Darkroom Gallery - Juried Contemporary Photography Exhibits

2012 Champlain Valley Photo Slam

• LION IN THE CITY

  Alan Hugh Chandler Burlington, VT USA Saw this cat hang around my hotel in New York city last year. Equipment: Print Media:

• HANGING IN NYC

  Alan Hugh Chandler Burlington, VT USA Found this shot while taking a walk in New York City Equipment: Print Media:

• Cortelazor, Andalucía (España)

  Sophie Shelburne, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Flor ave del Paraíso, Medellín (Colombia)

  Sophie Shelburne, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Fierce Play on Ice

  Djorn Crown St. George, VT USA My dogs, Oso and Carabella, playing on the ice at Shelburne Pond. Equipment:Pentax K5 Print Media:

• Photography Bliss

  Laina Johnson Burlington, VT USA The children of Dure, Haiti had never seen a digital camera. I taught a photography class last summer in Haiti and the children were overjoyed at seeing their faces for the first time on a camera. Equipment: Print Media:

• Monet's Vermont Garden

  Glenn Fay Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Spirit Playground

  Glenn Fay Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• After The Storm

  Catherine Chamberlain Colchester, VT USA Nubble Lighthouse, York, Maine Equipment: Print Media:

• Fern

  Josh Arneson West Bolton, VT USA Equipment:Cannon EOS Digital Rebel. f/11, 1/40sec., ISO-200 Print Media:

• Ivy

  Josh Arneson West Bolton, VT USA Equipment:Cannon EOS Digital Rebel. f/9, 1/60sec., ISO-200 Print Media:

• Lights

  Josh Arneson West Bolton, VT USA Equipment:Cannon EOS Digital Rebel. f/36, 30sec., ISO-200 Print Media:

• HELP! I'VE FALLEN

• Westport, NY Barn

• Champlain Kayaker

  Erica Brown Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Ethan Allen Homestead Rainbow

  Erica Brown Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Cabbage

  Erica Brown Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Barn and Blue Sky

  Jessica Remmey Grand Isle, VT USA This was taken in Westford on the farm that my father grew up on. I have many memories of exploring this barn as a child. Equipment: Print Media:

• Lake View

  Jessica Remmey Grand Isle, VT USA A beautiful summer day in the Lake Champlain Islands. Equipment: Print Media:

• Megan

  Paul Dandurand South Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Dendrobium Orchid

  David Punia Bolton, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Sampson

  David Punia Bolton, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Lake Shores

  Bill Kneen Richmond, VT USA Interpretative Photograph from the Burlington Boathouse Equipment:Nikon D-7000, f-11, 1/100, Tripod Print Media:File

• Friends

  Patricia M. Davis Middlebury, VT USA My friend , Josiah enjoys his job bottle feeding the baby goats when they are weaned from Mama. I captured this at the Wales Goat Farm in Weybridge, VT. Equipment:CanonEOS 60D, Canon Lens 24-105L Print Media:

• Garden Perch

  Patricia M. Davis Middlebury, VT USA Oriental Lily with a grasshopper perched on a petal,drenched with pollen. Very cooperative subject ! Equipment:Canon EOS 60D, Canon 100mm Macro lens Print Media:

• Looking Up at Snow-Laden Trees

  Aaron Kelly Middlebury, VT USA Snowy trees tower on a still winter morning near Robert Frost's cabin in the woods. Equipment: Print Media:

• Breadloaf Mountain

  Aaron Kelly Middlebury, VT USA A still winter morning at Breadloaf. Equipment: Print Media:

• American Robin in Winter

  Jane Ogilvie East Middlebury, VT USA An unusual number of Robins wintered over in Vermont this year. Equipment: Print Media:

• Kiki and Paco

  Amanda Kolifrath South Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• The Fire

  Amanda Kolifrath South Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Early Dew Drops

• Woodland Nip

• reflections

  paula l bradley Grand Isle, VT USA A foggy day on Lake Champlain, allowing water and air to be one and the same.. Equipment:Nikon DX40, f1/400. ISO 800 Print Media:

• ugly pretty

  paula l bradley Grand Isle, VT USA One of the many members at the Allenholm Farm in South Hero, Vt. Equipment:Nikon DX40, f 5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO 200 Print Media:

• Music Man

  Suzanne Grocki South Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Taking a Break

  Suzanne Grocki South Burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Locked For Life

  Katy Trahan Essex Jct., VT USA By locking your self up, you can never see the color and beauty beyond. Equipment: Print Media:

• The Girl in the Red Jacket

  Katy Trahan Essex Jct., VT USA The simple beauty of viewing the frozen lake on a winters day. Looking across to the mountains in the distance. Equipment: Print Media:

• As I Wait

  Katy Trahan Essex Jct., VT USA As i wait... For the Spring. For the Flowers to bloom. The grass to turn green and the trees to come alive. As if in a movie, I wait... Equipment: Print Media:

