| Image City Photography
Gallery
Newsletter
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| Issue:
# 25 |
December
12, 2009 |
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We take this opportunity to let you know about
our exhibits with a brief newsletter describing the shows,
passing along some photo tips and other items of interest. We
will also enjoy pointing out some exceptional photographs for
you. We hope you enjoy it and have had an opportunity to
visit each of our 13 shows at Image City in 2009. At year end,
we would like to thank you for all of your interest and
support. We look forward another great year of superb
photography exhibits and events planned for
2010. |
| Holiday Show
2009 |
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Current Show
Runs Through Wednesday, December 23
 Of the 5th Annual
Holiday Show 2009 Peter
Marr notes that "this impressive exhibition by all of the
Gallery Partners, Artists-in-Residence and distinguished Guest
Artists, has combined their considerable photographic talents,
to give us a Holiday Show, par excellence. This eclectic
exhibition has a sustained quality and incredible versatility,
that certainly makes it the finest Holiday Show that the
Gallery has ever put together." For the show the Gallery
Partners Daniel P. Crozet, Joel Krenis, Gil Maker, Don
Menges, Dan Neuberger, Betsy Phillips, Gary Thompson, Phyllis
Thompson, Sheridan Vincent, and George Wallace have taken
over the wall space, Artist-in-Residence Jim Patton and
David Perlman are in the East
Gallery. Guest Photographers Peter Bilous, Bruce
Elling, Tim Hack, Steve Levinson, Peter Marr, Scott
Matyjaszek, David Picciotto and Steve Seidman round out the
show. We also have Camera Rochester photographers Bev
Cronkite, Jim Flannigan, Earl Jackson, Susan Kaye, Thomas
McGlynn and John Williamson displaying individual award
winning photographs from Camera Rochester
competitions.
For full details of the show
click
here where you
will find a link for our "Preview of the Show" and also
the Peter's Picks
link. |
| Picks of the Show |
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Peter Marr Picks his
Favorites from the Exhibit
 It is a regular feature in our
newsletter to include Peter Marr's selections from the
exhibit. Excerpts from Peter's discussion are included
here, but, you will want to go to the webpage link
to see larger images and
the full write-up; or even better yet, stop by the gallery to
see them in person.
Commenting on Bev
Cronkite's Giraffes, shown at right, Peter felt that
it is "one of the finest, meaningful double images that I
have ever seen. The superimposition of the three giraffes with
the astoundingly similar petroglyphs is simply amazing
and awe-inspiring. Not only are the animal forms strikingly
comparable, the dominant reddish-brown color of the foreground
ruminants matches the red sandstone rock almost
perfectly."
 Peter's next selection Burnished
Metal #12, at left, is one by Steve Levinson where Peter
observed that "meaningful art is mind changing, and
these beautiful prints are great examples of how Steve has
liberated his vision and increased his photographic
artistry. My other favorite print is Burnished Metal
Arrow which has a wonderful warm color quality, and is
full of flowing lines and intricate detail, conjuring up
numerous scenarios that excite the visual cortex which I would
like to reflect on at a later date. In Burnished
Metal #12, we have a dynamic vertical print of boundless
visual richness, interspersed with powerful etchings and
vibrations."
The third of Peter's Picks is by Bruce
Elling, "photography is an art of observation, and it is
everything to do with the way that you see the
subject. One of my favorite Taoist quotations is, 'The
eye that is penetrating sees clearly, and the understanding
that is penetrating has virtue'. Bruce has that vision,
distinctly shown in his excellent exhibition of prints that
show a creative use of color, line, shape, form, value and
negative space. As Beaumont Newhall has so eloquently stated,
'We are not interested in the unusual, but in the usual seen
unusually'. Beautifully illustrative of this
quotation is the stellar triptych Playground Colors
shown below."
With his last Peter's
Pick selection Peter comments that Scott
Matyjaszek's "unique, superb collages are an utter joy
to look at, to wander in and out of, to explore both visually
and mentally, and of course to admire and to fully appreciate
the artistic skills of the author. These collages are
impressive examples of breaking through stereotyped
perception...." choosing "... SFBRED, (shown below)
where the striking red elements dominate the scene. What
is truly significant, is that the door is not barred, but left
deliberately ajar, but only slightly. This gives us less
time to admire the overall image, so that our senses and
cerebral processes can explore any mystery that we can dream
up, of what we cannot visually see."
We are pleased to point out that Peter Marr is one
of our Guest Photographers for the Holiday Show 2009. You will
marvel at the fantastic nature photographs he is exhibiting.
We thank him for his continuing contributions to Image
City for both his photographs and his insight and entertaining
discussions with "Peter's
Picks."
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| Gary Thompson's Photo Tip of
the Month |
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Simulating Depth
in Semi-Abstracts
 While photographing a red door in Taos
Pueblo, NM, I noticed a brown post off to my left. The post
was supporting a
roof like structure over the doorway. Realizing that I was
using a traditional two dimensional perspective which would
come across quite planar, I moved back away from the door and
reframed my image to include the post. A longer lens was
needed to maintain the door's perceived size and to keep it's
strategic position one-third over and one-third down in the
frame.
By including the post I was able to create a better
feeling of depth as compared to shooting the door in
isolation.It was important to leave a little space on the left
of the post to provide balance and to enhance the feeling of
the third dimension.I focused on the side of the post and
stopped the aperture down to f-22 to insure sharpness
throughout the image.Though it is good to strive for
minimalization, sometimes it is desirable to include a
foreground or framing element to simulate depth even in a
semi-abstract or isolation image.
Click Here to see a
larger version of Red Door at Taos and to review the
other photographs in the series and the tips Gary has
written |
| WoW!! |
|
 As
we wind down 2009, we are actively anticipating and preparing
the start of a new year and especially our third juried theme
show -- WoW!! Between the
holidays, we will be installing the show and expect that
WoW!! will be the word to describe
the reactions to the exhibit. In this quick
note we suggest marking your calendar -- our opening
reception weekend will be Saturday January 2 from 1pm to 7pm
and Sunday January 3 from noon to 4pm. We are pleased that Hahn Photographic will
sponsor WoW!! We know you will
enjoy the work of the photographers that has been
selected for the WoW!! show that
will run until Sunday, January
24.
Daniel Crozet, Gallery
Partner
Chairman of the 2010 Juried
Show |
| Calendar |
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Image City
Photography Gallery, 722 University
Avenue
December 23, 2009
Last day to purchase a wonderful photographic gift at
Holiday Show 2009
December 24 - January
1, the gallery will be closed as we install the
WoW!! Show
January 2, 2010
First day reception 1 - 7
pm WoW!! Show, sponsored by Hahn Photographic
January 3, 2010
Second reception noon - 4
pm WoW!! Show, sponsored by
Hahn Photographic
January 24, 2010 Last day of the
WoW!! Juried theme
Show
Image City
Photography Gallery
Hours: Wednesday -
Saturday 11 - 7, Sunday Noon -
4 |
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Photography Gallery, 722 University Avenue, Rochester, NY
14607
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