This year’s 21st Annual Art Along the Rogue Art and Music Festival theme is ‘Unsolved Mysteries.’ Think of Bigfoot, Area 51, D.B. Cooper, and other mysteries.
5th and H Street in historic downtown Grants Pass.
FRIDAY, Octobr 4: 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. SATURDAY, October 5: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, October 6: 9:00 am – 5:30 p.m.
Taken in Cuba at Dos Hermanas Campground (named for the mountains), the trogon was very obliging in the rain, not moving around much at all. Taken with my 150mm-400mm lens w/1.25 extension at 445mm, 1/160 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
Flap It Off By Larry Pollock
Larry writes about his image:
The birds of Reinhart Park in Grants Pass are always fun to try and capture. The water is always an interesting part of the captures. This female Hooded Merganser seems to have no mate. Maybe she is a very young one. Watching one bird waiting for the right moment and behavior takes time and focus.
The assigned “Odd Couple” category was one of the more challenging ones this year. Finally hitting on the idea of drugs and alcohol, I went into the studio to create the image. The setup was a black glass table with a black background. Three studio lights were used, one for the rim and backlighting, one for the front light (Key light), and one with a red gel to give a “red light” warning as the background.
The ‘Never A Couple’ image was easy to set up. The process was straightforward, and the time needed to take the photos was surprisingly short. Even editing was relatively quick this time, as little dust settled onto the table and subjects.
***A quick reminder that our April 17th Education meeting is during the day at Wildlife Safari. Please see Event listing on FB for details or contact Susan or Larry. ****We will NOT be meeting at the Church the evening of the 17th.