• Crow

  Doug Rooney Ferrisburgh, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Winter stump

  Quinn Keating West Bolton, VT USA Adrift in a sea of winter, this lone moss covered stump provided a stark contrast to the stillness and cold that surrounded it. Equipment:Canon 60D f/7.1 1/400 iso 400 Print Media:

• Father and son

  Quinn Keating West Bolton, VT USA 48 hours into his life, our dear friend's child takes it's first grasp of his father's hand. Equipment:Canon 60D f/1.8 1/500 iso 200 Print Media:

• Woodland Path 3

  Peggy Reynolds Essex Jct., VT USA Underhill, Vermont, USA, infrared image, taken with a converted DSLR camera Equipment: Print Media:

• Chrysler Building Reflected

  Peggy Reynolds Essex Jct., VT USA Chrysler Building, New York City, New York, USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Mirrored Trees

  Peggy Reynolds Essex Jct., VT USA Underhill, Vermont, USA, infrared,taken with a converted DSLR camera Equipment: Print Media:

• Buzzing Buddy

  Jerry Weisman Orlando, FL USA "Buddy," our Morkie, like every other dog, loves riding in the car. He gets to ride in the convertible. Equipment:Droid X cellphone Print Media:

• Zack and Ezra

  Jerry Weisman Orlando, FL USA My two grandsons, Zack and Ezra in their normal state of jubilation. Equipment:Olympus Stylus 790 SW Print Media:

• Goshen Town Hall

  Kristin Mitchell Middlebury, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Waiting to Play; Rio

  Kristin Mitchell Middlebury, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• It's a Light and Tumble Journey

• I'm on your side when times get rough, and friends just can't be found

• in a major chord

  cynthia e. frantz burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• rhapsody

  cynthia e. frantz burlington, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Purr-fect Sunday

• Bench pressing

• morning rays

  Trine Wilson Westford, VT USA Greeting me each day......... Equipment: Print Media:

• Pieta

  sarah cote alburg, vt USA Diamond Hill. Woonsocket Rhode Island. Equipment:canon 40d Print Media:

• Butchart Gardens 1

  Marie Eddy Hinesburg, VT USA Tigridia (Tiger Flower). Taken at Butchart Gardens, Vancouver CA. Equipment:Canon Powershot Print Media:

• Butchart Gardens 2

  Marie Eddy Hinesburg, VT USA Osteospermum (Whirligig Daisy).taken at Butchart Gardens, Vancouver CA Equipment:Canon Powershot Print Media:

• Untitled

• La Fortaleza

• Rainbow Over the Gut

  Jim Yolda North Hero, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Old Red Mill During the 2011 Flood

  Jim Yolda North Hero, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• View from Patti's Porch

  Paulette Malaney Colchester, VT USA Bridport, VT Equipment: Print Media:

• Eye of the Needle

  Paulette Malaney Colchester, VT USA Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT Equipment: Print Media:

• A Bend in the Road

  Eric Johnson Westford, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Marsh Marigold

  Charley Thompson Colchester, VT USA Marsh Marigolds are one of the first flowers of spring. This specimen was captured at Indian Brook Park. I love to isolate one blossom, get in very close and use a shallow depth of field so you can fall right in. Equipment:Nikon D90, Sigma 105 macro lens/f4.5, 125th sec. Print Media:

• Evening Solitude

  Paulette Malaney Colchester, VT USA Pier at Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT Equipment: Print Media:

• Reflection

  Eric Johnson Westford, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Lace in the Sand

  Charley Thompson Colchester, VT USA I was walking the beach in Edisto, SC when I began to notice these magical patterns in the sand formed by the motion of receding waves around bits of seashells. The result is a poetic abstract of motion. Equipment:Nikon D90, 70mm/f13, 1/1,000 sec, ISO 2500 Print Media:

• Watchful

  Alyx Lyons Burlington, VT USA Addison County Field Days, Summer 2011 Equipment:Canon EOS Rebel T1i Print Media:

• Tiger Lily Against the Sky

  Alyx Lyons Burlington, VT USA Captured on a beautiful day, walking down my street in Burlington, Vermont. Equipment: Print Media:

• Irene, 8 Months Later

  Alyx Lyons Burlington, VT USA Unbelievable devastation on Route 100 in Stockbridge in early April 2012, 8 months after Tropical Storm Irene. Equipment: Print Media:

• Blue Butterflies

  Penelope Clute Plattsburgh, NY USA At the Montreal Botanical Gardens "Butterflies are Free" event, the blues were in constant motion and very difficult to capture. The blue portion of their wings is visible only when they are flying. When they alight, they look brown. Equipment:Canon 7D & Sigma 150mm 1:2.8 macro on high burst Print Media:

