Water Drunk was selected as one of the
finalists in the Photographer's Forum Magazine 34th Annual Spring
Photography contest and will be published in the hardcover book Best of Photography 2014. The contest is sponsored by Sigma and over 10,000
photos were submitted from the United States and Canada as well as 63 other countries worldwide. Winners and honorable mentions will be
announced August 11, 2011.
The macro photography image of a water drinking fly was captured in the inspiring front garden of the Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester, MA.
Worcester, MA is only a short 45 minute drive west along the Massachusetts turnpike and I frequently visit the Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary to pursue macro photography. Worcester is a great town and has many interesting areas to explore. One area is Green Hill Park that can be easily reached via the Skyline Drive. At the end of the road there is a small petting zoo, a pond next to the Green Hill golf course and the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a powerful monument providing a
place of dignity and quietude in a natural location for reflection,
teaching and learning. The memorial is designed in three sections; place of flags, place of words and place of names.
The Memorial Image here shows the place of words with text engraved into granite stones from letters written home to families by some of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who died in Vietnam. In the back of the picture is the place of flags which is a beautifully landscaped,
circular monument with 3 flags: an American Flag, the State
Flag of Massachusetts and a POW/MIA Flag.
Hope you find the time to stop by when you are in the area and pay your tribute to these heroes.
Good light and
happy photo making!
1. Fine Art Photography & Wine Promotion
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Boston Nightfall by Juergen Roth
The other night I took my wife on a stroll around the Charles River. We parked the car on memorial Drive in Cambridge near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, crossed over the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, passed by the Esplanade and back over to Cambridge via the Longfellow Bridge. It was a blast and we are so lucky to live a stone's throw away from Boston and its beautiful sites and areas. The twilight behind the Boston skyline was already fading by the time we got back to the car but I envisioned there would be some beautiful light left if we immediately make it over to the Ray and Maria Stata Center at MIT. I have always been intrigued by this funny looking, almost obscure architectural marvel with its unusual design in all colors. I wasted no time and went straight to work on my architecture photography assignment for the night. It took a few attempts and changing of locations to find a pleasing composition of the entire building. Including the sculpture Aesop’s Fables II of Mark di Suvero into the picture was an additional challenge, but a priority as I decided it would make for an interesting foreground feature with an additional splash of color.
I captured this image at an aperture of f/8, providing an exposure time of 20 seconds at ISO200. During post processing I removed dust spots, minimally adjusted lighting, contrast and color saturation before sharpening the final architecture Boston photography picture of The Stata or aka Building 32.
Save $100 on your next wine and fine art
photography purchase with this great promotion from my online printer.
Order any of my photography images as a standard photo, canvas, acrylic
or metal print from my online photography art website at Roth Galleries
during the month of July, and you receive a $100 coupon from Naked
Wines!
You must be a 1st time buyer at the online wine cellar Naked Wine, coupon must be applied to orders
of wine of $160 or more, must be 21 years old, some states not
applicable for delivery - Full Detail.
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Good light and
happy photo making!
Juergen
Last weekend we spent in Maine with family. Sunday morning I had a chance to explore the family garden which was packed with little critters. While photographing insects a Slender Spreadwing damselfly landed on a nearby flower. It is quite amazing how gracious damselflies look when they hang on to a floral. In seconds with tripod and camera in place I switched from landscape to vertical format, manually focused on the the damselfly head and snagged a few pictures. The magnifying feature on my camera allowed me to pin point focus. The camera self timer combined with a tripod minimized camera shake and ensured best image quality.
During
post processing I removed dust sports, minimally adjusted lighting,
contrast and color saturation before sharpening the final images of "Damselfly".
Good light and
happy photo making!
Juergen
Beautifully framed and signed LightJet photography
prints of Cape Cod Summer Storm and Plum Island Winter Tide from
my New England fine art photography galleries are now on display in the summer art exhibition of the Plymouth
Center for the Arts. The beautiful exhibition features many New England
artists exhibiting artworks in all media. The art exhibit is organized
by the Plymouth Center for
the Arts and runs from July 03 until September 08, 2014.
The beautifully restored 1902 Russell Library gallery and 18th century
Lindens building on historic North Street and just steps away from the
Mayflower, Plymouth Rock and buzzing Plymouth’s waterfront.
The Plymouth Center for the Arts is located at 11 North St., Plymouth Ma, 02360 and
open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. ...
hope you get a chance to stop by!
Good light and happy photo making! Juergen
