Bonnie Rannald's Photo-Explorations in focus with nature. : Nevada Photography

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Revolution of Summer

Artist Exhibition and Reception, New York City

It is with great honor that my Nevada Nature Photography has been selected to exhibit with other talented artists at the "Revolution of Summer" in New York City from June 30 ~ July 3, 2016. LOFT 227
227 W. 29th St. 4F.

When I was invited to exhibit in the "Revolution of Summer" Curator Lyza Sahertian requested that I select five images that best represent me as a Nevada Photographer. After much thought I selected the following photographs that have special meaning of Nevada to me:

“Quiet Retreat”: In Nevada, the seasonal transition from winter to spring and then to summer is often so unpredictable on the east side of the Sierra Crest The days warm and then a cold front moves in from the Pacific, lowering the temperatures. Sometimes the landscape is covered with icy freezing fog.

Solstice Moon: The full moon rising over the mountains in Nevada has always been one of my most favorite subjects to photograph, especially when it appears bigger than life over the Gillis Mountain Range and dazzling across the water at Walker Lake, Nevada

Summer Storm: A lightning storm in the desert is an awesome show of Nature's pyrotechnics. This rare event was photographed over the Spring Mountains, near Las Vegas.

Walker Lake Wildhorses: A herd of wild horses run along the shore at Walker Lake, Nevada. These wild horses were saved from being rounded up and now roam free in their on habitat at the south end of the lake.

The Challenge: As spring revolves to summer, two wild stallions are feeling frisky and up for a challenge at Cold Creek, Nevada. The wild horse is as much an icon of Nevada as the snow-capped mountains and desert landscape.

Thank you Curator Lyza Sahertian for giving me the opportunity to showcase my nature photography and my adopted state of Nevada.

If you are in New Your, I invite you to come and enjoy the exhibition.

Reception June 30th, 7~9pm

What an exciting and interesting photo-adventure this day has been. I love it when I am drawn to an area and not knowing what to expect I get treated to new experiences.

Photography places me in the moment where I can share that moment in time. It becomes a life story as represented by my interaction with the scene. The happiness and beauty or the sorrow and strife; how I focus leaves a lasting impression that might touch the viewer on a spiritual level.

"Reflecting Nature's Artistry"

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Full Moon over Las Vegas

Making the Poster

Back in the glory days of Las Vegas before it became the world's entertainment capitol for all age groups to experience Monte Carlo, New York and Paris by just walking across the street, the famous Strip was laid out with an incredible view from an area by Russell and Industrial Roads. Driving along this route one night, I saw the most beautiful full moon rising above the casinos in the east. The moon as is often the case in the Desert Southwest seemed to be artificial, appearing bigger than life. I made a promise to myself that I was going to photograph this scene in the near future.

On a calm, clear night in July 1995, I managed to catch the full moon rising just as I had seen it on that special night. The "Full Moon over Las Vegas" became one of my most popular photographs and I was approached by The Insider Viewpoint of Las Vegas to reproduce it into a poster. As a result, five thousand 15"x26” posters were printed to represent this historical landmark view of the Las Vegas Strip.

Through popular demand, the Full Moon over Las Vegas Poster was printed for a second run and is now available for the first time on my website. For information to order the Full Moon over Las Vegas Poster, please follow the link:

Full Moon Over Las Vegas, Nevada

With my Nikon and tripod, my goal is to recreate the scene as it appears in nature, to preserve in a photographic image the awesome, yet simplistic beauty of the scene that waits around a bend or over a hill. Sometimes it's a colorful landscape, and many times I'm allowed in the presence of the numerous creatures that adapt to life in the wild.