Went down to the Carnegie museum this afternoon to see a photography exhibit. It's by a local photographer (but extensive worldwide traveler) named Donald Robinson (He's not a professional photographer - he made his fortune with a large chain of drug stores and spent his money traveling and taking photos). On display are landscapes, wildlife photos and portraits. This last category consists of informal portraits of people in a variety of exotic places that he's visited over the years.
Really good stuff for the most part, but then you don't get an exhibit at the Carnegie by being mediocre! His African wildlife shots are probably the weakest of his work, but I'd guess that's largely because they looked to be the oldest, so they not only were earliest in his career but also suffered from the limitations of his equipment and the film emulsions of the day. Some great penguin shots from Antarctica. He also had a large number of still life shots of orchids. Nothing groundbreaking, but all technically excellent and beautiful. He certainly got some very exotic species. The vast majority of photos in his exhibit were Epson inkjet prints, by the way. I'd guess they were done on a 2000 or 2200 because most were 12 x 18 or 13 x 19. Some links: http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13834885&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478564&rfi=6 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/entertainment/arts/s_298052.html http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/index.html -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
