There has been remarkably little discussion of a
remarkably good April PUG, apart from (entirely
justified) applause for Annsan's contribution. Permit
me to remedy this in my own small way:
Dag Thrane, "Sail": Amazing! The mood, the serenity
of the sailboat against the threat of the storm, the
light against the dark...excellent!
Fred Widall, "Yosemite": This is a nice composition
that appears blown out in the upper third. Burned in,
it would be a lot stronger.
Thomas Cakalic, "Strata": As a congenital lover of
mountains, I love it. The haze would work against it
in color, but adds to the effect in B&W.
Henk Terhell, "Alps": I like shooting from airplane
windows, too, but seldom get a shot as nice as this.
Again, the B&W probably works better than the usual
color.
Gerald Lewis, "Thumbs Up": Hmmmm..... I hope the thumb
is green!
Jose Luis LLorca, "White Virgin": She's a bit blown
out, but it's an interesting composition.
Simone Amici, "Solitary": Doesn't do much for me, but
I've never been a big IR fan.
Frank, "Black Towers": Cool. Gotta get me a fisheye
someday...
Steve Morphet, "Kew": On my monitor, it would benefit
from more contrast to make the buildings stand out
more.
David Brooks, "Frozen Tree": Very nice!
Martin Mielke, "Cold Forest": Great composition, with
the two snow-covered pines aginst the dark forest of
trunks.
Gerald Lewis, "Before the Grapes": Are you sure it's
not after the grapes? Rather desolate. Nice to see
someone else carrying around a digital P&S for
something other than family snaps.
Andrew R., "Riverside": Is that the snout of some
fearsome beast emerging from the snow???
Wendy Beard, "Abandoned": Very very nice (unless
you're out in the cold!). I like the way the winter
landscape is visible through the door.
Dan Matyola, "Snow Day": Gave me a chuckle. My son
lives for them.
John Francis, "Water Trough": I -really- like this
one, too. I think it's the vertical lines in the wall
against the horizontal lines in the trough against the
pattern of the floor, all set off by the perfectly
positioned pump (like that alliteration?).
Peter Alling, "Untitled IV": Brings to mind the Simon
and Garfunkel song "Homeward Bound" somehow.
John Celio, "Eat Your Crank": Dunno; maybe I see too
much of this kind of thing in real life to enjoy a
photo of it.
Boris Liberman, "Long Live": Great silhouettes.
Greg Cooper, "Raceday": The grain from the fast film
does well with this subject. Nicely composed, too;
the horse at the right edge balances things well.
Bruce Dayton, "A Teaching Moment": I would have
shifted the FOV to the left and up a trifle, to
emphasize more the interaction between the boy and the
man.
Tim Sherburne, "Armchair Reader": Wonderful snap!
Butch Black, "Mysterious lady": Wonderful!
Robert Gonazlez, "Real Beauty": the PESO version has
received lots of comments; I agree with the prevailing
sentiment "pity about those lower choppers."
Scott Loveless, "Erika": Nice photojournalistic shot.
You can just hear the bacon sizzling in the background
and smell the burned coffee!
Paul Stenquist, "Beer and Cigarettes": Crummy beer,
too. Harsh; you might try cropping out the right 1/3.
Annsan, "Nationale": Justly and widely praised.
Berndt Scheffler, "Morning": Ahhh, central Europe in
winter! Very evocative.
Francis Alviar, "Day in Solvang": A bit jumbled, and
the photog is but a silhouette.
Jens Bladt, "Ice Flower": I loved the PESOs, and this
is also excellent.
Thomas Moraitis, "Leaves": Also a bit jumbled; a
little bit more depth of field might help.
Gianfranco, "Suffering": Wonderful lighting and mood.
Rick Womer, "Playing Liszt": Modesty forbids extensive
comment on this exemplary offering...
David Chang-Sang, "Afternoon Tea": It looks as though
the plane of focus is at the close edge of the napkin,
rather than the cup. It makes me want some anyway.
Martin Albrecht, "Hoar Frost": Very evocative, nice
shot, but not very frosty-looking.
Harold Rust, "Pioneer Chapel": Very nice,
American-Gothic-esque shot.
Whew! Don't think I can cope with the color ones
now....
Rick
__________________________________
Yahoo! Messenger
Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun.
http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest
