David Ward - Landscape Photography - Into The Light

I think that this may be the start of a new approach for me. Over my last few visits to the US I've become increasingly fascinated by the architecture and atmosphere of small town America and feel that this is a rich source of imagery.

I don't want to go down the "normal" route of making monochrome images as I feel this has been overdone. I do want to take on some of the "dispassionate" aesthetic of photographers such as Robert Adams but still to celebrate light. No doubt you'll see the results as this theme develops!

The image pushes the boundaries of the film. My meter told me that there were five and a half stops difference between the sky and the shadowed front of the store and no way to use a grad. Consequently I've had to do a little work in Photoshop to help recover the shadow detail. I should really have shot on neg!