Ferns #2 Steve Dixon
Technical and Purchase Information
Camera/Lens: Arca-Swiss view, 127mm Ektar
Format: 6x9
Film: 120 TMAX 100
Print Sizes Available: 7x10, 10x14, 14x20
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:
7x10 - 10134
10x14 - 14134 Order Prints
14x20 - 20134
I've been fascinated by ferns for years, and have made a number of attempts at a fern photograph, trying to
capture their delicacy and intricacy. This shot is from the Smokies, along the "Road to Nowhere", a trans-park
road started, but not finished, intended to replace NC 288, a gravel road now deep under the waters of Fontana
Lake. I would have been a second road across the park, connecting Bryson City and Fontana dam. It was
stopped for a variety of reasons: money, the ecology of the area, and politics among them.
The existing miles of the road are lightly traveled, and you can stop most anywhere without creating traffic
problems. These delicate ferns grow right along the side of the road in several spots.