Given there are absolutely no aesthetic absolutes by which to measure any given work of art--or photographic image--reactions either positive or negative are merely expressions of personal preference. Mine are worth from .01 to .02 Euro so obviously nobody should pay too much attention to them. On 1/15/12, YGelmanPhoto <ygelmanphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > John, I'm not sure exactly how you mean "leaves me cold" since it can > be taken a successful projection of the cold day from me to you, or as > an emotional emptiness where I did not connect with you. > > With images like these, it is said, people either really like them or > hate them. But your comment and my reply raises another question: how > much of art is emotional? When I came on the scene before the two > people came, I was struck by the intensity of the light and its play > on the stones and other objects. When the two people came, their > silhouettes and shadows were additional objects playing with the > light. That's why I snapped it. > > -yoram > > > On Jan 15, 2012, at 5:33 AM, John Palcewski wrote: > >> >> Yoram Gelman - Winter Walk I'm very familar with and deeply love >> Central Park in all seasons, but for some reason I can't quite >> articulate, this representation leaves me cold. >> >> >> On 1/14/12, Andrew Davidhazy <andpph@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated JAN 14, >>> 2012. >>> Authors with work now on display at: >>> http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html include: >>> > >