• Kayaks

  Penelope Clute Plattsburgh, NY USA Panning shot of kayaks, stored on a trailer, Inlet, NY. Equipment:Canon 7D with 24-105mm 1:4L lens Print Media:

• Ice Canoe Racing at Quebec City Winter Carnival

  Penelope Clute Plattsburgh, NY USA This was shot at the exciting preliminaries, with teams racing in pairs down a snow-covered hill. The finals were amid ice flows in the St. Lawrence River! Equipment:Canon 7D with 24-105mm 1:4L lens on high burst Print Media:

• Sap Boiling Time

  Susan Robinson Underhill Center, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Ice Angel

  Susan Robinson Underhill Center, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Bartho

  Susan Robinson Underhill Center, VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Burlington Corners

  Stephano B. Essex Jct., VT USA An interesting corner of an interesting city. Equipment: Print Media:

• Up The Oak

  Stephano B. Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Bug

  sarah cote alburg, vt USA Tucson Arizona Equipment:canon 40d Print Media:

• Yellow Sunset

  John Alden Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Sandbar on Fire

  John Alden Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Salmon

  Claire Payne S. Burlington, VT USA This photograph was taken in Hatcher Garden, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Equipment: Print Media:

• White Single

  Claire Payne S. Burlington, VT USA This photograph was taken in Hatcher Garden, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Equipment: Print Media:

• Hide and Seek

  Billie Hall Jericho, VT USA Photo was taken on a crisp, sunny April day in Rockport, MA. It was not until I enlarged the photo that I really realized what I had captured, hence 'Hide and Seek'. Equipment:Sony - DSC-T900, f/4.5, 1/250 sec., ISO-80 Print Media:

• Nacreous Clouds

  Rob Ricketson West Bolton, VT USA An amazing display of stratospheric clouds reflecting over the Royal Society Range. I captured this image while working at McMurdo Station in Antartica. Equipment:Canon A2e Print Media:

• Barne Glacier

  Rob Ricketson West Bolton, VT USA The Barne Glacier flows down to the sea ice, culminating in a 30 meter cliff. I took this image on a bright, windy day while working at McMurdo Station in Antarctica Equipment:Canon A2e Print Media:

• Starksboro Stray

  LJ Spring Essex Jct., VT USA I was helping a downed cow off Rte. 116 & went out every other day for 2 wks. The last day about 20 barn cats appeared, most of them running away... this blue-eyed beauty stayed to pose for me-thank God I had my zoom with me! Equipment: Print Media:

• He's Nothing Without His Sword

  Lauren Goodnow Essex, VT USA Night photo taken on Mass Row at Dartmouth College, Hanover NH Equipment:Fugi ASL digital / low shutter speed Print Media:Digital

• The Stare

• Meditation

• I See You Too!

• Fire In The Sky

• Kingdom Dam Quicksilver

• Mickey

  Samantha Jo Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Early Morning Web

  Samantha Jo Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Forth of July bird in the sky

  Samantha Jo Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Lobster Crate Racer

  Billie Hall Jericho, VT USA Having a 'front row seat' on a schooner was a great advantage in capturing this shot. The racer literally flew, barely making contact with the crates. Equipment:Canon EOS REBEL XTi, f/10, 1/320sec., ISO-400 Print Media:

• Times Square Rain

• Skyscraper

• Mane's Eyes

  LJ Spring Essex Jct., VT USA I was playing around w/ some new macro filters & focused in on some Holly Hocks...upon parting the delicate flowers there, to my surprize, was my mane coon, cooling himself in the dirt. Equipment:Fujica 55-117 lens f5.6 1/60 sec Print Media:

• Autumn Ambience

  Esther Fiore Essex Junction, Vermont USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Angel Shadow

  Kristi J. Fogtman Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Fall

  Kristi J. Fogtman Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• Settlers' House

  Kristi J. Fogtman Essex Jct., VT USA Equipment: Print Media:

• It Takes Two

  claudia stoeffler burlington, vermont USA Equipment:Iphone Print Media:

• Pinhole Photo- Duck Brook Dreamworld (Bolton Gap)

  John Hagman Hinesburg, VT USA I've worked with pinhole cameras since 1977 at Goddard College. In 2009 I began working exclusively in color with an improved set of extremely wide angle cameras of my own design. I aim to push the limits of the usual pinhole subject matter. Equipment:4x5" Kodak Portra 160, 7 sec., custom pinhole cam Print Media:

• Pinhole Photo- Abandoned Kansas Bank

  John Hagman Hinesburg, VT USA This image really shows the strengths of the pinhole process. It conjures up beautifully the dreamy quality of the ghosttown. Abandoned half a century, this building was originally the town bank and later the Johnson General Store. Equipment:4x5 Kodak Portra 160, 60 sec., custom pinhole cam Print Media:

