The Photoforum gallery is at <http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html>
Dan Mitchell - Fractal
I can certainly see three levels of the repeating pattern in this. And
the dark neutral background sets it off very nicely. I did wonder for a
second if this was photographic or computer-generated, until I read the
explanation (that's not a value judgment either way, just something that
happened). Hah, I was right, it *is* cauliflower family.
It looks very alien to me. As a science fiction fan, I like that.
Peeter Vissak - No wind 26-09-2008
Nice title. And I like the use of the low-lying fog.
Valery Firsov - Racer
That way! Over there! Non, not towards me! :-)
I like her expression. The tricycle seems antique; that kind of rear
axle design is not something I've seen lately (in fact the whole thing
of pedals solidly connected to wheels seems to be out of fashion for the
obvious reason).
Lea Murphy - Rachel behind the gate
The lighting worked out pretty well, and you got both eyes lit which I
mostly prefer.
I'm not sure about the use of the gate, and about the degree of
unsharpness in it. It makes a lot of the photo mostly not there, and
the brownish blur isn't the best thing for me to see that close to her eye.
For some kinds of portraiture you'd certainly want to retouch the face
some, but I'm happy to deal with other aspects of the photo. And some
people want to look like people actually see them.
Howard Leigh - Paris - Traditional Mayoral Statue
The kid on the chair in front of him definitely makes it. It's a rather
well-done statue to begin with, but the kid makes the scale jump out
(there are of course lots of things to compare to; but the kid really
makes it pop out at me).
Lara Ashby - Chainsaw Eagles
Nice! I'm often impressed by what people manage to make with chainsaws.
Trevor Cunningham - morning run
Lots of nice things about this; good sky, mountains, ocean, beach,
something really happening in the foreground.
But it looks kinda flat; and, checking, I see you're not using nearly
the top third of the brightness range. I'd let the highlights go a bit
higher (quite possibly in an "s" curve rather than straight).
Emily L. Ferguson - Another Niagara postcard photo
The land at the top of the falls always looks flooded to me -- bits of
trees and bushes apparently sticking up from the water. I suspect the
scale is not what it looks like :-).
Thanks to everyone who is participating in the gallery this week!
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