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The photographer I chose is Terry Bebertz. He was born in Michigan and currently resides in St. Paul, MN. As he states in his biography, he has been a life-long admirer of the art of photography. When you view his work, you can see that he loves to create photography, and beautiful it is. He writes of how he enjoys photographing what most may simply pass by and not notice or even care to notice. He writes, “To capture what is overlooked is what I strive for.” This is evident in his work. Terry ends his biography by writing, “For what good is such an art if there is no sharing?” This is a good question to everyone.

I viewed every photo that Terry has on www.mnartists.org. Every one of them was worth it. You should take a look! Otherwise, maybe by the end of your reading this, I will have made enough of a sales pitch to make you want to go check out his work.

Terry’s first photo that caught my eye was “Echo”. At first sight, I was in awe. The water looks like a mirror more than it looks like water. The color is perfect. The green really stands out from the other colors bringing your eye towards the tree and its reflection. Words cannot express the beauty of this photo to its entirety. I will attempt to replicate a photo like such and hope to capture even just one-percent of the beauty that Terry captured in Echo.

I really like “Near Reality”. It is a photo that resembles one that I took of the Golden Gate Bridge a few years ago. Like Terry’s photo, my bridge photo also was taken with very dense fog entangled through and around the bridge which creates eeriness about it.

His “Stained Glass” photo has busy but awesome color. Bebertz writes about how the Tiger Bush “jumped out” at him. By the looks of all the color I can understand why. I would really like to know how he accomplished this shot.

“Ice” has a spectacular blue sky that is visible through the ice chunk. I like how the focal point is on the ice with everything else blurred. The angle of the photo makes the ice appear much larger than I think it is. I like the touch of sparkle too.

“The Crowd at the Market” is just a fun photo showing all the happiness there. I like the playful nature of this photo.

“Tree Monster” says it all, definitely monster-like. This photo has great detail. I think that the little bit of color that borders the tree and the softened edges help the tree and its detail stand out.

In “Forgotten Memories” the color that is used adds an antiqued look to the old cemetery with fallen and/or untrimmed trees, overgrown weeds, and unleveled headstones. The cemetery certainly has been “forgotten”.

The fantastic fall color seen in “Beaver Pond” is why so many love this time of year. I like the amount of blue color that the reflection of the sky puts onto the surface of the water. The reflections of the trees add depth. I agree with Terry and how he writes that this photo captures the brilliance of the qualities of color, life, death, and still water.

“Lots to Do” is so full of energy! The energy is represented by the “busyness” and color in the photo. The angles of the rides add depth. I like this photo because it reminds me so much of my childhood fun.

In conclusion, I like the variety of Bebertz’s work. I look forward to seeing new work that he adds to the website. Have I convinced you enough to check him out?