• Nectar's

  Elizabeth Greeno Burlington, VT USA Photo taken outside Nectar's Lounge and Restaurant in the month of March Equipment:Taken with a Fuji digital camera Print Media:printed by Gallery

• Mirror 2012

  Elizabeth Greeno Burlington, VT USA Conant Metal & Lighting Equipment:Taken with a Fuji digital camera Print Media:printed by Gallery

• Green Corn Moon

  Gerry Davis Williston, VT USA A late summer moon rises over farms in the Champlain Valley. Equipment:Nikon D7000 with Nikkor AF-S VR 18-200 mm VR lens Print Media:

• New Bridge at Crown Point

  Gerry Davis Williston, VT USA The new bridge spanning southern Lake Champlain at Crown Point open in late 2011. Equipment:Nikon D7000 with Nikkor AF-S VR 18-200 mm VR lens Print Media:

• Winter Mists

  Gerry Davis Williston, VT USA Mists rise like smoke off of Lake Champlain at Burlington Harbor in early winter when the air is colder than the water. Equipment:Nikon P7000 Print Media:

• Laguna Madre Sunset

  Dok Wright Burlington, VT USA Equipment:Canon 5D MkII, 70-200mm, f4.0 1/400 Print Media:

• Contemplation

  Dok Wright Burlington, VT USA Equipment:Canon 5D MkII, 70-200mm, f10, 1/1000 Print Media:

• Hot Summer Day

  Jim Deshler Burlington, VT USA The temperature creeped into the upper 90's, possibly the hottest day of the summer. A perfect opportunity to enjoy a rope swing and the cool, refreshing water of the reservoir. Equipment:Nikon d200. 1/1000 @ f13 Print Media:

• Lake Seymour At Dusk

  Jim Deshler Burlington, VT USA A beautiful lake in the small town of Morgan, Vermont, in the Northeast Kingdom. A gem of a place to paddle, swim, or revel in the evening light. Equipment:Nikon d200. 1 second @ f13 Print Media:

• Huntington River Valley, Fall

  Lou Borie Richmond, VT USA The view from "The Lookout" in Richmond is spectacular at any time of the year, but especially when fall colors light up the valley below. Equipment:Canon Digital Rebel, Canon 70 - 210 EF L Lens Print Media:

• Pienza Street Scene

  Lou Borie Richmond, VT USA Pienza is a small town in the heart of Tuscany, often called the birthplace of Renaissance town planning. Equipment:Canon Digital Rebel Xsi, Canon EFS 15-85 mm lens Print Media:

• Lady At Sunset

  Kyung-Ah Lee Essex Junction, VT USA The view of the Statue of Liberty from Governor's Island in New York Harbor is breathtaking at sunset. This particular evening, it filled me with a strong sense of hope. Equipment:Samsung Digital Camera Print Media:

• Strength

  Kyung-Ah Lee Essex Junction, VT USA In February, I was trekking along the coastline in Jeju Island in South Korea. While most of the other trees were ready for spring, this old lonely tree was not awake yet. But it was still surviving and showing its strength and dignity from the past. Equipment:Samsung Digital Camera Print Media:

• Basketball

  Greg Brand Underhill, VT USA Wandering in Quebec City I came upon this young man playing solo in a theatrical setting. Equipment: Print Media:

• Tree Blossom

  Robert Ready Colchester, VT USA A Dogwood blossom persevered through a late snowstorm. Equipment:Canon 5D, 80-200 2.8 lens. Print Media:

• Snow Geese

  Cyndy Allen Jeffersonville, Vermont USA This lucky shot of snow geese was taken on Dec. 8, 2011 above the hills along Vt. Route 108 North in Cambridge. Equipment:Panasonic DMC-FZ35; f/6.3; 1/500 sec. at ISO 80 Print Media:N/A

• Mt. Mansfield Ladies

  Cyndy Allen Jeffersonville, Vermont USA The "ladies" were happily grazing below a lovely view of Mt. Mansfield after an early snow in October, 2009. Equipment:Olympus C8080WZ; f/8; 1/125 sec. at ISO 100 Print Media:N/A

• untitled

  Timothy Gottshall (Timo E) Bristol, VT USA Cemetery, North Ferrisburgh VT Equipment:Pentax K20D, 1/250 @ f8, ISO 400 Print Media:

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  Timothy Gottshall (Timo E) Bristol, VT USA Near Hancock VT Equipment:Pentax K20D, 1/180 @ f8, ISO 400 Print Media:

• Magic Hour

  Gary Tobler Colchester, VT USA Lake Champlain just after sunset at the magic time (30 min. before and 30 min. after sun rise and sun set). To catch the flashing red light in the lighthouse I set the Nikon V1 to shoot 60 frames /sec at full resolution. Equipment:Nikon V1 , 1/80 sec , f 5.6 , ISO 200 Print Media: