Reflected Light Images

Some of my Favorite Scenes

teripieper — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:08:10 +0000

From 2011 Weddings!

It was hard to pick just a few. There were SO many great images of people celebrating their love and commitment to each other in front of friends and family last year. It was fun to go back through the blogs and folders full of images in search of some highlights. What’s your favorite from last year?

And what’s going to be the favorites from 2012?

New Work in the Galleries

teripieper — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:56:41 +0000

The new show at the Confluence Gallery and Art Center in Twisp opens this Saturday, January 7. The name of it is Inspired by the Methow. Many of the artists worked on lands that are protected by easements through the Methow Conservancy. I was lucky to have access to one far up in the Rendezvous.

Winter Aspen at the Confluence Gallery

Autumn Pine Reflections at the Confluence

Winter Birch can be seen at the Winthrop Gallery beginning on January 10

Pine Grass will also be shown at the Winthrop Gallery

Open Merc

teripieper — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:19:17 +0000

Last month the Open Merc (open mic at the Merc Playhouse in Twisp) fell on Thanksgiving weekend. I managed to bury these photos in the hustle and bustle of the holiday and am finally getting around to them. For more holiday photos see My Everyday Photos. Lots of fun was had by all.

Featured performers were Ken Bevis and Egon Steinebach, Eileen Pinkerton, Marc Holm (aka Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street), Danbert Nobacon and a new fellow whose name I missed, with an interesting guitar and great songs.

Methow Celebration

teripieper — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:41:37 +0000

Recently I was asked to do some publicity shots for the Confluence Gallery for one of their holiday events – Black Tie, Methow Style. The gallery director and her husband agreed to be the models for this fun soiree invitation and we were able to do the shots at their place, just across the hill from our place. It was perfect with the house’s rusted metal siding, the cool tractor, and their black lab and chickens. What fun!

At no time during this photo shoot were dogs given champagne.

A Horse of Her Own

teripieper — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:59:54 +0000

Feather is new to the Methow, having come from Riverside in the Okanogan Valley. She’s a beautiful palomino quarter horse. Her new owner has saved up her egg money for a long time in order to have a horse of her own and recently her dream came true. I watched one day last week as they practiced in the covered arena at Bear Creek Equestrian Center. It was a cold day after a long week for everyone. Feather is new to a covered arena as well as to the English style of riding. Her young partner is learning the finer points of riding with regular lessons and practices so the two of them are learning together. It looks like a fine partnership that will last for years to come. I look forward to watching them grow and come together as a team.

Agile Dogs

teripieper — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:14:53 +0000

If you are not a dog person, well then you probably just want to skip this post. It’s all about dogs. Dogs having fun with their people. Dogs who have trained with their people to learn agility skills. The US Dog Agility Association describes it this way:

Dog agility is a competitive sport that tests a person’s skills in training and handling of dogs over a timed obstacle course. Competitors race against the clock as they direct their dogs to jump hurdles, scale ramps, burst through tunnels, traverse a see-saw and weave through a line of poles in an obstacle course configuration designed to challenge a handler’s competitive and training skills.

I’ve attended these trials in the past and really, they are great fun! This year, my dog Luna and I began the simplest of classes to introduce us to this set of skills. We are in about the pre-school stage of learning at this point! Whether or not we will ever go to a trial to compete remains to be seen.

These photos are from the October 14 Agility Trials sponsored by the Wenatchee Kennel Club. Many more images can be seen at my Flickr site. If you have a dog that competed on October 14 and are intersted in one of my images, let me know. My contact is on top of this page. Chances are, if you see one image of your dog, there are probably more that didn’t get uploaded.

Photographing your Artwork

teripieper — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:05:30 +0000

This should be a quiet time of year for me but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Here is one event that is keeping me busy this week. It’s a Saturday afternoon workshop designed to introduce artists in various mediums to simple techniques they can use to photograph their work. Every artist needs a portfolio and some way to show her/his work to people through a website or perhaps to enter a gallery show. The task of making images is not always easy and the equipment costs can be overwhelming. Using cameras the artists already own and simple lighting techniques, acceptable images can be produced.

