Just looking at the thumbnails, I was pretty much blown away by them. So much vibrancy and form! So without further ado, let's get down to business. These are the ones I liked, no disrespect to the others, they're all excellent.
Winter Petr Pazour Nice winter scene, good foreground detail, nice and sharp. Great. South Haven Dawn Mark Cassino Beautiful colour, interesting shapes of the walkway, and that great cloudy effect of long exposures with water. Super shot. I wouldn't have told them about the light bulb ;-) Grain Annsan Excellent study of texture and form. Very difficult to gauge any sense of scale here. and that's just the ticket. Engaging image that draws you into it, swallows you up, and spits you out the other side with a 'now why can't I shoot pics like that?' feeling. Well done. Old Chestnut Geoff Stevens Corker! Excellent composition, the tree in the background beautifully framed by foreground objects. I'll bet you got some closeups of that gnarly twisty tree trunk as well. Cold Rainbow Alexey Tikhonov Alexey, either you're a fan of JMW Turner, or I'm a rubber duck. I wasn't sure about the freighters being cut off at the edge of frame, but then decided that that was part of the image appeal to me - it was saying 'hey those freighters are there but who cares - look at the other stuff!' and I'll bet you agonised over whether or not to include them. I masked them out with my hand and it didn't work for me. I have a soft spot for Turner, and you've hit it. My runner-up for this month. Well done! Lonely One Ken Waller I like quirky framing (as you now know) and this caught my eye. Colours as sharp as a razor, Ken's landscape tells me all I need to know, and that meets with what he wanted me to know. The bit of white cloud makes it for me. Can't believe those yellows and oranges! Brilliant. What Are YOU Looking At? Gary Murphy Quirky and fishy. I like the composition. Nice light. Patience Dan Scott Bugs! Oh well, someone's gotta shoot them. And Dan's done a superb job. Can't believe that's handheld. Translated through to a great scan. Lovely image. Slowness Parvaiz Took me a minute to figure it out (well I am getting on now...) and I like the muted colour, the big soft areas, a couple of sharp areas to inform me of the subject's nature. Yep, does it for me. Giant Backyard Tree Jan van Wijk Stunning image - that colour is amazing. Bubble Stack Jostein Yksne Gorgeous abstract image of frozen bubbles for goodness' sake. Reminiscent of something from outer space which sits fine with me as I don't come this planet anyway ;-) Nice work. Charo Albano Garcia Nice work Albano - I'd guess you've captured her cheeky nature well. She can't not know what the time is eh? Bright, sharp eyes always make the pic. Dejiko (August 2001) Sherwin Abesamis Another fascinating portrait. With eyes like that you can't fail. Nice composition. Her parents would shed tears with pride. Annami Matti (name incomplete) Beautiful and classic shot of young girl back lit in a field, blowing seeds from her palms. Very nice mood captured here. Well done. The Good Companion Simon King Muted and deep browns and yellows on the keyboard of this old typewriter convey age and memories, as you say. I like the low-key lighting, the fuzzy areas. No need to be sharp on this, it says it all just as it is. Lovely. Hesitating Glue Gianfranco Irlanda Beautiful and considered study of every day items is what Gianfranco likes, and he's not failed here. What a shot! The light is simply brilliant. The drop of glue dangles in a black void. The colours, both bright (background) and subtle (highlights) are profound and exquisite. Easily my pic of the month. Just a fascinating rendition of [That's enough waxing lyrical. - Ed.] Dime Detail William Robb Desperation or not, it works for me. Nice light - picks out the right features. Good gritty choice of 'background' adds to the feel. Love it. Well, I really enjoyed looking through the wonderful range of images on offer. It is always a treat to see the immense wealth of subject matter that folk from all over the world come up with. An international gallery, every month, virtually free of charge - it doesn't get much better than that. Well done to everyone for submitting, and to the PUGmeisters for getting it out on time. Til next month, Cheers, Cotty _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - 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 .
