On 1/11/05, Adelheid v. K., discombobulated, unleashed: >The November PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. > > >http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05nov > >and http://pug.komkon.org > > >Cheers >Adelheid
Thanks Addy - your hard work is appreciated many times over. Just had a look through, and a great gallery for sure. Some lovely pics in there. Two that caught my eye for totally different reasons. Anne's 'Bad Rack' - totally captures the 'Useless' theme for me - and adds humour and what a lovely frame! Perfect Anne - you are right on the nose with this, well done! Also, Marnie's poignant photo of her mother, in 'Untitled'. In another guise, this pic would be technically passe, with direct flash straight onto the face. In this instance it seems appropriate, and even preferable. It concentrates the gaze right where it needs to be, and then concentrates the mind on the harsh reality that can grip us all. I find this picture both disturbing and refreshing in equal measures. I find it thoughtful and yet frivolous - evoking a set of emotions that sit uneasily. That it is included in the 'Useless' gallery is both a tribute and a wake-up call. I think this pic is amongst the finest documentary photography that it is possible to make, and for the photographer, probably the hardest. I take my hat off to you Marnie - it's not a fine family snap that your mother would have been proud of in her better days but it is an excellent photograph in its own right, and if you are brave enough, one that you can rightly be proud of. Well done kid. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
