Ski and Snow Vintage Photographs

(PRWEB) January 23, 2012

Duncan Miller Gallery proudly presents vintage photographs from the Ray Atkeson estate. The exhibition will be on display through February 25. This is the first presentation of Atkeson’s rare vintage winterscape photographs in over 40 years.

Ray Atkeson (1907-1990) began photographing the Northwestern U.S. landscape in the 1930s. He became especially well-known for his stunning black & white images of the ski and snow country in the Western states. The early, romantic days of skiing in the West – the 1930-1950s – were a time of glamour and great excitement. Hollywood movie stars in the latest snow fashions shared chair lifts with the originators of “extreme” skiing. Skiers zoomed down the mountains with primitive equipment, relying on enthusiasm and their own brand of skill to take them successfully to the bottom.

Atkeson’s photographs appear alongside his peers Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Eliot Porter and others in several collections, including Ansel Adam’s This is the American Earth (1960), U.S. Camera’s The Best of 1957 and John Steinbeck’s America and Americans (1960).

A prolific photographer and printer, Atkeson documented these early times with a heavy, large-format 4×5 camera and photographed a rich variety of winter mountain scenery and activity. Many of his alpine photos were taken before the chairlift was invented and required ski stamina and enduring prolonged exposure to harsh winter elements.

“These photos are, at first glance, very high-quality winter landscapes. But what fascinates me is his ability to pull me into the moment, to draw me as the viewer into the scene,” said gallerist Daniel Miller. Atkeson would frequently use a mechanical timer on his large-format camera. This allowed him to ski into, and become a part of, his composition.

”One photo of an ice cave in Mount Rainier is a technical triumph” was written in the 1971 New York Times review of his photography book The Pacific Coast. In 1990, the New York Times wrote that Atkeson was “Considered the dean of Northwest nature photography.”

His published works include nine books, including Ski and Snow Country: The Golden Years of Skiing in the West, 1930s-1950s with text by skiing legend Warren Miller. Atkeson’s work appeared in National Geographic, Time, Readers Digest, Life, Saturday Evening Post and Popular Photography. His image is on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Nov 23, 1957. Atkeson was named Photographer Laureate of Oregon in 1976, his works are in several public institutions.

Duncan Miller Gallery specializes in collectable photographs. The gallery is located in the heart of West Los Angeles at 10959 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, 11-6 pm.

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The First Location-Based Discovery Service Application Forecasting Huge Growth In 2012 Starting With Picksie 2.1

New York, NY, January 12th, 2012 (PRWEB) January 12, 2012

Picksie (http://www.picksie.com), a leading location-based discovery application announced today the official launch of their newest features and roll out plan for 2012. The service will now offer users the opportunity to create a list of favorite restaurants, cafes, bars and cinemas for easier access. They are also implementing bookmarks so that users can mark places while browsing Picksie 2.1. These new capabilities are just a preview of many that Picksie will be releasing in 2012.

While Picksie launched the 2.0 version in November, they have set a goal to build on the already outstanding line-up of features, beginning with version 2.1. January 31st will also be a significant date in Picksies march to the top of the app world, when performances, concerts, sporting events and festivals will be added to the service. Users will have the option to purchase tickets directly through the application.

Picksie, which serves as a destination for discovering restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs, movies and other events that are catered to ones personal preferences plans to raise venture capital funding Q3 of 2012.

We are excited to reveal the Picksie line-up for 2012. This past year was great but we are looking to the future as a top player in the location-based app world, says Ajay Mohan, CEO, Picksie. I strongly believe we are taking strides in the industry and will continue to push to create a new standard for location-based apps. Our goal is to help our customers maximize their experience in New York and San Francisco

About Picksie

Picksie is a location-based discovery service optimized for iOS devices that answers the question What can I do, right here, right now? Picksie applies a users profile, past ratings, searches and reviews, as well as current day, time and weather, to recommend events, activities and places of interest such as restaurants, cafes, bars and cinemas. By creating a Picksie profile, users save time deciding what to do and receive instant recommendations that match their unique likes and location.

Picksie was founded by Ishi Systems, a product development firm delivering end-to-end technology solutions for enterprises as well as startups. Ishi has been developing enterprise, security and mobile solutions for its customers globally since 1994. The Company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. For more information on Picksie, check them out on Facebook or Twitter.

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Bounce Energy Offers Customers New Cash Back Rewards Program

Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 02, 2012

After concluding a productive and popular 12 Deals of Christmas publicity in December 2011, Bounce Energy, a Texas galvanism establishment, is propulsion IT brand-new client motivator programme, 3% Cash Back Rewards, in improver to IT Bounce Energy Rewards Program and American AAdvantage Rewards Program. This new programme is designed to spring loyal client another reward derivative by offer the opportunity to earn 3% change dorsum for paying their measure on-clip.

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About Bounce Energy
Bounce Energy is a privately-owned and full-service retailer of electricity in Texas offer affordable, comprehensive and innovative plan to aid client easily manage their electricity service. As one of the fastest growing Texas electric companies, Bounce Energy has done so by developing IT own technology substructure and applications. Bounce Energy’s internally designed engineering includes application for customer charge, ware direction, site and confining direction, partner management and tracking, client behavioral merchandising, reporting and analytics.

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