Frank Grisdale's Photo Blog

Sky Geometry

Frank Grisdale — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:36:28 +0000

This is a one minute video. It is based on a foundation image of a sunrise, and then I have gradually changed various shapes and tones of the original color. My intent is to add another four minutes of abstractions, using another 4 foundation images.

There is no sound.

Two Old Birds

Frank Grisdale — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:19:45 +0000

Back from the UAE

Frank Grisdale — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:50:50 +0000

I was in the UAE for the 3rd International Falconry Festival, as a guest of the sponsors. Highlight for me was spending two days in the weathering tents – where all the birds are kept quiet and shaded while the festival is on. I was the only photographer allowed access to the birds – I had a studio set up on the grass under a tent – with LED lights and white backgrounds. The handlers would bring me birds one by one, and I would shoot close ups of each one. The most beautiful bird was the Aplomado from Bolivia and Peru. It is a little falcon, but very fast and strikingly beautiful. It’s favorite prey is other small birds.

Photography Masters Cup Wildlife Nominees

Frank Grisdale — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:47:14 +0000

This link takes you to a full page of the Nominees from the Wildlife Category.

Some great images! Below is my portrait of a young Golden eagle.

Great feedback from German gallery goers = no ‘nice’, no ‘interesting’!

Frank Grisdale — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:46:26 +0000

Guest book Amerika Haus 2011

The above links to the actual guest book from the Munich show this summer.

There are German and Spanish entries that I have had translated below.

As an artist, you create to not only express yourself, but also to communicate with others. So getting written responses to your communication from an audience – (all of whom are unrelated!), especially one so far away, is very gratifying. Particularly when no one said the work was ‘nice’ or ‘interesting’.

Please see the actual contributors names and handwriting in the link above. Below are the translated comments:

Guest Book Comments
From The Amerika Haus (Munich) Solo Show – Summer 2011

These photos are unfamiliar and familiar all at the same time – they invite the viewer to reconsider the “familiar” and change the terms of expectation – thereby ushering in surprise and the unexpected, the unrecognizably more – thank you for your work. To an extraordinary and wonderfully talented artist: thank you for sharing these fascinating pieces of art and imagery – I am awed by their beauty and am reminded of Turner paintings.

Beautiful, artistic compositions, with excellent colour arrangements. These are pictures that are truly art.

Beautiful images…

Many thanks for the inspiring exhibition. Fantasic photography!

These pictures are familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

Truly wonderful . Many thanks!

The perfect eye for a super photo. Incredibly beautiful….

Unusual and impressive colour variations A special take on light and landscape….

I am deeply impressed Beautifully reduced into colour elements. Dreamlike…

Very emotional. One can get lost in the details and let his soul go.

A cool volcano!

Full of beauty

Amazing creations….

Beautiful impressions

Absolutely Fantastic Pictures…

Superb and attracting!

Brilliant exhibition. My compliments!

Nominee – Photography Masters Cup – International Color Awards

Frank Grisdale — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:43:51 +0000

The 5th Annual Awards for the International Color Awards Masters Cup were announced recently. There were literally thousands of entries from around the world.

One of my raptors portraits received a Nominee status for the Professionals Wildlife category, although I am not yet sure which image won. This is the second time I’ve made it to the Nominee level.

Someday…

ICM = Intentional Camera Movement –who knew?

Frank Grisdale — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:14:17 +0000

I was interested to learn the technique I have long used is getting a following in Britain these days, and it has a name: ICM which stands for Intentional Camera Movement.

More here

Cowboy Trail Looking West

(click image to see large)

Dogs In Water

Frank Grisdale — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:46:33 +0000

These two were face mounted to plexiglass.

Click on the image to see them larger.

Baptiste Lake

Frank Grisdale — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:05:05 +0000

Sundown waters at my friend Ken Stewart’s cabin.

Being An Artist

Frank Grisdale — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:11:25 +0000

From Ira Glass of Public Broadcasting