Hi all, I enjoyed many of the submissions in this month's PUG. Here are my comments on a few of the ones I enjoyed....
"The Party is Over", by Gianfranco Irlanda The hands really seem to tell a story here. I looked through the PUG in order, and this shot appeared after several which dealt with September 11 themes. In light of this, I wonder what the two people at this party were talking about. "Reaching for the Moon", by Thomas Cakalic I like the simplicity of this composition. Just a personal preference, I guess, but I might crop the bottom 30% of the shot -- just below that big rock. Again, just a personal preference. The colors in the sky are nice, but I notice on my monitor some pixellation, or posterization, or blockiness -- not sure which of these, if any, is the right word. Is this a scanning artifact, or just my monitor? I know that large areas of sky are tricky to scan, but I wasn't sure if that's what I was seeing. I imagine that the original slide looks great. An enjoyable shot -- reminds me what I miss about the big mountains out West. "Fleeting Time", by Jackie Lee Mowery This is a family memory that obviously carries a lot of meaning for the photographer. I like the cat in the window -- didn't notice him at first glance. Have you thought of playing around with this shot as a monochrome image? I desaturated this shot in Picture Window, then did a tighter crop to just frame the mother and daughter. Just wondering if you had played with this thought at all. "Synchronicity Sophie", by Darryn Richter I loved this one -- probably my favorite for the month. Just curious -- what is that bright reflection at the lower right corner? "Stefan Asleep, 2001", by Cotty Another one of my favorites for the month. Your story about how you made this shot is great, too. Your son must be a sound sleeper. The story reminds me of some shots I was trying to capture of my one-year-old grandson this weekend as he was eating his birthday meal. I risked getting some bruises from his grandmother, since she was certain I'd distract him from finishing his meal. Lucky for me, I got my shots without disturbing his meal. Well, that's all for now. Bill Peifer Rochester, NY [demime removed a uuencoded section named winmail.dat which was 73 lines] - 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 .
