Ron Pitts: CLICK IN STUDIO AND IN THE FIELD

This is happening RIGHT NOW: CLICK IN STUDIO AND IN THE FIELD is a feature event that takes place in Alton Mills Gallery from Feb 27 to April 11. Our local celebrity RON PITTS has joined forces together with another photographer Pete Paterson and this is AN EVENT THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISSED! THE OPENING RECEPTION IS THIS SUNDAY, March 7Th from 1-4pm, -make plans for a Sunday afternoon ride and be there!

Here you can see Heidi and Kevin showing off some framed pieces just as a teaser...but the pictures you see on this blog do not do any justice to Ron's work, -you'll really have to see it in full size and correct colour. Ron has taken the best ever pictures of swans, he really delivers the beauty of these royal characters. This one is called SWANGELS, two truly angelic swans! Once you've seen them, you'll never forget them.


This little guy is absolutely adorable! His name is...guess what...: FUZZ! How perfect IS he! Ron has a whole series of master shots that he has taken IN his pond, submerged in water up to his ears...this is the only way one can get this close to truly wild birds! He gets into a wet suit and quietly hides in his wild water kingdom...you'll have to see the whole comedy show that the little baby ducks put out for him! I am sure that sometimes it must have been hard for him not to just burst out laughing!

This little turtle is having a bad fly day! The image is called SWATS UP and the title again reflects Ron's gentle sense of humour: it's tough when you happen to be a turtle and smell kind of fishy...and the flies just adore you ...it does not matter how hard to try to swat them...you just cannot get them all. This has to be viewed in full size!

Ron's work is full of awe and joy, a celebration of rare fleeting moments in lives of creatures wild and untamed. This kind of Divine Comedy of Nature is only played for the observer who has the patience to get quiet and let the scene unfold. With his photographs Ron takes us along for a field trip and points out a wonder after another. He teaches us how to approach with respect... and have fun all the way.

Here Kevin is showing off DUCK ATTACK, an amazing, larger than life image of a mallard.

You can count all the feathers and raindrops...it's is very unlikely that you'll ever get this close and personal in real life.

Ron also features larger creatures, he has an amazing selection of photographs that he has taken on his travels to National parks and destinations like Newfoundland. Moose, buffalo ...whales and icebergs. And more.

To see the entire collection please visit http://www.ronpitts.com/ but better yet, GO AND SEE THE SHOW THIS SUNDAY! Ron will be there in person from 1-4pm and he is a super nice guy to talk to!

If not this Sunday, plan a trip during the March break: it's worth the drive to Alton Mills and your kids will love it too! A nice drive to the country, a field trip to nature and an introduction to art photography...all in one. They also have a fantastic outdoor skating rink for those who embrace the great Canadian winter. Does not get any better than that!

Here are the directions:

the map is really small so you can also visit http://www.altonmill.ca/

The place is just east of Millcroft Inn, you might be familiar with that.

Hope to see you there!

In a WILDERNESS KIND OF FRAME OF MIND today,

I remain,

Outi, your FRAME DAME :)