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Devil's Bathtub in Upper Dells of Matthiessen State Park near Starved Rock State Park and Utica, IL. Fall leaves caught in whirlpool. This image was the Grand Prize Winner for the Outdoor Illinois (IDNR) state Photo Contest in 2004

I started out shooting the "old fashioned way" with a 4x5" field camera and by creating color transparencies. I then scanned them at either 1200 or 2400 dpi. Every effort is made to match the original transparency. That said, there was a time when I developed cataracts, and scanning and preparing images for this website became difficult. Now that I've had surgery and can see clearly again, some of the images seem a bit too saturated in color. That's because cataracts mute colors. It's like looking through window covered with a film of grime and dirt. The challenge and reward in 4x5" landscape photography is to capture things as they really are, and get the exposure just right. And at over $6 a shot, it pays to be very selective. ...