6 maj 2007 kl. 06.47 skrev Guy Glorieux:
Hear, hear! Guy, I want to second (almost) every word you say. I feel ashamed about my recent level of (in)activity. I do have some personal reasons for it, but I don´t want to go astray in describing them. And, since I do find time to read the list, and have participated in some less important discussions, my line of defence is a bit weak. What I have NOT done for a long while is 1) taking the time and making the effort of contributing to the gallery, and 2) sitting down, thinking of what I see, and commenting on what the brave few that persevere have accomplished. My apologies; I will try to put these things higher on my list. After all, the members of this list form a substantial percentage of the (informed) audience for my photographic work, and I cannot afford to lose it if I can help it. OK, after this preamble, there´s just nothing to hide behind: here is my comments on the brave trio this week: Marilyn Dalrymple, Green and Blue: Well, it IS "confused, with lines going in every direction", but so are most of Eliot Porter´s work, which I admire highly. And the colours are harmonious. I think this image would win enormously by being large enough, so all those textures and details in the fronds and flowers were visible. It might be one of those images that you keep finding something new in each day. Pini Vollach, Street Shot: OK, you were standing in the street when you found this abstraction; I sense a bit of irony in your choice of title... As abstractions go, the picture tells us more about ourselves than about what was in front of the camera. I like it; I have seen better, and I have produced far worse myself. Guy Glorieux, The Lovers: Guy, I have more than half a suspicion, after reading your mail, that your selection was more didactic than aesthetic this time. A nice and generally "cute" subject when treated this way, in totally impossible lighting and skyscape. But think of what Atget or Michael Kenna would have done with it, in the wee hours of morning mist... And, of course, that was the very point you wanted to make. That´s all, folks! Now I HAVE to find, and submit, an image for next week. Go ye all and do the same! Per Öfverbeck "In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows or Gates" |
