Thanks so much for your comments. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory david Stempel" <fyrframe@centurytel.net> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:33 AM Subject: Re: PF members' exhibits 05-04-03 > My opinions on this weeks work. > > Marilyn Dalrymple: Chasing Shadows > A fine art piece. I don't like it for personal reasons. The image itself > appears well thought out, creative and fitting the world of art. But, I see > it as stark, unfriendly and lacking purpose. The harsh lighting is devoid of > any intimacy. The subject exemplifies bold uncaring definition. > > Elson T. Elizaga: Assassin > Very dramatic and in your face look at what appears to be a dead bug. > Technically well shot image. Detail of the invertebrate is clear and evenly > lit. I wonder how a polarizer may have helped with the specular highlights. > > One note: This bug appears dead, but in fact was frozen. This is not only > cruel, but considered quite taboo in some circles. Please, put these > subjects into a small terrarium type setting. An old empty aquarium with a > few grasses is all you need. Place a piece of glass across the inside of the > tank to hold the subject close to one side. A far more humane approach to > imaging living creatures. > > Rick Kessler: mmmm mmmm goood > The perfect postcard image. A quality job done in stitching the images > together. Sensual lighting, peaceful and inviting. The image is well > balanced, palm trees to the left, large similarly dark forestry section on > the right and darkened cloud formation finishing the peak of the symbolic > triangle. > > King/Arthur: Shoe Repair > An image that pushes. It pushes the colors, the sharpness, the compositional > structuring and it's focus. Classic depiction of the power of any version of > photoshop. I do believe the image fails in it's perspective. I doubt it was > intentional, but the lights are crooked. The lines in the particle board > ceiling are very apparent and also crooked. I can not find any purpose to > this loss of control and therefore assume it is simply a oversight. > > Rich Mason > Yet another rendition of our country's patriotic fervor. This shot is well > done but lacks excitement. A good choice in leaving the reflective nature of > the glass and juxtaposing the two flags. These two elements created a strong > composition. The person in the larger flag's red band adds just a touch of > completion in the setup of the scene. > > Dan Mitchell: Mill > An almost mysterious look at a traditional scene. The artist's enhancements > have created an awesome image. All of the elements in this image contribute > to a melding of the viewer's paradigm of expecting the typical friendly > ambience, with the darkness of the rem state in our world of sleep. A scene > plucked from the film reel of our last dream. > > Kostas Papakotas: is that Dog Life? > > The scene is warm and friendly. Cute, but lacks excitement. The colors are > muted and flat. There is a harsh specular highlight on the lower left corner > of the frame that, once noticed is hard to ignore. Composition is > comfortable. It does appear the dog has a good life and this is always fun > to see. > > Robin G. Ramos: Ascending > If this image was not staged, then it's a great shot. The very nature of > what makes photography stand out in the world of contrived art. Here, the > photographer was prepared, saw the development of a composition that beg to > be photographed and took the shot. Classic Lee Freidlander, classic > "seeing." Comp. is strong. It appears luck provided just enough color in the > sky to hold the upper frame edge in place. The image carries itself without > the need for words. > > David Small > Another classic example of the power of photography over other mediums. We > see here literally, a moment captured in time, the very essence of our > profession. We can study frozen motion, simple human nature and the > structures we have learned to take for granted. We see only a child's face, > which in symbol represents the future. My two complaints are the large > negative space in the upper right corner and lack of sharpness overall. > > Christopher Strevens, LRPS: Busker at Kingston > I like this image, the casual nature of the brush strokes that create the > framing of the image, especially the long stroke along the left column the > musician sits next to. The lack of definition is the key to this image. > There is not real detail, yet plenty of information. There are not distinct > borders around the actual scene yet if feels complete. Photoshop did a great > job._grin Just kidding. A sad story though, and typical of our economics > these days. Lets hope Jane's future is as bright as this image. > > Jayanth Vincent: Indian Dance > Typical stage shot. The image is sharp, colorful and well composed. The > subject is interesting as well. The photographer gives us a good rendering > of detail, but nothing for intimacy. We are close, but we do not feel. I am > ignorant to this type of dance, and therefore can not comment intelligently > on the story. The pose seems symbolic, but I do not know about the > expression. > > Take care, > Gregory david Stempel > FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g > www.americanphotojournalist.com > > >
