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.



Nature (more or less)



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Barosaurus, American Museum of Natural History NYC ~ 1999

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The blue-black neck vertebrae of the Barosaurus are in organic concert with the accompanying columns but distinct contrast with the coldly geometric coppery tones of the vaulted ceiling of the museum's great hall. (270K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 14" wide by 19" high (image area)



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Mossy Granite Outcrop, N. Ontario Canada ~ 1980

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Green and yellow-orange mosses gain a foothold. Their base of operations is icy blue and lavender granite, striped with ripples of soft indigo and pink. (414 JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 10.5" high (image area)


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Mercury Lamps and Leaves, Pasadena CA ~ 1972

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Mercury street lamps and urban lighting create a surreal scene. The lamps make the leaves of the trees nearly fluoresce with intense greens and cyans, while the collective city lights tint the sky a deep reddish-purple. (406K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 18" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Mud and Horsetails, N. Ontario Canada ~1980

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In the light of the setting sun, horsetails glow with almost luminescent shades of yellow-green, as they grow out of the rich brown-maroon mud of the stream bed. (389K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 12.5" wide by 10" high (image area)


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Aspens in First Snow, Great Basin National Park ~ 1988

Aspens still carry their bright and pale green and yellow leaves, made brilliant by sunlight, as a blanket of new snow dappled with fallen leaves covers the forest ground. (471K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14.5" high (image area)


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Century Plants in Bloom, AZ ~ 1978

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Century plants send up yellow and pale green stalks amid blue-grey scrub, emerald and forest-green firs, and pale purple sedge. (479K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 18.5" wide by 14" high (image area)


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Swordplant Against Cemetary Wall, Mission Dolores, S.F. CA ~ 1992

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A cool gray cement wall provides a backdrop for a twisted swordplant, resplendent in shades of dusky green, fringed by pinkish-browns and hints of yellow. (356K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 19" high (image area)


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Nasturtiums, Daly City CA ~ 1992

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Nasturtiums bloom in all their incandescent glory of fire-engine reds and oranges striped with yellow, amid their yellow and deep green leaves against a dark blue-gray weathered fence. (426K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 18" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Pear Tree, Daly City CA ~ 1992

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A delicate brown, green-leafed pear sapling is staked out for growth, tied to a brick red lattice with dark cyan ties, all set against the blue grey wall. (319K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 19" high (image area)


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Garden Wall & Bishop Hat Peak, Glacier International Park ~ 1986

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The Park's glaciers appear in ghostly shades of grays and greens in this cloud-shrouded scene. Their delicate pastels stand in strong contrast to the rich yellow-browns and forest greens of the meadows below. (369K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14.5" high (image area)


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Overcast Cornfield, Lakeland MN ~ 1978

Sunlight broke through the cold, gray overcast sky to waken the distant fields of golden cornstalks, backed by lovely crimson-orange fall foliage. Hints of deep forest green makes the warm hues appear all the more intense. (287K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Frosted Field, Upper Michigan ~ 1978

Frost rendered this landscape nearly monochrome, icily brilliant in the overcast morning light. Subtle waves of dark brown and pale green in the grass and leaves relieve the cold gray of that chilly morning. (393K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Red Sumac and Stones, WI ~ 1978

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Aptly named red sumac spills over the boulders amidst stands of dried yellow grass. (467K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 13.5" high (image area)


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Rockwell Peak across Two Medicine Lake, Glacier Park ~ 1986

Overcast sky and clouds shroud Rockwell Peak and distant glaciers in this delicate and somber scene. The waters of the lake, reflecting the gray heavens, look like molten lead. (172K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14" high (image area)


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Stormy Weather at Drumheller Badlands, Alberta, Canada ~ 2005

Thunderclouds developing over the bluish-brown Canadian badlands create a dark, almost-charcoal-grey kind of light that makes the oncoming storms seem even more threatening. (262K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 14" high (image area)


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Topiary Sea Serpent, Calgary ~ 2005

