Shots from the Grand Opening

Wow!  What an evening!  Sorry to take an extra day to get up the pictures from the Grand Opening, but you know how darkroom work is -- it always takes more time than you think it will. . . . Anyhow, here they are, at last, just a handful of shots from the long-awaited museum opening night.

Evan arrives with a portfolio of huge prints, just in time for eats!  The wine is open and poured and the guests have begun to arrive.

Looking around the room, Evan finds that Kate has set down her glass of wine, once again ready to show off one of our two stereoscopes.  Is that an 1890 slide from Paris that she's got in there now?  Whatever it is, you can bet that Kate, who was the driving force behind the whole museum project, will know absolutely everything about it!

Our new (old) projector was a real hit.  It's a one-of-a-kind and in mint condition.  On the antique blanket chest behind it, you can see our other stereoscope.

"It's not right unless it's absolutely perfect."  We're pretty sure that's Ron's motto -- if he has one.  Here he's adjusting the shades to give just the right balance of reflected light in our second floor studio area.  At times, we've cursed Ron's perfectionism -- it always makes us work a lot harder.  In the end, though, we've got a much better product and are thankful for his eagle eye.  That's Bear on the floor, watching his every move.

For a limited time, guests will be allowed to explore the third floor R & R area -- mainly because we've run out of wall space on the first two floors and if you're coming to The Red Door Museum, you've simply got to see the Niepce print that started it all.

Thank you all for joining us last night!  It was great to see everyone and we hope to see you again soon!