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Partners' Picks by the Guest Photographers
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The Grace of Winter by Lisa Cook
When one thinks of winter in our area, the words harsh, frosty,
bitter, bleak and frostbit come to mind. One would be hard pressed
to think of the word “grace” as a description. Yet in Lisa Cook’s
deft hands her photo, The Grace of Winter clearly
illustrates the grace of winter that she experiences.
Lisa selected a grouping of trees on a slight hill that appears to
me to be in Highland Park, though they could be almost anywhere in
the region. The trees express an elegance of form and motion that
would be more difficult to discern with an image in color. With
Lisa’s decision of using black and white, one could almost expect to
hear the music of Disney’s “Fantasia” and observe the trees begin a
supple dance. In the spring these will be flowering trees covered in
beautiful colors, but Lisa has rendered the photo for us to be able
to view the internal structure and beauty of the dark trunk and
branches highlighted by the light snow sitting on the branches.
Compositionally, the diagonal line formed by the trees from the
lower left to the upper right of the photo assist in guiding the eye
through the trees and into the circular lines, and triangles that
are formed by the branches. Lisa’s elegant technique beautifully
provides us with a powerful depiction of The Grace of Winter.
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Woman in the Window by Clyde Comstock
This month visiting artist Clyde Comstock exhibits another aspect of
his photography, pictures taken in interesting places rather than
the beautiful wildlife pictures he’s recently shown at the Gallery.
Woman in the Window is a very interesting photograph; in
that at first you think it’s simply a woman looking out a window and
then realize it’s a fascinating
mannequin as you stop and look closer. She appears
almost surrealistic with her hands leaning on the windowsill, her
arms almost invisible. Her makeup is bizarre with a very strange
headpiece and a very interesting dress. An amazing find. She is
framed against the black background of the window which makes her
dramatically stand out from the rest of the photograph.
Clyde
brings in the interesting colors of the building, the strong blues
and yellow counterpoint to the colors of a mannequin.The blue lower
stripe integrates the entire photograph and brings it all together,
providing a strong base to the composition.
It’s always
amazing when a good photographer finds things like this… which is
not luck but skill. Many people would walk by this window and
not even notice it. On the other hand Clyde has obviously seen it,
reacted strongly to it and composed a beautiful photograph.
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Damaged by High Water
by
Elena Dilai
In her photograph, Damaged by High Water, Elena has put
together several elements that makes a photograph special.
The composition is wonderful with the attention drawn to the
tree that appears to be violently ripped from the ground. The roots
are still reaching for land even as the tree appears to have long
lost its battle. What
really makes this image work though is the how the drama in the sky
is reflected by the activity in the water. The rocks on the beach in
the lower right corner complete the land, water, sky connection and
anchor the image we’re presented with. The lighting is great, and
the dark treatment of the framing completes a well composed
photograph. A successful photograph is one that can make us “feel”
what we are looking at and this one really works. Thanks for sharing
it with us Elena.
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Orchids in Bloom by Joseph Niles The
majority of photographs of flowers that are exhibited both at this
gallery and other locations tend to be in color, allowing the
photographer to utilize and reveal the beautiful colors as part of
the composition and impact of the photograph. This is a very
interesting photograph as it is in black-and-white and therefore
just emphasizes the tonality of the subject and not the colors.
The viewer focuses on the elaborate and delicate structure
of these orchids, making it even more dramatic with them “posed”
against a solid black background. The three blooms seem to be in
different stages of unfolding, almost looking like a time lapse
photograph. They are grouped in such a way that it almost seems like
the flowers are coming off the plane of the image and approaching
you.
This leads to a three-dimensional quality to the image.
The water droplets break up the smooth texture of the leaves making
for additional interest.
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