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Introduction
Photography has been in my family quite
some time. My great-grandfather, J.V. Dedrick photographed everything
from schoolchildren to Geronimo as he travelled away
from his Texas studio and eventually to Tacoma, Washington. A
great-uncle used slides for presentations of
his Wycliffe work in Mexico. Our last family reunion looked like a bevy
of paparazzi who turned to photographing each other because of the lack
of celebrities. My first camera by the age of 5 was a Kodak Instamatic
126. At 13 I saved up for a real camera, the now-venerable Pentax K1000
-- it still sees service. This opening collage covers all the bases: my
great-grandfather, J.V. Dedrick poses with camera in front of a
dramatic
cloudy background; one of my very first photographic efforts; and a
photo of me at Point St. George, California working the camera.
These pages contain a representation of my
photographs to date. It will continue to update with more images, so
return often. The enlarged views of the gallery thumbnails will display
in pop-up windows, so, if you have a pop-up blocker software it may
need to be turned off.
Digital modifications include those used in the
traditional darkroom: cropping, contrast masking, cleaning dust and
minor scratches, and adjusting color, brightness, and contrast in an
attempt to match the original piece of film. Now with digital capture,
this is more complex. In this digital
age of photography, alteration of an image is so very easy.
Many photographers attempt to present the image true to how they saw it
-- their vision. I try to identify any manipulation to the images
in their descriptions.
New photos will continue to be uploaded to the
galleries. Please check out the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region
Chamber
of Commerce webpage where many of the photos displayed are
mine.
Contact information: emphotoATprexar.com
Replace the "AT" with "@". The alternate contact
address is
eemphotoATgmail.com. Again, replace the "AT" with "@".
Thank you for exploring my photo gallery,
Ethan McNerney
Lovell, Maine

Below the fold
Below is a photo taken on
assignment for Lake Living Magazine:

John Plowden and Casey, E. Fryeburg, Maine.
This photo has been receiving some attention after being
published above the fold on
the front page of
the Bridgton News. Besides
print sales, the ski area in the photo, Shawnee Peak, has also asked to
use it on their website.

The image has an interesting
story: it took three years to make. The first year I heard about the
fireworks at Shawnee Peak and co-sponsored by the Porltand Symphony
Orchestra as part of their 4th of July concert, I was unable to attend.
The next year the display was cancelled because of construction. And
then 30 June 2007, I was able to get this photo. The sky really
was this light because of how late the sun sets here in June. This
photo has also been a challenge to print because of the deep shadows
and the bright fireworks.
Moonrise:
