn’t make the cut. Harder to do than it sounds. Fine Art archival paper and ink are not cheap, but neither is my reputation! I sell only the best prints I can make. All the “almosts” are trashed. I’m even trashing some shots that I thought would be great, yet with further inspection, they are not. Sometimes you just have to be ruthless.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Art of Collecting Photograhy</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:27:54 +0000</p> <p>Great book by Laura Noble on collecting fine art photographs. I found this informative. ” Beyond subject and conceptual considerations, the most important distinction that separates photography as a genre from other forms of artistic media is the relative speed and ease that alterations to the image can be achieved… The ease of image capture and reproduction cultivated experimentation, and photography rapidly began, and continues, to produce it’s own separate and distinct fine-art language. Of course with the vast array of digital manipulation now available, anything is possible. <strong>The collector must be mindful of the fact that it is easy to be seduced by so much choice, and the photographer must be sufficiently disciplined in order to produce an image that delivers a strong sense of authorship.”</strong></p> </article> <article> <h1>Snowing on the Big South Fork</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:09:23 +0000</p> <div id="attachment_219" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 910px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Snowing on the Big South Fork</p></div> <p>The weather forecast is always right. Right? Such was the case a week or so ago when I wanted to try and get a good snow scene in before spring came to Kentucky. When I left the house to go to the Big South Fork there was a light rain. I hiked a couple miles down to the Devils Jump area and by that time there was a good rain coming down. I was hoping it would turn to snow and was pleasantly surprised. This scene was transformed before my eyes. What was just a gray dreary scene turned into magic. The clouds came in low to the ground, the river rushing by and the snow came in very fast yet silent. I could almost hear the angelic choir…<br /> A Nikon D700 was used, with a 24-70 2.8 lens @ 34mm set to f8 @ 1/250th of a second ISO 800. The digital file was processed using Lightroom 3. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Fall Branch</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:42:05 +0000</p> <div id="attachment_193" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 609px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Fall Branch</p></div> <p>After a very early wake-up call, I drove the three hours down US 27 to Oneida, Tn. and then proceeded to the Leatherwood Trail along the Big South Fork River.The river was well out of it’s banks and quite full.This was taken early afternoon,after several hours exploring good photo opportunities,at Fall Branch heading towards Angel Falls. It was very peaceful yet loud with the rushing water.</p> <p>A Nikon D700 was used, with a 24-70 2.8 lens @ 28mm set to f22 @ 1/8th of a second. The digital file was processed using Lightroom 3. Care was taken when converting to B&W making sure there were no overexposed highlights while still maintaining details in the shadow area.</p> </article> <article> <h1>First Snow</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:55:10 +0000</p> <div id="attachment_153" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 609px"><p class="wp-caption-text">First Snow</p></div> <p>This was early morning in December 2010. The air was very still,the snow silently falling. It felt like a blanket was being laid down for the upcoming winter.</p> <p>A Nikon D700 was used, with a 70-200 2.8 lens@82mm set to f8 @ 30th of a second. The digital file was processed using Lightroom 3. Care was taken when converting to B&W making sure there were no overexposed highlights while still maintaining details in the shadow area.I used the dodge tool extensively to lighten the snow on the tree branches.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Jessamine Creek Gorge</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:19:11 +0000</p> <div id="attachment_139" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 910px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Jessamine Creek Gorge</p></div> <p>With permission from the land owners, I crossed private farm land and descended down to the gorge. There was a little rain but not enough to prevent some great opportunities for a photograph. This was in April 2010.</p> <p>A Nikon D700 was used, with a 24-70 2.8 lens set to f11 @ 60th of a second. The digital file was processed using Lightroom 3. Care was taken when converting to B&W making sure there were no overexposed highlights while still maintaining details in the shadow area.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen</h1> <p>Walt Roycraft — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:41:31 +0000</p> <p>In my pursuit of creating great art, I applied to be a member of the <a href="http://www.kyguild.org/" title="Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen" target="_blank">KGAC</a>. This entails more than simply paying a membership fee. You must first submit 5 samples of your work to be judged by a panel of artists. I am happy to report that I have been accepted.</p> </article> </main></body></html>