Hi William,
Thanks for your kind words on my photo. As you said i did realise there was
some technical problems, had trouble with that wallabies head, i realised
this at the time, but couldnt do much about it.
Thanks,
Paul Jones
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From: "William Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: Commentary for Jones, Francis, Marion, Thornsberry
> Hi,
>
> What a great gallery this month! This month I'm happy
> to comment on the following images;
>
> "My other half", by Paul Jones. Ummm.... I think that
> I am going to save this one for last.
>
> " Tom Paxton at the Freight ", by John Francis. I
> really like the tonal quality of this print. The
> grain adds texture without being excessive to the
> point of calling attention to itself. I like the
> "moment" too, but it would be fun to see him singing
> in the mic also. I'm not sure it would be any better,
> and my guess is, that you got some like that and
> didn't like them as well as this one. Another
> alternate shot that would be fun would be something
> with a wider lens (100mm??) that would show the
> performer and also enough of the club so that we could
> see the environment of the "Freight & Salvage".
> As it is, there really isn't a sense of "place", it
> could have been taken anywhere. Nevertheless, I
> really like this photo. My point is that with this
> good subject, and your good low light technique, there
> is a lot of good photos to be made, but I'm not sure
> that any would be better than this. Good Job!
>
> " The Bench ", by Cyril Marion. I don't know if this
> picture is meant to be funny or not, but I get a
> chuckle out of it. It almost seems as though the man
> is waiting for a boat to come by and take him to work!
> Great grab shot, and I think that the softening
> background due to the use of a wider aperture actually
> helps set off the subject. I think that I would have
> cropped out the empty sky though. Also, the image
> seems to lack some "vibrancy", perhaps lost in
> scanning.
>
> " Dam, Mammoth Spring Arkansas ", by Kevin
> Thornsberry. What makes this shot work is the brush
> on the left, this adds the needed "depth" to the
> image. The shadow areas are dark and left somewhat
> mysterious, and I find myself wanting to see more at
> the top of the image. I wonder how this image would
> have looked on a cloudy day? Perhaps it would be too
> "conventional". Anyway, this is a neat shot.
>
> Which brings me to Paul Jones' picture. One of the
> great joys of photography is how we can record moments
> of our daily lives as a "souvenir" of sorts, where we
> have been, what we did, and who we were with. Usually
> these photos will not have a lot of significance to
> people who are not involved in the "memory".
>
> Usually.
>
> Paul, I think that you realize that there may be some
> nit-picky things wrong with this picture, but still
> you liked it enough to post to the PUG. I would like
> to thank you for that, because, I like it too, enough
> that I have chosen this photo for my wallpaper this
> month. It reminds me not to let life's experiences
> pass by unrecorded. I think that years down the road,
> this photo will hold more significance for you than
> any flora/fauna pictures taken that day.
>
> Again, great gallery folks,
>
> Thanks,
>
> William in Utah.
>
>
>
>
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