Toivo Salo Toivo has the patience of Job, which is evident in his photography. His wildlife pictures make you feel that you were right there when he took the shot. In addition to his wildlife photo's you wil find pictures of the area landscape and beautiful flowers. Toivo has been involved in photography for 20 years and does all his own processing. He is a retired mechanical engineer and was kind enough to handle the photographs for the market's national magazine article. When you come to the gallery, you will surely notice his well framed pieces. Toivo resides in Chassel, Mi. with his wife Maureen.
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Denise Villeneuve "Discouraged by the limitations of a fixed focus lens, I bought my first SLR in 1985. It was a Nikon FG with a 35-70mm lens. I was in creative heaven! But, unfortunately life was too busy then to really learn much. The last few years I've been taking photography classes and advancing my equipment. Today I use a Nikon F100 and Nikon D200 and D70 for taking my photographs. I have also acquired a variety of lenses as well. Since I recently retired, I decided you are never too old to learn and enrolled in classes at Northern Michigan University, School of Art and Design with a photography major. To be honest, I am enjoying using many other mediums of artistic expression, including graphic design with the computer! I have so much to look forward to each semester! I'm currently experimenting a little in infra red photography, digitally, and light painting. There is just so much to learn! Having a camera in hand leads to discovery - new ways to view the world, and rediscovery of things forgotten."
My interest in photography is the world I live in. Out in the country with horses. Nature has so many photographic opportunities! My horses also give me opportunities to capture their beauty and sometimes quirky behaviours. I have a passion for the country and with it shrinking, I want to capture what I can before much of it is gone. I have also been taking photographs of some equine events, and have been enjoying it as well.
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Barb Schieffer lives and plays in the northwoods of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her love of nature is reflected in her photographic images. She has been taking photographs for so long that it now feels as if a camera is permanently attached to her hand. Her camera goes everywhere with her so when she “sees” a photo, she is ready to capture it on film. For her, there is art and a story waiting to be seen and told anywhere at anytime.
With an eye for everything from the macro to the micro, she brings viewers in close with her to see more intimately the interior of flowers; the secret life of lichen, moss, and fungi; the hidden beauty of leaves, insects, and animals and the majesty of sunrises, waterfalls and mountains. She shows us the extraordinary in the everyday ordinary and also delights in turning photos sideways to see what can be seen from that view.
Barb’s photos have expanded to tell a story - sometimes playful and humorous, often times powerful and moving. Her recent passion includes finding patterns, colors and connections between images, then melding them together into a photo series. This allows one a more complete and complex viewing than could be seen with single photos alone. Enjoy!
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Trude Hammer
Trude Hammer lives in Covington MI and has always enjoyed photography and collecting. She shares some of her favorite subjects and objects with us at the market, where they are available for purchase. Trude's photographs are available framed and as greeting cards!
