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The Alameda Photographic Society<\/a> celebrates their 70th year with their annual exhibition at the Alameda Historical Museum. With sixty-three pieces by sixteen photographers there is a wide range of styles, genres, and themes represented.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Goyer contributes four photos. Two of them–“Yosemite Falls” and “Winter in Japan”–are landscapes, and the latter is perhaps the finest in the show. The scene is so flawless and crisp that it looks unreal, as though one is viewing a diorama at a natural history museum. He also exhibits two solid portraits, “Amanda” and “Nettie.”\u00a0Linda Wang is another artist with excellent work in\u00a0multiple genres.\u00a0Two of her complementary pieces–“Red Door” and “Motor Bike”–hang together.\u00a0“Motor Bike” plays off the incongruence of a moped parked in front of a yellow wall bearing bold Chinese characters painted in black. I couldn’t translate it, but my money’s on “No Parking.” She also provides a shot of little girls at a wedding, “Whispering,” exhibited alongside Goyer’s portraits.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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"Winter in Japan" by John Goyer<\/p><\/div>\n

Steve Stuckey has one of the best overall series in the exhibit. Although the style differs in each of his four\u00a0photos, they are tied together thematically around an idealized rural setting. They run the gamut from the stark “Bristle Cones Pines” landscape to the endearing “Girl Writing.” His time-lapse “Old House”–similar to Linda Connor’s “Petroglyph and Star Trails” (1991)–is intriguing and ties the swirling stars nicely into the composition without being gimmicky.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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"Ballet" by Linda Brown<\/p><\/div>\n

Another excellent series comprised three pieces by Linda Brown. “Jelly Fish” was straightforward and well-done, and provided a context for the viewer to compare her others, “Bubble World” and “Ballet.” Are they close-ups of jellies, or is she finding similar patterns in nature or crafting\u00a0them herself?\u00a0They work regardless.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two highlights of the exhibit are the work of Barbara James and Andrea Dimiceli. James provides four photos of the Disney Center in Los Angeles. “Floating” is a simple but spectacular shot of the structure. The other three are details of various faces of the building, exploring the reflective surface.\u00a0Despite gratuitous color effects in “Patchwork Quilt” they are all quite beautiful.<\/p>\n

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"Spiral" by Andrea Dimiceli<\/p><\/div>\n

Dimiceli’s was the most consistently excellent work in the exhibit. Whether she’s captured a doorway in Spain or the Rosie the Riveter shipyard in\u00a0Richmond, California, they are infused with a diffuse glow and have a\u00a0haunting yet welcoming quality. Each of the four photos is a winner, and they\u00a0work well together.<\/p>\n

The Alameda Photographic Society exhibit continues at the Alameda Museum, 2324 Alameda Avenue, through April 29. Call (510) 521-1233 for museum hours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael Singman-Aste
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