PLEASING PICTURES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 11

PLEASING PICTURES

PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART

CAMERA CLUB'S EXHIBITION

The Wellington Camera Club's exhibition of photographic art, opened today at M'Gregor Wright's gallery in Lambton quay, is well worth a visit, whether one is a. photographer or not. There arc many examples of really pictorial photography, entries having been received from Australia as well as from all parts of the .Dominion. Amongst the landscapes nothing is better than E. T. Jtobson's "Native's Stronghold," a study of misty mount tains and a flowing stream . which catches a stray gleam of sunlight. "Shady Ways and .Sunny," by T. Metealf, cleverly catches the light and shade of a woodland scene, a subject very difficult to photograph' effectively. Typical of New Zealand is "A Mountain Farm," by Clifton A. Weedon. Bold but attractive is "The Fringe of the Lake," by H. Moult. There are not many seascapes, the two most worth noticing being "The Breakers' Koar," by E. T. Robson, and ','The Surge," by Frank H. Taylor. For clever composition and treatment, "A Poplar Tree," by Hannah Johnson, takes a lot of beating. Amongst the architectural subjects there arc somu excellent prints. A number of these by J. W. Johnson repay study. "The Cloisters," by H. Moult, is a very fine piece of work. The still-life and portrait sections are perhaps not as strong as the others, but fov all that contain some excellent examples of the photographer's art. "The Hand-Sewn Man" is a clever study of an old-time cobbler by J. W. Johnson. "Getting Acquainted" is a child study by Daisy Tinney,, full of merit, but bettor still is "The Net," by the same photographer, a virile seashore study. "The Team," by H. Moult, is full of action and a lucky "snap." The exhibition, which will be officially opened this evening by Sir John Luke, will remain open throughout the week. Awards have been made as follow:— Any subject, open: Miss H. Johnson, 1, "The Laeemaker"; Mr. E. T. Bobson, 2, "Nature's Stronghold." New Zealand landscape: Mr. T. Metcalf, 1, "Shady Ways and Sunny"; Mr. F. H. Taylor, 2, "The Beach Road." '■.".-."'■ Seascape and Marine: Mr. E. T. Bobsou, 1, "The Breakers' Roar"; Miss Hannah Johnson,,2, "The Little White Boat." Portrait and figure study: Mr. E. T. Eobson, 1, "The Story Teller"; Mr. Clifton A. Weedon, 2, "The Crisis." Animal and still life: Mr. J. W. Johnson, 1, "Polar Bear"; Mr. Clifton A. Weedon, 2, "Glass." ; Architecture: Mr. G. E. Jones, F.8.P.5., 1, "Dutch Cottage": Mr. R. M. Gillingham, 2, "The Open Door." Any New Zealand subject, open only to members of the Wellington Camera Club: Miss Daisy Tinney, 1, "Primroses"; Miss H. Johnson, .2, "The Pool."