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Dye Transfer Prints

My dye transfer prints are all made using original Kodak papers and dyes. The paper stock is double- or triple-weight fiber base with an air-dried F surface. The prints have at least 1" of white paper around the image area, and I title and sign the prints in archival ink under the image.

Other Geology

Cross-Bedded Sandstone Slabs and Shale, Toadstool Park NB ~ 2000
Ash-colored gray-white sandstone slabs tumble across the eroded landscape like foam tossed on the waves, under a dusky deep blue desert sky. (340K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14" high (image area)

Pitted Rocks with Algae, Pescadero State Beach CA ~ 1988
Electric-green algae takes hold on iron-bearing cliffs, eroded into streaks of brilliant orange, persimmon, and yellow. (426K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)

Blue Mesa, Painted Desert National Park AZ ~ 1978

(IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
Cool-hued purplish strata give the Blue Mesa region of the Painted Desert its name. Ashy grays and tans define the rest of the landscape under a dark blue and dusty desert sky. (369K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)

Fissured Cross-Bedded Sandstone Cliff, AZ ~ 1978

(IMPORTANT: ONLY TWO PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
Complex patterns of erosion, cracking, and bedding produce the hard, deep shadows that give these cliffs the look of some ancient, intricately-scribed manuscript. Delicate desert tones of brown gray, and soft muted green color the landscape.(422K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14.5" high (image area)

Malachite and Azurite Block, American Museum of Natural History NYC ~ 1999

(IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
A massive block of malachite and azurite looks like a false-color reconnaissance photograph from space, with its intricate folded whorls and patterns in white, green, turquoise, lapis-blue, and rusty orange. (311K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 14" wide by 19" high (image area)

San Rafael Swell Strata, Utah ~ 1980

(IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
At dusk, the San Rafael Swell takes on delicate shades of pinks, browns, and salmons. A complementary sky in shades of dusky rose and powder blue hangs low with layered clouds in a peaceful and serene composition. (324K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)

Petrified Forest Ravine, AZ ~ 1978
The eroded landscape of the Petrified Forest is awash with subtle blues, violets, and oranges, accented by the dusky green scrub and the bronze hues of petrified wood logs. (438K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 19" high (image area)

Canyon de Chelly Plateau at Sunset ~ 1978

(IMPORTANT: LAST PRINT LEFT! SEE NEW PRICES.)
Canyon de Chelley glows at sunset. The grazing sunlight tints the landscape brilliant purples, reds, and oranges, set under a clear blue sky. (332K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 13" high (image area)

Lehmann Caves Stalactites & Stalagmites, Great Basin National Park ~ 1988
Stalactites and stalagmites shine like sculptures in bronze, weathered to a fine patina with hints of gold and green. (340K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)

Lehmann Caves: Bat's View, Great Basin National Park -- 1988

(IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
This delicate but dramatic photograph shows what the eye cannot see. The cave is dimly lit by yellow lights and looks nearly monochrome to the naked eye. Skilled photography and printing restores the subtle greys, tans and oranges of the flow rock and myriad spindly stalactites and stalagmites. (205K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)

Rock Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone -- 1984
This wonderfully subtle image, reminiscent of a Chinese brush painting, could only have been made in dye transfer. Tans, yellows, umbers and greys paint the rocky slopes, dotted by dark green pine trees. Another of my favorites and popular with viewers. (170K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 18.5" high (image area)

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, OR ~ 1990
The rusty browns, yellows, and brick-reds of these stony columns remind one of ancient castle ramparts. Gray-green scrub in the foreground and the desert's dark blue sky and brilliant white and grey clouds provide chromatic and textural contrast. (254K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 6.5" high (image area)

Promontory, Painted Desert National Park AZ ~ 1978

(IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
Overlooking the Painted Desert, this cross-bedded sandstone outcrop shines in the midday desert sun with delicate hues of greys, tans, and browns. Bits of yellow-green and gray scrub provide an accent to the ruddy landscape in the background. (422K JPEG)
Dye transfer print: 18" wide by 15" high (image area)

