The Dance – My “Explosion of Color” Entry Wins Second Place

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Visit Red Cliff Gallery to view the EXPLOSION OF COLOR art show which runs through June 18 in St. George Utah.

A blurred image of a native American in traditional attire adorned with feathers, surrounded by other dancers in colorful clothing at a cultural celebration.

The image is a young Menominee citizen at an Indigenous American powwow.

Click to Purchase “The Dance”

Visit Red Cliff Gallery to view the EXPLOSION OF COLOR art show which runs through June 18, 2026.

View 190 works of art from 83 Southern Utah Artists from all mediums including all forms of painting and mixed media, photography, pottery, and sculpture

Red Cliff Gallery, in the St George City Commons Building at 220 N 200 E in St. George, is open 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from Noon to 4pm. Gallery Assistant hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm and Saturday from Noon to 4pm.

Best of Show
“Color of the World” by Jan Astle 

Awards of Excellence
“The Dance” by Mike Shedlock
“Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Set” by Ckaz Dean
“The Deep” by Eddi Malloy 

Honorable Mention
“American Beholder Exagitations” by Joaquin Jimenez
“Cold Call” by Waldo Kidd
“Magic Garden” by Carmen Gentry
“Brian Head Aurora” by Van Strohm 
“Ice Cream Nebula” by Leslie Murphy
“Explosion of Color” by Kipp Howard 
“1st Nation 657 BC” by Eric Jon Wankier
“Always in her Sight” by Kyle Denning 
“The Guardian” by Andrea Anderton
“Stillness at Sundown” by Maurine Harris 

People’s Choice Award
“The Guardian” by Andrea Anderton 

About the Image

I consider the image timeless. I took it at a Wisconsin Menominee powwow in 1995. A variation made a cover of Wisconsin Trails magazine.

Here are some of my Magazine Covers.

I used Fuji Velvia film and a polarizer to get a slow shutter speed. Unlike today’s instant digital gratification, I did not know what I had until I processed it.

I have a high-grade scanner and have enough pixels to create a 45×30 image on aluminum for the art show.

My Two Other Entries

Close-up of colorful ice with iridescent patterns and textures.
Rainbows on Ice – Birefringence of Reflected Light

Click to purchase Ice Kaleidoscope Bold

I have an entire series of birefringence that you can see in my Rainbows on Ice folder.

If you are interested in what makes these beautiful patterns and how to photograph them, please see Capturing Birefringence Rainbow Patterns in Ice Photography Part 1

Smiling Frog

A vibrant green frog perched on a colorful flower, showcasing its bright colors against the yellow and red petals.

My Third Entry in the art show was “Smiling Frog” Click to purchase.

We were allowed three entries. If I had a fourth this one would have been it.

Autumn Jewels

A scenic autumn landscape featuring a dry riverbed surrounded by colorful foliage and fallen leaves in shades of red, orange, and yellow.

All of the images except “The Dance” are focused stacked.

The “Smiling Frog” is about the size of a half-dollar coin. It hopped up on my shirt while working in my garden in Illinois. I put the frog on a hanging basket outside, rushed to get my macro lens and was surprised the frog was still there when I returned.

I am inches away from the frog. I took about 15 different images manually focused, then the frog hopped off.

Ice Kaleidoscope is also a focus stack of about 10 images. Even at F16 very little is in focus.

Autumn Jewels is three or four stacked images. Click to purchase.

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