Features John Sexton America's premier large format photographer and printer in his own words. Preview powerful images from his newest book. Interview by Thomas Harrop The Hills Are Ablaze Our man in the woods draws upon his lifelong experiences to give practical tips for getting the most out of photographing the seasonal colors in New England. By Ja Densmore Roadside Attractions A portfolio of images found at your feet from the editor of our Photo Hints column. Watch out for that puddle! By Stephen Peterson An Alternative Goes Mainstream A photographer's impression of David Lewis' Bromoil paper for silver-gelatin printing. By Eric Neilsen Les McLean Our darkroom correspondent from the U.K. shows his work and shares his love for the medium. By the Artist		October 2000
Columns In My Opinion Why People Take Photographs Part II By Robert Hirsch Book Reviews The Film Developing Cookbook Review by Paul Brenner 6" Behind the lens Expose for the Shadows By Thomas Harrop In The Darkroom Taming the Mammoths By Burkhardt Kiegeland Photo Hints By Stephen Peterson Camera Views Bare Bones Vintage By Paul Lewis		Departments From the Editor Reader's Forum Snapshots Quick Takes Index to Advertisers Critique

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Cover:

This month's cover, "Atlantis Suspended, Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center, Florida" by photographer John Sexton, is one image from his upcoming book Places of Power: The Aesthetics of Technology. The photograph was made in the Vehicle Assembly Building(VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The dim illumination within the VAB necessitated an exposure of three minuites at f/22 on Kodak T-MAX 400 4x5" film. Though the overall lighting level was low, the contrast of the scene was high, necessitating a "compensating" development procedure. The film was given extreme minus development in a highly-dilute T-MAX RS developer with reduced agitation. The Image was made with a 300mm Nikkor-M lens on a 4x5" Linhof Technikardan 45S view Camera.

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