"Arise" is one of two of my photos accepted into "The Changing Americas," an all media national juried exhibit is presented by the Maryland Federation of Art. The exhibit opens August 28 at the MFA Circle Gallery, in Annapolis, MD and runs till September 28. The Circle Gallery is at 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401. As it happens, Pam and I will be in Washington D.C. while the show up, so we'll be able to see it in person.
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There are several exciting exhibit's at the Three Rivers Carnegie Center for the Arts this summer. "It's Bug's Life" features insect themed artwork. It has been almost a decade since I last made focus stacked insect images, but I dusted off the macro bellows and gave it a shot. Here is my contribution to the show:
From June 21 - September 11, 2024, the Carnegie Center is hosting 4 exhibits -4 Exhibits: Pathfinder Quilts, Beyond Cornfields, It's Bugs' Life, and Three Points of View. Gallery Hours Tuesday – Thursday 10am – 5pm.
Here are a few more macros I worked on in preparation for this exhibit:
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My photo, "Titans," is on display in the exhibit American Landscapes: Scenes From The Americas. This all media national juried exhibit is presented annually by the Maryland Federation of Art and is displayed at their Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. The show opened August 30, 2023 and runs till September 23. The Circle Gallery is at 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401.
I first stumbled into this mighty pair of maple trees on the fringes of the Allegan Forest in 2016… kinda lost track of them in the ensuing years but stumbled back onto that site last fall. Shot on 120 HP5+ in a Ricoh Diacord TLR, with the negative was then scanned and printed.
My photo, Old Tree In February, is in an invitational exhibit at the Three Rivers Carnegie Center For The Arts. The show is titled "Seeking Beauty" and runs from June 23 to September 13, 2023.
Stop by and see this and several other exhibits is the Carnegie's galleries!
Old Tree In February
Green leaves are beautiful indeed,
And crisp snow pleases the eye,
But on this hill I struggle to see
The beauty that passes by.
Old tree: grace rising from ground,
Branches elegant in the air.
Small trees gather round,
And dream of summer fair.
Your bark is rough and battered,
Your roots bite the earth,
Your crown is richly tattered,
As you stand both blessed and cursed.
Old tree: scarred and worn,
Sleeping, graceful, mass and form.
Beauty veiled, branches broken,
Word of creation yet unspoken.
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Two of my photos have been accepted into the 2022 Maryland Federation of Art American Landscapes exhibit. The exhibit will be at the MFA Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. It runs from August 31 - September 24, 2022. A virtual gallery of the show is available here.
My two pieces are "Hidden" and "Footbridge." Both are film exposures, scanned and printed digitally. "Footbridge" was made using 35mm film in a 6x7 medium format camera... and that's fun!
My photo, Elegant Pair, has been accepted into this years West Michigan Area Show. The exhibit is located in the Kalamazoo Institute of Art and runs from May 21 to September 3 2022.
An exhibit of my photographs is now up at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. This solo exhibit features 39 of my photographs, drawing upon my two main long term projects – Midwest landscapes and close ups / macros. Several of my new black and white forest landscapes are on display. The show will be up through May, 2022. A reception will be held on Sunday, April 10, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM to coincide with their April Brunch. The Pierce Cedar
Creek Institute is located at 701 W. Cloverdale Road, Hastings, Michigan 49058. I hope you get a chance to visit!
Overview
A few years ago I bought a Ricoh Diacord TLR. My goal was to find a medium format camera that is compact, lightweight, and has a built in light meter. As a long time user of a Pentax 6x7 system, I value the quality of 120 film images, but wanted something lighter and less cumbersome than the 6x7. The Ricoh Diacord - "Dia" being a reference to "Diamond" - was Ricoh's premium Twin Lens Reflex camera in the 1950's. Read on for a hands-on view regarding this camera's image quality and usability.
First - a quick summary of my take on this camera:
So let's dive into the camera with a little more detail...