Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Below the Falls Mansfield Hollow B+W Film

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Nikon F-1971 1999 at Mansfield Hollow Dam. Jump forward a couple years and I brought this image in to the class I was teaching at New London Adult Ed. It was one of the images I used to lead the discussion on contrast. Everyone wanted to know how I did it? How long did it take? Few asked about post process but it was 2001 so my class was filled mostly with film people. My answer was 1/125 second, most chuckled and said really? I explained that I knew where the light was time of day and went there found my spot and shot 1 or 2 images this one printed easily in the darkroom probably took less time than scanning and adjusting the scan to meet the quality of the print. My PS Elements 10 wanted a color profile for everything is color and many of the functions in post process don’t work in gray scale [B+W]. Black and White prints are not about color they are an emotional visual poetry. No artificial emotion in my PS. and no edge like film. enjoy pjc

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Contact me if you want a print of in stock photographs. Mostly 8×10 FREE or by what you can afford got to open up file space for new prints.

My work can be seen at these two galleries in December, “Blizzard Group Show at Gallery At the Wauregan and PhotoSynthesis Members Show or contact me Many inexpensive prints for gifts or January shredder

Low key image in a low key land.

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What brings visitors to an art site? 1. Nudity [on the edge of art is better] 2. New Content it used to called information. But information implies knowledge usefulness. Where content a simple bombarding of useless details but there everyday. If your content is new racy swimsuits worn by stars trying to be left alone all the better, even better is knowing who made the swimsuit. 3. Gore or implied gore, this includes auto accidents, police dashboard camera. 4 Of course are the bizarre, what would we all be without People of [well you know I’m not saying their name] Hate Groups, love groups belong to both to hedge your bet. Petitions, games, causes and all the other info grabbers on line. You can fill in the rest but let me leave you this warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Sarcasm it doesn’t work in Print.

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Auctioneer Wall Sign Jewett City Ct

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Black and White Silver Gelatin Print

Printed yesterday, well I exposed the paper and Tiana my great and talented, intern developed the prints to save me the back pain of slightly bending over the trays. Thank you Tiana. Image made on Tri X in March. Simplicity and texture tell many stories of mills closed, many empty but some with new businesses and a giant flea market.                                     enjoy pjc

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