I have a Rumanian friend who worked as a witch for most of her life. I think they may have them in Russia again now. They were persecuted under the previous regime. They are quite common in Rumania and Hungary and it is a good idea to get them to read your fortune regularly because of the "grapevine". They also sell second hand clothes and fruit off the roadside trees. They make a good living. Chris -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gregory Sent: 16 October 2011 04:05 To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: PF members exhibit on OCT 15, 2011 It's been a long time since I've commented on the gallery's images. Usually, I'm very hard with my critiques in that I don't simply look for the good and it seemed to put members off. But for some reason, this week I want to make few comments. So please, bear with me. Most of the images this week; http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html , don't move me much at all, in that, there seems an overall lack of inspiration. One exception is Katherina's "Witch." The subject is interesting although I can't remember ever seeing a witch with mascara. I thought witches were inherently anti-social. Also, the composition is too straight forward for may taste. Imagine this image from a different angle or especially if it were thrown off balance a little and the model then looks at the viewer. Sherries Image is quite problematic. The horizontals are way off, the light pole in the front of the image should have given that away. With such a creative composition, the light pole takes on an important role of providing the foundation for controlling the image's perspective. Also, the foreground is chopped off. There's no where for the viewer to stand. The choice of Black and White was good, but where are the blacks? Blacks (for me) provide a richness in the overall tonality of an image that greys and whites can not convey. Trevor Cunningham's image strikes me for it's simple study in shapes and lines and it's stark minimalism. I wonder how this image would have worked if the viewer was presented with a bold close up, or the spire jutting straight through the frame with crackling detail? Also, the tones seem to hover around muddled middle values, intentional?? Gregory
