John Retallack 51 Ford This, in my opinion, is the sort of shot that demands absolute sharpness all around, and this one delivers in a most satisfactory manner. I guess I'm so drawn to carefully focused images lately because I've been immersed in the work of the Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815 - 1879) who deliberately made fuzzy portraits of famous figures such as Tennyson, Browning, Longfellow, etc. These out-of-focus images caused an outcry among critics but were generously praised by her subjects. Trevor Cunningham bougainvillea river delta. Yep. The lower branch is how some deltas look when photographed from an aircraft at 60,000 feet. Up there if you are in an unpressurized cabin and don't put on yer oxygen mask, you'll pass out. Chris Strevens Thoughtful - we will never know. Speaking of soft focus, it works perfectly in this excellent portrait. The mystery of the author deepens, eh? Sherie Taylor Kirk Douglas Theater at night For many young people Kirk Douglas is a figure of the distant past, and this rather melancholy image of a theater at night is a sort of lament at his passing. Emily L. Ferguson In NYC A triumph of minimalism, especially if you know exactly where this was taken. http://mediamacaroni.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/guggenheim-exterior.jpg