A mix of the fantastical, whimsical, and horticultural make for a dark yet cheery photograph, in shades of deep blue, jade, browns and yellow-greens. Not all art has to be serious, y'know. (220K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 14" wide by 19" high (image area)


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Grumpy Toad, DC ~ 1977

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Yes, it's anthropomorphizing, but it's all about the expression on this toad's face. Her mottled yellow, brown, and black skin fits nicely into the soft jade greens and yellows of her surroundings. (201K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 10" wide by 7.5" high (image area)


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Albino Bullfrog, Steinhart Aquarium, S.F. -- 1977

This red-eyed, white-yellow-skinned bullfrog wears perhaps the sappiest grin in the animal kingdom. It made me smile enough to produce this "formal" portrait. (129K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 10" wide by 7.5" high (image area)

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Ivy on Brick Wall, George Eastman House, Rochester NY -- 1978

Curtains of autumn ivy on the brick wall of the Eastman House garage look like a waterfall in greens, browns, yellows, oranges and reds. This is precisely the kind of image which only a dye transfer print can show off well. (287K JPEG)

    Dye transfer print:
  • 19" wide by 15" high (image area)(IMPORTANT: LAST PRINT LEFT! SEE NEW PRICES.)
  • 10" wide by 7.5" high (image area)

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Irish Gravesite Amidst Palms, Mission Dolores S.F. ~ 1992

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Protected from the sun by dark green palms, the gravesite and statuary appeared in shades of deepest, coldest blue, just visible in the shadowy landscape. The sun shines hotly on the yellow and green surroundings to create this near-silhouette of a composition. (315K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Girl on Tombstone, Mission Dolores S.F. ~ 1992

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Nearly monochrome in composition, this old weathered stone is speckled with uncountable points of color -- blues, browns, greens, and yellows, all subtle and all intermingling to create an impression of grey stone. A pointillist composition in real life. (385K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Friar Francisco's Grave, Mission Dolores S.F. ~ 1992

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Brilliant fuchsia bougainvillea overlook the gravesite sculpted in cold white stone and somber brown metalwork. (233K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 14.5" wide by 19" high (image area)

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Karrigan's Gravestone and Flowers, Mission Dolores, SF CA -- 1993

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This image sets the muted colors and coarse texture of a tomb stone against lush and vivid red, white and magenta flowers and green foliage. The dark background and high relief give the print a three-dimensional quality. (178K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 15" wide by 19" high (image area)

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Kelp on Wet Sand, Laguna Beach CA -- 1990

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This eye-popping image shows strands of yellow and hot-orange kelp on ice-blue sand, grazed by the pink light of the setting sun. (236K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 14" wide by 9.5" high (image area)

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Lake Shasta Pines, CA -- 1991

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The brilliant, yet realistic colors and the fine brushlike pine needles and branches give this image the look of a needlepoint. Rich greens and yellows predominate, with salmon and cyan accents. (197K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 7.5" wide by 9.5" high (image area)

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Patio with Trees and Puddles, NCAR, Boulder CO -- 1982

Another of my most popular photographs. It reminds some people of Magritte, others of Escher. The red sandstone of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is muted down to a nearly neutral grey-pink by the cold overcast sky, bits of which are reflected in the puddles. The tree leaves and blades of grass are a cool green-blue. (216K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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White House & Red Leaves, Ann Arbor MI ~ 1977

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A soft and restful fall scene, the delicate blue-green shadows on the walls of this house lay in soft counterpoint to the subtle oranges and yellows of the fall leaves. (332K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Yellow Leaves and Purple Wall, Ann Arbor MI ~ 1977

Complementary colors define this photograph, with the soft, deep purple walls of the house providing backdrop to the brilliant backlit yellow and green tree leaves. (504K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Prize Frogs, Great America Park, Santa Clara CA -- 1978

