Gary Colnar, Regal Theater, Oceanside, CA - Very colorful and eye catching. Probably would be a great illustration for a promotional brochure. Reminds me of a photogrpaher ... Hockney? ... who does assemblages. Achal Pashine, Sunrise at Old Marina, Mono Lake - visually appealing to me. Decorative piece. Probably could sell to local hotels and tourist establishments. Trevor Cunningham, Wadi Rum, Morning - a bit dark for my taste. Screen display obviously does not do justice to the rocks - as a large print probably impressive but needs tone control in my opinion. Leslie Spurlock, Faith and Hope - first thing that jumps out (after wow! this is a terrific image) as others have mentioned is bit of string or torn fabric. Jim Davis, Success! - poor fish! how would that bird like it to be on the other end of the food chain! :) reminds me of NG wildlife series where lions kill various and sundry savannah prey. I always root for the escaping wildebeest but they hardly ever get away. Anyway, besides the gory factor, a well executed photograph in my opinion. Per Ofverbeck, Water - hmmmm ... kind of dark and ominous. Don't remember reason for fruit in pitcher but probably a good one. In any case the message escapes me. But it is a "simple" image ... composition ... I like simple and direct, graphic, photographs. John Mason UFO, Gambier, Ohio, March 1967 - I can see the crew I believe. You can expect a visit from the Air Force and the CIA. Rubin F. Diehl, Wild Flower - simple, graphic, colorful. Flowers a bit too far off center for my taste. Shadows have promise hinted at in photograph but maybe could be exploited more. Emily L. Ferguson, jack came to visit - interesting observation but has a few technical flaws that detract from what must have been a wonderful sight. I think in cases like this one (I saw something similar on the door of my Dr's offcie last week when I went for a physical) one could benefit from a shifting lens - this might avoid having to have the camera's film plane at an angle to the glass and thus achieve sharpness from side to side and top to bottom. A tilting lens might also be ok but I'd go with a T/S one. Kostas Papakotas, irony - I don't think the other photographer was photographing you, Kostas. The side of the lens barrel is quite visible so he (she?) was aiming towards your left where the action was probably more definitive than in your scene (just kidding!!). Yup ... pigeon square photos are quite a challenge. The action is not quite "complete" in my opinion. William Downey, C-47 Ghost I remember you - I am sure it is nostalgic to many aviatiors and passengers alike but somehow I think it lack "mass" appeal". The horizon is tilted. A significant part of the plane is missing. The crew's activity is too hidden in my opinion. Andrew Davidhazy, Figure - not enough figure on the white background and as pointed out the photo would be better (still not as strong as it might be) flipped sideways even if this would then not be a truthful representation of the scene. well, so far so good. andy
