Presenting my skimpy opinions of the images at http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html Per Ofverbeck (Copenhagen Library) - The architecture is indeed cool but the camera angle is very important. I see waves on the right, a two string guitar in the middle and a disturbing diagonal that ends part short of dividing the frame. This image pleases me. Dan Mitchell (Denver Reading Room) - Another excellent camera angle. Two roofs, two hills, two bushes, two windows and two central, white rectangles. I get a very gentle sense of motion oven from the rigid edges of the roof. Nicely balanced also with the larger hill offsetting the off-center door. This image also pleases me. Achal Pashine (Fashion show Model) - Stunning model. Beautiful lighting except for the shadow which Bob pointed out and which I had not noticed before he pointed it out so for me it was not really an issue except that now that he pointed it out, I can't help noticing it. Damn that Bob. Still, this image too pleases me. Pini Vollach (Gazebo) - Nice scene like filler after a commercial during the broadcast of a golf tournament. The parallax on the columns doesn't seem to fit the scene though and the composition does not thrill me. Jim Davis (Mating Flush) Like 7-UP its crisp and clean but not as pretty as Achal's model. Peeter Vissak (Annection) - Interesting subject but closer next time. Much closer. Don't worry about the snake. This is art damnit! Jeff Spirer (Illusion) - Sort of a National Geographic feel to it but it seems to fall short of the intrinsic drama your images usually have. Trevor Cunningham (Minarets and Mirrors ala Aschal) - Ah, the focusing in the mirror problem. Know it well. In case the explanations so far have not been clear enough, let me elaborate. Its the work of witches. Just accept it and don't linger too long. Better to take macro photos of Estonian vipers than mess around too long with a mirror. WRGill (Strip Mall, 03.31.04) - Very timely subject and interesting take on the strip mall theme and hey, no cars in front of the stores. The composition looks very sort of solid with the foreground foliage spreading right across the frame, the water, wet sand and dry sand peacefully separating the middle ground and the mall centered and pyramid shaped centered in the background. Cover shot for a travel brochure eh. Everything exactly as it should be. jIMMY Harris (Barrels) - Sorry to say it jIMMY because you've had some really interesting shots before but this one eludes me. I am not pleased with it. Nobody wants to look at me. Not even the background horse. I feel snubbed and I've got no center of interest to occupy me. C J R Strevens (New life) - The little seedling is too tiny and too fuzzy to really draw my attention and the light rocks bottom right draw my attention away from the seedling. I'm afraid this image does not please me either. Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. (Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier, Chicago) - Sure 'Navy' in this instance is just a name but all the white does remind me of starched white uniforms although my own dress uniform was never starched and more off-white than white but still you managed to work the word Navy into your shot so your image pleases me the most! Congratulations. Thank you to the PF drones for once again putting the gallery together and thank you to all who contributed both those whose images pleased me and those whose images did not. The latter group should try harder next time. Greg Fraser Slapper of Newts "Things are never what they seem" - Vlad http://users.imag.net/~lon2251/Gallery
