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News
of the current exhibit and events at Image City
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Image
City Photography Gallery
Newsletter #149 October 11, 2019
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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 2019.
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Current Show Runs Through Sunday, October 27
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Our current exhibit at Image City Photography Gallery is
SEE the Light by
Anthony Ryan, who presents his exceptional landscapes of iconic
mountains of Patagonia, waterfalls of coastal Iceland, sandstone
formations and canyons of the Southwest, rolling hills of Tuscany,
and rain forests of the Pacific northwest. He demonstrates a prolific
series from the last three years Searching, Exploring, and
Experiencing;
a process he applies with great success. His expressed goal "is
to create an image that brings you into the landscape, reflects what
I felt in the moment and communicates what I experienced". We
believe you will see that he has certainly exceeded his goals with
this exhibit. Joining the show are Guest Photographers, Joel Krenis,
returning for the third of three shows as our current Visiting
Artist, Julie Oldfield in the Neuberger Gallery, Jim Dusen and John
Retallack. Joel, Julie, Jim and John certainly enhance the Gallery
exhibit with a variety of photographic experience and outstanding
photographs. Topping it off, we have award-winning photographs from Camera Rochester
competitions by Lisa Cook, Susan Kaye, David Kotok, and Michelle
Turner.
Also exhibiting photographs are Artists-in-Residence,
Jim Patton, Gary Thompson and Phyllis Thompson, and Gallery Partners,
Dick Bennett, Carl Crumley, Steve Levinson, Gil Maker, Don
Menges, Luann Pero, Betsy Phillips, John Solberg and Sheridan
Vincent.
We have had many complimentary comments from visitors,
who have enjoyed the work of the 21 participating artists and their
stimulating variety of both subject and style. We encourage you to
visit, enjoy the art, and support the artists by making a purchase of
their fine photography. There is no admission fee at Image City and
the Gallery is accessible to all.
Click
here for the details of the show and a
link to a preview gallery. The exhibit runs through Sunday, October
27.
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Partners' Picks of the Exhibit
Gallery Partners have picked their favorite photographs by the
Featured and Guest Photographers in the exhibit; our choices for
"Partners' Picks".
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Fitz Roy Sunrise, in
Argentina by Anthony Ryan
Fitz Roy Sunrise, in Argentina, was selected as the Partner Pick for
this exhibit. In honesty, though, any one of Anthony's photographs
could have been selected. Some of this review is unique to this
image, but most is applicable to all of them. Notice the exceptional
sharpness of the rock formations in the foreground as well as in the
mountains hundreds of miles away. You will find this degree of
sharpness in all of his photographs. Anthony has several techniques
he employs to get these results. Some of which he will divulge if you
ask him. Anthony has an uncanny eye when he composes his images. Note
how the waterfalls dive sharply to the lower right corner creating a
powerful diagonal matched only by the power of the falls themselves.
Look at the majestic mountains at the top third of the image and
recognize a seemingly mirror image of the falls in the opposite
direction. It's important to note that many photographers will wait
for several days just to see this mountain range as it is blocked by
clouds most of the time. There is so much to discover in all of
Anthony's photographs. Spend some time with each of them!
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Rochester
by Jim Dusen
We were drawn to the composition and the colors of Jim Dusen's image,
Rochester.
Jim's image shows us a city that has encompasses both historical and
contemporary structures. The colors of the orange brick along with
the turquoise of the distant building add interest and energy to the
image. The details of the city's multifaceted architectural elements
entice the viewer to see historical ornamental structures as well as
modern, stark 20th Century structures, side by side. The rectangular
buildings framing the image move us back into the center of the
photograph to the many-windowed turquoise building. This building is the
Powers Building that was built in 1869. The crispness of the image
allows us to see the cast iron and stone façade that was popular in
the 1800's. Another of the historical structures in the image is the
Reynolds Arcade Building that was originally built in 1828 and later
rebuilt. These preserved edifices are reflected in the stark, steel
and glass of the modern, black Crossroads Office building on the
corner of Main and State. From the towering windows above we look
down on the rooftops below and get a feeling of the density that
sometimes exists when a city reinvents itself over the years.
Jim Dusen's Rochester
is beautifully crafted, giving us a visual view of an ever-evolving
cityscape
Hope Dealers #17
by Julie Oldfield
Photography is not always pretty. In fact, Julie uses her talent to
show us the crisis at hand. The
Hope Dealers Be the Change organization picked up over
100,000 discarded needles to date! That number is staggering. If
nothing else, this collection of photographs has to alarm you.
Selecting a single photograph does not tell the entire story. The
composition of #17 is the most dramatic and with the best lighting,
but it really takes all of these photographs to tell the story.
Talk with Julie if she is at the Gallery when you are.
Recognize the dedication of this organization and please visit
hopedealersbtc.com for more information.
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Entries Must be Received by November 3, 2019
After thirteen successful editions of our
annual juried show, we are pleased to let you know that
there will certainly be another. The theme of the 2020 Image
City Juried Theme Show is again titled The Magic of Light. The theme is
open, to give you freedom to create astonishing photographs. The
exhibit of selected photographs will run from January 2 and January
26, 2020 at Image City.
You can find all details and Entry Form for your
submission at the special link: The
Magic of Light 2020 Call Page. The
same information is also available via the Image City
Website. You can also get a hard copy of the entry form at Image
City Photography Gallery. Again this year, you may also enter, pay
the entry fee, and upload submitted images online.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at Dick.Bennett@ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com
or by phone at 585-271-2540.
We very much appreciate the continued participation of Lumiere Photo with our
juried shows. All Gallery Partners look forward to receiving your
submission by November 3, 2019.
Feel free to forward this announcement to any of your
friends and relatives who might be interested in participating in the
Image City Juried Show, The Magic of Light 2020. There is a
forward email link at the bottom of this announcement.
Dick Bennett, Gallery Partner, Chairman of the
2020 Juried Show at Image City
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Image City Critique Group Meets on November 6
The Image City Critique Group will meet next on
Wednesday, November 6th, beginning at 6:30 PM. It's a ways
away, but the next assignment is going to take some work on your
part. We want you to try and capture emotion with your
photograph. This can be, but doesn't have to be, a
photograph of a person having an emotional moment... it has to
be a photograph that YOU feel emotional about and hopefully WE will
have an emotional connection to as well. Here is a link that
might help you better understand this. We want you to bring a
photograph that you are really proud of and that YOU really
like. If you only have 1, that's fine. How
to Capture Emotion in Your Photographs - Eric Kim. Contact Don
with any questions. Dmenges521@gmail.com.
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Macro Photography Workshop, November
23: Sold Out
We are very pleased that the workshop has "sold
out" quickly and we are no longer able to accept reservations.
Don Komarechka is well known for his exceptional workshops and has
published the
book on macro photography. The Workshop was limited to 10
participants. We will look for other workshop and seminar
opportunities in the future.
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Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Avenue
October 27,
Last Day of SEE the
Light by Anthony Ryan
October 29,
Opening day next exhibit Love
of Land and Water by Gary & Phyllis
Thompson
November 1, 5 - 9 pm, Reception
for Love of Land and
Water by Gary & Phyllis Thompson
November 3,
Last Day for Submissions to The
Magic of Light 2020 Juried Show
November 6, 6:30 pm
Image City Critique Group
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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