Actually, we don't disagree at all. My points about the chair forcing the viewer to ask questions makes it the subject of the photo. Andrew On Tue, August 9, 2011 4:32 am, YGelmanPhoto wrote: > I agree with most of Andrew's comments but disagree about this > one. . .at least enough to respond. > > The empty chair, to me, sets the context for the scene. Without the > chair, the image lacks substance. True, perhaps the scene could have been > taken from some other vantage point, but with the chair the photo says > this is a place of sitting and rest, near the river/lake. > > Maybe the chair being empty makes it more significant for the > photographer, but we don't know that. But I like the framing created by > the umbrella canopy, the pole, and the table. In short, to me, a very > nice memory document. > > -yoram > > > > On Aug 8, 2011, at 11:58 PM, Andrew Sharpe wrote: > > >> The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated AUG 06, >> 2011. >> Authors with work now on display at: >> http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html >> include: >> >> >> [skip] >> >>> Christopher Strevens - hungarian lake >>> >> >> Well, you certainly have a flair for the surreal. You say "It is an >> oxbow lake", but there's only a little bit of water in the photo. Your >> viewpoint is intriguing, though, pointed square at the chair opposite >> you. I keep asking myself, is someone supposed to be there? was someone >> there who just left? What in particular made you shoot this photo, from >> this position, and want us to see it? >> >> Andrew >> >> > >
