At 08:14 PM 11/4/2002 +0000, you wrote: > >D.L. Shipman - Betty's Rose >Thumbnail: didn't entice. This is a problem. Many of my images just do not work very well as thumbnails. Actually, quite a few don't work all that well at 500K either... >......... If there is an aspect of the image that pulls it down >slightly, there is something too harsh about the light/refelections >from the leaf.......What is that texture: it's like the diffracted specular highlights >you see in macro shots ... You are correct. The texture on the leaf is reflected light from the on camera flash which I mask to about a half inch square for close-up shots. This particular leaf has a velvet surface that is actually matte in the 11X14-inch print. The combination of almost point source flash and cropping/down sizing the file resulted in the tiny highlights. Dave East Englewood --------------------------- >Deen Hameed - Light On Water >Thumbnail: no interest. >Is that a fish? >I can see why you took the picture, but I think that, like myself, >you've failed to capture the essence of movement of the light >patterns. That is, IMO what we see is moving and transient, but when >we excise a single "frame" from the movie it does not hold the feeling > > >John Lee - Leap! >Thumbnail: yes, one of the first I opened. >This puts me in mind of some of Eggleston's work (?). Nothing is >really included, it's not technically well taken (for instance the >focus is up near the blue hoze, but it has spontenaity- it speaks of a >moment in time, of the child's scream. For me it's almost better >having half the kiddie than the whole: was that your intent? If the >kid was in the frame it would look posed ... I dunno, good shot, >enjoyed it. beware of the child porno police ;o) > > > >Christopher Strevens - Dorking Cemetery >Thumbnail: lept out asking "open me". >One of the best shots Chris has posted to this forum for me. I know, >selective desat (even hiding behind sepia) is becoming a cliche. but >I think this works as an image. What is little chef? I mean. which >country? Had this been macDonalds I would not even have opened the >picture - some aspect of cultural imperialism should be torched!!! > >No, as the full image it's clasically composed. The red - well, its >red. Shame really, red bores me in photos .... > > >Greg Fraser - Siesta >Thumb: Was this greg? Maybe, but it uses the corners *too* well ;o) >WOW Greg, yes, this is my pick of this week's bunch and probably the >one of your images I've liked the best. it's not quite as cleverly >designed, from the viewpoint of the geometrical shapes, as some of >your other work but the child fits in so perfectly. On the full >scale shot I see your trademark of not quite hitting the corners, but >thinking about it, I actually like those 20-ish pixels to the right of >the boy/girl's shoulder. Chocolate? I hopw that's what it is and not >what vervets like to dine on. Something is always left to question: >I'm not convinced the chocolate is needed. > >Fantastic pic though. > > >Jose Luis Vasconcellos - The day my father died >I won't even pretend to talk about this in terms of composition. It's >a meaningful shot for the author and a brave shot to share. The >gallery, for me, is not just about looking at 12 pretty-pretties each >week but a place to explore photography. What were the mits for? >Blood pressure or arthritis? > >the inclusion of a paper strangely gives a sense of how the small but >personal scene is part of the world. The death of a loved one who you >knew contrasting with the death of someone who the publicity machines >had conditioned milions to revere. >Princess Diana ... a saint? I don't think so. Youth and looks get >mistaken for goodness all to often in the image concious world of >today. > > >Is there anything wrong with death? It is a part of life most would >prefer not to acknowlege. once you accept death, what is the point of >consumerism, wealth, photography. Life really is only for today. > >Thanks for sharing this shot. > > > >David Small - Long May They Wave >Thumb: Dark. > >I'm not sure this is what I would have identified as a "typical David >Small shot". Could it be a Jeff Spirer shot? >It's monochrome and dark with a graphic simplicity. >The title - I thought the hand but did it mean the flag? What is the >symbolism supposed to say? I don't want to go there for sure. > >Technically, sommat troubles me: what is that white diagonal line >across the flag? I don't understand how it got there, it's like an >extension of the chrome trim, but it's not obscured. > > > >Jeff Spirer - Homage to Don Manuel >Thumb: grey >This is consistent with one of Jeff's styles, lone individual on a >sidewalk. The woman with her head bowed - is that why you chose the >shot for your homage. It's not the strongest of the genre I've seen >from jeff, but it's enjoyable in its own right. > > >Angela Turnpaugh - >Thumb: group of kids >Full: Group of kids with camera shake. At least I think the softness >is shake not defocus. >I can't get in to this shot and am struggling to even explain what I >see. The turquoise shirt (bottom left) did not need to be there. The >bloke in the Ball State sweat pullf my eyes back away from the lads. > > >Rob Miracle - Falling Falls Fall >Thumb: nice landscape >OK, it's pleasant but not grippingly exciting. Indeed, I live the >water, reflections, fall colours but yes, as you noted, the sky lacks >punch. The silhouetted tree top left *would* have served as a great >foil for the sky but for one tiny detail, those few leaves that broke >the tree line lost the separation on film of near vs far that we know >should be there. That small point of contact I think has a huge >impact and disproportionate effect on the success of the image. What >do I know, I couldn't take a landscape shot if I tried. > > > >Thanks to all the contributors for putting together a set of >thought-provoking set. >This gallery is boring? Nah ... > > >Bob > > > > >
