Foggy Morning May 2010

This week we were treated to a real "pea souper" of a fog. This followed a whole day of rain following a l o n g warm spell. I headed out for a couple of hours to photograph as much of the mood as possible, you never know when an opportunity like this will come again ;-))

The Arid Lands Botanic Garden provided the greatest delight with hundreds / thousands of dew covered spider webs glistening in the soft morning light. The area near the lookout with quite a few skeletons of bushes against the softer greener foliage was very atmospheric with webs attached as embelishments to twigs and grass.

The Curdnatta Photographers are holding an exhibition to coincide with the ARID sculptural event "Adapt or Die" hmmm... quite a bit of material I could use ;-))
Quite a few ideas for a sculptural piece for the FIBRESPACE group's entry as well.

You can view the images in LARGE size at Flickriver.
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Creating Moody Images

The Lansdcape Group at PhotoArt Gallery.Com provides a monthly challenge. This month the theme is DARK, GLOOMY, GOTHIC and I have been having some FUN.
I have taken some images from my stock of photos, that have been stashed away in files waiting for the right moment, and compiled some extraordinary images that I would not have attempted otherwise.
The secret has been trying to interpret the MOOD and surprisingly a couple of these were taken on bright sunny days with full shadow, the black and white interpretation is the secret.
Generally there are 2 photos superimposed with the moody skies transforming the image.

Thankfully the Curdnatta Photographers theme for the month is BLACK and WHITE ... very convenient ;-))
You can find the images at... http://www.photoartgallery.com/artist/GeorgieSharp

Curdnatta Gallery

The opening of the Curdnatta annual May Exhibition was well attended and a friendly supportive atmosphere prevailed. Ellenor Day the Local Arts Officer officially opened the exhibition commenting on the great work and the valuable assets provided by the gallery and the art group. Morning tea was a hit and people took time to renew old friendships and catch up on the latest news.

The opening was followed by the Curdnatta Photographer's meeting ... what a hoot... such a great group of people...

May Exhibition

Every year in May the Curdnatta Art Group holds its "May Exhibition" .

Traditionally it is a time for artists to produce new works for the gallery and freshen the place up for the tourist season . Thousands of "Happy Campers" and "Grey Nomads" head north looking for some sun as the weather cools in the southern cities. Hopefully they will take some time to do the cultural / historic walk which leads them to our door; we are housed in the original railway station.

I have a few pieces ready and a couple of portraits left over from the exhibition earlier in the year I guess this will be a surprise to people used to the usual souvenir trade ;-DD

INVITATION

The morning tea on the opening day is just as popular as the ART ;-))

Tassie Pics

I have been taking photos of aspects of the new Tassie Hotel and Primo Restaurant as promotional images for a range of projects and events. A great opportunity to work with a range of lighting and to continue to develop and use panorama images to advantage.

This also fits in well with the Curdnatta Photographers current theme of INDUSTRY.