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Are you printing with sheets or rolls? If the paper is coming off a roll it might help to flatten the print. I use a drymount press to flatten stubborn prints.

@@MrNegative I'm not printing myself. I have been trying National Photo Lab. Standard glossy. Don't know if roll.

Ah okay those will definitely come off a roll. RC (especially glossy) are tricky because the surface doesn’t do well with any significant heat. I use adhesive to mount my glossy prints as those papers aren’t really “archival” anyway. If you want to hinge mount those and are having issues with curling I would say pressing the prints with weight (heavy book) is best bet. Just have to take precaution to protect the print surface.

@@MrNegative any suggestions for finishes to help with this issue And room with not great lighting and windows. NPL has : Glossy not really working Pearl - less glossy Luster - least glossy. Then these Matte, semi gloss, satin. Etc..... to many.

The finish is going to depend on your taste and how you want the image to look. I should have asked this but you’re using a mat, right? The prints you’re working with aren’t huge so I’m surprised a mat wouldn’t hold them flat.

Thank you! I bought mine used I’m not sure they’re still being made

I agree completely. Learning about how to mount and frame my work has been a major focus for me over the past several years and I think it has made me a much better photographer. There’s nothing like seeing a finished piece on the wall.

Do you mean dust on the print? I didn’t do a good job explaining this in the video (pretty sure I didn’t mention it at all to be honest), but this will ultimately go behind glass. It won’t be exposed when finished.

Thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful. I’m very visual so I need to see things presented in that way. I’m glad it’s helpful to others as well.

You’re definitely not wrong about that. I do take time to relax but honestly when I’m running around chaotically with my camera that’s when I feel most relaxed! I get anxious when I sit around.

Great catch! You are correct it’s f2.8

I’m glad it was helpful! I need to make an update to this video

My recommendation for starting out is to go with what you’re comfortable with. In many cases the corners will be all you need and as you mentioned, it’s by far the easiest to reverse. When/if you get to a point you feel you may need to t-hinge, just practice adding/removing on test prints.

Thank you! This is one of my favorite locations. I don’t think I did it justice. I’ll need to go back!

I’m using Scotch 908 (gold). I can’t speak to other types but I haven’t had issues. The only headache I have is sometimes the thinner version gets gummed up in the tape gun.

@@MrNegative thanks!

Thank you! It’s always amazing how photography can make terrible conditions feel so exhilarating

Oh great… one more person trying to steal my permits! Just kidding, you definitely need to do it. And you’re 100% right I really do struggle trying to do video and capture images. Then again I screw up plenty of images when I’m not doing video as well haha

@@MrNegative ha! I prefer when the weather is pretty bad, so I doubt I'll be adding to the competition much

Thank you! Haha yeah I have a closet full. A friend used to work for the company and every year they would have a massive sale for employees and friends. I got to go once and took full advantage!

Terry, you are 100% correct. Fortunately for me, I have many failures to learn from!

Probably. This is using the “velvia” film simulation on the Fuji camera and it does tend to push the saturation. Thank you for the feedback

@@MrNegative 😁

Thank you! It’s always a good time having the camera out in rocky. Except when the mosquitoes are out…

Thank you!

To be honest trail ridge road is an area I haven’t spent as much time as I’d like. Especially in the fall time frame. There’s an area Ive visited about a half dozen times trying to get an image of longs peak but you haven’t seen the video because I never get the image! There are a few places to park near rock cut that offer incredible views and several trails to explore. That’s where I usually go because it gives great vantage points for sunset.

I should warn you though… you’re visiting at the busiest time of year and I imagine those parking lots will be absolutely NUTS. Be very careful, especially when pulling out. You basically have to back out into the road.

@@MrNegative Thanks for the advice, i will be on the road very early, like 5:00 am, so less crowd i guess 😕By the way, i'm from Quebec

That’s good, if you make it in before 5 you don’t need to worry about a timed entry permit. That’s a long way to travel, I hope you get great conditions!

Thank you. A lot of this is in the backcountry so not off any named trail. The earlier shots are off the east inlet trail

I noticed some blueberry legs in one of the shots…

⁠so strange, and all the way out there!

If only I’d had that discussion with myself while in the field!

I’m not sure why but I can never remember that haha. Thank you for confirming!

Thank you! The color version has grown on me. I need to make a print of both to decide which I like best.

It was such an amazing place. You definitely should go. And I HIGHLY recommend the hut to hut hiking. If I could live in those huts I would.

