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Grandview Point, Grand Canyon
Dick once again has presented a beautiful display of his photographs in
the Neuberger Gallery. These photographs were taken during his
annual four-month journey through the magnificent Southwest....hence the
title Driving the Southwest this
Winter.
Grandview Point—Grand Canyon
is from a beautiful series of panoramas. This format is a wonderful way
to portray the magnificent views of the Grand Canyon area….. a difficult
area to photograph due to the amazing size and grandeur of this area of
the United States.
Dick has done a wonderful job in this photograph of contrasting the
almost wave-like undulations of the rock formations with the beautiful
blue sky dappled with clouds. Several trees function as a counterpoint
in the lower right-hand portion of the photograph, providing a sense of
perspective. Dick also has some rocks in the lower left-hand portion of
the photo which serve a similar purpose.
The contrast between the rough brown surfaces of the land and the blue
and white sky provide a strong visual separation in the photograph,
almost two different worlds.
The Ghost of Texaco So why is this photo titled, “The
Ghost’ of Texaco?
If you talk to Carl he’ll tell you a story about how that Texaco service
guy was in the doorway when this photo was taken… and then he was gone…
or he was looking out the window.
The story changes. Regardless, this is the fun Carl has with his
images. This entire show is how Carl enjoys his photography. Don’t be
fooled though. Carl is an excellent photographer. He takes his craft
seriously and this photo is, in my opinion, one of the best in his show.
Beautiful, low in the horizon, sunlight illuminates this structure
softly from the right. The foreground is wispy white with no footprints
or tire tracks. The vintage gas pumps are stoic sentry’s waiting for the
first customer. The buildings act as a bulletin board where several
little “stories” are posted. Bright red breaks the stillness as it leads
us across the frame from the Coke sign, to the air pump, to the Coke
cooler, and finally to the gas pump. Then a bit of dark field on the
right forces us back to the image and we catch the two Texaco signs and
another Coke sign only to begin the trip again. A well framed image
begging us to discover all the little details.
Finally, we see the Texaco Man watching us through the door and we ask
ourselves if we saw him the first time through the photo or did he just
appear – like a ghost!
Frozen in Time
Many photographers are drawn to natural beauty; hence the large number
of landscape photographers. Frozen
in Time couples the landscape with man-made artifacts to yield a
stunning photograph.
Taken in the winter Julie has captured the cold blue light of the snow,
combining it with the white gate, beautifully framing the Gazebo, with
its open arms both inviting you to enter and approach the Gazebo and at
the same time offering a barrier to entering if you don’t have the
correct kind of footwear.
The symmetry is wonderful, showing the care that was taken by her in
composing this photograph. Photographs like this make you stop and
consider the metaphors presented by Julie in how she photographed this
scene. One could ascribe many different meanings this photo. Creative
writing classes could be given the assignment of describing what this
photograph is saying, and one would get many different interpretations….
spanning subjects such as loneliness, inclusion, barriers, etc. etc.
etc.
The mark of a great photograph, as with all art, is that it makes you
think, try to understand the inner meaning of the work while at the same
time providing an image that is very pleasing to look at. Julie has
achieved this very effectively.
Cloud Forest to the Sea-Sunset; Monteverde, Costa Rica
by Gary Paige
Myrna and Gary’s
selection of images for their exhibit seems an outward demonstration of
the joy with which this couple travels and photographs together. The
colors are vivid and sharp, the people are all smiling and it’s a joyful
look at the flora and fauna and people of Costa Rica. The only landscape
in the exhibit, placed prominently in the middle, is a beautiful sunset
from Monteverde. For this photo, Gary chose to silhouette the forest and
the large tree in the foreground with the sky in brilliant sunset colors
in the background.
The photo gods
tell us not to place the what appears to be the subject in the middle of
the frame, and yet it works for Gary because the sky is the true subject
here. The clouds have their own forest features with undulations and
peaks and valleys. The dynamic colors of orange and yellows dominate a
third of the photo highlighted by the sun to the left of the tree. One
can only envy Gary and Myrna eating their meal of Casado and drinking a
delicious jaguar colada.
Winter Trees—Perinton, NY
New
York State offers boundless opportunities for the talented
photographer. A very significant percentage of the artists who exhibit
at our Gallery have created wonderful images with our surroundings as
subject matter.
Jeanne Rosenthal joins this group of photographers with her current
exhibit of photos taken of the varied sites, terrains and structures she
sees as she travels throughout this area.
Winter Trees
is an excellent example of how she sees beauty in a subject that many
just pass by as they hurry to get to where they need to go, especially
in the winter time. This monochromatic photograph shows the contrast
between the dark tree trunks and branches and the white of the snow and
the winter sky.
The trees seem to start below the mat and continue through the top edge
of the mat, soaring into the sky. The trunks and strong, upright
elements bound the photograph. They bend slightly towards the middle of
the image, keeping the viewers eyes inside the left and right borders
and allowing them to move up and down, the directions of the growth of
trees.
The beauty of snow is captured by depicting how it clings to the
horizontal branches, a time of beauty after a snow fall. | ||||||||||||
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