Since I´m unusually early (for me, that is..) this week, I´ll add the
Forum Gallery link first:
http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html
That done, here goes:
D L Shipman: A beautiful and interesting image. Like it, but have no
answer to the question posed, I´m afraid.
Robert G Earnest, Mazda Rx8: At the size shown at least, a totally
professional job (I see on your home page that you are indeed a pro in
advertising). Harmony of colours, sense of speed, clarity.
Bob Talbot, Eternity: For me, a new aspect of Bob´s work; not even his
home page prepared me for this! Very suggestive, very far from
"traditional" photography. Impeccable composition.
Guy Glorieux, Ste Ursule Falls: This one feels all the more familiar;
it looks a lot like much contemporary Scandinavian Nature photography.
Beautiful and dramatic, the light is well shown in this technically
demanding subject.
Rick Kessler, Several Nights before Xmas: Hey, I recognize the 43rd
guy from the left... No kidding, this one should be shown at least one
meter wide... Nevertheless, a technical and organizatorial feat. I
owned an E10, so I know it´s up to the task, if a little slow. Still,
the triumph rests with the photographer, not with his gear.
Shawna Hanel, Cars: After being directed to Shawna´s site, I can never
again see her images as free-standing entities. This one would be
above average, but my real urge is to re-visit her site looking for
this image in context.
Emily L Ferguson, Myrrh???....: Hilarious! I suppose it is an
unarranged shot; the snow looks like the real thing. But just think of
the poor one in the snow-covered manger...
C J R Strevens, Junction nr Clapham Jctn, 2: Reading the other
comments on last week´s version, I seem to be the sole curmudgeon who
didn´t like it. Stubborn that i am, I don´t like this one either...
;-) I still feel the original had a lot of charm that simply isn´t
preserved in these processed versions. Still, I´m glad there are
differing opinions; no hard feelings, I sincerely hope.
W R Gill, Dawn at Pt Sur: From Pacific sunsets to dawn, finally.
Afraid this one feels a bit unfocussed (conceptually, not optically);
there´s no prime point of attention, and the very low contrast doesn´t
help either, accurate as it may be.
Basil Saif Farhan, Emirate Towers Hotel: Despite the similarity in
colour scale to the previous entry, this one is much more interesting.
Strange architecture indeed. The tiny, yellow-white lights do a lot
for the picture, and afford the point of attention I missed in the last
one.
Andrew Davidhazy, Star Trail fantasy: Andy´s explanation arrived just
in time to prevent me from making a fool of myself (well, unless I
already have). I was going to comment that the coarse, uneven star
trails looked very unreal, and that the whole pattern reminded me more
of some kind of bottle bottom held up to the light... :-)
Per