It says it in the title… showing Rocky Mountain national park through the ground glass…

Thank you, Eugene. I agree!

Thank you! I will try and incorporate more hiking going forward.

James, thank you for the feedback! Part of the problem in this video is that I left my ISO fixed rather than on Auto, so it basically way overexposed the footage. I tried to recover as much as I could, but my video editing isn't exactly outstanding. Still, that's great feedback I will try a rendition of the edit with less contrast and a pull back on the color and see if that makes me like it more. I am also having an issue with the color space matching between my images and the video. I'm noticing the images I show in the video look darker and have more contrast than they do in photoshop. I'd say they're almost a half stop darker. If I were doing a better job keeping my website up to date, I would send you a link to it so you could see what the images are supposed to look like and see what I mean haha. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciated as always!

I could have lived out there! Great landscapes, amazing food, what else do you need?

Haha that’s a relief! So glad the bus driver corrected me or I’d have butchered it the whole video.

Well, the video from that last rocky hike won’t have any hiking footage… I was just trying to survive!

Haha that’s fair. As we speak I’m developing film from my last hike at Rocky Mountain national park which absolutely whooped me. I go back and forth between which version I like so the mid ground is a safe strategy. Thanks as always for watching and commenting, David!

Biased doesn’t mean wrong!

Nobody?

I appreciate it, Terry! It was an amazing place. I hope I get back out there some day. I really lucked out with the conditions on a lot of the trip.

Thank you, Michel. Something tells me you and I will be the minority in that opinion haha.

Thank you, James ! I stay far from the edge, not a big fan of heights haha

Nice! I hope you get good conditions. I honestly haven’t explored much outside the dunes. Another commenter mentioned some of the hikes in the park past the dunes being great as well but I haven’t done those yet either. I hope you get some solid images!

Best hike I’ve ever done for sure. Incredible place. You know I honestly haven’t used the built in aspect ratios at all. I really should. I’ve largely stuck to the same process for capturing panos o used with the canon but you’re right it would be a great tool to dial in the composition. I underestimated how large the panos files would be.. the sunrise image without any enlarging would print roughly 11’x4’ at 300ppi!

@@MrNegative haha! yeah I figured it would be an outrageous size on those given the resolution there. You can still probably get a killer 1'x3' print with the built-in pano. Would be a good option for when you don't want to blow up your computer!

Haha if I can’t print it at least 6’ why bother?!

Thank you, Terry! I was so lucky the conditions worked out. They were calling for thunderstorms all night/morning and the forecast was completely wrong.

Thank you, David! The tripod is rock solid but you’re 100% right I should have gone for a faster shutter speed. The first shot is actually a little soft because my shutter speed wasn’t fast enough. Now that I’m not using the 5DSr anymore I need to get comfortable with boosting that ISO and shortening the shutter speed.

Thank you, Michel! It’s an absolutely incredible place. I will definitely want to go back some day.

I also pretty much exclusively spray my prints but the ink lifting issue sounds more like a problem with your paper. I’ve had to stop using certain paper types as they were prone to having this issue. My best guess is something during manufacturing leaving dust/fibers on the print. After printing, the particle falls off and the ink with it. Are you printing from rolls of paper or sheets?

@MrNegative I print off of rolls in a very clean environment. I also print on various types of canvas and photo papers. I've also experimented with short and long dry/cure times. Some media is worse than others, but pretty much all I've tried still has ink lift when rolling. Might not see it on small prints, but the rollers come out colored on all large prints. This is using Canon 12 color inks BTW. Seems breathing colors "timless" varnishes just won't roll without ink lift for me at all. It doesn't really affect the appearance, but I know it's happening and it bothers me

@calebplumleeoutdoors ah you mean you see color on the roller not that there’s flecks of ink leaving the paper. Yes you’re 100% right I have noticed that as well when using a roller. It never seemed to be significant enough to change the appearance of the print but I can see why you’d not want to roll them for that reason. I spray the prints just because I like the finished look better and because on large prints I found rolling them to be difficult. I did do a newer video on my process for spraying in case that’s helpful. Varnishing the prints is definitely a much more difficult process than laminating but I think the final product is worth it.

I’m down!

@@MrNegative You're in Denver?

@metalfingersfilm yessir! Shoot me an email jameslally@denverfineart.com

The Dolomites were full of incredible views, that’s for sure!

Thank you, Eugene!