How we do it

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="05bfd5a3.jpg"> <div> <B>How we do it</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="05cd2043.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="ff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall Foliage "><U>Fall Foliage </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sv.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spectacular Vistas"><U>Spectacular Vistas</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="w.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waterfalls"><U>Waterfalls</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="ps.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peaceful Streams"><U>Peaceful Streams</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sw.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southwest"><U>Southwest</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="f.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flowers"><U>Flowers</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="tb.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Beach"><U>The Beach</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="ss.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunsets"><U>Sunsets</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lh.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lighthouses"><U>Lighthouses</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="pi.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PANORAMIC IMAGES"><U>PANORAMIC IMAGES</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="is.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In Stock "><U>In Stock </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="gallery1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U>Gallery</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="cu.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT US"><U>CONTACT US</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U>Home</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#777777" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>WHAT MAKES OUR PICTURES EXCEPTIONAL?  </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="599" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1cd612be0.jpg" border=0 width="274" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> First we start out with medium format (Mamiya 6x7) and large format (Cambo 4x5) film photographs.  Shot with negative film.  We do not scan our negatives into a computer.  Our pictures are processed optically, light focused through the negative onto photographic paper, (Fuji Crystal Archival Photo Paper).  <B>Our phtographs are not digitally processed or enhanced in any way!</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ce4da400.jpg" border=0 width="218" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> We do lots of traveling/hiking to some of the most beautiful places in the U.S.  Spending days/weeks waiting for the right light and weather coditions to get great photographs.</div> <div> Shown here in Yosemite National Park, Ca.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 200 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ce2fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Mike makes every frame by hand, one at a time, in their garage converted into wood shop.   Every frame is cut, routed and sanded by Mike, we do not hire out or have hired help for any parts of the frame making.  The frames are made from one piece of MDF (medium density fiberboard) with the center cut out. <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> There are no joints in our frames, nothing will ever crack or warp.  </B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ce5f03f0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Mike can custom make frames in any size you need.  We love doing large pieces, they are so spectacular when finished!  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 161 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ce7fa980.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Our photographs are mounted on 3/16 inch Gator board (similar to foam core only more rigid) and laminated with a plastic laminate coating.  The photograph can be cleaned with a soft cloth and a small amount of water.  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The colors in the photo are supposed to remain true for 200 </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>( two hundred) years! </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1cedfaa70.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> The photographs are covered with cellophane so she does not get paint on them.  They are put in a 3/4 inch wood liner and Patty paints the liner first.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 208 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ce90dca0.jpg" border=0 width="269" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Patty paints every frame by hand.  Again we do not hire out or have people helping Patty paint.  She paints every frame from her imagination, based on what's in the photo.  <B>She does not have a larger photo to look at or work from.</B>  She mixes her paint on a palette as she goes, matching the colors in the photograph exactly and can paint in such realistic detail, you cannot tell where one ends and the other begins.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 256 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1cebf3fa0.jpg" border=0 width="243" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Once the frame is painted, the piece is taken apart, Patty sparys the liner and the frame with a non-yellowing acrylic spary to protect the painted areas.  Liner and Frame are allowed to dry for 24 hours.  The pieces are all reassembled and now ready to hang in your home.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 215 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1cf10ed10.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Albins are made to last for 200 years.  They will be handed down to your kids then to their kids and so on.  The only problem you're going to have is deciding which of your children gets your Albin!  It's always best to have at least one Albin for each child, that way they won't argue!  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>This</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>sequence of photos shows the progression of a </B></div> <div> <B>piece called Field of Flowers from start to finish.</B></div> <div> <B>The further the piece goes along the less noticeable the </B></div> <div> <B>changes are.  It's the details in the flowers which are not </B></div> <div> <B>very noticeable in these small pictures.  Patty sometimes does not paint the liners.</B></div> <div> <B>This piece is shown with a green fabric liner.  </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="598" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="28fe3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>one</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="291e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>two</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 199 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="293e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>three</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="295e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>four</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 200 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="297e2aa0.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>five</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="299e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>six</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29be3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>seven</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29de3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>eight</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29fe3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>nine</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a1e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>ten</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>eleven</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a5e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>twelve</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a7e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>thirteen</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a9e3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>finished</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="596" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 415 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2ab06850.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>larger photo of finished piece</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> </script><noscript><div id="nneXTReMe"><img height="1" width="1" alt="" src="http://nht-2.extreme-dm.com/n3.g?login=mikealbi&url=nojs&j=n&jv=n&pv=" /> </div></noscript>  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>