Galaxy Apple

 

　　  I'm quite fond of this image. In it's simplest and purist form, we recognize it as an apple. But when looking at this photograph, it often reminds me of a distant galaxy with stars sparkling in the darkness. The top where the stem resides, descends into a what reminds me of a black hole. White specs of the apple's skin are dancing in the vastness of space. I often imagine what magic or horror would await me if I was alone in my spaceship traveling amongst those glittering specs of light.     　

　　　The image is in itself a homage to the photographer John Caponigro's Apple, New York City, 1964. This image is sometimes referred to as "The Galaxy Apple." Caponigro's work has really captured me over the past year. His image, Scottish Thistle, Rochester, NY 1958 is another one my favorites. He is one of three photographers that are influencing my own work currently.   　

　　　In technical terms, it's somewhat of a failed photograph. When looking closely you can see the softness of the lines which is irritating to me, being one who like the sharpest of sharp images that can be produced with my Hasselblad camera. There's a thinness to the negatives also. I think if I gave my film processing a N+1 development the negatives would have come out slightly denser making for a better darkroom print. For this particular image I used Kodak's T-Max 100 which along with Fuji Acros II, are my favorite films. It was developed in HC-110 dilution B. The print itself was printed on 11X14 Fomabrom VC III paper.