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Now I have 4 'art' locations to take care of this week , including submissions for the Medford Rogue Gallery, training at Gallery One to support my Giftshop status, Club submissions for December and a follow on 1st Friday at the Forge. Whew! All of this following on a fabulous fall trip to the Klamath wildlife Refuge last weekend. Some of the prettiest light I've seen and a great November sunset. There were 7 of us from the club in 2 cars but the vehicles didn't hang together very much. Coming back home over 140 was special too as Mt. McLoughlin was glowing with moonshine.
Klamath Field Trip
Klamath Field Trip
Klamath Field Trip
Klamath Field Trip
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We enjoyed getting a look at what was going up and coming down. Also did a little shopping at my favorite Art Supply house, Central Art , shared a Birthday lunch at Dejeuner Cafe, tried to get a handle on fixing my Epson 3800 printer at Connecting Point, and finished up with a breeze through Costco where I picked up cheeses, nuts, laundry soap and a roasted chicken. I was really excited about finding one cheese in particular.. a 5 year old Tillamook Cheddar. I had never seen this one before anywhere and I will be using it for my Christmas Baskets.]]>
Was I ever grateful when all were hung and labeled! I enjoyed sharing my calendar images, especially with some people new to the area who seemed interested in learning a little local history.
Even sold one of my favorite framed images to a friend from our camera club.
Now begins all the 'promotion' as I will only be up on the wall for a few weeks and want everyone who might be interested in the photography and/or local History to take a look. And i have promised 10% of framed print sales will be donated to our Local Library which is always needing funds to survive.
Today I did some trading with Steve, the kindly manager at the Glass Forge : Calendars for Glass Ornaments.
And my heavyweight 'Show' Calendars made such an impression on the Museum Gallery's manager that Cindy K. asked if I would put some on display at Gallery One and come in as a 'Giftshop Artist'.
Happily done as I do want those to get sold before we get deep into 2016 (and they look great as the featured item on the checkout counter).
Marcia and I recently returned from our 1st 4C's ( Columbia Council of Camera Clubs) Convention, this year's being held in Walla, Walla, WA. What an interesting experience: oodles of classes, workshops, field trips, wonderful photographers. While our recalled prints ( her Mediterranean Window and my Canyon Cathedral) didn't take any year end honors, we were surprised and happy to see that our Club did get an award for 2nd place for High Points in Large Format Color Prints.
Marcia took this very nice picture of me at my request eating salted caramel ice cream ( 1st time and delicious) wrapped in a patriotic cone when we grabbed a bite to eat at the very Americana Country Cupboard deli in Dayton on the way to our next destination,Colfax in the Palouse area.
From Colfax we made 4 trips to the top of Steptoe for some very windy shooting ( we were shut out by thick clouds on the first evening) and a leisurely cruise from Colfax up to Rosalia stopping at every interesting barn , viewpoint , granary and train track! Working out of the Best Western was very pleasant since they cater to photographers.. 4:30 AM Breakfast, a map of all the barns and single trees, granaries,etc. My first impression of the Palouse area is that it is a wonderful combination of Vermont and Death Valley all rolled into one... at least at this time of year.
After 1700 fun and photo filled miles we finally arrived back on home turf. Eventually a few of our trip images should make it online here.
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I entered 3 pieces. .. all of which were accepted:
and had in-depth conversations with Gallery visitors who showed an interest in my images, particularly re the story of the Mayan women protesting unfair selling advantages of the Mayan street vendors in Antigua. I also enjoyed talking to another woman whose husband had a big beautiful Wyeth- like painting in the exhibit and was extremely flattered when she told me that my 'Introspection' was a favorite of hers in the show.
I had fully expected to see some work from the Medford Photographic group but none was in sight. The only other photography entries I can recall were some large portraits of African children by Dr. Jorizzo from the Eye Clinic. http://www.medicaleyecenter.com/2013/04/dr-jorizzos-2013-expedition-to-ethiopia/ It turns out Dr. Jorizzo is Marcia's eye doctor and I found it interesting to read the following about his work on the clinic site : 'Passionate about giving back, Dr. Jorizzo works with the Himalayan Cataract Project, an international aid organization whose mission is to cure blindness in underdeveloped regions of the world'.
The 2 hours flew by .. we sipped wine , ate crackers with salami and cheese , tried various desserts including a delicious cookie that I suspect came from Harry & David's... observed current fashion trends among the Medford ladies...Marcia obligingly took a few photos of me with my work.. and I felt well rewarded for all the effort that culminated in the 2015 Biennial.
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My friend Marcia did a lovely small framed image of maple leaves and seeds lit by a light box..https://flic.kr/p/pAqysL.. and she was happy that it found an owner.
Before her image came up, 2 very nice matted prints from Gene Rimmer did extremely well , probably going for more than he would usually be able to sell them for in this area...http://www.generimmerphotography.com/. Gene is an all around photographer, lately challenging himself with photos of women willing to model for him.
There were 4 donated metal prints at this auction, one quite large of Street Art in Antalya, all very colorful, by a K.David Smith. http://www.kdavidsmith.com/picture/dsc_0274.jpg?pictureId=19876108 . I took the time to find his site online as a potential judge for our camera club and discovered that he is into researching the clash of world viewpoints, East v. West that has been going on for centuries but had a crucial turning point in the 8th century ( read his Sept. 2nd, 2014 blog entry The Islamic State- the original vs. ISIS ) http://www.kdavidsmith.com/imported-20110417134315/2014/9/2/the-islamic-state-the-original-vs-isis.html. Much of this research, including a 2014 trip to Turkey, is focused on writing a 1st historical fiction novel but I found his thoughtful evaluation of the background information very interesting and am glad that someone is trying to have an informed, cohesive, and balanced view of what we are facing in the Middle East.
So there you go, from the local to the global , a journey through the centuries triggered by a little art auction.
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Yesterday I got happy word that this image was accepted for one of the Single Image slots in the new online magazine Shadow & Light ( http://www.shadowandlightmagazine.com/in-this-issue/ ) put together by Tim Anderson , former publisher of CameraArts magazine. I've enjoyed the 2 issues I've poured through so far and I expect this January/February issue to be just as good.
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Photo 1: Spalding Pond Moss
This was my try at using the Oil filter in Photoshop. I liked the outcome and thought it worked with the water. Most viewers either like it or don't.
Photo 2: Dogwood Trio
A friend does these Lightbox images all the time and they are always beautiful so I was inspired to try one.
Photo 3: Accidental Watercolor
This is as titled, an accidental, overexposed image that caught my attention when I went to delete it. I should do more of these.
Photo 4: Glowing Hill
I borrowed a lens with an f/2.8 aperture so that I could shoot the stars quickly enough to eliminate most motion. Having lightning in the distance and clouds moving off revealing the stars made for a nice after dark picture.
Photo 5: Night Tapestry
I took multiple shots with my Canon G1 X from our 3rd story balcony of the night street life in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Later I ran them through Photomatix and thought this image captured the vibrancy of the evening ( though I regret not getting the young boys playing ball in the streets).
Photo 6: Introspection
This was a fun image and done in response to an assignment called 'Inner Child'. Photoshop Motion and Glass filters are primarily responsible for the final look. It is a photo Rorschach of sorts.
Photo 7: Courier Crossroads
I wanted this image to convey the precarious state of newsprint in today's world. I thought the Angle gradient used here helped to do that along with a 'Difference' blend mode.
Photo 8: Starry Eclipse
This was my second attempt at lining up the beautiful blood moon lunar eclipse against a suitable background and I am reasonably happy at the way it turned out.
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