Coty, thanks for your thoughtful comments on my Jan PUG image "Good Evening in the Badlands", glad you liked it. I really appreciated your thoughtful preamble to your unsolicited comments. When all is said and done about equipment, film, and technique, we either like the image or we don't. Ken Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 7:55 PM Subject: January PUG - unsolicited comments from Cotty
> Well, hey, I was never one for following proper protocol anyway. With me > you get a comment whether you like it or not! Actually nothing to worry > about - I comment only favourably on the pics I like, the ones that jump > off the page at me and slap me about the face. I'm not a great believer > in critique, especially over minute detail. I either like a photograph, > or I can leave it. Doesn't have anything to do with whether it's good or > bad. I'll go one further: I don't believe in terms like 'good' or 'bad' > when applied to a piece of creativity, especially photography which is > subjective by nature IMO. Hence, here's my selection from the beautiful > offerings provided by our wonderful PUG - a truly remarkable > international gallery - what a fabulous feeling it is looking at the > positive aspects that humanity has to offer. (All go: "ahhhhhh...") > > Right, off we go. VERY high standards of craftsmanship this month! The > thumbnails hint at some real jewels. The colours! Lots of autumn leaves > and flowers. Love the colours... > Good Evening in the Badlands > Ken Waller > A very simple image, nevertheless conveying complicated reason. Three > tones on this: glowing, just perceptible, and pitch bloody black! Ken's > right - the place is amazing, and so is his picture. Well done, mate. - 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 .
