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Dimensions
Image:
12.00" x 7.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
17.50" x 12.50"
Ryman Stage Framed Print
by Glenn DiPaola
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Ryman Stage framed print by Glenn DiPaola. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
I must say that what we see here poses a dilemma for a photographer. While we all believe in the importance and power of photography, I wish that... more
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Comments (7)
Artist's Description
I must say that what we see here poses a dilemma for a photographer. While we all believe in the importance and power of photography, I wish that activity near, and on, the stage was not taking place. What can you do? People want a memory from their time here. The auditorium needs money to stay open to the public and host shows. I waited for the people to leave but they never did, more came, one after another.
That aside, in this image you can get a nice sense of the scale and intimacy of this one of a kind venue. There are no bad seats here. The visual of these rare, if not unique, curved rows is wonderful to take in.
I promised some more history (from Wikipedia) on this place so read below if you like.
"It was used for Grand Ole Opry broadcasts from 1943 until 1974, when the Opry built a larger venue just outside Nashville at the Opryland USA theme park. In an effort to maintain continuity with the Opry's storied past, a large circle was cut from the floor of th...
About Glenn DiPaola
I attended the University of Rhode Island where I studied photography under Bart Parker. I graduated with a BFA in fine art photography and a minor in communications. College was always b&w work, hand-processed in the dark room, using many different cameras. It was great fun. After college I worked in the photo-finishing business for many years as well as doing commercial photography. In the 80's I started to shoot only color for my artwork and never returned to the world of black & white - until 2014. I started converting my color digital images to black and white whenever I saw them as intended for bw. I believe the eye you started with does not go away. With my newest Fujifilm digital cameras, I am shooting for b&w and...
$96.00
Gull G
πππβAn art is a poem without wordsβπππ Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!
Glenn DiPaola replied:
Thanks very much GG. Wonderful quote.
Sharon Mayhak
Congratulations on your sale!
Glenn DiPaola replied:
Thank you Sharon! Appreciate it.
Dean Wittle
Congratulations on your sale today!
Glenn DiPaola replied:
Thanks very much Dean. The Ryman has been good to me. Great place.
Linda Lees
The repetition of the rows of seats looks great in b&w. I agree with you about the people, they are a distraction, I'd probably just photoshop them out, but I know some people are purists and don't want to edit too much. Next time, perhaps you could try a really long exposure, so that the people aren't in frame long enough to register? You'd probably need filters to reduce the light, but it's something to think about.
Glenn DiPaola replied:
Thanks Linda. I don't use photoshop hardly at all. Not so much purist as either I get the shot or I don't. I got lucky this day with a fair amount of people free images, but this one gives such a nice sense of scale. To that end the people help with scale if someone was imaging how close the performers would be. I'm close to the last row here, so pretty nice seats no matter where you are. Don't know when the next time will be, but I hope there is one. I don't believe they will allow tripods and I never travel with one. Slows me down when there is sooo much to capture.
Sunil Kapadia
Wonderful composition and lighting. Marvelous b/w treatment too. LF
Glenn DiPaola replied:
Thank you very much Sunil. It was great to get these balcony seats without any people. The lines they create are wonderful.
Sunil Kapadia
Congratulations on your sale!
Glenn DiPaola replied:
Thanks very much Sunil. It's always nice when that happens.
Kellice Swaggerty
What a wonderful POV and perspective, Glenn! Excellent depth! L/F