Ferns - Mt. Pisgah Steve Dixon
Technical and Purchase Information
Camera/Lens: Fine Art field 203mm Ektar
Format: 4x5
Film:TMAX 100
Print Sizes Available: 8x10, 11x14, 16x20
All prints are on double-weight fiber-based paper, archivally processed, selenium
toned, signed, and dry-mounted. Mats are archival quality and acid free. Actual
print sizes may vary slightly.
Catalog Numbers:
8x10 - 10108
11x14 - 14108 Order Prints
16x20 - 20108
I was up at Mt. Pisgah one day on a newspaper assignment, had finished up and decided to wander through the
campground, just to look around. That's what photographers do after all, just look around. I had been (and still am)
looking for the quintessential fern photo. When I saw this grouping, with its sensuous curves, I thought, "This might
be it". I had my 4x5 in the car, so I set up and exposed a couple of sheets of film. I felt pretty good about it, but it
wasn't until I developed the film that I knew this shot was special. It remains one of my favorite photos, especially
when printed larger than life-size. I love the harmonizing shapes of the ferns and the wealth of detail. In the lower
right quadrant of the picture, there's a fly resting on a fern leaf, rendered in perfect detail. I still think there's a better
fern picture somewhere in the future, but this is the best I've gotten so far.