Wonderful timeless architecture, timly people. Here, I get the feeling of how people change, advance -- man on cell phone, woman pushing modern stroller, young guy tying show -- everyday continues in a civilized world, supported by such grand buildings. Great shot. Too few of us do architecture with people in the picture, even fewer get such a timely example of so many personae in those pictures. Ordinary? Perhaps, not Cartier Bressens, but timeless in its moment in time. Wonderful. Thanks for posting it. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Qkano" <wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 1:13 AM Subject: Re: PF Exhibits on 20 NOV 04 > Thanks to all this week's reviewers. It's feedback (good and bad) > that makes it worth submitting to the gallery [etomology: gall-ery (n) > "like gallows"?] > > > TEA SHOP, now at: > http://website.lineone.net/~wildimages/PF/orangery.jpg > > > > TREVOR wrote > > Tea Shop > > Nice symmetry. Too bad the door on the left wasn't open. > Mmmm ... understand your point re it breaking the symmetry but > personally I'm glad it was closed. I like "almost symmetry" better > ... perfect symmetry has too much redundancy. The part of the image > I would change (may well change ;o) is the boy in blue who was stood > in the doorway behind the pram-pusher. Also, the woman's step was not > exactly where I wanted it: her rear foot is noot in the doorway. > However, another pace and she would have been too far (and mid-step > was not the effect I was after ;o( > > >Reminds me of that green farm shot of the grain silos many galleries > ago. > Oh no, now that was good! > It was Rich Mason wasn't it? He's one of the list's most talented. > Never confuse me with a real photographer ;o) > > > > CHRIS > >The geometry in this shot is wonderful and portraid by the > photographer very > >well. I like the plave and I've been there a few times but not > recently. > I'm not sure Kew is on the "Big Five" list for London. For me though > it should be - but then I like quiet gardens. It really is an oasis > of history (although it does now have the ubiquitous kids adventure > playground ;o(. It's a full day out - not somewhere to be hurried ... > > > > > LAURENZ > >Teashop by Qkano/Bob Talbot: > My real name only confuses people: westeners find it easier to cope > with someone called "Bob" > > > >the human figures look like toys - almost a > >surrealist painting (I guess, Magritte would be happy) > I follwed your suggestion to look at some Magritte images on line: > fantastic stuff (wish I could afford one). Not sure my pictures are > anywhere near that class. > > > >The background is just perfect. > *** This hit me for a second. What exactly is a background? For me > the "subject" and "background" in pictures are equal. That is, they > are both essential to the picture. Maybe to a PJ, or someone > photographing aunt maud's party, only the people really matter (and > the background is just incidental clutter) ... > Background almost as a term places parts of the scene into a > subordinate role ... as photographers they should be foremost. > > > > EMILY > >Bob's Tea House is wondrous. > Thanks Emily - short and sweet ;o) > > > > > Overheard in a corridoor at work yesterday: > "A 2 mega-pixel camera is equivalent to 35 mm quality ..." > > > > > > >
