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ngdawg · 08-27-2005, 07:33 PM

Well, I'm going to try again. September 10, I will be participating in another juried artshow, this time in Dunellen, NJ. This show is over 30 years old and I'm glad I was able to get a spot. I will be concentrating a bit more on the photography including:

I'll also use a few of the flower prints I've posted in the Artwork forums. All in all, I'll probably have close to 20-25 framed pieces to be judged. Wish me luck!

kramus · 08-27-2005, 08:59 PM

That is such an excellent thing, ng. Glad it is happening for you

snowy · 08-27-2005, 09:10 PM

Congrats, ng! Best of luck. Your work is amazing.

Always remember that

Daniel_ · 08-27-2005, 11:05 PM

Do well ng.

I like the rockers.

Very serene....

paddyjoe · 08-28-2005, 05:11 AM

Hey dawg, you can't miss with images like these. Go get 'em!

amonkie · 08-28-2005, 05:46 AM

GOOD LUCK!!!!

I love these... you make any notecards with the rockers?

ngdawg · 08-28-2005, 07:29 AM

Yes, I do, Amonkie. They look rather nice that way

PJ, coming from you, that means a LOT! Thank you

tecoyah · 08-28-2005, 08:17 AM

You will do well Dawg....such Talent.

JumpinJesus · 08-28-2005, 09:15 AM

Good look, ng! I guess I'll add my voice to the ones who think the shot of the chairs is definitely worthy of an award. I also like the shot below it of the barn.

El Pollo · 08-29-2005, 12:07 PM

Good luck with the show! Must be exciting to have your work on display like that.
And I really dig the mill shot. The bleak sky so fits the bleak mill.

paddyjoe · 08-29-2005, 06:48 PM

Hey dawg, I was just playin with one of these shots, and came up with some minor changes.

Your original:

and my tweaks:

thought it needed to be a bit more black and white, but you can tell me to go play in traffic if you'd like.....

ngdawg · 08-29-2005, 07:50 PM

Hm. thanks, Master of the Electronic Eye. I will tweak and print and see what happens!

JumpinJesus · 08-29-2005, 07:52 PM

I don't know, while the black and white looks good, the original has just enough sepia to give it a somewhat haunting aura.

ngdawg · 08-29-2005, 08:33 PM

It looks pretty good in the black and white....the other, I had been going toward the old film...that silvery/copper type of look...not sure which to put into the frame now!! I want that shot to be the centerpiece of the display and if they say just one entry(last show, the whole display was judged and my artist friend said my better work wasn't front and center), then I will use those chairs. The frame is a 16x20 black with an 11x14 glass and i'm putting the pic(7.5x9.5) in a white matboard. Should look quite dramatic.

paddyjoe · 08-30-2005, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpinJesus

the original has just enough sepia to give it a somewhat haunting aura.

I totally agree with JJ here, but I think the original tone leaned a bit too far magenta. Try playing with your color balance to find a truer sepia:

nice spot to share some laughs and a creamsicle, wouldn't you say...........

ngdawg · 08-30-2005, 11:47 AM

How it will be entered:

I'm keeping the other as an unframed sellable piece.
Thanks, guys!!!!

ngdawg · 08-30-2005, 12:08 PM

Forgot to show off this one. Same place as the chairs-a huge lodge in upstate NY, but the name escapes me at the moment. All in all, including some wedding pix(the reason we were there), I took almost 100-mostly of the place and the surrounds. It covers 10 square miles and has it's own private lake for swimming, boating and fishing. One night's stay is over $300!!!

cJoe · 09-03-2005, 06:26 AM

Good luck in show if you haven't been judged yet. I do think PaddyJoe is on to something about playing with the color balance for a more "truer" rendition. I believe that photography shows should be grouped by film or digital. I shoot digital and find it too easy to 'enhance' shots with PS. I do like it, but more skill and patience is required for staight film. I'm off the soap box. I really like the mill house picture.

ngdawg · 09-05-2005, 10:17 PM

Today, I had an idea for a still life to include next weekend: While it looks pretty cut and dry, I actually black-and-whited the shoes and cloth, then gaussian-blurred the cloth. I also had to tone down the yellow of the bear.

