Thanks Lea for your intensive review,
I was blushed.
In this image the dry branch is the subject although it doesn’t
work without the rocks background.
No, I don’t have a version without the branch but I have other
images from this “Stone Forest” which is an interesting place for
photographers.
Thanks again
Pini
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Subject: gallery review
The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated
May 22, 2010. Authors
with work now on display at: http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html include:
Dan
Mitchell - Washing. This is an image that pleasantly surprised me. I
wasn't expecting much from the thumbnail and the larger image really looks
great. The shadows are fantastic and that diagonal brace and its shadow really
strengthens the image. Well seen.
John
Palcewski - Bumper Sticker. As an image this isn't too impressive but I
do really love the sentiment of the sticker. I think it's interesting how the
car logo looks a bit like an eye.
Jim
Snarski - Predator. Seriously...HOLY MOLY. This is just wonderful.
Everything that should be out of focus is and all the really good stuff is tack
sharp. I love that hairy red stem going all the way through the frame and the
insect is placed well in the image. Impressive.
D.L.
Shipman - Female Cloudless Sulfur (Phoebis sennae). Another really lovely
image. The modeling on the wings is fantastic. And the way the light rims the
back edge of the wings to set the butterfly off from the background is just
delightful. I find the top background a bit distracting but I know that
with this type of image it's often 'shoot now, worry about the background
later.' I'd encourage you to darken it down a bit, especially those things that
are white, and see if that doesn't better force our eye to the butterfly only.
Well done.
Trevor
Cunningham - small sunflowers. Lovely clarity though the mid-tones are
bit muddled for my taste. That may be the way IR goes? I don't know for
certain, I've never shot it. I think this composition is nice and I like the
great texture you show on the petals and the center of the flowers. The two
white highlights in the top right quadrant distract my eye as does the one in
the lower right corner. If those were darkened up a bit I think this would be
much stronger and would keep the eye more focused on the flowers. Fun stuff,
this.
Bob
Sull - French Creek Steps. I think your composition is pretty strong
here but there is no real contrast in this image; everything seems rather of
the same tonal value to me. Since you're trying HDR I'd say GO FOR IT and
really punch up your shadows and maybe even some of your mid-tones and let this
puppy rip.
Pini
Vollach - Untitled. You know this image rocks, right? And there's no pun
intended. I really like the contrast of the stones and how you've managed to
capture depth, front to back, in this image. I really like what's going on with
the right side of the image and how, moving across to the left you get 'let
out' just about the same time the focus begins to soften. Part of me hopes you
also took an image of this without the branch...I'd love to see it both ways.
Very nice.
Andrew
Sharpe - Infrared Tree, San Francisquito Creek, 2009. This is more the
tonal values I expect when I think of infrared.You've nailed that, I think.
Compositionally there is too much going on in this photograph for me. It's very
busy which ends up making it appear messy with nowhere for my eye to rest.
Anyone else noticing that the submissions to the gallery improve
when there's more gallery reviews? Maybe I'm dreaming that up but then again,
maybe not.
