The White Hot Spotlight: Featuring Kris Lowell

2/9/2011

The White Hot Spotlight
Featuring Kris Lowell

Rockland resident Kris Lowell correctly identified these caped crusaders on Hosmer Pond during U.S. National Toboggan Championships in our “How Well Do You Know Midcoast Maine?” photo contest. Kris gets The White Hot Spotlight this month and she chose to talk about her hobby in photography.

Q: How did you get into photography and what inspires your hobby?

A: This last summer I had some free time on my hands and found myself with a new camera and spending a lot of time at the ocean...and a new hobby was found! My camera is a Cannon Powershot SD1300 IS Digital Camera. My favorite thing to photograph in Maine is the ocean and boats. I think I was a sea captain in another life...or maybe a pirate?

Q: Tell us about this crazy picture. [Ferris Wheel shot]

A: This is the Ferris Wheel at the Union Fair taken in August, 2010. I am a fan of neon lights. While waiting in line to get on the Ferris Wheel, I looked up and thought that it would be a good photo opportunity.

Q: And this one? [Shot of the clouds opening up and the sunlight pouring down]

A: I was driving on Route 17 from Augusta to Rockland when I saw this cool light in the sky and it reminded me of a scene out of Independence Day... when the sky opens and the spaceship comes down :)

Q: Okay these are kind of unnerving… {Two tunnel shots}

A: These photos were taken at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. The fort was built in the 1700s to keep a look out for a British attack. I was there in October around Halloween and being in these tunnels was kind of creepy. I swear that we could feel a presence in the tunnel other than our own. The photos were my attempt to capture this presence.

Kris Lowell’s work can be found at Eastern Tire & Auto Service in their "Garage Gallery" (aka the waiting area). The opening reception for the new art show featuring her photographs will be Thursday, February 10 at 5:00 PM at Eastern Tire & Auto Service, Inc., 70 Park St., Rockland. Spirits will be served. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Georges River Land Trust. Photographs and other forms of art will be on display through June 1.

The winner of “How Well do you know Midcoast Maine” gets The White Hot Spotlight on The Killer Convo as a way to profile artists in the area.