The Lost Pines Art Center organized the “L’Esprit de la Louisiane” exhibition contest. The jury selection result was announced on January 27, 2024. We were pleased to learn that Laszlo’s “Swamp Cypresses and Shadows” black and white, and Lexi’s “Spoonbills of Lake Martin” color photographs were selected for the Exhibition.

The exhibition is on view from February 3, 2024, till March 31, 2024. at the Lost Pines Art Center, 1204 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX 78602. Ph: 512-321-8055

Opening: during the Art After Dark, Mardi Gras Edition on February 3, 2024

These are the selected artists for the LPAC “L’Esprit de la Louisiane” exhibition:

Photographic Artists Laszlo and his wife Lexi, were invited speakers to present their program: “Birding with the Artist Eye” at the La Grange Noon Lions Club at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club (575 Country Club Dr. La Grange, TX 78945) on January 25, 2024. They talked about their passion and close relationship with Nature and their feathered friends. They projected their “Coastal Birding with the Artist” slide show with music and presented a few original exhibition prints.

Understanding Light Metering and Exposure (Feb 4, 2024)

More info and registration:  Link:https://www.edu.hcponline.org/courses-workshops/p/24wvwdb006-understanding-light-metering-and-exposure
Instructor: Laszlo Perlaky
1 virtual session
Sunday, February 4, 2024,  2–5 p.m.
Skill level: Intermediate

In this informative workshop, participants focus on creating accurately exposed images by understanding light conditions and applying correct approaches while photographing. We will review the physics of light, learn about light metering with handheld and/or in-camera light meters, use Indirect and direct metering (spot, evaluative, or selective metering), and discuss how to calculate the correct exposure in normal and extreme light conditions.  Additional topics include the zone system, exposure values, and the Histogram. Participants will review examples and partake in analyzing various images in relation to the lighting conditions in which they were taken.

Expanding the Landscape: Vision and Concepts (Feb 18 – Mar 17, 2024)

More info and registration: Link:https://www.edu.hcponline.org/courses-workshops/p/24wvcfa102-expanding-the-landscape
Instructor: Laszlo Perlaky
5 virtual sessions
Sundays, February 18, February 25, March 3, March 10, March 17, 2024,  2–5 p.m.
Skill level: Intermediate

Powerful landscape photography series combine accurate aesthetics with strong concepts and ideas that artists wish to share with their audiences. This course guides students through the creation of a landscape photography body of work while developing their technical skills and artistic approaches. Together we will expand the field of traditional landscape photography and examine skyscapes, waterscapes, industrial landscapes, cityscapes, and micro-landscapes. We will review the important role that contemporary photographers serve in nature conservancy by discussing their work and approaches to photographing the beauty and fragility of our surrounding environment. Participants will be encouraged to define their own concepts, share their work while creating storyboard-based visualizations, and participate in group discussions. Constructive feedback will be offered to students as they develop their work in progress.

Laszlo and Lexi, as invited speakers, presented their 43-minute slide show with music: “Two at the Arctic Again” at the Bastrop County Audubon Society’s Membership Meeting on January 2, 2024, at the Bastrop Public Library.

The next presentation will be for the Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association on March 6, 2024. See the announcement later.

About 500 images were selected from their 90-day, 13 thousand miles, photography expedition for the slide show, taken in State Parks, National Parks, National Monuments, and Provincial Parks from Texas through British Columbia, Yukon, and Northwest Territory to the Arctic Ocean then through Alaska back home to Bastrop, TX. The presentation was not about birds, but about Laszlo’s and Lexi’s love of Nature and the beauty of the Land.