Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

Thanks Dan. It's always very interesting to hear what others look for and see. The subject is a jet fighter. It's a detail abstraction, not a classic documentarian photograph of a fighter. Every bit in the photo is a part of Lt. Scott's fighter jet, all massive shapes, colors, parts of this

Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

Is the subject the refueling probe(?) in the foreground or the fighter? If it's the fighter. would like to see more of the fighter, including Snoopy's (?) head. If it's the probe, I would like more context for that. Is that the nose of another fighter in the upper left? Is that connected to the

Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

No wonder he cropped it so tightly. That is one UGLY airplane. It does work as an abstract, at least. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > On 11 September 2015 at 18:01, Daniel

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The Spit was the epitome and they went downhill from there... ;>} On 9/11/2015 2:37 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: No wonder he cropped it so tightly. That is one UGLY airplane. It does work as an abstract, at least. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri,

Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

On 11 September 2015 at 18:01, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Is that the nose of another fighter in the upper left? Is that > connected to the probe? It's part of the same fighter - a de Havilland Sea Vixen - a twin boom tail (think P.38) jet fighter first introduced in '59.

Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

Before you say any more, let me grab my wellies and a shovel. ;>] That said, I might be able to buy into the abstraction if it weren't for the refueling probe. It's very predominant and is distracting to the balance of the aircraft. I also wonder if converting to BW would make a difference

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Tried that - couldn't squint hard enough. : ) On 9/11/2015 5:21 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If you keep trying to recognize parts rather than looking at shapes and suggestions of form, you will not see past a literal presentation. Take the wellies off your head, then open your eyes... :-)

Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

If you keep trying to recognize parts rather than looking at shapes and suggestions of form, you will not see past a literal presentation. Take the wellies off your head, then open your eyes... :-) Godfrey > On Sep 11, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Paul wrote: > > That said, I

Re: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

om>, "BAPhotoShooters BAPA" <baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 7:30:25 AM Subject: PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend) Sorry about that. First send had an extraneous character in the link. --- Wandering through my photo archives, I found a whol

PESO 2015 - 152 - GDG (resend)

Sorry about that. First send had an extraneous character in the link. --- Wandering through my photo archives, I found a whole set of photos that brought back memories of a fine day wandering in the south of England. https://flic.kr/p/ycyhFY The location was the Tangmere Military Aviation