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Yes Dear! Marie has provided us with several back yard
bird photos that are beautifully printed on metal and placed in
float frames to show them off. Using a shallow depth of field Marie
has created very pleasant bokeh’s with these photographs. This one,
Yes, Dear! captures a fairly ordinary scene with little
birds, but this moment has been humanized with the title! Males
usually have the brighter plumage, but we know who the boss is here!
Thanks for the fun with this one Marie. Freedom Flight Ben Franklin preferred the wild turkey as the
national symbol due to the eagle’s proclivity to take the prey of
smaller birds for itself. But as Cindy alludes to with her photo
Freedom Flight the eagle presents a stunning and regal image in
flight begetting its moniker for freedom. The viewer could say that
Cindy was lucky that the eagle tipped his wing in the water as she
took the photo. However, to be ‘lucky,’ one must also be prepared
and have some knowledge about the subject. Cindy’s shutter speed was
fast enough to freeze the bird in flight as well as the water
droplets. The background is fuzzy enhancing the depth of the photo
and forcing the eye back to the sharpness of the eagle where we can
feel the intensity of the hunt. Thank you, Cindy for a beautifully
rendered capture of a majestic Freedom Flight.
Foggy Morning American Hotel Donna’s photograph, with it is very effective
symmetry, the doors at the end of the hall, the beautiful wooden
chairs and the stack of luggage tells a story unfolding in another
era. The tall, draped window brings in the light at the hallway’s
end, and piques curiosity about the view. The composition is
completed with the slightly ruffled carpet and the hall light
hanging by chains from the high ceiling. Perhaps, in its day, it was
an elegant place, but now it shows its age and the wear and tear of
the years. Donna has captured a piece of history, and the
color palette lends an air of nostalgia. It is a photograph that
invites the viewer to be there, standing in that hallway. One can
almost imagine a door opening and a couple emerge, picking up their
bags and heading for train and the next leg of their journey. This
photograph is a classic!
Log Fragment Susan’s series of photographs from her familiar
woods tell stories of both the life of the forest, the remains of
parts of that forest that used to be. They are all parts of
the familiarity that Susan shares with us so beautifully. From a
chipmunk, to the path up the hill, to a stump, to the rusting
remains of an old car…. This Log Fragment could well be a
masterwork of sculpture, shaped through years of growth and
struggle. Now, years after its noble living presence, that
struggle is revealed. The twists and curves and swirls can tell only
a part of its complex story, and we can only wonder at the beauty of
its journey. The photograph reveals shapes and forms that can take
on human attributes, and at the same time, it presents the intricate
lines that mark the yearly growth of the tree that was. A beautiful tribute.
Snow Daze
Final Flight Owls have a mystical almost mythological
appearance. They look almost un-worldly, spiritual. Being a very popular subject for photographers
they are often photographed as the primary subject, without much of
the details of the environment shown. Here in this photograph, Margy has made an
environmental statement by contrasting the owl by framing it against
the old, rusted machinery. The owl is perfectly placed in the
upper right-hand corner, contrasting to the gritty look of the
foreground grass and mechanical structure. The colors are somewhat muted, except for the
strong blue of the wheel, bringing the viewer from the almost
spiritual pose of the owl to the “real world” of manmade objects
left outside to weather. The “decisive moment” of the owl’s flight has
been beautifully captured; wings outspread and eyes staring directly
at the viewer. It is framed against a very neutral part of the
photograph, making it “pop” and focusing your attention on it. This juxtaposition of nature and manmade
objects makes for a beautiful photograph.
Genesee Ice This is an amazing photograph! It appears at first glance to be surrealistic,
an imaginary location. The strong graphic interplay between
the white ice areas and the open water in between contribute to a
beautiful design. The sky mirrors the color of the lower half of
the photograph….its grayish almost serene look of winter is broken
by a bird hovering, perhaps looking for a place to safely land. Martha has chosen to put the horizon central to
the composition. This breaks the “rule of thumb” that is often
used in landscape photography but works as it shows the contrast
between the sky and the frozen water. Although not a black and white image the
overall colors are very muted with only a hint of blue in the sky.
Those familiar with area winters are well aware of the almost
“colorlessness” that so many winter days present. This image,
by the use of this, color pallet reinforces the feeling of cold,
along with the barrenness of the water with its ice flows. The low perspective, with the ice flow receding
from the viewer adds strongly to this composition.
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