This is my first attempt at a review of photography. I am more
comfortable talking about painting, textiles or other malleable media.
I really appreciated the pointers that I received on my photo a couple
of weeks back and would like to try to return in kind.
Trevor Cunningham
White Sands Yucca
Beautiful! The scene is both evocative and contemplative. There is
much going on, but the composition works very well and provides good
clarity. The lines of the clouds, the yucca, the patterns in the sand
and the horizon work together to keep the eye moving, but at a relaxed
pace. The asymmetrical balance with the lines of the clouds, the yucca
and the shadow works well. The lighting is intriguing - did you use a
light source on the yucca, or is that natural?.
Emily L. Ferguson
sail reflection
I like the thumbnail version a great deal. It is abstract enough to
keep the eye moving and the imagination active (is it a series of tiny
islands? aerial photo of irrigation?). For some reason, the clarity of
the larger image loses that, for me. The image gets overpowered by the
large areas of high contrast; the wonderful ethereal part is lost.
Jeff Spirer
Face on the Street
This image evokes of some of the Japanese movies of the 50s and 60s,
specifically 'Woman in the Dunes' and Kurosawa's Rashomon. I would like
to see this image in person. It's hard to say much about what comes
across the monitor - I want to see the gloss of the paper and the sheen
of the silver. With something this atmospheric, it is too dependent on
the monitor and its limitations. However, responding to the image, as
it is.... more contrast? more punch? I need better glasses?
Roy Miller
Lauren In A Blue Hat
The juxtaposition of a traditionally romantic, sort of WWII pinup girl
pose against the colors of the new millennium is fascinating. The pose
is great; the composition works well. The colors seem too jarring.
They dominate and it take awhile to get past them and see the rest of
the image. What would happen if they were toned down a bit, more like a
hand-colored image, but using those same improbable hues, instead of the
pastels of the 40s?
-Serena
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