Guy Tal Photography Newsletter
September, 2008
All text and images Copyright © Guy Tal.
 It's here! Autumn, that is. Patches of vibrant red maple and yellow aspen are starting to cover the slopes, willows lining the streams carve gold paths through the canyons, the air is cool and crisp, clear of the summer haze, and the last of the monsoon storms adorn the fallen foliage with droplets of clear rainwater, shimmering like jewels as the sun breaks through. The transition is palpable and welcome.
A Time for Prints
Or, for the cynics: time for a shamelss plug. Over the past few weeks I focused my attention on some of the new baryta-based papers. The results using pigment inks are impressive for both color and B&W, and I would like to invite you to see for yourself. Those of you still using the web as a medium to appreciate fine photography will be most impressed with the experience of viewing a print. Even at relatively small sizes (8x10-11x14) the quality of detail is far superior to what can be communicated through a web browser.
My web site offers a catalog of close to 800 images, available as both open- and limited-edition prints, available for ordering in a variety of sizes at any time.
Workshop Hiatus
With no small amout of regret, I decided to suspend my workshop offerings for the next few months. The reasons are many but boil down to lack of time due to competing personal and professional priorities. Still, as many of you know, I am always happy to answer questions and offer assistance over email. In addition, if there are topics you feel would benefit a larger audience, I can address them via this newsletter, the Web Journal, and where possible - in print.
Us of the Minority
"For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television, and the chance to find a pasque-flower is a right as inalienable as free speech." ~Aldo Leopold A series of small thunderstorms drifted acros the Wasatch Mountains on Saturday. Late in the afternoon I packed up my camera and camping gear and headed out for a drive. Not 10 miles from home I noticed a family of moose (cow and two young bulls) grazing in the willows by the side of the road. Further up the canyon the display of red maples mingled with the still-green aspens, and higher still some groves were glowing in gold and orangebelow one of the high passes. Shortly after I ascended the eastern slopes overlooking Heber valley and found a quiet camp site looking across at Mt. Timpanogos. After a quiet night I made the drive across the Salt Lake Valley to the salt flats at the edge of the Great Salt Lake to watch the storm clouds moving in. Back home on Saturday afternoon I worked on some images and still had half the weekend left for various errands.
Of course we still concern ourselves with life, work, health, and bills, here in the minority, but few things can restore a balance to the human soul as a glimpse of natural beauty. Just the knowledge that wildness lies but a few miles away, ready and welcoming, if you could only spare a couple of hours to visit, is enough to provide the strength to take on life's many challenges. Come visit us here in the minority some time. You don't have to be an environmentalist or a tree-hugger to appreciate and benefit from this wealth and to realize why it needs to be conserved and protected. All you need is your senses.
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