Uomo;
I like this image in that we have been pushed into this man's engagement. I
do not like the lack of contrast and detail. But, regardless, the image has
power, it's unfortunate some will focus on his nose injury. I would have
brightened this image a little more to provide a tad bit more contrast, and
maybe...tried the "high pass" filter in Photoshop for more sharpness.
Bicycle...
I love this comp.
This is an image worthy of classroom analysis. Primary
Question; What is Composition? Can you truly teach composition, is it a
learned behavior? Or, are we born
with "the eye" to see?
What makes this image strong? But what is it's weakness? I would
maybe, crop out a little of the right. But, only in that it's a solution to
a
classroom work environment. In other words, " if you were to change this
image, where would those changes occur?" As an audience, we are drawn to
this bike as if it's the prime example of a bicycle involved in everyday
use, and those that are being used
to their maximum extent. This bike appears to have long outlasted it's
manufacturer's recommended
life span. It is also an excellent example of maintenance at it's best.
The
image's one
drawback, is the highlight just above the front wheel's fender. But, is it
an aspect requiring change or just personal taste?
It does draw our attention away from that area of the bike.
Ask your class; Should we remove this intrusion? Randy choose to accept the
reality of his comp, in that we should not disallow the environment, even
though it may intrude.
Great Blue Heron;
My first question; why does it seem soft? As a photographer, did we relay on
autofocus and a careless choice of aperture? Regardless of lenses choice and
focal length, the image is soft and fails as a result. The comp is boring,
but my main concern is again, why does it seem to be out of focus? There is
no story here, just a snap shot of a bird. Highlights on the bird's back are
blown out. But in the end, for me the focus seems far too soft.
Ball Player...
This image requires me to qualify myself. For personal reason's only, I am
uncomfortable with Jan. I have been witness to a long history with this
forum and within that history, the forum has at times been subjected to
unfortunate conditions. As if being
in a busy store or other public place and witnessing someone's openly
displayed hostility toward another. The atmosphere in the forum today is
excellent.
And with that, forgive me, and I will no longer bring this subject up. Be
that as it may...
This image is a profound comp., again worthy of a classroom analysis. IE;
what
makes a great image? Jan's Ball Player... is an example of the best
dynamic composition a shooter can achieve while also through simple
elemental additions, create a story. Not
only do we see, what appears to be a baseball player entering a room using a
motion technique, the fans in the stadium have also been included and
fitting in perfectly with
the main subject. The bricks, angled shadows, specular highlight and even
the lazy drift of the water hose all find an excellent home in this image.
Two minor notes if I may; After studying the fans in the bleachers you
realize there
are only, actually two fans. For me, this lends the image to something
staged. Although we are presented with what appears to be a
photojournalistic record of an event, I would ask the class if they felt the
image was contrived.
The remaining three images are lost to me. All three fail in composition.
Bob's image is beautiful, but far too busy. Where do we start? Where are the
foundations from which can begin our journey thought these images? Emily's
train is falling down the right side of the frame. This angle seems
counterintuitive to what the railroads try to achieve. Meaning, keep the
tracks as level as possible. Plus, the train is lost in the confusion.
Chris' image offers nothing to grab. We can't read the sign, we don't know
anything of the area, we are not sure of the actual topic line, it needs
cropping and the two poles are in conflict with each other.
But then, that's just my opinion. I promise to submit an image soon, so you
can rip my ass as well._grin
Take care,
Gregory
Gig Harbor, WA.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Davidhazy
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 4:51 AM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: PF members exhibit on October 26, 2013
The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated October 26, 2013.
Authors with work now on display at:
http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html include:
John Palcewski - Uomo
Randy Little - Bicycle, Haidian District, Beijing China
Roger Eichhorn - Great Blue Heron
Art Faul - Ballplayer, Front Royal 1991
Emily L. Ferguson - Tourist train at Frankenstein Cliff, NH
Bob McCulloch - Woodland Brook
Christopher Strevens - Railway Park
NOTICE: There is a new series exhibition in Gallery-10. Photographs by Tom
Chambers on CHINA. See it at
http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery-10/index-chambers.html
Last week the counter read 8680 and when this collection was installed the
counter read 8955
Enqueued for future installation: none - contributions welcome!
To participate in this activity find instructions at:
http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery-sub.html
Send your contributions early and anything you can do to prepare the
photographs so they do not require additional adjustment would be much
appreciated. Especially keeping them near 1000 pix in longest dimension and
200Kb in maximum size. Large images that run off the edges of average
monitors are a pain. Larger is not always better!
Please take an extra minute to abide by this request but if you have doubts
about how to prepare images just send them anyway and the capable gallery
staff will adjust them for exhibition.
Did you know you could have a series exhibition? Learn all about it on the
instructions page mentioned above.
From: Carolina
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