The Downtown Gallery Fall Show (BPG) 2019

The Downtown Gallery Fall Show Featuring the Booth Photography Guild “Pretty Peony” by Linda Coatsworth 1st place winner and “Victor Mulinix Member’s Choice” Images do not reflect size nor framing details, Questions: Call Melissa Tanner at 770-387-4330 Or visit the Downtown Gallery at 13 N. Wall Street Cartersville, GA 30120

Valletta Suite – Arnold Abelman A friend told me “not everything in the viewfinder has to appear in the final print”. With that in mind I have continued to develop my “eye” with respect to all of my artistic pursuits. It’s a process of experimentation and discovery, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta, Malta is the subject of many travel images and paintings, especially this classic view. I saw a painting in the lobby of my hotel and the color, perspective and line of the dome captured my imagination. It was then that I made it my mission to find the church and see it for myself. Thinking back to the original painting, I used effects and textures to portray my image in a painterly way.

Swallowtail on Coneflower- Teresa Adams Swallowtail on Coneflower Front-lighting from the sun, the vivid Coneflower and, most of all, this magnificent Eastern Tiger Swallowtail all cooperated on my back deck to capture a brilliant profile on a hot July afternoon in Northwest Georgia. As I crept across the wooden planks to position myself, I was elated that she kept her pose long enough for me to get the shot…before she gracefully fluttered downstairs to check out our butterfly bushes below. A closer examination reveals her proboscis is nestled in the flower, so maybe, in retrospect, she was just hungry, not cooperative. Perhaps, my favorite aspect is how the sun is highlighting the delicate tips of her antennae. I am definitely of the opinion that butterflies are God’s most glorious insect creations.

Leaf Island – Peri Alpin I went to Smith Gilbert gardens and as I got out of the car I saw movement on the gravel driveway. The roadway was all speckled gravel so I wasn't sure what would be moving. As I looked again, there was this little lizard jumping from one spot to another and he finally landed on this leaf. The only leaf around! I guess he wanted to rest his little feet. He stayed there long enough for me to take the picture and took another leap into the greenery. The contrast between the speckled gravel and the speckled lizard against the leaf was perfect to me.

Bird of Paradise – Lawrence Baker Bird of Paradise: I have always been captivated by this flower, the Bird of Paradise. Its name derives from its resemblance to the head and beak of a colorful exotic bird and symbolizes joyfulness and paradise. For me though, the flower is distinctively regal, proclaiming that is the king or queen of all the flowers in its tropical realm. My photograph attempts to draw attention to its grandeur, daring you to look away…at your own peril.

The Marsh at the Isle of Hope - Lawrence Baker The Marsh at the Isle of Hope: You are looking out at the marsh at the Isle of Hope on Wormsloe Plantation, near Savannah, GA. The photo depicts a majestic oak tree that has fallen, but survives. It is a quiet and peaceful setting, yet the area is filled with life drawn in by the riches of the marsh. Birds abound and crocodiles lurk silently in the water.

Read to Me – Richard Beavers “Read to Me” Photograph was taken in May, 2019, in Ellijay, GA, with the Coosawattee River in the background. After a relaxing dip in the hot tub, our daughter was reading a book to our granddaughter – a favorite pastime no matter where they are.

Waiting for the Catch of the Day - Richard Beavers “Waiting for The Catch of The Day” Photograph was taken in April, 2019, at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City, FL. The Blue Heron was waiting on the pier, watching two fishermen pull in their catch, hoping for a free meal.

Tom Branch Falls – Cherry Blaker Tom Branch Falls is in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is one of several falls along the Deep Creek Trail. I love waterfalls and this one was my favorite. We visited the park in April of 2019.

Dinner in Sight – Scott Blaker Since this Assateague Island egret wasn’t overly ambitious, it and I spent quite a bit of time waiting for an imprudent fish to swim close enough for an easy grab. As an unwary prospect finally drew near, the egret spread its wings for balance and slowly lowered its head toward the water. A split second after this photo was taken it made a lightning-quick stab below the surface and came up with a snack. Canon EOS T3i, Sigma 18-250 @ 212mm, ISO 800, f8, 1/400

Pre-Owned – Scott Blaker I stumbled across this late-40’s vintage Dodge Power Wagon wrecker near Rockmart and just liked the looks of it. It appeared simply to have been parked and forgotten after its last haul. Canon EOS T3i, Sigma 18-250 @ 18mm, ISO 200, f9, 1/200

Afternoon Light – Jennifer Boykin Afternoon Light- This image is taken at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers Georgia where the Trappist Monks are known for their stained-glass artistry. The photograph is taken inside the unique poured concrete Abbey Church, the afternoon light is playing with the colors from the monk-made stained glass adorning its walls.

Spring Iris – Jennifer Boykin Spring Iris: Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw Georgia. I lost track of time one Saturday afternoon, the light was perfect and the Irises were in bloom. I looked up from my camera and noticed that only 2 garden staff were walking the grounds. I ask when the garden closed and the staff member said \"Oh an hour ago, the light is so nice and you are having such a great time we didn't want to disturb you\".

Open for Business – Bob Caspar I found this old shack along a country road, in the middle of an empty field. I thought the sign on the side of the roof was funny considering where the building was located!

Pretty Peony – Linda Coatsworth Pretty Peony A 20 + year old Peony bush in the front yard gives me great subject matter each year. Peony’s with ants are like peanut butter and jelly. I wish the ant hadn’t been centered, but wanted to collect the last natural light that seemed just right. . . This photograph was chosen by the judges as first place winning image and also received the highest number of votes by the members attending the opening reception.

Triple Beauty – Linda Coatsworth Triple Beauty Daylilies from our back yard, I shot these in a small gallery in Decatur when I was working my hours. Set up the flowers on the steps to the second floor, with tripod and sweater as black background, and natural light.

Butterfly – Chris Dahl I have driven past the road that leads to Smith Gilbert Gardens for the past 15 years while living in Acworth and each time I have told myself I should visit this local city garden and see what they have to offer. One day in early July my wife mentioned that she saw where the Butterfly House was open there. So I found a day to drive over and see what it was all about. The Butterfly House is fairly small, but I found it to be large enough for the handful of visitors I saw that day. The good news for photographers is the close access to the flowers; many Butterfly Houses set the flowers back so far you really need a longer lens to get a photograph. My whole visit lasted 3 or 4 hours, half was in the Butterfly house. It was such a relaxing visit. I suggest we all take more time to visit the local parks and gardens. You never know what gems you will uncover.

Lucern – Paul Eberhart Lucerne In the foreground is the Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke) built in 1333. The tower is part of the ramparts also built in the 14th century. In the background towering to 7000 feet is Mount Pilatus, best known for its mystical dragon legends and stories of Pontius Pilate’s soul. The world's steepest cogwheel railway will take you up there.

Stork – Paul Eberhart Stork The White Stork of the Alsace region has made a great comeback after becoming nearly extinct there after WWII. This was taken at Parc d’Orangerie in Strasbourg, France.

River Crossing – Heather Finley This year I attended a workshop with Phyllis Burchett in Iceland. It was a wonderful photographic experience. We had the opportunity to capture the beautiful Icelandic horses at liberty in the beautiful mountains, rivers and waterfalls of Iceland. “The River Crossing” was the one opportunity we had to capture the horses running through the water. I wanted to create an image they showed the motion and splashing of the water about them

Running Free – Heather Finley I attended a workshop with Phyllis Burchett in Iceland. It was a wonderful photographic experience. “Running Free” was one of those moments where you look the other way and see something beautiful.

Butterfly on Button Bush – Clay Fisher Butterfly on Button Bush One of Clay’s favorite photographic themes is nature. This image was taken on the boardwalk near the Chattahoochee Nature Center located in Roswell, GA. The unique combination of this insect and plant lent itself for a wonderful opportunity to incorporate a composite to create the final result.

Watercolor Hibiscus – Clay Fisher Watercolor Hibiscus Clay has recently been fascinated and curious about the shape and patterns often found at the edges of flowers. The near translucent and delicate folds and rippled pedals reminds him of watercolor effects. While photographing in Piedmont Park located in Atlanta, he discovered this reminiscent with hibiscus flowers. Using a combination of two images; the hibiscus and water color paper, Clay combined the two using a composite effect in post processing to create the painterly effect. Clay enjoys photographing a variety of subjects including people, architecture, landscapes, rural areas, and other themes. His work has been exhibited at the GA. State Capitol, galleries, juried exhibitions, newspapers, magazines, and various businesses throughout Georgia & other states. As a Georgia full-time resident, Clay lives in Atlanta. To view more of Clay Fisher’s work, visit his webpage at www.cfphotoimages.com.

