Hi Paul,
Thank you for your more than nice comments! Now I can go to
sleep with a smile on my face...
:)
I'm really happy you enjoyed that shot.
I was not sure to submit a shot made with a non-Pentax camera,
even in a open gallery... Guess how I felt when all the messages
about the changes in the submission lines hit my mailbox... :(
The print I scanned is not the best you can achieve with that
negative; the subjects are, in fact, underexposed a bit (the
camera read the light of the sky in the center). I did a 50x70cm
print from that shot that was surely better but, as you can
guess, I couldn't scan it... at least, not with my scanner.
Thanks again,
Gianfranco
PAUL STENQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Summer Storm" by Gianfranco Irlanda
> I fell in love with the mood that this photo evokes right
away. A sudden
> storm on a summer day. Water washing over hot pavement and hot
people.
> It is something we all have experienced, and it evokes both
memories and
> sensations. Gianfranco's shot is, as he has noted, a
one-handed grab out
> of a car window. But that, in a sense, contributes to its
magic. The
> crooked horizon and the random crop both add to the sense of
urgency and
> suddenness that complements the imagery. The exposure is
interesting.
> The photo is, in fact, exposed for the sky (or at least
printed for the
> sky). Thus the weight of the storm is felt. The details of the
figures
> are slightly underexposed, so they form a bold silhouette
against the
> wet pavement and gray sky. The woman in the foreground looks
into the
> camera as she tries to shield herself behind the rather slight
body of
> the man in front of her. A fascinating look at a moment in
time. And,
> overall, a very interesting and artful photograph from
Gianfranco.
> Paul Stenquist
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