[LRflex] Re: Doug's gallery show...HUGE disappointment

  • From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:19:07 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Sorry to hear that!  I took the show down this morning, the gallery is setting 
up for next month's show now.  If it's any consolation I'll be showing on the 
SF peninsula on Labor Day weekend, at the Kings Mountain Art Fair on Skyline 
Boulevard:

http://www.kingsmountainartfair.org/

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Stubblebine <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 29, 2011 12:10 PM
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Doug's gallery show...HUGE disappointment
>
>
>The show wasn't disappointing. The disappointment was that I didn't get to see 
>it. I couldn't make the opening, but kept it on my radar all month. I actually 
>kept the web page open as a reminder, and every time I looked at it it said 
>the show runs through April 29th. Well, with one thing and another, and 
>several client emergencies (defined as a situation that feels like an 
>emergency to no one but the client, yet they expect everyone around them to 
>jump. Freelancers will recognize the phenomenon.) here I was at the end of the 
>month, but I had today clear, so planned to drive the two hours from San 
>Francisco and see it. I called first, just in case they were closing early for 
>St. Swithin's Day or something. They told me it was too late, they were 
>already taking the show down. My amazement that they advertise a show through 
>a certain date but don't keep it up through that date was met with a bored 
>"This is just how we do it" response. The employee did take my name and number 
>fo
 r
>  the owner, but the owner hasn't called back.
>
>I'm going to cool off for a day before I say anything about how I really feel 
>about the management of the gallery.
> 
>Paul Stubblebine
>
>
>
>
>
>On Apr 2, 2011, at 7:54 AM, David Saalsaa wrote:
>
>> Very cool. Congrats Doug for a successful show and to Steve for aquiring the 
>> photo and taking this photo.  Doug's mom must be very proud.  I am always 
>> amazed at Doug's skill and ability to produce these fantasic images with 
>> such ease.  Just goes to show what talent, knowledge and fine equipment can 
>> produce.  Take away any one of these and results may suffer. Although in 
>> Doug's case I think the equipment is the lesser important of the three for 
>> his results.  Good on ya, Doug.  You deserve every bit of praise we can 
>> offer. 
>>  
>> Dave
>> --- On Sat, 4/2/11, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [LRflex] Doug's gallery show....link fixed
>> To: "Leica LUG" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "LRF reflex" 
>> <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "LEG" <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 8:06 AM
>> 
>> 
>>> Last evening Doug Herr's photography exhibition opened at the Blue Wing 
>>> Gallery in Woodland CA. I was there. Doug's wonderful images were 
>>> everywhere and beautiful, the preparation and presentation impeccable, and 
>>> many people came to the opening, the gallery was full.
>>> 
>>> Here is Doug enjoying the evening with his mother, on the wall is his image 
>>> of the snowy egret, which I now own...
>> 
>> here is the correct url...
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2011/dougandmothersnowyegret.jpg.html
>> 
>> 
>>> It was a fun evening, and a very successful opening,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Steve
>> 
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