" Where There's Smoke " by Glenn Arthur Jr, USA: The firefighters seem strangely calm and static. The active subject here is the fire. I like the backlighting and silhouettes, also the crop. The lines are distracting, but I think you can`t choose much in a moment like this.
" The Sea " by Matjaz Osojnik, Slovenia: Here I like the texture of the water. Though it follows the rule of thirds, perhaps I'd crop some from the right side, to emphasize the ripples - maybe I see the sea as the subject, not the boat. From the way the sun shines on the boat, I can see what you mean about the scanning. I use to have the same problem. BTW, to me the moments just before and after a storm give some of the best lighting ... " River Range " by Robert Poe, USA: This shot works as an abstract to me. As such, I like the texture and tonal range. But I can't figure out the scale or what is that rounded thing at top. Compositionally, I'd placed it a little more to the left, if possible. Other shots I like: " Life on Earth " by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy: Great composition with a minimum of elements. Why use the neg border as a frame? To remind us that this is a photo and as such a representation, not reality itself? I think this is accomplished already in B&W. " Coming... " by Edward Kreis, Latvia: Great composition and lighting, the light zone at the URC is balanced by the lampposts at the LLC, the 'fingers' above the horizon are ominous, contrast between the man-made straight lines in front and the chaotic and more powerful nature in the back - but, as I said before, I like stormy skies... " Sidib� " by Joseph Tainter, USA: excellent NGS-style photo (for me, that's a big compliment). Only small nit: I'd like to see his eyes more clearly - perhaps they are more visible in the original print. " Presque Isle Kettles " by Ken Waller, USA: I always like Ken's nature photos and this is no exception. The 'slow-shutter-speed-blurred-water' technique has been used a lot before, but there is much more than that in this shot- BTW, it must be difficult to shoot from that bridge. The diagonal 'twisting' composition is powerful and conveys the dynamic quality of the water. The 'burst' at he front is great. Exposure is dead-on. The leaves add color. Very nice! " Fall Kayak " by Mick Maguire, USA: Serene, symmetrical composition, nice contrast between verticals & horizontals. " Spiddal Sky " by Frits W�thrich, United Kingdom: Spectacular sky! There are a lot more I like, such as Ann Sanfedele's, Kevin Thornsberrry's, Thomas Cakalic's et al., but I have to go now... See you at November PUG Luis Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.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 .
