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09/14/07
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Oregon Coast Aquarium Features Special Photo Exhibit
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| Heceta Reverie - by Scott Blackman. Winter days provide sights like this at dusk, at Heceta Head Lighthouse on the central Oregon Coast. |
(Newport, Oregon) - The Oregon Coast Aquarium has opened a new exhibit of photography by renowned Oregon photographer Scott Blackman. Three Decades of Coastal Photography by Scott Blackman opens September 14 and replaces the traveling Smithsonian exhibit “In Search of Giant Squid,” inside the Passages of the Deep gallery.
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The gallery in Passages has become a venue for changing visual art exhibits, including The Living Waters of Tillamook Bay, a collection of brilliantly colored anatomically accurate collages by Diane O’Leary. When Living Waters opened in 2005, it was a new concept for the Aquarium, according to Cindy Hanson, Aquarium Public Relations Manager. “The idea is to exhibit visual art relevant to the marine habitats in Passages of the Deep,” said Hanson. “We hope to inspire viewers to see the coastal environment from an expanded perspective.”
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| Inside Oregon Coast Aquarium |
Blackman’s exhibit will continue the concept. “My goal is to present local themes such as coastal beaches, weather, ocean and forest in both overviews and close-ups to illustrate the powerful attraction to the natural world we all have inherited,” said Blackman. “I see them as a graphic extension of the world which extends beyond the perimeters of the Aquarium. Inside the exhibits are many, many wonderful and exciting stimuli. Let these photos continue this concept of understanding, cherishing and conserving our coastal ecosystem.”
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Blackman has lived on the Oregon coast all of his life, and he says this has given him the advantage of knowing the landscape and coastal seasons to get the shot that he wants. Knowing the tides, direction of the wind, cycles of the growing season and shooting after storms have helped him to find the visual effect he needed to communicate through his photography.
One of the challenges in coastal photography is protecting his camera equipment from the elements such as salt, water, rain, and sand, according to Blackman. Other problems include understanding and anticipating the effects that weather, change of tides and season have on the subject. After several decades of pursuing coastal subjects, Blackman said he has learned to stay in touch with weather forecasts and the change of seasons. “Each change in the weather or the more extensive changes in season, bring forth special opportunities for photos.”
Oregon Coast Aquarium. 2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd. Newport, Oregon. 541-867-3474. www.aquarium.org.
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