Charlie,
Congrats on the Kalmbach contest - third prize. I didn't even
need to read the name because the image had the same halmarks as those
published on the SPORRS page. I'll confess that the foggy (relatively
darker) shots are starting to grow on me. The first time I saw your
shot (as a thumbnail) it didn't do much for me. However with each
viewing and certainly on enlargement it keeps getting better. I suspect
that the mood is part of it, plus it's a little freshing to see some
different than the same old 3/4 wedgies. It's not a shot that hits any
instictive buttons in my head, just one I've got to take my blinders
off. Had I been me I'd fallen back on B/W (not a critique, just a
confession)...the color works for this shot. I think the orange scheme
makes it work, whereas a BN green or the BN MAC dark green/cream
wouldn't of carried the day for you.
I tend to like this years selection more than last years, especially
last year's grand prize shot.
I still tend to have a soft spot for bold (clean), high contrast
shots, and the geometric shapes. My old Art Survey professor said that
strong repeative and complex patterns were usually associated with
cultures who yearned for constistency in an unsure world. Cultures who
were more secure in their culture would move towards realism. On that
note I'm going to retreat to supper.
Greg
Charles L. Dischinger wrote:
> Since we have gotten into the topics of composition and ctriqueing
> some of
> the pictures on the SPORRS web site, I would like to try something
> here.
>
> Email me directly your top ten picks from the web site. You can list
> them
> in order of your preference or just pick ten. It doesn't matter
> (rating
> preferred). It shouldn't be hard to do, you don't have to give
> reasons
> why. And with only a hundred to chose from, you only have to single
> one
> out of ten out.
>
> Why you might ask? Let's see what key elements, if any, are involved
> with
> what a majority of the people feel are the best shots.
>
> But I would be willing to bet you, that less than one out of ten of
> SPORRS
> subscribers will take the time to do so.
>
> Charlie Dischinger
>
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