My assignment this month is to comment the shots of Ed Dombek, Mike Smith, Patti Sundstrom and Ayash Kanto. " Cherry Rooster " by Ed Dombek That's what I call a lucky shot. You've been able to catch a very quick movement and you have nicely put the subject not exactly in the center of the frame (even if you did it by cropping the print). I'm sure you couldn't in such a hurry, but I would have compensated the metering (+1 or +1,5 EV), the shadow are really dark and I barely see any detail of the plumage. " Sitting Pretty " by Mike Smith Pretty indeed (the squirrel...) but rather still. I would have avoided to place the eye of the subject in the center leaving so much room in the upper part of the frame. Maybe a little more of the trunk where the rodent sits would have made the difference. I find the clear branch in the background (the one that crosses the ears of the squirrel) a bit distracting, too. Anyway, I understand that shooting at little wild animals in their environment is rather difficult. I like the color rendition of the shot. " Buick Hood Ornament " by Patti Sundstrom, USA I like the colors of the shot and the composition, except for two details: the lower part of the windshield seems to be there by mistake (the reflex on the engine hood is enough to suggest its presence) and what appears to be like a wooden door on the background should have been more out of focus - hard to obtain with a 400 ISO film (the contrast of the colors is nice, though). Too bad the scan looks very poor on the screen. " Do Ants like Tap Water? " by Ayash Kanto Nice shot. I like the act of seeing and catching the moment, and the framing too. The shot looks soft, but it's probably a fault of the lens, used wide open. Gianfranco ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
