Pickies here http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html Museki Abe (People 3) - Interesting title as the people are barely visible in dark shadow. Perhaps the title makes one look a bit closer and longer to see what exactly it is about these people that they warrant being the subject. I am instantly drawn to the hexagonal lights and the circular portal with the people almost invisible but the title makes me look deeper. To me, this is an effective use of the title even if I couldn't find anything really interesting about the people except that they seem to like shade. Vampires perhaps? Jim Snarski (Dewdrop) - I absolutely love that magenta on black. The green's a bit muted but the magenta seems to me to have the perfect saturation. I like the trip lines set up on the flower and the dew drop looks magical but its so small in the frame. Here the title doesn't work for me with the image. This is a photo of a flower with a dew drop on it. Get in closer and you can leave the title as it is. I also love the flare coming off the dew. Its an awesome picture but Museki got me on a title rant. Dona Tracy (Dragon Moon) - While the title is not compelling, it scores huge points for accuracy. Its a cool dragonfly shot. You don't usually see them shot from such a low angle. It looks like one of those huge military aircraft where the wings are so long they bend down at their tips. The body looks like its built for carrying heavy weights. Very nice. The moon looks mui fake-o thought. Alan Zinn - My Voigtlander was the only camera I regretted losing. Such lovely lenses. Anyway, the passer-by blends into the sculpture while the sculpture blends into the trees and the world goes round and round. Everything in its place and everything interrelated. I like the way the person leads me into the sculpture which gently guides me right only to be met my the gently arched branches which guide me back to the left for another look and on and on. Nice. Peeter Vissak (Panorama with reeds and a bird) - Just a lens test? OK. Not the usual Vissak but as you say 'who can know the Vissak'. Who indeed. As mentioned earlier, bird location is boring however, she's pretty sharp for a Vivitar zoom on an overcast day. Unless this is a fake shot and you actually killed the bird and stuck it on a pole then cloned out the pole in Photoshop. I'm not saying I have ever done that. Thank you Mr. Hazy's elves for puttin' up another fine gallery. Merry Christmas to you all. Greg Fraser Past Master of Funk http://home.golden.net/~fraserg
