Thanks, Emily, for your encouraging words - and also to Don & David.
It's been interesting how hard it seems to be to read that image:
It's a pretty fair representation to what that door actually looked
like - no significant alteration except noise reduction. The door
surface was very glossy black enamel over a lightly pebbled metal
surface; the colors are reflections of lights inside. The outside
wall was some kind of silvery metal sheeting that reflected the
traffic light and street lamp very well, and the street lamp (that
burned out white blob just above the door is its reflection) was very
close to the leaves of the trees on the sidewalk, so the leaf shadows
were quite crisp against the shiny metal.. It's the back doorway of a
bar of the outer edge of the Chelsea gallery scene, and I came across
it after going to some gallery openings earlier in the evening.
Wonderful evening - warm & comfortable, lots of people out wandering
in the evening.
May the light be right,
Fred
On Sep 17, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
At 8:30 AM -0400 9/13/08, ADavidhazy wrote:
The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated SEP 13,
2008. Authors
with work now on display at: http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html
include:
Fred Hecker - The Open Door, 22nd Street off of 11th Avenue, NYC
This is really neat. I love the reflection, although it looks like
a superimposition of some other image. And the colors on the
unidentifiable panel inside the door look related more to the tree
than to Manhatten off 11th Avenue.
It would be very interesting to see the view from the doorway
looking out.
Jim Snarski - Glacier National Park
Ah. So many choices. Where to place the horizon? Shall I cut off
more water, since there's no particular interest in it except the
boat? But if I do that is there more interest in the sky to
compensate? I'd kinda like to keep the panoramic effect, but if I
crop off sky and water, if both are relatively boring, then either I
get a sort of panoramic effect or I have to cut off some of the
closer mountains on either side. And what a shame the clorox bottle
is moored to something so out of character with the rest of the
environment. And how to keep detail in the close hills while not
blowing out the clouds. Hmmm.
Lara Ashby - My Garden Where I Live
I, too, am not so certain about the unhorizontal horizon. And the
placement of the fairy so far away from the right edge, but snipping
off a tiny piece of her left knee.
I think you should have soaked the earth before making the shot.
It's too much the same tonality as the little fairy. She needs more
contrast, maybe even a lot less sharpness behind her as well.
Marilyn Dalrymple - Shadows
Curious, but I can't make it satisfy me, visually. Don't know quite
what would, but it's not doing it.
Dan Mitchell - Eye-level
Shadows. I'd like some shadows. Just too high noon for my taste.
Bob McCulloch - Boots
Here's a situation that lends itself to one of my favorite exercises
- spend an hour and at least 50 shots with this setup and see where
you arrive. This is a good starting shot.
Emily L. Ferguson - Niagara Falls - postcard shot
Well, guys, the mist is inescapable. The Maids of the Mist (I, II,
III, IV, V and VI) with their load of gawkers all draped in blue
plastic ponchos, are so integral to the place that a postcard shot
would be incomplete without. The rainbow? Part of the cliché too.
I was happy to have them all converge! I didn't get to choose the
weather!
Lea Murphy - Elaina, wedding day
Wise beyond her years.
The droop in the breasts contradicts the white dress, but matches
something in the eyes, something older than 30.
I think it would be improved by cropping just above where the dress
meets the left hand, clipping out the majority of the cleavage. And
she would greatly benefit from having her veil open on her head
behind her. The skin color looks ever so slightly pinkish on my
monitor but her skin is very clear and pure looking, which also
conflicts with the wisdom in her eyes.
There must be a way to shoot a middle-age wedding, keeping the
classic shots, without contradicting the age, but I sure wouldn't
want to have to do it on the fly!
Thanks to all who make this entertainment possible.
Please submit to the gallery, both images and opinions.
--
Emily L. Ferguson
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