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Panorama – Klöntalsee GL, Switzerland June 29, 1986, (16:40)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 450 mm Nikkor M lens Tri-X 360 film, (f64, ½ second), N+1 development
COMMENTS Used a no. 25 red filter and metered through the filter; indicated plus development because the light range extended only about 3 zones; wandered for 2 hours before setting-up and taking picture.
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Panorama – Klöntalsee GL, Switzerland June 29, 1986, (16:40)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 450 mm Nikkor M lens Tri-X 360 film, (f64, ½ second), N+1 development
COMMENTS Used a no. 25 red filter and metered through the filter; indicated plus development because the light range extended only about 3 zones; wandered for 2 hours before setting-up and taking picture.
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Lillies and Reflections Botanical Garden, ZĂźrich, Switzerland September 15, 1986, (18:00)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 450 mm Nikkor M lens Tri-X 360 film, (f64, 1/4th second), N+2 development
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Lillies and Reflections Botanical Garden, ZĂźrich, Switzerland September 15, 1986, (18:00)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 450 mm Nikkor M lens Tri-X 360 film, (f64, 1/4th second), N+2 development
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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he world population was estimated to have reached 5 billion according to the United Nations, but the birth rate in the Soviet Union fell as the country’s government began to collapse. President Ronald Reagan continued in office in the US, and Margaret Thatcher won a third term in Britain. The “Single European Act” was validated by the European Community. However, in the Near East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensified as the first Intifada began in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. In addition, 400 Iranian pilgrims were killed in clashes with Saudi Arabian security forces in Mecca. In Business, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2500 for the first time on the 17th of July. Then, on the 19th of October, stock markets collapsed as a result of a glut of “program trading”, and the day became infamous on Wall Street as “Black Monday”. The US Federal Communications Commission rescinded the “Fairness Doctrine”, which had required radio and television stations to “fairly” present controversial issues. The first Starbucks coffee stores were opened in Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver, and Eli Lilly & Co. released the “social” drug Prozac. In addition, British Airways was privatized and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Microsoft released Windows 2.0, and Thomas and John Knoll developed the first version of “Photoshop”. Michael Jackson released his hit album “Bad”. Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Lionel Messi were born, while Andy Warhol, Fred Astaire and Mary Astor passed away. Finally, in the art world, a 1982 abstract painting by Gerhard Richter, “Garten”, was bought in 1987 for British Pounds 49,500, and was sold at auction 29 years later in 2016 for US Dollars 12.7 million, giving the investment a compound rate of appreciation of 20.2 per cent p.a..
1987
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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he world population was estimated to have reached 5 billion according to the United Nations, but the birth rate in the Soviet Union fell as the country’s government began to collapse. President Ronald Reagan continued in office in the US, and Margaret Thatcher won a third term in Britain. The “Single European Act” was validated by the European Community. However, in the Near East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensified as the first Intifada began in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. In addition, 400 Iranian pilgrims were killed in clashes with Saudi Arabian security forces in Mecca. In Business, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2500 for the first time on the 17th of July. Then, on the 19th of October, stock markets collapsed as a result of a glut of “program trading”, and the day became infamous on Wall Street as “Black Monday”. The US Federal Communications Commission rescinded the “Fairness Doctrine”, which had required radio and television stations to “fairly” present controversial issues. The first Starbucks coffee stores were opened in Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver, and Eli Lilly & Co. released the “social” drug Prozac. In addition, British Airways was privatized and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Microsoft released Windows 2.0, and Thomas and John Knoll developed the first version of “Photoshop”. Michael Jackson released his hit album “Bad”. Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Lionel Messi were born, while Andy Warhol, Fred Astaire and Mary Astor passed away. Finally, in the art world, a 1982 abstract painting by Gerhard Richter, “Garten”, was bought in 1987 for British Pounds 49,500, and was sold at auction 29 years later in 2016 for US Dollars 12.7 million, giving the investment a compound rate of appreciation of 20.2 per cent p.a..
1987
Gondola Piscina San Moise,Venice, Italy December 31, 1987, (14:55)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 240 mm Nikkor W lens Tri-X 360 film, (f32.3, ½ second), Normal development
COMMENTS It was difficult to drag my equipment through Venice, over bridges with steps and on crowded vaporettos, but I found this corner without tourists.
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Gondola Piscina San Moise,Venice, Italy December 31, 1987, (14:55)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 240 mm Nikkor W lens Tri-X 360 film, (f32.3, ½ second), Normal development
COMMENTS It was difficult to drag my equipment through Venice, over bridges with steps and on crowded vaporettos, but I found this corner without tourists.
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Statue, Römerholz Garden Winterthur, ZH, Switzerland March 12, 1989, (16:45)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 450 mm Nikkor M lens T-Max 320 film, (f45, ½ second), N+1 development
COMMENTS Forgot extension factor, therefore gave «plus» development; Dick Arentz (Flagstaff, Arizona), was with me; caretaker granted us “special permission” to photograph this statue, but would not allow us to photograph other art objects.
