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Partners' Picks of the Show Rochester Enlightened September 7 - October 3, 2021 Sheridan Vincent
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Partners have chosen our "Picks of the Show" All images copyright by the individual photographers
Coming Home
Dick and his wife Sandy are almost always traveling to one place or
another and a favorite subject of his to photograph is birds, so
it’s fitting that his exhibit highlights twelve years of
photographing migratory birds. As an added delight he has three
photos highlighting the Wood Stork. The most striking of the three
is Coming Home, demonstrating the precise landing needed to
be accomplished by a bird in flight to land on a single branch. The
angle of the view gives us an idea of the height of the tree the
Wood Stork is approaching. By placing the body of the Wood Stork in
the right, upper power point the eye is drawn to the athletic
ability of the bird as he nears the branch. These fifteen
photographs presented by Dick are a wonderful armchair view of what
he sees through his lens.
Thank you for sharing, Dick.
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Ibis in America
We are fortunate to have Peter returning this month as a visiting
artist to the Gallery.
This is an amazing photograph as it combines both a series of
beautiful birds but also introduces whimsy in having the American
flag in the extreme righthand side of the image. The birds are
almost saluting the flag, even though they are not the bald eagles
one might expect.
The symmetry of the four birds all facing the same direction, with
their downward curving beaks exhibits the patience that Peter has in
making these photographs...one thinks of the term "herding
cats"....how do you get four independent birds to face in the same
direction, towards the red white and blue of our flag?
The heads are perfectly sequenced, not overlapping at all. Peter
uses a slight tilt to the photo to make the direction the viewer's
eye follows go from left to right and end up at the flag.
Color is minimal, except for the flag. The birds are shades of white
and the green background is artfully out of focus to not distract
from the birds. The wood provides a firm foundation for the quartet
of Ibises.
Ibis in America
Split Rock Falls at Dawn
David has captured the natural bounty that is the Adirondack Park.
Some photographers have spent their entire life trying to capture
the essence of the Adirondacks. We asked David to join us as a
Visiting Artist because he has a keen eye and is a skilled
photographer. His capture of Split Rock Falls is a perfect example
of his ability to not only compose the right elements of nature, but
to use his camera at just the right speed to render the falls as
soft and smooth. The
light and motion of the falls draw us to them as the feature of the
photograph, but they also contradict the rough hardness of the rocks
they split. The spill into the pool is elegant and beautiful.
Finally, the soft yellow tree stand further downstream acts as a
nice balance to the falls themselves. This is a well seen and
thought-out photograph. Thanks for sharing, David.
Wet Trek
Bev has created a beautiful series of photographs about a beautiful
animal. Just capturing images of such animals is to be admired, but
Bev has made wonderful photos showing these majestic animals in
their surroundings in a very artful manner.
The polar bear portrayed in this photo is walking in water, stepping
onto an ice patch. Making his/her way.
The bear is caught perfectly in the middle of a step. Front paw in
the air, back foot coming out of the water. There is a real
sense of movement in this photo. The ice frames bear, almost
outlining the reflection in the water. A truly wonderful
composition.
It seems to be moving quickly and we can wonder about
its destination
These photos are a reminder of the increasing difficulty the polar
bears are having because of global warming and the disappearance of
so much ice. The Arctic is feeling the heat more than anywhere on
the globe.
Thank you, Bev, for reminding us of their plight and their beauty.
Draw Bridge
In this very
interesting series of photographs, Chip displays images that are
almost all black and white, except for a purposeful introduction of
color to complete the images.
The color
element draws our attention, it’s almost as if we don't have a
choice – color in this context is like a magnet. In Draw
Bridge, the yellow stripes down the center of the image and the
center of the Bridge lead us to and up the rising draw bridge.
Perhaps it is
because, as drivers, we see the yellow stripes in the highway so
often that they do not distract us from the road itself – they
become a part of the road. So too, in this image, the color
brings us into even deeper contact with the road and the bridge.
Chip does an
excellent job in composing this photograph. The simplicity of
the image – straight lines, angles, perspective are well handled.
The two white lines on either edge of the road become companions to
the yellow lines at the center.
The symmetry
of the bridge – railings– is broken only by their brightness,
letting us know that the sun’s rays were coming from the right.
The sky
behind offers a soft alternative to the rigid bridge structure – it
is moving, flowing – and that contrast strengthens the angular
character of the bridge.
The light at
the top left does attract our eyes, but at the same time supports
the upward movement of the bridge, and welcomes us into the wild
blue yonder.
Overall this
is an excellent example of use of strategically colored components
of an otherwise black and white photograph.
Pine Dome: Letchworth Park
Seeing a finished photograph in a gallery provides the viewer
several additional advantages to viewing on a computer screen. One
sees exactly what the photographer wants you to see, there is no
distortion due to a miss-calibrated monitor or viewing on a too
small screen. Also, this allows the photographer to include
presentation format to the viewer…allowing for creative framing
choices as well as the media that the photo is printed on.
Sheridan’s latest exhibit has a wonderful series of images
displayed, not only highlighting the actual image but the
presentation as well. He has utilized novel approaches, such
as articulated photos that wrap around a wall, framing behind
Plexiglas and non-rectangular images. Partnering with his
framer he continues to expand the range of photo’s finishing.
Pine Dome: Letchworth Park is a superb example of Sheridan’s
creativity.
We have all walked in the woods and enjoyed the beauty of the trees,
BUT probably never visualized the trees as an actual dome, as
Sheridan has done in this photo. The trees soar upward in a
circular symmetry, with the deep blue sky as the convergence point.
The viewer is almost uplifted by the composition. They may
wonder about the techniques used to make this image, which is far
different from a cell phone photo or even a carefully composed image
from a SLR. The technique is not as important as the
result….the viewer can just enjoy the end product or be motivated to
find out more of the technical side of this photo. | ||||||||||||
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