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News of the current exhibit and events
at Image City
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Image City Photography Gallery
Newsletter
#152 January 10, 2020
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Best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and
Prosperous New Year!
We publish
our Newsletter during each of our exhibits to pass along information
and reviews of the exhibit, selected images and news of participation
opportunities at Image City. We 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 2020.
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Our current
exhibit at Image City is our 13th annual juried show. Dick Bennett,
Chairman of The
Magic of Light Show 2020, was especially pleased with the
submissions by the 84 photographers entering and the diversity and
quality of photographs that are currently on display in the Gallery.
It was an exciting evening for the Friday night and Saturday
afternoon receptions, with many photographers, friends and family
enjoying conversations and photographs, as well as the anticipation
in learning that Margy Meath and Megan Crandlemire were selected
winners of the two Partners' Awards. We appreciate the long-standing
participation of Lumiere Photo;
their Gift Certificate was presented for the People's Choice Award on
Saturday to Marie Costanza. Rochester is very fortunate to have
Lumiere Photo serving the community.
In addition to
the excellent photographs presented by the 84 photographers in The Magic of Light 2020,
we are also very pleased to have photographs by Scott Matyjaszek in
the Neuberger Gallery. Scott joins us again with a beautiful
selection of photographs from his Wisdom
Tree Series. We've had many appreciative comments on
Scott's integration of his photographs and poetry.
Click Here to see our website listing and
link to a preview of a stimulating selection of the
superb photographs in the show. The exhibit runs through Sunday,
January 26. There is no admission fee at Image City and the Gallery
is accessible to all. Hours are noon-6pm, Tuesday through Saturday
and noon-4pm on Sunday. Here is a list of all of the participating
photographers in the exhibit, we very much appreciate their continued
involvement and support.
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Awarded Photographs of the Exhibit
After reviewing the photographs selected from the photographer
submissions, Gallery Partners selected two for awards. The
photographers were presented $150 awards by Image City.
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Vespers by
Margy Meath Margy also creates a very emotional
photograph. Interestingly, the title Margy selected for her photo
is a term from the Roman Catholic liturgy meaning a sunset
evening prayer service, giving thanks for the day just past and
an evening sacrifice of praise to God. The simplicity and
elegance of Margy's photo envelopes us in the wonder and majesty
of nature and its beauty. Yes, it's simply a photo of an owl on
the top of a tree branch. Yet, a complete defocusing of the
background, the balance of the motionless branch and the intimacy
of the eyes transports one into the space that Margy has created.
In addition, the size and color of the background serves to
enhance and accentuate the presence of the owl. The clarity of
the owl and branch allows one to explore every detail of this
beautiful bird, from the bracelet-like rings that surround the
face, the smooth feathers on the chest to the talons wrapped
around the tip of the branch. Even the pine tree's shape and
needles seem real enough to touch. With rural land acreage
decreasing in our area, most people don't have the opportunity to
see such an owl, much less take a photograph of one. Vespers is
certainly an appropriate title for this artistic vision of the
grandeur of His creation. Thank you for your wonderful vision,
Margy.
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Water Colors by
Megan Crandlemire Good photographers create images that
trigger an emotional response from the viewer. Photography in
this sense, is an interactive activity. Megan's Water Colors is
playful and fun evoking the time of one's childhood, grabbing a
brush with some water and seeing the magic of vibrant colors
spreading and mixing across the paper. Megan even selected
vibrant colors of the pencils which come close to one side of a
rainbow - red, orange, yellow. Well that might be a bit of a
stretch, but it's close. Correct? But she also presents us with a
visual pun, as the colored pencils appear to be immersed in water
or a bubbly liquid. Megan has selected three pencils,
understanding that a good composition usually contains an odd
number of elements to be visually pleasing. The background is
black, so the focus is on the interaction of the colors and
bubbles. The pencils are sharpened to relatively the same amount,
not perfectly sharp, but with enough lead left to use for some
time. And the bubbles only appear on the pencils themselves,
further accentuating the pencils' color. Looking closer the
bubbles not only emphasize the color of the pencil they are
'attached' to, but many also have reflections of the other
pencils tying the composition all together. Finally, Megan has
placed the pencils above the center line creating tension for the
viewer. Thank you, Megan, for such a delightful and creative
photo for us to enjoy.
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Fading Away by Marie Costanza
Serenity and a feeling of fullness are a couple emotions one
could take away from this photo created by Marie. She
incorporates many elements of composition including symmetry,
lines, color, foreground, background, visual tension, framing and
shapes to produce the emotions she wishes to convey. For example,
the horizon is in the upper third of the photo, creating a
tension for the viewer. It is also level, which is natural and is
important compositionally to the viewer for symmetry. The colors
are darkened and muted which enhances the peaceful and soothing
feeling. Marie also creates a balance or symmetry to the photo
with the positioning of the branch and moon almost as mirroring
images. In additions, the shape of a triangle is formed by the
branch, moon and the large trunk in the water. The texture of the
water complements the clear smooth sky and silhouetted tree
branch, separating the background from the foreground. One final
element is the slight string of color above the moon that acts as
a nice border or framing element and forces one's eye back into
the image. Thank you, Marie, for such a calming scene.
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Image City
Critiques Group
The Image City Critique Group will meet again Wednesday, February
5th, beginning at 6:30 pm. Anyone is welcome to join us. We
meet the first Wednesday of each month. Please email Don Menges
( dmenges521@gmail.com ) if you have questions about
participation.
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Photograph
used in Promotion
We very much appreciate and acknowledge the use of Bonnie Gamache's
photo, Sunset on the
Seaway, as a backdrop for The Magic of Light 2020 for the
promotional postcard and poster. The abstract photo deserves to be
seen without text, a dramatic part of the exhibit in the Gallery
exhibition; be sure to seek it out when you attend.
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Sunset on the Seaway
Bonnie Gamache
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Image City
Photography Gallery, 722 University Avenue
January 26, Last Day of
The Magic of Light 2020
January 28, First Day of
Full Circle by Don Menges
January 31, 5 - 8:30pm, Reception for Full Circle by Don
Menges
February 5, 6:30pm Image City Critiques Group Meeting
February 7, 5 - 9pm, First Friday Gallery Night
Image City Photography Gallery
Hours
Tuesday- Saturday Noon - 6pm
There is no admission fee to visit Image City and we
are accessible to all.
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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