The Fleet – Robert Hale “This is a partial view of the oyster boat fleet working the Apalachicola Bay. This image was taken before Category 5 Hurricane Michael struck the Gulf Coast in October 2018. These boats, and most other and the docks were destroyed by the winds and storm surge.”

First Light – Sally Hale 6 o’clock a.m., Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Ga. Sunrise too magical to sleep through. April 2019.

The Trek – Sally Hale The Trek: The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado. The trekkers reveal the enormity of this breathtaking national treasure. May, 2019.

Bird of Paradise – Lynn Henderson \"The Birds of Paradise plants are profuse and beautiful in Costa Rica. I waited patiently for this small blue bird to come to rest since i knew the pairing of the blues would be dynamic

Out to Pasture – Dean Kelley “Out to Pasture” is a composite of real and the surreal. The camera records the real and the mind does the rest.

River’s Edge – Dean Kelley “Rivers edge” is a composite of the way things could be. I am always looking for what is not there.

Dining at the Tree Line – Katherine Kennedy I took this photo during fawning season at Berry College campus. There was a group of little ones playing in a grassy area, but this one was enjoying a quiet moment and a quick snack. It was a precious moment worth capturing.

American Muscle – Ron Lee A few of us were at Street Side Classics a couple months ago to take photos of classic cars. When I started going through my photos the thought of making a collage came to me. So I went back to Street Side to take more photos. There are 123 photos that make up the collage. All are of iconic American car emblems and parts that someone my age (74) would recognize. All I did artistically was to put black photos in the corners, red photos on the edges and white or light-colored photos near the center. The large Firebird hood in the center should be instantly recognizable to most people. That should draw the viewer in enough to begin finding other cars they recognize. My goal was to make a photo that someone might like to have in a “man cave”.

Buffalo – Larry Marchant Second Place Winning Image ARTIST: LARRY MARCHANT TITLE: THE FLYING D RANCH After being invited to photograph on Ted Turner’s 200,000 acre Flying D Ranch in Montana, of the 4,000 buffalo roaming there, the majesty of this relaxing buffalo caught my attention.

Salt Flats – Larry Marchant ARTIST: LARRY MARCHANT TITLE: SALT FLATS 1 While photographing the West, I ventured across the Bonneville Salt Flats. Though many world, ground speed records have been broken on this flat plane of white, what spoke to me was the beauty of its vast serenity and silence. Beard Lake Snow – Kelly Mills Made in NW GA woods following a heavy snow, this 360-degree panoramic photograph is assembled from 48 individual exposures. The resulting image is a less literal, more immersive representation of the landscape. Archival print made with pigment inks on acid-free paper and matted with acid-free materials.

I’m So Happy – John Mariana While teaching a workshop in Costa Rica we visited the La Paz Water Gardens. This happy little red eyed tree frog was in the Frog Building. He is only 2 inches long. An attendant placed him on the flower and he seemed to be content with a big smile. I was within 3 feet of him and he just sat there while I took several photographs.

First Light – Victor Mulinix On a recent trip to MT one of my photography goals was to capture a grove of trees. We were staying in a cabin on a Island in the West fork of the Still water River. these trees were the view from the front porch. when i got up the next morning the sun was direct on the trees but the two story cabin cast a shadow about half way up the trees I waited as the sun rose to eliminate the shadow, I had to shift sideways to not have the fire ring in the edge of the image.

Light Study at Jachimowich - Leon Omelka This image was created at a close friend's house. She dared me to \"find\" something to shoot, using the candle with the glass around it as a subject. Early afternoon, late spring, sun provided by the window was the major light source; I had a lot of fun trying different angles and distances to come up with an image I thought was interesting.

Sunbeams – John Pless I hike through the canyons to remote places where people have seldom set foot to capture images of the scenery. This image is a location in the Grand Canyon called Unkar Delta, where the Little Colorado flows. It was taken near sunset with the rays casting an amber light over all.

Waterholes – John Pless I explore the canyons off the beaten path. This photograph was taken in late evening after a Fall storm near a location called Deer Creek.

