sallymack

On 2/4/2023 at 9:13 AM, ericphelps said:

Wish we could see them here! I was hoping the exhibit would be on your website but not there yet.

It's on my website, now. Sorry it took so long. On the website, please view the larger version of the photos, a couple of them look dramatically better.

Exploring The Color Green was a fun exhibit to put together. Subject matter is wide-ranging, from an iris to I-beams. Green may have the starring role or that of a vital bit player. Or it may serve as a backdrop, providing the perfect environment for the subject.

The exhibit will be up from Feb 1-28, 2023. The exhibit at the Faculty Club is free and open to the public. Bay Area, folks, please drop by if you get a chance. Thanks. --Sally

Reflections, more waterscape than landscape. A print of this photo is exhibited at The Faculty Club on the UC Berkeley campus, Feb 1-23, 2023. The Faculty Club is free and open to the public. We hung the exhibit this morning, it looks good!

Helsinki, Finland, 2013

2 hours ago, Leslie Reid said:

Phew! It was indeed the 2:35 AM earthquake--I got power back last night, but didn't get phone and internet back until a few minutes ago. Quite a ride--about 18 seconds of intense shaking, complicated by a 41-lb object landing on my bed right next to my head: my Australian Shepherd evidently made a snap decision that the safest place to be was lying on my face. No damages in my neighborhood, though a few things fell off shelves.

So first, a rose for Sally for starting the thread--Many thanks!

You're welcome. So glad you're okay and had minimal damage. As if an earthquake isn't bad enough, power outages can be brutal. Your dog coming to you for protection--aww.

7 hours ago, luis triguez said:

I hope Leslie will be back with us soon.

Sally, beautiful picture

Hi, Luis, I hope Leslie is okay and will be back soon. There are widespread power outages in the area.

A compliment from you is a compliment, indeed! Thank you.

Because of the earthquake in northern California power is out in much of the area where Leslie Reid lives. I'm opening this thread in her absence and wishing her well.

Here's a winter scene at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.

3 hours ago, Laura Weishaupt said:

Sometimes minimalists see the light.

That's lovely, Laura.

Mongolia, 2011

28 minutes ago, Leslie Reid said:

So after pondering minimalist landscapes last week, I started wondering what would qualify as a maximalist landscape. I suppose it would be an unrelentingly complex image that doesn’t quite cross the threshold into chaos. I’m not sure this one stays in bounds

Leslie, it's lovely, the repetition of forms, not chaotic at all.

Floor of Mt. Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i, 2009.