wilson hurst

latent image intensification

A fter an afternoon of hiking over most of the well maintained trails in the 3487-hectare Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, we settled in on top of a strategically selected hill to experience the sunset. As both the sun and the temperature dropped, we consumed some of the beef jerky Tom had thoughtfully brought along, and wondered how things were going at the “Vista Burger” restaurant where the other two members of our photographic expedition had earlier retreated. I set my tripod up and pointed the camera directly at the sun, using an 85mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss lens to render a fireball on the horizon line.

“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.” - Elbert Hubbard