“American Spring,” Mother & Baby Moose,” “Windy Trees,” “Evening Solitude (Lovell Lake),” “River by the Golf Course,” “Sailing off Isle of Shoals,” “A Springtime Bouquet” and “Chrysanthemum” are titles of photographs and visions of spring on the walls of the Gafney Library for the month of May thanks to the Brookfield Shooters.

The Brookfield Shooters Photography Group was formed in February 2010 and is a group of area photographers interested in meeting in an informal setting to share photography skills.  They hope to improve skills by adding to their knowledge of cameras, learning how to trouble-shoot problems, and improving printing and display of photographs. The group meets on the fourth Thursday of most months from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Brookfield.

Exhibit coordinator Peter Abate noted that the “Shooters have displayed at the library in the past during the early development of the group but this display distinctly shows more of the talent and progression of skills as a result of the group working together as a team.”

Members of the group participating in the Gafney May show are Peggy Brewster, Darlene Bean, Gordon Clark, Tom Lavoie, Mikel O’Brien, Martha Pike, Norman Royle, Cynthia Towle and John White.

Peggy Brewster of Middleton is an independent, award winning photographer. She has worked in various photographic careers and now concentrates on artistic photography and doing expert photographic restoration. Her photographs strive to invoke dreams of travel,  exploration and viewing the world with a different perspective to provoke discussion. Peggy can be reached at brewstout@roadrunner.com.

Darlene Bean lives in East Wakefield and Fort Meyers, Florida. She has been a serious amateur photographer since her retirement eight years ago, and focuses her photographic efforts on wildlife. Darlene takes photos outside almost every day and particularly enjoys photographing the loons on Balch Lake from nesting to fledging.