Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve Barbour wrote: >>> great opportunity here Doug to give us all the precise details again... <<< The show is at Blue Wing Gallery in Woodland California, between Sacramento and the SF bay area. The show will run from April 1 through 29 and the opening reception will be this coming Friday from 6 to 9 pm. Blue Wing Gallery is at 405 Main Street in Woodland California, and their website is http://bluewinggallery.com/ After I was done bringing the prints into the gallery we lined them up along the walls and for the first time I was able to see them all at once :) The photos in the show are at http://www.wildlightphoto.com/paw Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com On Mar 28, 2011, at 7:37 AM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > On Saturday I delivered 48 framed prints to the gallery for hanging. Friday > midnight I felt like I was at mile 20 of a marathon, where runners usually > hit "the wall". For those who have yet to run a marathon, "the wall" is > where your energy reserves are totally depleted, all hope is gone, the > dementors are moving in for the kill and you still have 6.2 miles left to > run. IIRC it's where I swore I'd never run again as long as I lived. > > The nagging questions I had were: > > ) are my homemade frames good enough? > ) do I have enough to fill the gallery space? > ) did I print everything too small? > ) is the gallery owner going to tell me I f***ed it all up and now he has > nothing for the month of April? > > Saturday morning driving to the gallery was like mile 26: legs are > cramping, knees are wobbly, energy reserves and brain activity are beyond > gone but THE FINISH LINE IS ONLY 2 TENTHS OF A MILE AWAY! > > As I brought the prints into the gallery the crowds began cheering! The > gallery owner loves the prints, the gallery's framer was delighted with my > frames, mats, everything, and there's plenty to fill the space. The owner > summed it up: "This is going to be a great show". > > BTW I didn't quit running. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting