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It's summer in Ely! The blueberries and raspberries are at their peak and so are the Ely tourists. We've enjoyed meeting everyone that has stopped in to say hello.
Jim returned from Europe just in time to participate in the dedication ceremony for the new location of the non-profit Brandenburg Gallery in Luverne, Minnesota. This beautiful building, constructed of locally quarried sioux quartzite, sits next to the Rock County Courthouse and originally held the Rock County Jail. At the dedication ceremony, Jim joked "I never had a chance to go into the jail; they never caught me, so I find it poignant that my photos are there now."
Please stop by the Brandenburg Gallery in their new home at 213 E. Luverne St., Luverne, Mn. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 5pm.
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Collector's Print #21 ~ Cherry Tree at Dusk - France
This summer I was driving down a lovely, winding road in the
western district of Vend�e,
France. My long day of shooting in
a new and visually stimulating area was over. I was in a relaxed but semi-exhausted mood on my way back
home when I first saw the cherry tree with a ladder leaning on it in the middle
of a wheat field. With the sun now just below the horizon, it was nearly too
late to photograph; I just smiled and kept driving. But the magical
lingering light made me reconsider the scene, so I quickly made a u-turn and
went back.
The ladder that was left behind was poignant...a prop...a clue
to stimulate the mind - a dangerous proposition that very rarely is worth the
effort photographically. Countless times I've attempted and then failed to
translate that "feeling" onto a final photographic image. But I could deeply
"see" the image this time, or was it just my na�ve American eyes imagining a
romantic afternoon of picking cherries, some bread and wine, and relaxing on a
blanket on a quiet, French hillside.
My experience told me there wasn't enough time to gather
cameras and tripod, make the long walk through the field, and compose the
image. But the scene was too
compelling - I needed to try.
When I finished shooting and walked back to the car, the moon
lit the path. I felt partly
relieved, partly disappointed, but just a little hopeful that the elusive "feeling"
from that first glance was waiting to be brought back to life once I returned
to my studio in the distant American northwoods.
-Jim Brandenburg
Fine Art Giclee printed on cotton paper.
Size is 12"x 8" at a special price of $75. ($125 value)
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Chased by the Light Exhibit
Jim's Chased by the Light exhibit will be shown at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Mn, beginning August 25 through November 14. "In autumn I set out to make one photograph - one single exposure - each day for 90 days. I hoped with patience and endurance to renew my vision of the natural world." This is how Jim described his personal search for a new challenge and a hoped-for spiritual renewal after years of traveling the world as an award-winning photographer for National Geographic Magazine. All 90 images were shown in National Geographic Magazine in the November 1997 issue and were later published in the best-seller, Chased by the Light.
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