Thanks, Simon! One of the nice benefits of photography is that it leads one to see things you'd miss otherwise - if not film and cameras, I doubt I'd head out to the beach before dawn in January.
The PUG really shows the tremendous diversity and outstanding work all around. The ones that really stood out for me: Street in Djenne by Joseph Tainter - What a great place and excellent composition. The lines just work perfectly, and the juxtaposition of the ancient city with the child in the red plastic chair is great. Grandma's House by Matjaz Osojnik - simple and classic. Old Chestnut by Geoffry Stevens - there's a yin and yang between the big old tree and the smaller one that is really compelling - not to mention the great textures and form in the tree trunk. Winter by Petr Pazour - excellent play of shadow and light, conveys the feeling of cold. Great execution to capture the details in the snow so well. What are YOU looking at? by Gary Murphy - nice colors and expressions (so to speak) on the subjects. Sure you didn't use a fisheye lens? I could go on and on - great stuff all around! At 06:41 PM 3/2/02 +0800, you wrote: >Hi all, >I already feel guilty for not commenting on almost every photo (can I leave >that to Cotty?) because it's such a great set, but here are the PUG >submissions that really leapt off the screen for me... > >"South Haven Dawn" >Mark Cassino >Mark, the water _does_ look like mist - or smoke. It's so beautifully >juxtaposed against the stark vibrancy of the lighthouse. I love it! > >"Hesitating Glue" >Gianfranco Irlanda >So simple, and so effective. It begs the question of the viewer - is it >about to drip? Has it set? Why was it left like that... (Also a subtext of >"Phallic Tubes", no?) > >"Annami" >Matti Etel�per� >Absolutely beautiful. I'd guess you posed her blowing on the flower - but >it's so good that the viewer is enchanted to believe you were just capturing >the moment. Do you have the others you took anywhere on the web? > >"Tattooed Boy" >Richard Seaman, >The colour! He looks so natural - and timeless. The image captures (for me) >the joy of youth, and brings to mind a character out of a Hemmingway novel. > >Simon - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.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 .
