Here are my assigned comments for the August gallery (this time kind of short because I am leaving tomorrow for a vacation trip, sorry about that). Kevin Thornsberry�s �Hot Tungsten�: since I haven�t practiced macro photography (yet) I can only admire this kind of shots. And shooting a light source appears really challenging. The result is a �mysterius� abstract form, and the reflection helps to enhance this effect. Dark pictures are always dangerous to scan, and I am sure that there will be more detail in the dark parts in the original pictures. Steve Larson�s �Harbor Lights�: it is an interesting subject to shoot, but i would have chosen another focal length, or a closer point of view. To me, the most interesting part is the one with the masts silhouettes, thanks to the yellow light from the back. I would have concentrated on this. One of the reasons is that there is a lot of darkness in the foreground. Actually, this is the difficulty of the picture, the big difference between the dark foreground and the lights in the background. Anyway, you should be happy considering that your were prepared to shoot fireworks !! John Cohen�s Spectrum: I think that the picture is technically successful (a little bit by chance, based on what you said). The face is well defined there is no disturbing from the background (what about a portrait format?). It is just that the subject did not get my interest. Maybe with the spectrum covering a bigger surface of the face... I am not sure, but at the beginning I saw the spectrum more as a disturbing thing than as the subject. Anyway, this is not a study photo and you used what you had at that moment. Keep investigating on this effect and tell us. Nice !!. Well, that�s all for this month, sorry for not having more time. Jaume __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ - 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 .