Tundra Swans – Mike Ramy Bear River Migratory Wildlife Refuge located just North of Salt Lake City, Utah was the intentional direction entered into the GPS that particular January morning. The temperature was especially frigid and the barren landscape wasn’t particularly inviting to consider as a location to spend a winter day exploring! Less than a handful of people were driving throughout the gravel auto trail, circling acres of brown scrub marsh grasses, and semi-frozen lake surfaces. This is the incredible mystique and lure of such places of isolated wilderness and the undefinable power which enthrals the curiosity of explorers, poets, artists, photographers and other adventuring creativity to seek the unusual; those obscure, isolated, and usually formidable destinations of nature, precisely because such discoveries of remarkable beauty remain rare, hidden within challenging conditions and as such are jewels of discovery for anyone perceptively honed and insistently compelled to capture! This trio awards the lens of Mike Ramy, startled by the sounds of movement near their place of foraging closer along the freezing shoreline of Bear River’s frosty edge! No Specter here; these vibrant, intriguing shapes fly immediately before the view finder, near enough to hear and feel the air being displaced by their wildly flapping, ascending wings. What bounty! What wealth of treasured privilege happened here today! The forces of nature are compelling; to say the least, for those who hear the captivating Siren’s song to come out and play will never leave empty handed or without fair exchange. You never know just what you may find down a cold, lonesome road, so we follow the instincts of a professional wildlife photographer and are rewarded by an image such as this. Julie Newsome

Behind the Bookshop – Kathryn Sproull The image is from a trip to Paris in 2015. We visited the Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore near Notre Dame, and this sign with an image of Shakespeare making those expressive ‘side eyes’ appeared to have been discarded outside. Wish I could have brought it home with me, but I’ve enjoyed having the image.

A Change is Coming 1864– Pat Stephenson This photo was taken at Pickett’s Mill Civil War Reenactment. The cabin was near where the soldiers had set up their camps for the event. Inside the cabin, this lady was giving visitors a glimpse of what life was like in that period of time, cooking over an open fireplace. She graciously allowed me to capture her peering out the window. I thought that the title was appropriate since change was indeed coming in 1864.

He Brews 7:24 – Pat Stephenson National Day of the Cowboy was celebrated recently at the Booth Western Art Museum. It was a day of music and entertainment. This photo was taken at the chuckwagon where the cowboys were making coffee, an important staple for a fellow on a cattle drive. I based the title on the book of Hebrews, chapter 7, verse 24 and it read “But this man, he continueth ever…”

Picket Fence – Gerard Verzaal “Picket Fence” by Gerard Verzaal Cades Cove is a valuable historic reserve - and a photographer’s delight. From the residence of an old farm site, this fenced yard caught my attention because the wood pickets were weathered and cracked, perhaps trying to keep the ravishes of time from entering the yard and taking its toll on the well house within. the white weather-beaten fence facing the sun itself is repeated in the dark shadows perhaps as if the light and dark versions of the fence are warring with each other to dominate the image and the home sight. Gerard Verzaal

Georgia O’Keefe’s Mountain – Lawson Whitaker This is the view in New Mexico that Georgia O’Keeffe called her front porch. The Pedernal Mountain moved and inspired Georgia O’Keeffe as she studied and painted it from her studio at Ghost Ranch.

Taos Strawberry Moon – Lawson Whitaker June's full moon is called the Strawberry Moon because it signaled to some Native American tribes that it was the time of year to gather ripening strawberries. The luscious fruit became a symbol for Venus, the Goddess of Love, due to its faint heart-shape and red color. This aerial image was taken from the Couse-Sharp historic site.

Bark Butter Breakfast – Mary Whitaker My husband loves feeding birds. I joke that we need an air traffic controller in our yard due to the number of bird feeders. I captured a photo of this female Blackpoll Warbler enjoying the bark butter feeder. Bark butter is a spreadable suet made of peanut butter, corn and suet.

This exhibit of photographic images can be seen at the Downtown Gallery until January 16, 2020 Questions: Call Melissa Tanner at 770-387-4330 Visit the Downtown Gallery at 13 N. Wall St. Cartersville GA. 30120 Hours: 10:00 – 6:00 Tuesday thru Saturday