A rare break from my habit of procastinating gallery reviews. With all respect: jIMMY Harris - '51 Studebaker PickUp Truck Very good POV! The window as a frame makes an interesting composition (an odd square). The colors are very nice and pleasant to the eye. I guess the photo tells everythig there's to about the interiors. I always wonder how to make an original shot of a car, a subject most exploited, and here it is. Jim Snarski - Interrupted Journey An interesting arrangement of interesting forms of nature. The unusual visual scale for seeds invites imagination or comparision with the familiar, as well as the white lines give motion to an otherwise static scene, resulting in an interesting photo. I am sure some people will be reminded of fireworks. Andre Klaassen - Leaving the storm I wonder is this is a meaningful landscape or just a "window seat" photo... (ie "fine arts" versus "tourist snapshot") How would you present it= I like the strong blue and the arrangement of the clouds. The sky is alive. The wing is very discreete, after all (I guess because the strong blue area above) and it provides balance in color and form. Peeter Vissak - Caption: Betula amphiba I think I can perceive a somewhat zany, yet profound meaning in the "Details are too wet", provided as aditional information - I believe these details help put the photo in a very personal context, which I find very fortunate. I don't know how it was shot, but I like it a lot for it is monochromatic and the bubbles make a strong conceptual point against the slightly blurrier background of leaves. I find this hallucinating and anguish for fear of drowning yet it is peaceful and relaxing at the same time, perhaps in a sense of giving away to destiny... Dan Mitchell - Pastorale I like the landscape, the colors, the tree and the brown dirt with strong lines, but honestly, the machine bothers me a lot. I can't make it if there's someone operating it or not, so I guess I am lost as to the purpose of the photo (not that I would question your purpose, but for lack of a better option, I am trying to figure out if there is a sense that I cannot perceive). If there was people, it would be about people working on the field... If there was no machine, it would be a nice landscape. Perhaps it is just a compultive shot, like so many I do myself! John Mason, Jr. - Carl Roskott, Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra, 2004 An good portrayal of a sublime moment - a director inspired at the peak moment of a musical performance. I think the hands are most important here. Director use them to "talk", or express themselves before his musicians, so it would be best if they were perfectly sharp, just like the face (or the eyes in a common portrait, for that matter). I would object the cropping so the head bellow and the instrument (?) should be left out. There's nothing wrong with cropping - specially if the client never asks! Jeff Spirer - Night Moves I must confess that I admire Jeff's self-determination as a photographer (and surely, the fact that I'd like to have made some of his photos myself), so I am somewhat shy of making a comment, but heck: As expected, this photo speaks of a way of life. a person is clearly seen, dressed a bit uncomfortably, as what seems like a night entertainer at a hard-lit environment - a bar? Some patrons are rather uninterested in her outfit. Life is hard, thights barely fit, stay awake until late and watch your "line". Life goes on, and you go with it, whatever your motivations. Trevor Cunningham - Green Hoofprint I wish I had some sense of scale here. I am affraid I am more attracted to the color/texture that is lef out bellow than the rest of the photo. I am sorry to admit that I cannot figure out anything, at least the Tequila is not helping much (I have always been a rum guy, that must be why)... D.L. Shipman - Great Egrets, St Augustine, 2002 I will never know what do these birds do, but I like their elegance and am awed at their appearance of fragility. The balance of forms is very and the round movement of their necks provides for a nice "play" of shape and tones. Alberto Tirado - Beso en la Calle 7 What, this is a MASTERPIECE... This guy should be paid a grant, or something. Really, I have some ideas, but that wouldn't be a "review", so if there's enough interest... Jim Davis - Lambert Poses Near Sunset I call my son Lambert (not his real name), and my dog is Laura. I like the soft colors in the scene, but I guess I'd like a bit more contrast in the "ground" part. I think this photo invites a smile, but those vertical thingies upper right... I hope you're not into this UFO thing! ;-) Emily L. Ferguson - My first rainbow Rainbows are poetic. Also open landscapes, and so is your story in the details provided. I like the strong division of earth and sky, and I like that particular tone of green, but I don't really like the color *combination*. I know it't now your fault (!), but I'd like to stress the importance of both patiente and persistence. Disclaimer: My fingers seem to have some independence (perhaps some sort of dyslexia?), so my apologies for typos. ===== _____________________ www.alberto-tirado.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
