What a month! There are two absolutely outstanding images in this
gallery. I've been trying to decide which of them I like the most,
and have eventually plumped for "Daniil. Study of Character", by
Alexey Tikhonov. Even after looking at it several times, I'm still
not convinced that it isn't a Rembrandt. A wonderful study.
The second image I really like is Gianfranco Irlanda's "The Jewel".
How many of us would have seen the opportunity there? (And even if
we did see it, how many of us would capture the vision so well?).
Other images that caught my eye:
Conrad Samuels: Early Morning Anglers. I'd like to see the original;
there's probably detail in the water that doesn't show up on my screen.
Chris Brogden: Landing. I like the contrast between the sharp plant
stems and the blurring of the bird.
Chris Michell: CreaseCam 1. Over and above the call of duty (HAR!)
Next: some images I liked, but feel could possibly be improved.
Cyril Marion: The Bench. I disagree with the submitter's assessment;
I actually prefer the slightly dreamy effect from the out-of-focus
background. But I wonder: would it be better without the human figure?
Dan Motyola: Different Times. Is a different perspective achievable?
I'd like to try and make the clock tower a little larger in the frame,
by using a longer focal length from a bit further back (and a bit
higher off the ground). I don't know if that's possible, though.
Jan van Wijk: Abandoned. I find myself wondering if the sagebrush?
in front of the truck is a help or a hindrance to the composition.
I'd like to see a shot with the truck unobscured, for comparison.
Then there are the images that it would be only too easy to miss,
unless you were looking around and considering the framing. Examples
are "Fire" (Cy Galley), "Cerro Lopez" (by Luis Pinar), "Tulip Fields"
(by Cameron Hood) and "Cycas" (by RK). In that category I would also
include "Copper Seas" (by Brian Campbell), and "SeaOat" (by M. Patrick
Hunt), which would also be easy to miss by getting the exposure wrong.
And, finally, one image where I feel qualified to be more longwinded:
Frank Theriault's "Moss Corner, Mosport, 1973". Good technique - you
can almost read the lettering on the cylinder heads (and I think that's
a slower shutter speed than 1/250, too). It's a pity you don't have the
front wing of the car, though, and I don't think the track slopes that
much. The pattern left by the chain-link fencing is a little distracting.
Still, overall, a better image than anything I was producing in those days.
That's probably the 1974 race, by the way. Patrick raced in Canada in 1974,
1976, 1977 & 1978. But in 1976 & 1977 he was driving the Tyrell P34 (the
six-wheeler), and the Tyrell 008 of 1978 doesn't have the airbox scoop.
That means your picture must be of the 1974 Tyrell 007.
Clse calls: "Lighthouse, Peggy's Cove" & "Breathless Cathedral"
a perspective correction lens (or a different viewpoint) would help.
"Bryce II" - I think I'd like to see more of the tree, for balance.
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