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	Cross-Bedded Sandstone Slabs and Shale, Toadstool Park NB ~ 2000 Ash-colored gray-white sandstone slabs tumble across the eroded landscape like foam tossed on the waves, under a dusky deep blue desert sky. (340K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14" high (image area)
	Pitted Rocks with Algae, Pescadero State Beach CA ~ 1988 Electric-green algae takes hold on iron-bearing cliffs, eroded into streaks of brilliant orange, persimmon, and yellow. (426K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)
	Blue Mesa, Painted Desert National Park AZ ~ 1978 (IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.) Cool-hued purplish strata give the Blue Mesa region of the Painted Desert its name. Ashy grays and tans define the rest of the landscape under a dark blue and dusty desert sky. (369K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)
	Fissured Cross-Bedded Sandstone Cliff, AZ ~ 1978 (IMPORTANT: ONLY TWO PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.) Complex patterns of erosion, cracking, and bedding produce the hard, deep shadows that give these cliffs the look of some ancient, intricately-scribed manuscript. Delicate desert tones of brown gray, and soft muted green color the landscape.(422K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14.5" high (image area)
	Malachite and Azurite Block, American Museum of Natural History NYC ~ 1999 (IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.) A massive block of malachite and azurite looks like a false-color reconnaissance photograph from space, with its intricate folded whorls and patterns in white, green, turquoise, lapis-blue, and rusty orange. (311K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 14" wide by 19" high (image area)
	San Rafael Swell Strata, Utah ~ 1980 (IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.) At dusk, the San Rafael Swell takes on delicate shades of pinks, browns, and salmons. A complementary sky in shades of dusky rose and powder blue hangs low with layered clouds in a peaceful and serene composition. (324K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)
	Petrified Forest Ravine, AZ ~ 1978 The eroded landscape of the Petrified Forest is awash with subtle blues, violets, and oranges, accented by the dusky green scrub and the bronze hues of petrified wood logs. (438K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 19" high (image area)
	Canyon de Chelly Plateau at Sunset ~ 1978 (IMPORTANT: LAST PRINT LEFT! SEE NEW PRICES.) Canyon de Chelley glows at sunset. The grazing sunlight tints the landscape brilliant purples, reds, and oranges, set under a clear blue sky. (332K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 13" high (image area)
	Lehmann Caves Stalactites & Stalagmites, Great Basin National Park ~ 1988 Stalactites and stalagmites shine like sculptures in bronze, weathered to a fine patina with hints of gold and green. (340K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)
	Lehmann Caves: Bat's View, Great Basin National Park -- 1988 (IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.) This delicate but dramatic photograph shows what the eye cannot see. The cave is dimly lit by yellow lights and looks nearly monochrome to the naked eye. Skilled photography and printing restores the subtle greys, tans and oranges of the flow rock and myriad spindly stalactites and stalagmites. (205K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)
	Rock Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone -- 1984 This wonderfully subtle image, reminiscent of a Chinese brush painting, could only have been made in dye transfer. Tans, yellows, umbers and greys paint the rocky slopes, dotted by dark green pine trees. Another of my favorites and popular with viewers. (170K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 18.5" high (image area)
	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, OR ~ 1990 The rusty browns, yellows, and brick-reds of these stony columns remind one of ancient castle ramparts. Gray-green scrub in the foreground and the desert's dark blue sky and brilliant white and grey clouds provide chromatic and textural contrast. (254K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 6.5" high (image area)
	Promontory, Painted Desert National Park AZ ~ 1978 (IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.) Overlooking the Painted Desert, this cross-bedded sandstone outcrop shines in the midday desert sun with delicate hues of greys, tans, and browns. Bits of yellow-green and gray scrub provide an accent to the ruddy landscape in the background. (422K JPEG) Dye transfer print: 18" wide by 15" high (image area)