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News
of the current exhibit and events at Image City
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Image
City Photography Gallery
Newsletter #132 June 22, 2018
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Our Newsletter publishes during each of our
exhibits to pass along information and reviews of the exhibit,
selected images and news of participation opportunities at Image
City. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to
another great year of fine photographs and events. We hope to see you
at each of the 13 shows we produce in 2018.
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Diners, Drive-ins
and more.... by Carl Crumley
Current Show Runs Through Sunday, July 8
First Friday Gallery Night, July 6, 5 - 9 pm
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Our current exhibit is Diners, Drive-ins and more.... by
Carl Crumley, Gallery Partner, featuring photographs of Americana in
upstate New York. Carl spent more than a year researching, exploring
and photographing old diners, drive-in and movie theaters and other
examples of Americana. He especially enjoyed neon and
incandescent lights that make for very colorful and interesting
photographs that visitors to the gallery have found both nostalgic
and entertaining. The opening reception was very sumptuous, where in
addition to the goodies from our neighbor, Goodness Cakes, Carl
supplied frozen custard from Abbotts and donuts from Donuts Delite,
featured in his photo selection. In the Neuberger Gallery Dick
Beery returns with a fine exhibit from his Driving the Southwest this
Winter. Guest photographers are Bonnie Doolan, Julie
Oldfield, Gary & Myrna Paige, Anthony Paladino, and Jeanne
Rosenthal. Gallery Photographers Dick Bennett, Gil Maker, Steve
Levinson, Don Menges, Jim Patton, Luann Pero, Betsy Phillips, John
Solberg, Gary Thompson, Phyllis Thompson, and Sheridan Vincent round
out the show.
The show runs through July 8, you will enjoy this one! First Friday Gallery Night
is July 6 from 5 to 9pm. Our receptions are always an enjoyable
evening with refreshments and an opportunity to mingle and have
discussion with the exhibiting photographers and other guests. With
18 photographers in the exhibit you will surely find a wide selection
of art; you will find many to enjoy, appreciate, and perhaps purchase
to support the photographers efforts. Click
Here to see our webpage for show details and a preview of
photographs in the exhibit.
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Peter
Marr was not available to make his selection for Peter's Picks for
this exhibit, Gallery Partners have selected five of their favorites
from the Featured and Guest Photographers in the exhibit.
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The Ghost of Texaco
by Carl Crumley 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!
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Grandview Point, Grand
Canyon by Dick Beery 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 other three panoramas complement this
photograph, installed close to each other so that the viewer's eye
can easily move from one depiction of nature's beauty to
another.
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Frozen in Time by
Julie Oldfield 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 by Jeanne Rosenthal 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.
Many folks in Rochester have learned to love the
photographic opportunities of winter, at time when many stay inside
or move to warmer climates.
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Note:
The Image City Critique Group will not be meeting in July and
August..
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Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University
Avenue
July 6 First
Friday Gallery Night 5 - 9 pm
July 15
Last Day of Diners,
Drive-ins and more.... by Carl Crumley
July
17 First day of
an exhibit by Dick Bennett
July 13
Opening Reception, 5 - 8:30 pm exhibit by Dick Bennett
Image
City Photography Gallery Hours
Tuesday
- Saturday Noon - 6pm
Sunday Noon -
4pm
There
is no admission fee to visit Image City
in
the Heart of the
Neighborhood of the Arts
where our mission is to create a quality
exhibition and learning experience for
photographers and the art-loving community.
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