On Friday April 2, 2010, gallery nrc will celebrate its one year anniversary in Northwest Denver.  Join us during First Friday in the Tennyson Arts District from 6-10pm to help celebrate the anniversary.

During the course of the year we have worked with some great photographers and others who have helped the gallery grow. With so many people helping out we decided to ask a few of these individuals to show their work at the gallery this month. The first anniversary show features the photographic work of Jake Groenhof, Terri Johanson, Christopher G Rice, Aleksei Saunders, Daylene Wilson and Neil Corman.

gallery nrc is located at 4424 Tennyson Street.

If you have lived in Denver for any period of time, you most likely know March is the snowiest month of the year in the city.  While we will alternate between 60 degree days and snow during the month, this allows for the snow to melt quite quickly.

Last week we had one of these spring storms which brought some heavy wet snow to the city.  I took advantage of this and went out to photograph during the storm and also the morning after.  While I was out photographing I planned to be in the same area of Denver, lower downtown, during and after the storm.

Union Station during a spring snow storm.

Union Station and the light rail station the morning after the snow.

Even with April just around the corner I don’t think this will be the last of the spring snow in the city 2010.

During the month of February, these were the top iPhone pictures as indicated by your on Facebook and Twitter.

Shadow on the Ground

Walking down the sidewalk from the library to drop off some books, I noticed the morning light creating a nice shadow from the angled light.  Overlapping the gaps in the sidewalk it more for the image above.

Car Door Handle

On a cold morning a light frost gathered on some cars, and as I took out the garbage I noticed the frost on an old car across the way.  Playing with the angle, I wanted to capture part of the car but also the element of frost to help tell the story of the object.  It took a few times to get the angle I was look for, but the result was the whole car handle and just enough of the car and frost.

Inside a Light Bulb

On the windows at gallery nrc there are a set of cafe lights.  While playing with the phone, I was able to change the exposure and through the clear bulb have the camera meter on the filament which was generating the light.  The result was the hot light of the power being generated from the small bulb.

Check back in April for the top images from March.  You may view these images as they are posted on Twitter or our Facebook Fan Page.  Your comments and retweets help pick the top images for the month.

Two new offerings are available as note cards from Neil Corman Photography.  Both of these 5×7 cards are printed on an art linen paper and blank inside so you may add your own message.  Whether you use the cards as a thank you note, a special occasion or anything else it will indeed be something special for the individual receiving the card.

Rocky Mountain News – Goodbye, Colorado

On Friday February 27, 2009 the Rocky Mountain News published their final edition. The News has been a part of Denver for almost as long as Denver was a city and this final edition marked the end of an era.  While the newspaper industry has been down the past few years, in the year since the final edition, this has been the most popular image sold at gallery nrc.  To help people remember the newspaper, it is now possible to the image as a note card.

Columbine Along the Trail

The columbine is the State Flower of Colorado, and in the early summer months they come out in full force in the mountains.  Due to the fragile status of this rare flower it is protected by state law on public and private lands.  While hiking as part of Team in Training in the summer of 2009, I found this columbine right along the trail in almost perfect form.  The fact that one petal is a little off drew me to capture this photograph.

While a little late, the top images for the month of January have been picked from the daily posts and are now a part of the Along the Journey… gallery.

You may recall, Along the Journey… is a collection of images taken with an iPhone during the normal course of the day.  Inspired from the work of Chase Jarvis and others it is a creative outlet to explore new ideas while using a mobile phone.  Editing of the photos is done “in camera” with an iPhone application keeping to the goal of creativity and composition.

Gate at Denver Art Museum

I had walked past the Denver Art Museum many times, however this was the first time I noticed this gate on the older building which makes up the museum.  With the strong colors of the gate, I wanted to keep those the main part of the image in addition to keeping it known that it was indeed a gate.

Fence Post Along Tennyson

Walking along Tennyson Street in the Berkeley District of Denver, I noticed a few properties which had fence posts and chains on them.  This one had the added element of grass near it which caught my eye on a cold January day.

Pipes on a Building

I was taking out the garbage at gallery nrc, and noticed the pipes on the back of the building and how they were mirroring the plant growth.  With the combining of the two, I used the morning light to grab an image to bring both aspects into the frame.

Check back next week for the February 2010 Along the Journey images.