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Think Snow
December 2006
Hopefully if we think snow, the unusually warm weather we have been experiencing will pass and our mountains will turn into the winter wonderland so many of us look forward to every year. If the weather does not cooperate, at least we can see plenty of snow in the images sent to us by our photographers. Our cover, called “All in a Row” by Michael Coluccio, is a lovely example. There’s so much white in the image, it seems as if the snow is still coming down. We have that pine tree triangle on the right, and around it we can see different kinds of trees, all bound together with that strong white covering. This photograph tied for third place in the “winter” category of our annual photography contest.
Our portfolio begins with two striking abstract forms. On the left, the photograph is called “Ice Abstract” and the photographer is Loraine Arnold. She found a fascinating combination of forms and subtle colors. The image is beautifully composed, with graceful line and a variety of forms and shades. On the right there is a more realistic image in an untitled photograph by Sharon Eschback. Here we see rocks and ice and other forms that we can recognize, all of which are beautifully composed.
On the next spread we see something quite different. Here the photographers focused on details to create lovely compositions. On the left there is an image called “Waiting for Spring” by Eileen Camuto, with the forms floating against a blue sky, perhaps even blowing in the wind. This photograph tied for third place in the “winter” category of our annual photography contest. On the right there is a single “Ice Drop” by Loraine Arnold, in which the glistening form is hanging from a thin twig, creating a remarkable composition.
Then our photographers became a bit more daring. On the left there is “Icy Scene” by Richard Bruner, and he found a lovely little branch with autumn leaves still hanging in the air. There is also a grey background which seems icy. On the right we see another snow scene called “Snowfall at Pond” by Paula Anne Murphy. There are several inches of snow on the shore of a lake, and there is a forest in the background with a lovely tree in the center. The snow is falling so heavily, we can actually see the flakes.
We end with a photograph called “Waiting on Beaver Lake Lane” by Lynn Ciganek. Here the snow has ended, and we see an image of a large tree with branches bending over, weighted by the snow. In the rear is a birdhouse which is presumably empty in winter but still looks lovely against the white sky..
All these photographs provide a fine welcome for winter. Perhaps their images will bring the snow that we always look forward to at this time of the year.
--David Finn
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