A bit late, as usual...
D L Shipman, Charlotte Harbour: Absoutely beautiful as shown. The
warm monochrome reminds me of old Cowe pics, but on closer look these
hulls and sails are modern. A bit surprised by the overall fuzziness
of the water: is there some Photoshop work behind? (Not that I see this
as a negative, unless the image is presented as a document).
W R Gill, Portico: Despite the obviously bogus plasterwork, and the
out-of-style ceiling, this looks like a cozy place; wouldn´t mind
having my dinner there coming back from a Pt Lobos day... Nicely
framed.
Shyrell Melara, Orange Day Lily: These flowers are IMPRESSIVE! Good
composition and cropping, but the grey triangle in the right hand
background is a bit distracting. Obviously the colours have suffered a
lot from the return trip to GIF; hope you´ll have your colour problems
sorted out soon.
Bob Talbot, Punishment: The obscene beauty of death... This is one I
like: the softness of the ruffled feathers against the cold, hard,
unrelenting wire mesh. Composition impeccable, perfect background. A
grey crow, btw, like the Swedish ones; I thought GB was in the black
crow area...
Dan Mitchell, Last Leaves: The kind of picture we all try to capture,
repeatedly, every autumn. This one is good, with a quiet, muted
background. I would have preferred the leaves without direct sun (but
with the same contrast against the background).
Pablo Coronel, Bonita Pt: Yet another Pacific "sunset" (well, judging
from the direction of the sun, it must be closer to noon)... Can´t
say it really tells me something new.
Emily L Ferguson, once upon a time: Well, beyond the generic coziness
of a warm cat, the picture wouldn´t really work without the added
words. Now, words and picture form a unity and set a mood in a quite
effective way. Good work!
David Small, At the Met: A fuzzy lady looking at a framed photograph
or painting. Sorry, just cannot relate to it as shown. If you had
backed away to get the lady almost full figure (and sharp), and the
object of her perusal surrounded by some of the museum ambience, I
think it would have been better (but perhaps I´m too conventional..).
Les Baldwin, Hot Nights: Extremely dramatic! A war scene with
anachronistic details (which must have been the intention of the show
arrangers). Great colour for the purpose, too. Perfectly timed.
Jimmy Kostiuck: I don´t believe this was intended as a normal
portrait; if so, the colours have conked out totally. Seen in the
context of much of today´s art scene (and I suppose it was intended
that way), it works better.
C J R Strevens, Junction nr Clapham Jctn: Sorry, I much prefer last
week´s straight version. Now the sense of textures, light and
"autenticity" that made the picture, are all gone. It just looks
"artsy".
