So Professor....... I agree with Joseph.....the flowers are stiking!......so what are we viewing here?........a darkroom color photogram?...........a "computer" transparency scan of some sort? It's time to give the details.......... doug --- JOSEPH GUERRA <spinfast3@earthlink.net> wrote: > Andrew Davidhazy: > > While acknowledging that we all see and react to the > same visual objects > differently, I want to share my warm feelings about > your untitled photo of > yellow flowers (poppies?). The striking beauty and > enviable perfection of > your creation immediately captured my attention upon > opening up the 1-18-03 > Photoforum exhibition. I am not often affected by > photos or other > so-called works of art I see, but when I am, the > reaction is instantaneous > and virtually reflexive. When it happens, I have to > stop and ask myself > what it was about the photo that moved me so > strongly. The answers do not > come easily. I often give up attempting to isolate > and identify the > elements responsible for the wonderful > esthetic/emotional experience, > although the potential answers are intriguing. I am > aware that my personal > reaction to any given photograph or other work of > art may be idiosyncratic > and not shared by others. Having said all that, I > find the composition of > your flowers superbly integrated and balanced, the > colors of the flowers > sensual, their translucency magically ethereal, and > the soft lighting > surrounding the flowers engaging. I wish I had > created the photograph; it > is wonderful and beautiful. > > JG > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