Brilliant green plush frogs wearing navy blue pants. Lots of them. All with different slightly blase plush countenances. A frog mob, waiting to explode. (168K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 18.5" wide by 13.5" high (image area)

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Roses Against Black Stone Wall, Portland OR -- 1990

Photographs almost never are as realistic as this photograph from the Portland Rose Garden. Roses in yellows, oranges and pinks, with silvery green leaves, are set against a deep blue-black stone wall. Strong colors but subtle contrast. (287K JPEG)

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    Dye transfer print:
  • 17.5" wide by 15" high (image area)
  • 10" wide by 7.5" high (image area)(IMPORTANT: ONLY THREE PRINTS LEFT. SEE NEW PRICES.)
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Still Life, Steinhart Aquarium, S.F. -- 1980

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This subtle and popular study in greys of various hues, with touches of browns and greens, shows the lengths that these cold-blooded creatures will go to to soak up a few rays and warm themselves. If you don't like alligators, crocodiles or turtles, skip this. Why don't the turtles get eaten? Cause the big'uns are well-fed and it's too much trouble. (245K JPEG)

Dye transfer print: 19" wide by 15" high (image area)


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Acacia and Streetlamp, Campbell CA ~ 1975

Mercury streetlamps make the naturally vivid greens of the acacia tree fluoresce with eye-popping emeralds, jades, and incandescent yellows. (426 JPEG)

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Moon and Birches, Campbell CA ~ 1975

An eerie long exposure catches the moon as a fiery trail behind birch trees blowing in the wind. Urban street lamps give the trees a ghoulish green and blue cast, with hints of brown, in striking contrast to the red-magenta glow surrounding the moon. (352K JPEG)

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Pennsylvania Forest ~ 1972

This photograph is all about the greens, save for the important color accents of brown, sunlit bark on the trees. Lime-greens, yellow-greens, jade-greens, forest-greens, and more paint the scene, from the brilliant highlights into the deepest shadows. (442K JPEG)

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Bunker Davis, S.F. -- 1976

This WWII cannon bunker, located along the San Francisco coast, is abandoned, rusted and overgrown with green and red ice plant. Photographed just a minute before sunset, the grazing ruddy light creates warm orange highlights and icy blue shadows. (254K JPEG)

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Blue River, Canyon de Chelly ~ 1978

Late afternoon at the Canyon leaves the river in deep indigo shadows, accented with hints of purples and reds. In contrast, the warm late afternoon sunlight paints the red rocks of the canyon in incandescent hues of yellows and molten oranges. (229K JPEG)

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Moon & Bare Branches, WI ~ 1978

Fall in Wisconsin, as a harvest moon rises amidst the branches of the trees. This delicate composition is painted in subtle shades of mauve, dusky blue, browns, and greens. (299K JPEG)

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Grasslands at Dusk, Badlands National Park ~ 1984

Under a faded turquoise sky, the Badlands appear painted in watercolors, a full yet soft spectrum running from subtle reds and russets through oranges and yellows, into limes, greens, and delicate powder blues in the dusky shadows. (225K JPEG)

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Birches & Fallen Leaves, Upper Michigan ~ 1978

Late fall light in upper Michigan paints a landscape in yellows and golds, almost luminescent in its backlit brilliance. The warm orange and hazel colors in the fallen leaves contrast nicely with the pale luminous screens and perfect, intensely-light yellows created by that waning sun. (467K JPEG)

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Kelp and Seaweed at Sunset, Laguna Beach CA -- 1990

Grazing sunset light creates a strong relief in this image full of fine textures. Deep blue and pink-white sand provide the background for this found composition of green, yellow and brilliant orange seaweed. (253K JPEG)

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Redwood Bipole, Humboldt Redwoods CA ~ 1992

Two neighboring redwoods produce an interlocking pattern of branches and shadows resembling lines of magnetic force. Tree trunks are rendered in deep forest greens and brilliant warm browns. They stand supporting and surrounded by hot yellow and green, and cool azure and blue foliage. (332K JPEG)

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