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Judges Cara Weston and Brian Taylor Award Wildflower Avalanche First Prize in Carmel Valley Garden Club Photo Contest

Wildflower Avalanche - Big Sur

Wildflower Avalanche – First Prize in Flowers

How fun ! After spending a couple of years away; exploring British Columbia and Europe, I settled down long enough to enter a lovely local Garden Club Photo contest up in Carmel Valley.

(What a nice set of people helped me enter the contest.)

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New Gallery – Avant Garden in Charmel Valley Village

Poppies, Carmel Bay

Poppies, Carmel Bay

Thanks to the terrific taste of Randi and Jeffrey Andrews you can now see my photography at their fabulous Avant Garden and Home shop in Charmel Valley Village on Center street.

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Photography Party/Opening June 13th, Friday, 5-7pm @ Aptos Unitarian Church

Clearing Storm Sunset, Pt Lobos, Big Sur

Clearing Storm Sunset, Pt Lobos

“Spectacular Surprises of our Monterey Bay Coast,” a collection of some 12 special photographs of our breathtaking countryside, are now showing at the Aptos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County until June 18th 2014. Opening Party June 13 from 5-7 (details below)

David Dilworth shows some of his favorite pro-tographs(1) of the magical majesty of our world’s most beautiful wild scenery.

“No amount of words could ever describe the emotional thrill of some spectacular phenomena I’ve seen so I have to try to capture it so I can remember – and bring back for friends.’

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Photographing the Heavens — Monterey Astronomy Institute

MIRA Observatory and Milky Way During Pleiades Party

MIRA Observatory and Milky Way During Pleiades Party

A photograph I made of our Milky Way and our local Observatory is on the cover of the new newsletter or our local Astronomy group Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy (MIRA) . That brings me a smile.

http://www.mira.org/newsletr/NL_fall13web.pdf

Even better, it gives me a nice excuse to shine light on this marvelous organization that does world-class Astrophysics research as well as providing a steady drumbeat of high quality astronomy education for our Monterey Bay community.

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Party: Friday October 4th 6-8pm Art Opening at Unitarian Church in Carmel/Monterey

Clearing Storm Sunset, Pt Lobos, Big Sur

Clearing Storm Sunset, Pt Lobos

“Spectacular Surprises of our Monterey Coast,” a collection of some 12 special photographs of our breathtaking countryside, will be shown in Monterey’s Unitarian Church Sanctuary from September 11 to October 21, 2013.

David Dilworth shows some of his favorite pro-tographs(1) of the magical majesty of our world’s most beautiful wild scenery.

“No amount of words could ever describe the emotional thrill of some spectacular phenomena I’ve seen so I have to try to capture it so I can remember.’

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Ansel Adams Gallery accepts three of my Landscape Photographs for Competition

Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite Credit: Ansel Adams Gallery

Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite
Credit: Ansel Adams Gallery

The esteemed Ansel Adams Gallery accepted three of my landscape photographs for display in their International Photography Competition. This does not mean they were accepted (yet) for display at the Gallery. Formal Judging begins in a month.

You can join in the party —

Yosemite Falls Thunder

Yosemite Falls Thunder


Yosemite Falls Thunder

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Judges Doug Steakley, Richard Cannon and Robin Robinson select two Dilworth Landscapes for “Magic of Point Lobos”

Two of my landscapes were selected by Judges Douglas Steakley, CPA’s Richard Cannon and Robin Robinson for display at the “Magic of Point Lobos”, The Carmel Art Institute’s 1st International Juried Photography Competition.

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Dilworth Landscapes at Lisa Bryan Carmel’s Art Gallery and Studio

Poppy Picnic at Lisa Byran's Carmel Gallery

Poppy Picnic at Lisa Byran's Carmel Gallery

Beginning today several of my newest and most colorful landscapes are showing at Lisa Bryan’s Carmel Gallery on Mission Street near Ocean Ave in the “Court of the Fountains.” just down the block from Tiffany’s.

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Accolades & Awards

 Big Sur Turbulence

Big Sur Turbulence

“When I saw your work, I was absolutely stunned. I’ve lived in Big Sur all my life and never seen a sky so beautiful as what you captured in your image. You were at the right place at the right time with the right stuff.”

– Erin Lee Gafill, 2011, Award Winning Landscape Painter, Big Sur

Oak Cloud Ablaze

Oak Cloud Ablaze

“Your photographs are world class art in the tradition of Ansel Adams and the Westons.”

– Terrence Zito, 2008, Award Winning International Landscape Painter

Point Lobos Twilight Moonset, Carmel

Point Lobos Twilight Moonset, Carmel

“I just love your [Twilight Moonset]. Even the greatest, most accomplished painter could not capture what you achieved.“

-MT, Carmel Fine Art Expert, 2011
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Carmel’s Center for Photographic Art Opening with “Milky Way, Big Sur”

Milky Way, Big Sur

Milky Way, Big Sur

“Could I please have your autograph?’

That was a fun art opening in Carmel last evening. For the first time I participated in a Carmel Art Opening where my work was showing !

It was packed. Barely room for anyone else to squeeze in. 41 photographs and a couple hundred partiers.

Such a treat – Thanks to all you fabulous friends who came to cheer me on.

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