Behind the Lens FEATURES FROM THE TRILOGY® AT VISTANCIA® PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB WITH VISTANCIA® MEMBER GARY ZOELLER Art takes many forms from canvas paintings to Broadway plays, but one of today’s most accessible mediums can be found in the palms of our hands at nearly all times: photography. Smartphone cameras, which improve with each new model, give us easy access to quality equipment to encourage photography clubs at Trilogy® communities countrywide. This year features works from the Trilogy at Vistancia Photography Club.
‘MILKY WAY OVER WHITE POCKETS’ by John Vekich “’Milky Way Over White Pockets’ depicts not only the Milky Way but the incredible sandstone sculpturing at Vermillion Cliff National Monument near Kanab, Utah. These sand sculptures have puzzled geologists for years. This unique photo was shot at f2.8, for 6 sec with a 16mm lens at 6400 ISO. The photo was awarded at the ACCC Spring Round Up.” John Vekich and his wife, Carol, moved to Trilogy at Vistancia from Washington state. He has been on the club’s board of directors for a number of years, helping maintain the club’s website, keeping the computer up to date, and conducting one-on-one and small group special-interest sessions. John is passionate about photography. “I try to capture a moment in time as I see light interacting with people and nature. I am conflicted between available light venues and the studio. My primary passion is working with the natural light that nature provides.” John is a life-long learner and an excellent teacher. “(I’m) struggling to achieve artistic vision, whatever that might be. There are just so many subjects (to photograph), and so little time.”
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