At 7:47 AM -0400 9/1/12, Andrew Davidhazy wrote:
The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated Sept. 01,
2012. Authors with work now on display at:
http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html include:
Yoram Gelman - Datong Grotto Buddha
My first reaction was claustrophobia. Not only did the creators of
this sculpture excavate a cavity for it, but then spent hours
sculpting the actual thing. I wondered how much debris suddenly
scraped down the side of the wall as one chisel stroke slipped and
released more stone than intended. Brrr.
As for the image itself, the balance between the window light and the
darkness at the bottom is really well handled, and the angle the
photographer chose to shoot the Buddha is just right.
Jan Faul -
I like the perspective which accentuates the curve of the building
facade as well as of the street. The fugitive people, combined with
the spot color on one of them makes the image self-consciously "not
your standard shot" but I'm not certain either motif adds more than
that.
Mario Filipe Pires - Gothan Rising
The half supine angle of the buildings seems to be in opposition to
the title, although I suppose the image could have been taken during
an earthquake in process. Not having spent any time with instagram,
I have no clear idea of just what its features are and how they
affect the image. Are they responsible for the vignetting, the
texture, the flare around the edge of the shadows? If so, why are
these effects attractive to the photographer?
Bob McCulloch - NY harbor
Nice clouds, rather dark overall. I think this would be improved by
less water.
Elson T. Elizaga - Lake Apo
Always good to have content in foreground water when the water area
occupies more than 50% of the total image. The greens seem not quite
real - possibly the saturation overall is pushed too hard. Nice
repertorial image.
Michael Hughes - Narrow boats in Northamptonshire
Too much water in the foreground. I would prefer to have some
shoreline on the R side even if no narrowboat was tied up there at
the moment. So I'd move well to the left to get this situation.
There are clouds in the sky - pushing the saturation and contrast
would bring them out as well as brightening up the reds in the boats.
The image feels to me like it wants to be crisper and more contrasty.
Christopher Strevens - getting closer
I admire Chris for simultaneously recording this piece of his mum's
life and for sharing it with us. Many of us may have watched this
process in our elders. I certainly did with both of mine. And it
can be heart wrenching, or go on way too long and leave us feeling
the inhumanity of it all. About the only thing I'd suggest here is
that Chris let himself do some thoughtful cropping and, again and
again, consider changing his angle of perspective - in this case I'd
suggest being lower so the camera is at his mum's face level.
Thanks to all for submitting. Please remember to do so again next week.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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