Lea Murphy - Josh with a curl When I was a boy I often felt what I imagine this little one was feeling when he faced the camera. This is an excellent example of the power of selective focus, the careful manipulation of depth of field. It emphasizes the part of the image that carries the greatest impact. Excellent work. Trevor Cunningham - sprout Sorry to disappoint, but this picture does not give rise to (ahem!) phallic imagery, but rather reminds me of a collection of Lady Fingers. In Italy they're called savoiardi, meaning from Savoy, and I understand that in England they're known as sponge-fingers, trifle sponges, or boudoir biscuits. Bob McCulloch - Pier This scene has a lot of dramatic possibility, but then the unnecessary horizon tilt and lack of overall sharpness unfortunately suggest carelessness. (Whereas Lea's selective focus above does the opposite!) Jim Snarski - Flying Colors Numerous things about this turn me off. One is the busy background which is distracting. Another is the wholly unnecessary caption. Bird lovers will recognize the species, the rest of us will see two birds. Camera, lens, the sliding glass door, etc., add nothing. And probably most annoying (to nitpicker me anyway) is the incorrect use of "it's" instead of "its." Sherie Taylor - Ferris Wheel In an earlier gallery someone said something to the effect that photographs of sunrises or sunsets are never like what the photographer sees when he/she clicks the shutter. In this instance, the wheel and its reflection in the water must have looked spectacular, but somehow the resulting image is rather ho-hum. Christopher Strevens - St Pauls from Blackfriars Once again, it's difficult to know what to make of Dr. Strevens's images and words. Surely he knows that overriding the camera's auto function and manually stopping down would have prevented the burn-out. But then the foreground would have been underexposed. Oh, well. Maybe he’s right after all. Andrew Davidhazy - Portrait Absolutely fascinating, all around! Fabulous nude study, truly unique. The complex process is almost as interesting.
