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Dear Friend,
One trip after another; first DC, two days home and
then onto California for a vacation. Did you ever feel
like you needed a vacation right after your vacation?
The California trip was intended to be a lazy
beach vacation but when the ocean beckons, I just can't
resist getting out the camera. Fortunately for me, the
weather was primarily cloudy, and that's my favorite
time to shoot.
Lots of news this month, so I'll
keep it brief!
As always, I do hope this email
finds you well. I love hearing from you, so please,
write!
Cole
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New Images From San Clemente, CA
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(Waiting - San Clemente, CA - 2007)
The California weather was perfect
for my kind of photography, overcast! I gravitate
towards dark scenes and sunlight intrudes too
heavily into my images.
My favorite image
from the trip is "Waiting" (above). It's about two
surfers waiting for the next set of waves. I like
the mood and slight motion of the shot.
I
spent a great deal of time on the San Clemente
Pier, it seems that I am drawn to piers for some
reason, and it was from the pier that three of my
images were created.
There are a total of
five images from this trip and I invite you to
look at them. View
Images
Sadly, there are no "tall
tales" from this trip, no shark bites, no fighting
off rabid motorcycle gangs and disappointingly,
the kids didn't get slapped by Tigger at
Disneyland!
It was simply a relaxing and
enjoyable vacation.
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Rate the YouTube Video!
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(La Jolla Cove - La Jolla, CA)
A friend of mine, Larry Watts,
suggested that I combine my images with music and
put the resulting video on YouTube.
(For
those of you over 40, YouTube is a website where
people under 40 upload homemade videos! Click HERE
for a HILARIOUS tutorial on using new technology.)
I thought it was a great idea and so Larry
created the video and it's now available for
viewing. We are getting great comments about the
video (my thanks to everyone who helped with that)
and I especially thank Larry for the concept and
execution!
The objective of the video is
to introduce my work to those new people via the
Internet and to draw them to my site. It's a test
and we will soon see how it goes.
Please
watch the video and leave a comment, if you are a
registered member of YouTube, would you please
rate the video as well?
Watch
The YouTube Video
The hauntingly
beautiful music is from "Scent of a Woman" and was
composed by Thomas Newman.
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Now Appearing... |
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(Future Hieroglyphics - San Clemente)
Here's where me and my work has
been recently:
- I was nominated for the Aperture West Book
Prize in which one photographer will have their
work published in Aperture Magazine. The winner
will be announced in July, 2007.
- "Isolated" and "Old Japanese Lock" appeared
in the April 2007 issue of The Sun Magazine.
- I am a finalist in PX3 (Prix de la
Photographie, Paris), winners will be announced
in April.
- My images "Old Car Interior" and "Skeleton"
were juried into PhotoSpiva by John Paul
Caponigro.
- "Clouds" was chosen to be a part of the
"Arte Natura" exhibition at the Limner Gallery
in Hudson, NY.
- "Old Car Interior" was chosen for the NCAA
16th National Juried Exhibition and is on
display at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins
and sold the first night!
- My work was selected for a solo show at the
University of Northern Colorado.
View
My Resume
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The Collective Gallery in Fort
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(Three Pigeons - San Clemente, CA)
My work is now featured at The
Collective Fine Art Gallery in Fort Collins.
Jim Benest has created the finest gallery in the
area and I'm proud to be a part of it.
On
Thursday, May 3rd from 6-9pm there will be an
opening reception for myself and the other new
artists. You are invited to attend if you are in
the area.
Please RSVP with the Gallery at
970- 224-1231.
If you cannot make it
Thursday, then please stop by on Friday evening
for Fort Collin's First Friday Gallery Walk. There
is much art to see in Fort Collins.
The
Gallery is located at 109 S. College Ave., right
next door to Nico's Catacombs.
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May 1st Price Increase
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(Surfer No. 2 - San Clemente, CA)
Please remember that my prices
will be increasing on May 1st, 2007:
The Signature Series (not numbered) will go
from $195 to $350 for a matted print.
The Edition Series (numbered) will go from
$475 to $575 for a matted print.
Prior to the price increase, all
Signature or Edition Series images will include a
free Giclee Poster of your choice.
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"classic images in black & white" Now
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"classic images in black & white" is a 28
page booklet with 27 of my images from 2004-2006.
I consider these my best images and they give you
a quick "Whitman Sampler" of my work.
To
order, please email me at
Cole@ColeThompsonPhotography.com
The price
is $7.95 with $2.00 shipping and handling.
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