I've redone William Robb's chalenge this month - I've browsed through thumbnails and picked one that caught my eye the most.
I've picked "Carine" by Alexander Bauer. I was eager to find out how Alexander used this as I tried something very similiar few years ago wit my self-portrait (before cutting my hair). Not to great surprise I found out that Alex did much better then I did. It is not only good thumbnail but a great PUG photo as well. Again I picked a colour photo - I guess that when browsing thumbnails only b&w photos have a much less chance to get picked - at least in my case. Now to browsing the whole gallery - what a pleasure - as allways. "Innocence" by Mark Mangum There is something in this photo that makes it something more that a family album snapshot. The composition is very classical and it works very well in this case. Kids are nicely sharp while the background is nicely blurred giving sense of location but not being distractive. This would work as some magazine shot easily IMO. Your comment make me think a bit more about it. Great. "Working On The Computer" by Michael Cross That's a very joyfull photo. Love the way Eva stands ouy of the background not only due to right DOF but also a difference in brightness. And she is just adorable. I would only like to dodge the hand with the mouse a bit. "Are We Having Fun Yet" by Butch Black This is funny :-))) "Tree on the Hill" by Petr Pazour Great sharpness and colours. I like the contrast between dark sky and mountains and brightly lighted grass and tree. Nice composition as well. "Sunset" by Alan Chan Nice mood. I love the colours in the sky. I might crop a bit from the bottom though - but the tree has to stay. "Maid of the Mist" by Bob Blakely I like the way that blue tint adds something spooky to the photo. It looks almoust like a ghost ship. Love the way the tiny waves in the bottom look - white foam on dark blue water. "Earth and Sky" by Harald Rust Great. Looks like a painting to me. I like the amount of abstraction this photo shows. "Low Tide" by Facit Great, unreal pattern. "Moonset" by Mark Cassino This is great! I can feel the cold in the photo. As you say - composition is almoust classical in the photo and it works. Nice contrast between the sky and the red lighthouse. "Red Wing" by YP Wan Don't know why but I love it. "Bike" by David Mann Very nice. Looks like a closing scene in the movie. All the info about cast and crew is about to roll into the frame as the boy leaves toward the sun. "Columns" by Peter J. Alling Nice, graphical, image. "Dunas " by Luiz Cruz I have no idea what it is and it makes this photo even more interesting. Apat of that great DOF and form study. "Filter Cover Reflections" by frank theriault I have a weakness toward this kind of photos and the subject. This one is very well executed but I would like somethik diffrent to reflect to make it better. "Right Way" by Patrick Rendulic Great contrast in the image and details in the sky are impressive. Must give IR some more try as soon as summer is back. Well it turned out I wrote more than I was planning to do and there are still photos worth mentioning left, for sure. This is great gallery this month. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Collinwood! < http://film.wp.pl/p/film.html?id=2127&h=2170451 >