08-27-2005, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Another Artshow Well, I'm going to try again. September 10, I will be participating in another juried artshow, this time in Dunellen, NJ. This show is over 30 years old and I'm glad I was able to get a spot. I will be concentrating a bit more on the photography including: I'll also use a few of the flower prints I've posted in the Artwork forums. All in all, I'll probably have close to 20-25 framed pieces to be judged. Wish me luck! __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

08-27-2005, 08:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	That is such an excellent thing, ng. Glad it is happening for you __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

08-27-2005, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Congrats, ng! Best of luck. Your work is amazing. Always remember that __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

08-27-2005, 11:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	Do well ng. I like the rockers. Very serene.... __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

08-28-2005, 05:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	GOOD LUCK!!!! I love these... you make any notecards with the rockers? __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

08-28-2005, 05:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	Hey dawg, you can't miss with images like these. Go get 'em!

08-28-2005, 07:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Yes, I do, Amonkie. They look rather nice that way PJ, coming from you, that means a LOT! Thank you __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em. Last edited by ngdawg; 08-28-2005 at 07:32 AM..

08-28-2005, 08:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	You will do well Dawg....such Talent. __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

08-28-2005, 09:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	Good look, ng! I guess I'll add my voice to the ones who think the shot of the chairs is definitely worthy of an award. I also like the shot below it of the barn. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

08-29-2005, 12:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
El Pollo Insane Location: Austin, TX	Good luck with the show! Must be exciting to have your work on display like that. And I really dig the mill shot. The bleak sky so fits the bleak mill.

08-29-2005, 06:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	Hey dawg, I was just playin with one of these shots, and came up with some minor changes. Your original: and my tweaks: thought it needed to be a bit more black and white, but you can tell me to go play in traffic if you'd like.....

08-29-2005, 07:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Hm. thanks, Master of the Electronic Eye. I will tweak and print and see what happens! __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

08-29-2005, 07:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	I don't know, while the black and white looks good, the original has just enough sepia to give it a somewhat haunting aura. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

08-29-2005, 08:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	It looks pretty good in the black and white....the other, I had been going toward the old film...that silvery/copper type of look...not sure which to put into the frame now!! I want that shot to be the centerpiece of the display and if they say just one entry(last show, the whole display was judged and my artist friend said my better work wasn't front and center), then I will use those chairs. The frame is a 16x20 black with an 11x14 glass and i'm putting the pic(7.5x9.5) in a white matboard. Should look quite dramatic. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

08-30-2005, 11:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	How it will be entered: I'm keeping the other as an unframed sellable piece. Thanks, guys!!!! __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

08-30-2005, 12:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Forgot to show off this one. Same place as the chairs-a huge lodge in upstate NY, but the name escapes me at the moment. All in all, including some wedding pix(the reason we were there), I took almost 100-mostly of the place and the surrounds. It covers 10 square miles and has it's own private lake for swimming, boating and fishing. One night's stay is over $300!!! __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

09-03-2005, 06:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
cJoe Insane	Good luck in show if you haven't been judged yet. I do think PaddyJoe is on to something about playing with the color balance for a more "truer" rendition. I believe that photography shows should be grouped by film or digital. I shoot digital and find it too easy to 'enhance' shots with PS. I do like it, but more skill and patience is required for staight film. I'm off the soap box. I really like the mill house picture. __________________ I've got plenty of common sense. I just choose to ignore it. ...Calvin

09-05-2005, 10:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Today, I had an idea for a still life to include next weekend: While it looks pretty cut and dry, I actually black-and-whited the shoes and cloth, then gaussian-blurred the cloth. I also had to tone down the yellow of the bear. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em. Last edited by ngdawg; 09-05-2005 at 10:21 PM..