2/20/2023 0 Comments Pure silver aircraft inklet![]() ![]() View Mandy Wright's Video (Youtube) Biography Signs from beyond (a doe in the floodlight), 2017 Giclée print 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm At the size they are printed, either 19x13 or 26x12 inches, (48x33 or 66x30 cm), the tiny raindrops are enlarged to a magnification of anywhere from 20x to 30x their original size, enabling the viewer to catch a glimpse of the worlds within. Each one is a combination of 8-10 separate photos, stacked as described above. The six images included in Raindrop Worlds represent my continuing attempts to perfect this technique. Specialized focus stacking software analyzes these images, selecting the sharpest portion of each one and combining them into one photograph, which is in sharp focus from front to back. The result is a series of photographs, each containing a small section of the subject in sharp focus. This process involves taking several photographs of your subject, each focused at a slightly different point from front to back. Modern digital technology has provided an elegant solution, known as focus stacking. As anyone who has tried it soon realizes, one of the difficulties of macro photography is getting enough of your subject in sharp focus from front to back - what photographers call depth of field. Photographing these worlds in all their tiny detail is a challenging proposition. It is only after careful observation that the images of miniature inverted worlds, refracted in raindrops, hanging from flowers after a gentle rain, become visible. He delights in revealing an interesting side to subjects that most people simply overlook. Arts Centre in 2007.Ī background combining photography and plant pathology has prepared him to observe subtleties in nature that might otherwise escape notice. He has shown work in multiple shows with SilverFish and had a 40-year retrospective at the Charlotte St. Roger is a member of the SilverFish Photography Collective, Photo Fredericton camera club, and became a juried member of the NB Crafts Council in 2001. He was the scientific photographer for the UNB's Department of Biology for 35 years, retiring in 2011. While working on his M.Sc., he began taking photographs for UNB's Department of Biology, and soon realized that photography was a more interesting pursuit than his research on potato blight. View Roger Smith's Video (Youtube) Biography Turk's Cap Lily Raindrop, 2019 Pigment inket print 49.5 cm x 33 cmĭaylily Bud Raindrops Cottage Door, 2021 Pigment inkjet print 49.5 cm x 33 cm 16, 2021.īack to top West Gallery SilverFish Photography Collective: AFTERIMAGE Roger SmithĬosmos Stem Multiple Sheds, 2019 Pigment inkjet print 66 cm x 30 cm AFTERIMAGE is a testament to the longevity of this photographic collective and a celebration of the art of photography. In 2019, they received a Creation Grant from Arts NB for the production of this exhibition. The SilverFish Photography Collective was recognized by Fredericton Tourism and Culture in 2017 and awarded an Arts Achievement Award. ![]() Andrews, McCain Gallery in Florenceville and the Saint John Arts Centre. Over the past twenty years SilverFish has held 30 exhibtions shown in a number of locations around New Brunswick including Government House, The Playhouse, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, and the UNB Art Centre in Fredericton, the Grand Manan Art Gallery, McAdam Railway Station, the Axe Gallery in Sussex, Sunbury Shore in St. The SilverFish Photography Collective was formed in 2001 and founding members Karen Ruet and Burton Glendenning remain part of this group along with current members Peter Bjerkelund, Rob Blanchard, Jeff Crawford, Oliver Flecknell, Peter Gross, Lori Quick, Mike Meade, Roger Smith, Denise Rowe, and Mandy Wright. AFTERIMAGE features photography, collage, mixed media and installation to explore perceptual reality and optical phenomenon. ![]() The UNB Art Centre welcomes the public back to the galleries for the final exhibition of 2021 celebrating SilverFish Photography Collective's 20th anniversary. ![]()
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