You know.... these are the kind of comments that will drive people away from
contributing. I don't think we were asked as much to critique the
submissions, as we were simply to comment on them.
IMO this was a rather harsh response. If the shot didn't do anything for
you, that's fine, but why rip it to shreds?
I personally find it has merit. It instantly gives me a pensive, expectant
feeling when I look at it. It evokes some kind of emotion or wonder which
good photography is supposed to do. The tracks in the picture also lead the
eye through it, making me want to lean out a little to the left and catch a
glimpse of the approaching train.
Tom C.
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From: "Creature's Comfort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:48 AM
Subject: PUG Commentary - John Mason's "Night Train"
> My reaction is "So what?" What's the story here? Where's the
> train? This is just a typical, amateurish photograph, something
> just barely worthy of a beginner photographer. It's like a million
> other pictures of little or no significance - people standing
> around, waiting on a train platform have been photographed thousands
> of times, rarely to any great effect.
>
> Maybe if the train was pulling in the photo would have more
> interest, or if something were happening on the platform, or,
> perhaps, if you'd have photographed the people standing in the light
> instead of being silhouetted by it, or perhaps engaging them instead
> of sneaking a shot behind their back. There are many ways that this
> could be a better photograph. As it is, it seems as though you just
> grabbed a snapshot instead of waiting for a "decisive moment" or
> looking at the scene from other perspectives.
>
> The wall on the right is obtrusive. There may be other things on
> the platform that the wall obscures, and that could be interesting
> or that could lend some tension or interest to the photograph.
> Hiding behind the wall disengages you from the environment and the
> subjects, and leaves little for the viewer.
>
> Sorry John, this one just doesn't cut it for me.
> --
> Sheldon Belinkoff
> CREATURE'S COMFORT
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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