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A Cycling Photo
Exhibition was hosted by Big Shark Bicycle
Company Saturday night, Dec 4th and by anyone's
standard should be considered a captivating
success. The event had the feel and buzz of a
art gallery opening rather than your typical
bike shop promotional event.
The Belgium
Brewing Company supplied the beer and if success
is measured in considered by kegs, it was a two
keg evening over a 4 hour period. No official
head count was taken but I'm guessing the
greatest number in attendance at any one time
was about 150 visitors maxing out between 7:30
pm and 8:00 pm. Will this become an annual
event? Look for another in 2005.
Guests brought
spouses, dates and their pets. Some dressed
upscale while others looked like they showed up
directly from whatever they were doing at the
time to view photography made available by:
Daniel Elavsky, Matthew James, Phillip
Shoulberg, Chuck Hardy, Kim Morris, Matt Cazalas
and myself, John Musselman.
As a photographer
I found my myself amazed by these glamorous full
sized color prints most of which were available
for sale. Instead of displaying prints, I burned
400 photos on a CD and displayed them through a
TV. But I felt the real players in the room had
their goods hanging on the walls. Next year I've
got to up the benchmark to maybe a Power Point
presentation (complete with music) displayed on
a big screen.
The event
transcended beyond cycling into something
distinctive. These photos don't show the real
story because I was busy talking (no jokes
please) most of the evening. Most guests showed
up and stayed longer than they envisioned
because it was just fun to hang out with their
buddies and create new friends.
Thumbs Big Shark!
Information on the
2005 Photo Exhibition being held at Mesa Cycles
can be seen by
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