Brian, Definitely prefer "Moore Point" in color. Dunes are, also, more complimentary, but Light House still too centrally located. "Decay" is sort of a push. Color version may be slightly more interesting. I certainly get those issues that present compositional problems. Thanks for the second look!
Jack --- On Mon, 5/3/10, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, May 3, 2010, 10:05 PM > G'day all > > Thanks for the comments. A few responses to those I > haven't responded > to yet.... > > On Mon, 03 May 2010 06:53 -0700, "Jack Davis" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I seriously think all have varying degrees of > "something". I've picked a > > few for comment: Goods Shed; Clean and beautifully > composed. Decay; I > > might like it even better in B&W. Moore Point > Lighthouse; Would like to > > see it, also, in color and less centered. Holding On; > An especially well > > chosen scene, but sort of suffocated and too near > center. Haunted; Large > > central fence post is aligned with the house and gets > in my face..so to > > speak. > > Nice set! > > > > > Thanks, Jack. > > Here's Moore Point in colour - a different image but > similar. Yes, I'd > like it a bit less centered but there was a whole heap of > crap just > above the sand dune - a road, old houses, overhead wires, > etc., and it > was bit of a struggle to hide them effectively. Maybe > a different crop > is needed. > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/eastwest/slides/_IGP3192j.html > > "Haunted" is an old house about 1/2 an hour's drive away - > I keep > meaning to go back and take a few more shots. I'm in > two minds about > that fence post - it adds some foreground interest but its > deep shadow > is the thing I dislike most. > > As for "Decay" in B&W, your wish etc..... > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/_IGP2380bw.jpg > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > On Mon, 03 May 2010 08:59 -0500, "CheekyGeek" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > How do I get in this "photographic black hole"? > > I'd be very happy to have produced almost any of those > images! > > > > Darren Addy > > > > Thanks Darren - it was fun dragging these out of the > archives but as > I've said before, these were 'pre" black hole. > > :-)> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > On Mon, 03 May 2010 16:04 +0200, "AlunFoto" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > They are a fine collection. > > Btw, I stumbled over your SOFOBOMO from last year. > Impressing product. > > You've nearly nudged me into doing it this year! :-) > > > > > I'll have to keep nudging!. It was a lot of fun last > year although I > tried to do it in too short a period. If I can think > of an appropriate > topic this year I'll try to use the full 4 weeks and > include a bit more > scintillating text. > > Maybe SoFoBoMo is what I need to escape my event horizon. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > On Mon, 03 May 2010 15:25 +0100, "Bob W" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > We should all have holes as black as yours. > > > > Some very nice stuff there. Someone should ship those > decrepit railway > > coaches over to New Jersey and turn them into decrepit > diners for Dan to > > photograph. > > > > > I think those ones are already being used as diners, > judging by the > empty Maccas packets and beer bottles that were lying > around.... > > Thanks for looking, Bob! > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > On Mon, 03 May 2010 08:44 -0700, "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I'm late for work, so I'll just say that several of > them are quite good. > > > > The problem is that there are several separate > critical tasks in the > > process: > > photographer, editor, and processor. > > > > Sometimes you just aren't inspired, or on track for > one of them. > > > > I think my problem is with the first of those critical > tasks.... > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > On Mon, 03 May 2010 13:34 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There is a lot of good stuff there. I > particularly like blue streak, > > the boat reflections and the trains. > > > > > Thanks Dan. I like 'Blue Streak', too although it's a > bit noisy in the > large version. > > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 5/3/10, Brian Walters <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > > > Subject: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > > Date: Monday, May 3, 2010, 6:26 AM > > > G'day all > > > > > > I've been into a photographic black hole > recently. > > > Either I can't 'see' > > > potential subjects or, if I do, my composition is > crap. > > > > > > So, I've been going back through the archives to > see if > > > there's anything > > > there that I might have overlooked. Here's what > I > > > found. Are any of > > > these even remotely interesting? > > > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/album-desperate/index.html > > > > > > > > > Comments welcome (but a simple 'yes' or 'no' will > also > > > suffice.....) > > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email > software > > or over the web > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
