The PhotoForum gallery was updated JAN 15 2005. Stuff on display at http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html includes: Robert G. Earnest - As an advertising image (the logo top right is a clue methinks) this is really effective - no less than I would expect from one of PF leading members in America. I'd love a run-down on how it was created: two images or three?. The lighting is a bit inconsistent in my eyes. The cyclist seems to be lit from above left yet the 'scrapers are lit from the left. As a pure pictorial image (the "would I hang it on my wall?" question, it's not grabbing be. I like it, but it's not good enough to sit in that position. Greg Fraser - Hwy 3 Clever shot greg - I note your spirit level is a bit out (or were you following the Fuji method of increasing the number of pixels your camera can record Very good use of the diagonal, a picture from almost nothing I suspect. Yes, really like this. Qkano - NABS Yawn, not another bloody sunset. When you've seen one, you've seen 'em all! Terry L. Mair - Cotton Woods on Spring creek Good shot - shame about the copyright. It would have been less intrusive if it had been less, blue. Maybe as a semi-transparent neutral tone overlay? Anyway, the picture. Interesting lack of distinction between snow and sky. Like the curve of the stream leading to the reverse-diagonal bushes. The feature that lifts this for me though - the animal tracks leading to the stream add a harsh reminder of the difficulties animals face in such conditions. John Mason - Figures by Allan Hauser John, OPA photos always seem to get a hard time in reviews. The thing for me is looking to see what of the photographer lies in the photo and what is just contibuted by the OPA itself. I do think this is an effective picture. The selective focus, whether by wide aperture or selctive gaussian later, works. The arrangement of the two bits of OPA works too. It's well recorded and presented. Barry Marsh - Ichthyosaur Skull (part) This is clearly not presented for it's pictorial qualities either: the scale bar suggests to me it's scientific record. It's professionally recorded and presented. it has a 3D effect to it: indeed, if I was doing such records for a living, I would be taking pairs of images with a 3D camera too. I'd seriously like to cross my eyes to appreciate the structure of this specimen. Emily L. Ferguson - It's simplicity is effective, but it's not exciting me much. That is - no chance it would go on my wall I'm afraid. It needs something, a gull or a cloud maybe, to break the monotony of the blue sky. Laurenz Bobke - Evening Train How long did you wait for the train, or was it just chance it came by? This is how to use a sunset unlike the other crap one. Use it for the strength and interest in the silhouettes. I'd never have guessed Paris Was it really that yellow in your memory - I thought such skies only appeared due to industrial pollution. David Small - Coffee break Last time I said good to have you back: this time it's good to have you back on form. Without knowledge of the author I'd have probably guessed this was one by Jeff Spirer: believe me, that is a compliment. This is a really nice, moody shot. The chap just look's dodgy. Is he wearing a plastic glove to hold that drink? Why? A criminal, or an undercover cop, or maybe just a bloke on a cold morning. Trevor Cunningham - neighbor's kid Darn it, I see no goat. First the patently bleeding obvious, the uprights are not vertical and I'm reading no artistic reason for them being out of kilter. Squaring the image up improves it for me. Well, it has some mystery - what is that he has on his head - but it lacks any detail in the shadows. I'm happy with it as an image - but again, it's not jumping beyond that. Leslie Spurlock - Billy, A Rebel Thinks: do you always ask permission to photograph a man with a gun? I bet his mum loves him, mums are like that. His eyes certainly grab you. The bloke standing to the left does nothing for the picture though. It would have been far better without. Peeter Vissak - Beautiful capture of a piece of driftwood. Interesting colours amongst the roots
