Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-02
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By MoLLrE RUH0oRs

week at the pubic hbrary, corner ol
State and Winter streets. The exhibit
is the first to be made by the Oregon
Photo Art association, and while not
Iarge--c0mprising but fifteen photo
graphs-every one is gem--a sample
of artistic perfection.
This club is composed Of well-known
young business men, the artistic abillty
and activities of each in most instances
being practically unknown.
The display is made in the children g
corner of the library, which, owing to
its excellent lighting, will probably be
the location of future exhibits wAlch
are planned to be made each quarter
with several special displays between
times.
The pictures Of the present exhibit
are Woodland near Santa Barbara,
Cal; "Maid o. TIL Mist, - Vernal falls
Of the Yosemite, and Glover g Lane, -
Hope ranch of $1,000 acres near Santa
Barbara, Cal, by Herman W. Barr;
"Low Tide, Salmon river bay, Ore;
"Moonlight," sunset on Nye Beach,
Ore. and "Sunlight and Mist, near
DEVILS Punch Bowl, Nye Beach, Orcp
by Horace Sykes; ''The Herd, va
chats, near Cape Pcrpetua, Ore; Gray
Day." near Kaiser, north of Salem,
and "The End Of Perfect Day,
scene on Willamette, near Salem, By
Robert c. Paulus; "M"mtain Majes.
ty," Mt jefferson, "Alone, scene on
willamette near Salem, and Z" In the
Park, - by August Naugenbauer; " East
Portal" Oregon capitol building,
"Summer Lake" nortn Of Salem, at
Mission Bottom, and ''Christmas
Roses" by A. G. Barber.
The work throughout is representa-
tive of all that is best in Photographic
art, the modern school being demon
strated in each picture. The old-fash'
ioned, clearly defined, minutcly detailed
and technically nice picture is given
no place, the group instead speaking
eloquently Of the beautiful results to
be obtained by adhering to the softer,
broader and more amalgamated methoi
The work of Mr. Barr is particularly
commcndablc. Although but recent
disciple to the latter style, his work
would be well deserving Of praise in
any exhibit. His picture, entitled
Woodland" is indeed one Of the
most exquisite examples Of photograph
ic art ever seen locally. SOFT, harmon
ious and charming it is. Simple in ar
rangement and treatment, IL depicts
most commonplace scene, made peauti.
iul by the clever and artistic COncep'
tion Of the artist.
"Sunlight and Mist" by Mr.. Sykes,
is a very remarkable picture, realisticnl'
ly reproducing sunlight on the v0pory
mists. An equally notable picture If
his "Moonlight, which isn I moon.
light at ALL but instead is the setting
sun reflected in very wonderful man
ner upon the wet sands OF Nyc Bcacn.
To any bat one vcrscd in the technical
itics of camcru.crai't the picture scems
an unusually effective moonlight ma
rinc.
OF the collection made by Mr.. Paulus
"The End Of Perfect Day will prob
ably prove the most generally pleasing,
the atmospheric effect being particular.
ly gool. His work is quite well known,
and il always representative of a dis
tinctly original style.
Mr.. Naugebaucr's picture of Mt Jcf.
fcrson is wei worthy OF consideration.
In il he has shown to very large de
gree the bigness and majesty Of this
notable peak, something which few per
sons with camera seldom accomplish
"Chrs,mas Roses" and "rhc East
Pctal' ARE perhaps Mr.. Barbcr's best
The latter In particularly attractive
and graceful study Of a very stiff pn,
nneompromiSing subject,
None Of the pictures are merely pref
~, nor are they exhibited TO attrac
attention through this quality, but cacl
is given n place because OF is cduca
tional and enduring qualities. SOM
may be disappointed in the size Of tn
exhibit, but for several reasons tn
smaller display was decided upon ns h'
ing ;he most successful, Anyway, III
collection should ba seen, because iU
either toe professional or amateur pho
tographcr or those who just admir-
picturesque lovelmcss there awaits
very pleasant sunrise,
Miss Lomita Lynch, youngest daugl
ter OF Mr.. aud Mrs. lsaac Lynch, WI
married to Lester Sufilcr at simpI
ceremony Sunday afternoon at tiN
O'Clock, Rev. Harry T.. Marshall of III
First Baptist church officiating, in III
presence of the assembled relatives {
the twa Young people. The weddm
took place in their new bungalow rcs
dcncc, sh5 South Fifteenth Mis-. Joh