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Infinite Space
Chevy Outdoors, Winter 1997
Heading up the Oregon cost, you can't help but feel awestruck by the expanse
of the ocean. Water covers the majority of our planet, and we're attracted
to it - to hear the sounds of a waterfall or mountain stream rushing over
rocks, or to feel the hypnotic pulse of waves crashing on a beach.
Nager calls the Northwest the "home of the grand landscape. It's one of
my favorite places to photograph in the U.S. There's the sea, mountains,
and waterfalls - it's almost magical."
There's a difference between "making photographs" and "taking snaphots,"
Nagler points out. And that means looking at the world in a different
way. "I see something that really moves me and try to capture it on film
to share it," he says. "You have to look at the world through square eyeballs.
I try to previsualize what a scene will look like in black and white -
finished, matted and framed."
The process of "making photographs" requires thought, planning - and patience.
Nagler often waits for days to get just one shot. Unlike most of us, he
prefers a little bad weather. "I like working with nature, rather than
against it," he says. The legendary rainfall of Oregon fully coppoerates
- the sky is ever changing, setting up dramatic, wondrous scenes.
Of course, capturing magic takes the right equipment. Nagler carries more
gear than your average tourist. On this journey, he brings personal luggage,
three decent-sized camera bags with several large-format cameras, two
tripods, and plenty of film. The Chevy Tahoe is a perfect work companion
- the convenient liftglass/dropgate provides easy access to his "tools"
in the spacious cargo area, as well as a platform to set up shop.
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