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wood prints into the light wood prints contrast wood prints asa film wood prints homewood illinois wood prints fujica wood prints gitzo tripod wood prints self timer wood prints tunnel wood prints

photographs into the light photos contrast photos asa film photos homewood illinois photos fujica photos gitzo tripod photos self timer photos tunnel photos

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With photography I’ve experimented with about everything including oddball films. I heard the legends about the amazing fine grain and high contrast one gets with low ASA (now ISO) film. These films are called ‘slow’ films and I went for the lowest and slowest I could get. I ended up with ASA 16. Of the fun images I captured ‘Into the Light’ is my favorite. Handheld photography is not an option with the slow films unless you like fuzzy focus. I was living in Homewood Illinois and I went to a favorite local park with a roll of ASA 16 film loaded into my Fujica camera on my Gitzo tripod. I set up the camera between the railroad tracks and triggered the 10 second Self Timer. Then I ran away from the camera and up the tracks. Of the several shots I did my favorite is this one where I’m about halfway through the tunnel.

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...