Study of the Melting of the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2021
what where when why
I shot this picture from the Freedom Bridge on one exceptionally cold mid-winter day. The scene reminds me of abstract photographic works by Ola Kolehmainen and Jackie Ranken, which I find inspiring. What I love about this picture is its starkness, simplicity and beautiful textures found in ice, water and snow. The photo’s monochromatism helps to tell the picture’s simple story using basic geometry: The river is melting “this way”.
how
I captured the river with my Fujifilm X100F at F/8 at 1/900 of a second at 23 mm focal length and ISO 400 with exposure compensation +0.33ev. Working in my digital darkroom, I upscaled the image to 546 megapixels, which when printed at 16" × 20" yields 1,300 dots-per-inch. The detail and sharpness is surreal.
| Format | Medium |
| Medium | photographic paper |
| Size | 16"
width
20" height |
| Resolution | 1,306 dpi
546 megapixels |
| Limited-edition prints remaining | 17 of 25 total |
| Shipping | Ships anywhere in the world |
| Price | CAD $44 each |
| Format | Large |
| Medium | white aluminum |
| Size | 44"
width
56" height |
| Resolution | 475 dpi
546 megapixels |
| Limited-edition prints remaining | 12 of 25 total |
| Shipping | Delivery anywhere in greater Calgary area |
| Price | CAD $2,222 each |
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