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Statue, Römerholz Garden Winterthur, ZH, Switzerland March 12, 1989, (16:45)
TECHNICAL DETAILS Toyo 8x10 inch field camera, 450 mm Nikkor M lens T-Max 320 film, (f45, ½ second), N+1 development
COMMENTS Forgot extension factor, therefore gave «plus» development; Dick Arentz (Flagstaff, Arizona), was with me; caretaker granted us “special permission” to photograph this statue, but would not allow us to photograph other art objects.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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eorge H.W. Bush was President of the United States, whose population reached 248.7 million by year-end. Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister of the UK after eleven years in office. And in Switzerland, women’s suffrage was finally introduced in the half canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.The Communist Party ended its monopoly on power in the Soviet Union, and the USSR was dissolved. The Berlin Wall was destroyed by East Germany, and a re-unification program was launched. Poland withdrew from the Warsaw Pact, and the Baltic states declared independence from the Russian “Bear”. The collapse of the Communist regime in Yugoslavia started the break-up of the country into independent Balkan states. In the Middle-East the Iraq invasion of Kuwait marked the beginning of the Gulf War, and in Panama the US invasion resulted in the arrest of the countries’ president, Manuel Noriega. In Africa the Rwanda civil war started, while Namibia was separated from South Africa and became an autonomous state. In technology, the first transatlantic high-speed Internet connection between North America and Europe was inaugurated. The World Wide Web was founded, and the first web server was created. The first known webpage was written, and the first content search engine (“Archie”), was introduced. The Hubble Space Telescope was launched, and an international science team completed the first dog sled crossing of Antartica. This year also marked the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project, which was completed in 2003. The World Health Organization also removed homosexuality from it list of diseases. In business, the Channel Tunnel project management announced the first break-through during construction of the UK-France link. Globalization registered a small step forward with the opening of McDonalds and Pizza Hut shops in Moscow and mainland China. In November, the earliest known portable digital cameras were sold in the United States. In addition, the early 1990s recession started, and banks in Japan began collapsing. Professor Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University signaled the end of the Cold War when he declared “the end of history” in November. Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa, and Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the dismantling of the Soviet Union.The list of personalities who died this year includes Keith Haring, Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence Durrell, Friedrich Durrenmatt, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo and Malcolm Forbes.
1990
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
G
eorge H.W. Bush was President of the United States, whose population reached 248.7 million by year-end. Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister of the UK after eleven years in office. And in Switzerland, women’s suffrage was finally introduced in the half canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.The Communist Party ended its monopoly on power in the Soviet Union, and the USSR was dissolved. The Berlin Wall was destroyed by East Germany, and a re-unification program was launched. Poland withdrew from the Warsaw Pact, and the Baltic states declared independence from the Russian “Bear”. The collapse of the Communist regime in Yugoslavia started the break-up of the country into independent Balkan states. In the Middle-East the Iraq invasion of Kuwait marked the beginning of the Gulf War, and in Panama the US invasion resulted in the arrest of the countries’ president, Manuel Noriega. In Africa the Rwanda civil war started, while Namibia was separated from South Africa and became an autonomous state. In technology, the first transatlantic high-speed Internet connection between North America and Europe was inaugurated. The World Wide Web was founded, and the first web server was created. The first known webpage was written, and the first content search engine (“Archie”), was introduced. The Hubble Space Telescope was launched, and an international science team completed the first dog sled crossing of Antartica. This year also marked the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project, which was completed in 2003. The World Health Organization also removed homosexuality from it list of diseases. In business, the Channel Tunnel project management announced the first break-through during construction of the UK-France link. Globalization registered a small step forward with the opening of McDonalds and Pizza Hut shops in Moscow and mainland China. In November, the earliest known portable digital cameras were sold in the United States. In addition, the early 1990s recession started, and banks in Japan began collapsing. Professor Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University signaled the end of the Cold War when he declared “the end of history” in November. Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa, and Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the dismantling of the Soviet Union.The list of personalities who died this year includes Keith Haring, Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence Durrell, Friedrich Durrenmatt, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo and Malcolm Forbes.
1990
K.C. Korfmann is a new voice in the world of photography. Born and raised in the United States, he moved to Switzerland in 1969, shortly after completing his law studies. He pursued a career in banking, settled in Zßrich and is married. He started experimenting with photography in his early teenage years using various equipment and 35mm film. In the 1980s, he acquired an 8 x 10 inch field camera and was individually mentored by established photographers. Artists whose work influenced him are the classic masters such as Eugène Atget, Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and Paul Strand as well as others. His first public exhibition was in the United States in 1988, and since then select prints have been included in collective exhibitions in Europe as well as in private collections.
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