Here are my impressions of the images in the gallery as seen at http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html. Marilyn Dalrymple - Before reading your description, I thought this was a photo of a photo of a photo. Well I as close. You seem to be quite a fan of manualy operated, air circulation devices. I admire your technical ability and your creativeness. I know the cords are for mounting but I really like the contrast of shape the straight lines and the triangles they form and the gentle, organic shape of the fan. A+. D.L. Shipman (What ever happened to whats her name...) - I like the way the photoshop filter(?) makes the texture of the cactus look the same as the silky underwear. I also like the way the woman's body leans towards the plant and the line at the woman's waist points directly to the plant. I also like the way the lighter skin tone or the woman's upper torso is repeated in the bit of cheek showing at the bottom. Its a nice composition and an image where more severe image minipulation works well. Mario Filipe Alves Oliveira Pires (pinhole car) - What an unusual (non-static) subject for a pinhole image. This overall bluriness and the downward angle of the front of the car give a real sense of driving very fast and with only one hand on the wheel. Wheeee! Did you include the Kodak markings for an effect or did you just not bother to crop them off the scan? Janine C. Hanson (Winter Wisteria, NY-2001) - I think the thing I like most is how you got the foreground snow so much greyer than the background snow. A little thing perhaps but I really like it for some reason. I also like the contrast of the smooth undulating foreground and the mass of tangled branches and twisted fence. For me the branches by themselves are too crowded but the way you framed them they work very well. Very nice work. King/Arthur (St. Pat's Parade) - Well.......this reminds me of a lowbrow Canadian TV show called 'Ed the Sock'. I am at a loss for words beyond that though. Christopher Strevens, LRPS (Stone Pile) - At first didn't care much for this but its simpicity has grown on me. The two upper stones resemble seals sunning themselves. The pile, though static, leads my eye gently down and to the left. The square format and the flat horizon that almost cuts the frame in half, contrast perfectly with the round stones. The sky has just enough color to differentiate it from the rocks without competing with them. There is also a nice progression from the flat sky to the smooth textured upper rocks to the coarse foreground rocks. This is a simple looking image but it has many relationships and I enjoy that kind of crap. Rich Mason - What perfect camera angle you have Rich and the carpenter that built such a perfectly straight bridge also has my undying respect. The highpoint for me is the railing shadow on the left. I have studied it for quite a while and I can't tell why I like it though. Terrific sense of depth. The drunk adds a very much needed contrast. Did it take you long to position him in the image? Dave Van Verst (Right Section-Ruby Falls) - The four things I like about this image are the overall shape of the falls, the way the water fans out at the bottom of the image, the way the water takes 2 paths and then joins together as one stream at the top of the image and the amount of movement in the water (not quite frozen but not silky smooth either). What I don't like is the log jam in the middle of the image. It seems to cut the water flow into 2 distinct sections and although it is quite natural and even helpful in a stream crossing way, it does't help this image in my opinion. Karen M. Powell (Blueberries in Waiting) - If nothing else you should get rid of the two leaves bottom left that moved during your exposure. Now I have tried to take this same photo myself but mine turnd out terrible. Yours at least has a better composition than mine did. I like the placement of the berries and the way the lighter green leaves (if only they would stay still) form a loose frame for the darker blueberry leaves. I also like the amount of DOF which allows you to make out detail farther back into the image without it being distracting. There is good detail back there too but on my monitor it appears that the extra exposure has washed out the berries. Roderick Chen (Red) - This is the kind of image that makes me very sad. The lighting is perfect. The exposure is perfect. The fruit is perfect. The composition is perfect and I can't get any of those things perfect no matter how hard I try. Of course I can always blame it on my grocer I guess. What just blows me away about this is how Roderick has taken two more or less identical items and by showing the stem of only one of them, they become distinct changing this from a composition of 2 tomatos and a bowl to 1 tomato, another tomato and a bowl. Well that probably doesn't make any sense but you can't deny it works beautifully. Jose Luis Vasconcellos (Paloma) - She looks like her name sounds (to me anyway), beautiful but approachable. I like the way her lips are not flaming red as I expected. I also like the single, tiny catch light in her eyes yet her face has no hard shadows. Yes, I admit I know just about nothing about studio lighting but I really like this photo. Can you get me an autographed photo? Christiane Roh (Bourgogne, May 2002) - Back to film eh? I honestly can't tell if I like the two flower composition. I do like the way the foreground flower just barely touches the edges of the frame as if holding itself up. I also love the smooth bokeh, the dark background and the way it is angled and not horizontal. Blue has long been my favourite color is this blue is marvelous. These flowers remind me of a stained glass window in a darkened cathedral. Thanks to all the contributors this week and thanks to the gallery staff for keeping me amused week after week. Greg Fraser http://www.geocities.com/fraserg1962
