| Photography exhibit is emotionally moving David Speltz's expansive and majestic photographs of England's Lake District were taken in 2009, 10 maybe 15 years after the Kodak firm ceased manufacturing Kodachrome-25, and just before the last development facility closed its doors. In November, Speltz is off to Papua, New Guinea, "for the solar eclipse. In spite of the subject, he's looking for that certain something — that kernel of "something" that becomes so far more in the eyes and minds of a viewer, "to get a photo that pulls interest over time. Among his favorite is "Descending from the Old Man of Coniston. He's working on another exhibit with Samson and Randall, featuring New Hampshire Urban Landscape, planned for two years down the line. Speltz did not manipulate the image, he notes. "It's easier to do land when the sun is out," he says. Institute of Art in Manchester, along with the work of Peter Randall, of Eliot, Maine, and Gary Samson, of Concord. But looking at the pastoral image it's easy to see why anyone would be taken with it. The piece is shot with a Hasselblad Xpan panoramic film camera, itself no longer produced, as are all three artists' works in the exhibit. It's so emotionally moving. Speltz's passion began at age 12, "when I took my first picture ever of my sister using a Kodak Star Flash camera. Landscapes, like shots of people, also vary widely, ranging from the "pretty picture" on an office wall to something more complicated and complex "that makes you think about it," he says. Speltz has numerous projects in both areas in the works. It first occurred with "Don't Look Back," a street series shot in the Roxbury/Dorchester, Mass. The photos have "merit to the content, not just matter, but the look," Speltz notes. "There was clearly some value. "(They) run left to right. That's a long time ago. "Old Man" is taken descending the mountain into a valley of pastures encircled by low, green mountains. Those are the ones that fought integration. Photographs are not "real things," says Speltz. It's a body of work that is unto itself, and probably not meant to represent the thing you're photographing, at least for me. Since the '70s Speltz's street/documentary photography has moved on to Peru and Indochina, even Kansas to capture the blues. In the black and white "Don't Look Back," there's a young toy-gun-toting girl, and a shot of a newlywed couple, so simple but telling in stance, expression and setting. In a shot within an office where he once worked, a woman coiffed in a classic beehive, cigarette in hand, confers with a man in a room set with desks and electric typewriters — a less romanticized "Mad Men. "One I love would mean nothing to others. That assertion was confirmed at the time, and recently at a photography festival in Texas where he received a number of invitations for future exhibitions. Those original works "are like what people do with an iPhone," he says. It was like that for me in th '50s. It was during college he recognized his work had taken a turn. Knowing this was the last hurrah, Speltz was disappointed to find the British district under clouds. But for fine art photographers, it's something that is new; it's not meant to be a duplicate. |
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Photography exhibit is emotionally moving
Always Big, Now Even Better in Texas: IntegraColor Selects Durst Rho 1000L
| Always Big, Now Even Better in Texas: IntegraColor Selects Durst Rho 1000L
IntegraColor has announced its addition of a Durst Rho 1000L Continuous High-Speed Production System to its diverse array of print output offerings – which already includes UV and conventional sheet-fed, digital, silk screen, flexographic, web offset, photographic and rotary letter. These additional production capabilities add a new dimension to our overall point-of-sale capabilities which could drive additional sales for IntegraColor. "We invested in Durst because, out of all of the offerings, we believed that Durst offered the very best quality at the fastest speeds, which will truly allow us to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace," said Donovan Campbell, IntegraColor's Chief Operating Officer. "It's not just business, it's also a pleasure to continue our relationship with IntegraColor, and we're delighted the company has selected the Rho 1000L to continue to move their operations forward," said Christopher Howard, Senior Vice President of Sales ed with automatic media loading and unloading devices. The system's fast set up times (no masking necessary) and its simple, quick media changes allow complete client jobs with different materials to be processed in a single operation. /hr. The Rho 1000L fits nicely within IntegraColor's under-one-roof print solutions model, and will complement its existing 44 print devices. The 98-inch Rho 1000L, with a top speed of up to 4,090 s. The Rho 1000L supports the latest PDF/VT file format, which offers a mixture of high-level graphic design features and Variable Data Printing (VDP). "Our sales team has already shown samples to both existing and new clients," added Rob Styacich, IntegraColor's Senior Vice President for Sales. "The Rho 1000L and its big brother, the Rho 1000, represent nothing less than a brand new global standard for productivity, efficiency and image quality in large-format production digital printing," Howard added. Always Big, Now Even Better in Texas: IntegraColor Selects Durst Rho 1000L |
Monday, 2 April 2012
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Canon G1X review: piece of junk or dSLR replacement?
| Canon G1X review: piece of junk or dSLR replacement? The Canon G1X has been the subject of a lot of talk in the photographic community. For anybody who knows the Canon 'G' series, this is not surprising but, for a first-time Canon buyer looking to make a purchase thanks to this camera, this is welcome news indeed. Now for the bad. What's more, there are several smaller Cleveland metro area chain stores in the Cuyahoga County area, too. 8-5. With the G1X, Canon made the dreams of many come true. My take? For some of the people reading this, the G1X is still the perfect camera . First, the good. Next good point (and the one that Canon was obviously banking on), the sensor performance is good, very good in absolute, not relative terms. Want proof? Go here and see the dramatic difference ! In absolute terms, the G1X can more than holds its own against the current generation of Four Thirds and APS-C sensors, too. As a final good point, the G1X is very well built (metal body with rubber grips) and it features a lot of external buttons, good for on-the-fly setting changes, as well as the ability to shoot in everything from fully automatic to all-manual control, an ability that both casual and serious photographers can truly appreciate. So, if you are reading this hoping for the finding that the G1X can be a dSLR killer, you're out of luck, the G1X has slow AF and could never replace a dSLR as a result of this major shortcoming. Unfortunately, this is not the case as the Canon G1X, a big-sensor Powntown superstore. As for pricing, the G1X sells for $799. Live West of Cleveland? Loomis Camera, located in downtown Elyria, Lorain County, is another place to go for all of your photographic needs. |
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Authors lined up to speak at 2012 Cowbridge Book Festival
| Authors lined up to speak at 2012 Cowbridge Book Festival
ON Friday, May 4, photographer and writer Phil Cope will make the first book presentation of the Cowbridge Book Festival 2012. Phil will also open the festival photographic exhibition by two well-known local photographers Mike Davies and Dave Allen, which will exhibit a varied choice of photographs in the Old Hall Gallery throughout May. On May 11, prepare for some very different journeys as John Harrison talks about his book Antartica: Forgotten Footprints. Still on a "chilly theme", former BBC Wales arts and media correspondent Jon Gower will present his thrilling new collection of short stories Too Cold for Snow, a fabulous and fascinating collection of stories that range from the Taigu region of Russia to the depths of despair. After Jon, take a journey from Paris to Bangor as Bill Rees recounts the trials, joys and tribulations of selling second hand books and the thrill of finding valuable first editions. John a guide and lecturer on adventure cruise ships, will transport us to the Antartic Peninsular, South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea – the most visited places in Antartica. To round off this day of journeys, the acclaimed poet Roger Garfitt will present his wonderfully written memoir The Horseman's Word. |