Kostas Papakotas, tuning before the "MILKMAN." I like the work Kostas
Papakotas has displayed here before, but I have to say that in my horridly
biased opinion images of rock star guitar players are the most overworked
visual cliches of our culture. Having seen over the years every conceivable
approach--from tack sharpness to indisginguishable blur, from under- to
overexposed, etc.--one looks for something original. These guitar player
images obviously appeal only to the extremely young, to whom everything
appears original.
Don Roberts, Music Ain't Everything. Well, here is an image that contains a
guy playing a guitar (or is it a mandolin?) and I have no complaint. Nice
grab shot.
David Small, N.Y.C. Nothing much appears to be going on here, other than a
man and woman walking. Blacks, grays on a gloomy day.
Michael Weiser, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Such street portraits of old
folks convey powerful emotion through a skillful mix of weathered texture,
darkness, and facial lines. As it stands this image provides a lot of
darkness and texture, but little of the face. I'd crop in much closer,
getting rid of the big black section on the left. There's plenty of
darkness in the woman's shadow.
Karen Habbestad, winter. I'd like to see more of the horse's face, but then
on second look this works very well to emphasize the snow surrounding its
nose. Nice shot.
Brian van den Broek, Vespa, Padua. Primary colors always draw attention,
but this image seems to need some context, something recognizable.
Louis C. Smith, untitled. Nothing recognizable here, but as an abstraction
it works because it has a good mix of evocative and contrasting elements.
Marilyn Dalrymple, Bicycle Wheel. Moody, sad image. Fits perfectly with a
cold, windy and rainy day.
Roland Idaczyk, Toby and his Friend. This would likely be greatly improved
were more of the cat's face visible.
King/Arthur, Baby/Lamb. Blur/Why?
John Palcewski
Isola d' Ischia, Italia
Vittoria's Island, an imagenovel:
www.palcewski.com/VI
Photographically illustrated fiction:
www.palcewski.com/stories
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