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I was motoring home from a weekend canoe trip with old friends. I left our campsite on the Au Sable River in time to catch a couple of hours of late afternoon light. Per usual I was taking two lane country roads and driving irritatingly slow in the hope of getting one more �keeper� photograph. My wish was granted when up ahead I saw a field of flowering sunflowers. The weathered shack, stratus sky, and picture perfect maple sealed the deal. I grabbed my Linhof Technica and chose to use its optional 6X8 roll film holder so I could easily bracket the shot and try a number of optimizing options.

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...