September Wedding at North Cascades Basecamp

teripieper — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:41:49 +0000

Lauren and Eric traveled to Zimbabwe together to teach English last year. They were engaged during our winter season and chose to celebrate their wedding in the fall at the North Cascades Basecamp and Lodge near Mazama. What a change from Africa. These two young people have enjoyed the mountains of the North Cascades and were eager to share this place with their friends and family. Many of Eric’s family traveled from the east coast to be with them.

The weather was perfect, even warm for September 24. The Basecamp was a welcoming place. The bride got ready in the big cabin while the groom entertained guests on the lawn and under the tent. Gradually, guests made their way on a trail through the forest to the wedding site down by the Methow River. The two grandma’s were driven to the site as it is a good walk on rough ground.

With the musician Terry Hunt in place, the wedding party gradually arrived, first the officiate, then the groom and his mother and groomsmen. Most of the bridal party walked down wearing flip flops and then slipped into their dress shoes for the processional. River rocks, flowers and cairns lined the way. When everyone else was in place, the bride and her father came down through the woods to make the scene complete.

It was a beautiful ceremony with the Goat Wall a favorite climbing spot, as the background. The bride and groom spoke to each other about their love; poems were read; music during the ceremony was provided by Jake and Lydia. Laughter was shared as the bride struggled to get the ring onto the groom’s finger. After the Pronouncement and Introduction, the couple led everyone else to the river for pictures. It was a fun bunch of folks always ready to get carried away and not afraid to get their feet wet! Lots of fun and laughter and love! Ken and I were very happy to be part of the celebration!

Congratulations Eric and Lauren!

“Habitation”

By Margaret Atwood

Marriage is not

a house or even at
tent

it is before that,
and colder:

the edge of the
forest, the edge

of the desert

the unpainted stairs

at the back where
we squat

outside, eating
popcorn

the edge of the
receding glacier

where painfully
and with wonder

at having survived
even

this far

we are learning to
make fire

Fly Fishing on the Methow

teripieper — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:35:40 +0000

The day before Steph and Jamie were married at Sun Moutain, the groom and some of the guys got together for a float on the Methow to try their hands at fly fishing. Some of them were experienced fly fishers with their own rods, others were beginners. The day was sunny and hot. Very hot. There was liberal use of sunscreen. The expert guides, Kevin and Blaze got them geared up with wading boots and Sage rods and soon they were flipping flies back and forth across the crystal clear water of the Methow. The next day we heard tales of the monster cutthroat that slipped away.

Here is a report from the Roanoke (Virginia) Times by columnist Mark Taylor, brother of the bride!

Lots of fun was had by all.

Steph and Jamie

teripieper — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:55:51 +0000

I imagine that when Steph and Jamie picked September 10, 2011 (9/10/11) for their wedding date, they expected a pleasant afternoon and maybe a coolish evening. Little did any of us know that this year seasons seem to be running late and summer did not really get going til September and last Saturday was quite possibly the hottest day of the year.

Sun Mountain Lodge was the site of the festivities and guests waited in the air conditioned lobby until the last minute before assembling on the bluff overlooking the upper Methow Valley. Big hats and a tiny breeze and hand-held fans provided some relief from the heat. DJ Noah provided music for the ceremony and reception. Salyna made one of her artistic and tasty cakes and Fawn Meadow Design provided gorgeous flowers. Amanda of Third Avenue Salon and Spa in Twisp did all the hair and makeup. Nothing wilted or melted. By dinner, the temperature was comfortable and guests relaxed and enjoyed the evening and danced the night away under the light of the nearly full moon!

It was a stellar celebration of Jamie and Steph’s love for each other and also the love of their family and dear friends. Weddings are not just about the couple and their relationship but also the relationships they have with the people around them and the support those people provide to the newlyweds. We were incredibly happy to be part of their day.