I had a chance to sit through the Nov. PUG tonight, and so here's my list
of the one's that jumped off the screen, slapped me in the face, spotted
my glass of wine and took a cheeky gulp, pinched my lady's bum, slapped
me again, and disappeared back onto the screen...
San Francisco, 9/11/2001
by Jaun Buhler
A fantastic shot with great composition and lovely elements, notably the
face and the newspaper. Well presented with good contrast, just the way I
like 'em. Well done. My runner-up for best shot of the month.
Love Saves the Day
Ann Sanfedele
The caption says it is two seperate pics, but the garish colour works
very well as one image. Looks like a store window until you realise the
relative sizes are wrong, but could the dolls be much closer than the
phone user? Intriguing and teasing. Smart work.
Pickering Fog
David J Brooks
Pleasing landscape, I coulda done with it even wider to get more trees on
the left and the building on the right, but then the sun would have
shrunk. You can't have everything! Nice example, nice serene feeling.
Hotel at Guadelupe
Joseph Tainter
The colour! The colour! I could reach into that blue sky and cut my hand
on it. Nice composition. The plug in the background completes the setup
well.
Holiday Sunrise
Bob Sullivan
Very pleasing image that conveys just the right feeling that Bob, I'm
sure, wanted. Cracking shot.
Docked in Paradise
Thomas Cakalic (spellchecker gave me 'cakewalk' on your name!')
I wasn't keen at first because I like a bit of symmetry, I do. But then I
realised the rocks in the water do a good balance for the half-canoes on
the right. The colours and shapes make up good ground too, so I ended up
admiring it.
Saint Peace
M'rcio Rahal
Nice collection of well-observed shapes. Bell, cross, white pointy roofs
with a deep blue sky, what more is needed to tell the story? Nice.
Support
Mick Maguire
Superb study of the bridge support, great shapes and textures. Good tonal
range, everything from the deepest black to the brightest white. Harsh
contrast that adds to the gritty feeling.
Rose Above It
D Glenn Arthur Jr
This pic grows on me the more I look at it. Not technically perfect by
far, but the idea is sound. Look at the brick texture on the flower. Best
done in Photoshop for this kind of thing for the ultimate control. To
actually achieve this manually on one frame is not easy at all. Junior
has lots of promise! Honourable mention award.
Unforgiving Winter
Alin Flaider
Almost monotone except for the lovely browns on the wood and dead leaves,
another pleasing landscape. I love the composition.
Monarto Meer Cat
Darryn Richter
Good effort - made me laugh out loud: I hope that was the intention! Was
the first cat cloned in Photoshop and pasted behind? The first one is
saying, 'That's the last time I have a curry for lunch before a date...'
Innocence and Fear
Gianfranco Irlanda
Never failing to please, Gianfranco has done it again. Excellent
composition. Sonofagun, how does he do it ;-)
Torso II
Karoly Kovacs
Karoly, have you heard of one of my heroes, Jeanloup Sieff (Torses Nus) ?
This is easily as good as the Frenchman's. I spent a long time looking at
this. One of the best studies I've seen of the type. Simply Superb. My
PUG shot of the month. Cangrats, you should be proud!
Mist
Martin Mielke
Lovely subtle colours and tones. Beautiful study with very simple
elements. JMW Turner eat yer heart out.
River of Gold
Maciej Marchlewski
Fine effort by Maciej. The road makes the shot. I like the building too.
Keep up the good work!
Great Blue Heron, Preening
Bill Sawyer
Admire anyone who has the patience to photograph wildlife, especially
nice shots like this one. A real pleasure to look at. Cheers.
Contentment
Mike Smith
Another good bird shot. My hat off to you sir. Lovely to look at.
Huraaa!
Matjaz Osojnik
Great colour and vibrancy in this windsurfer pic. Conveys a real feeling
of 'I've just done it!' Nice use of fill-in flash. Was the water a teensy
bit cool, Mirjana?
A Very Grainy Image
Ken Waller
Ken sees the details of a fallen log, but I see a section of a Humpback
whale. Simply superb. Must be a very blue sky above.
And that's my pick of the pics for this month. I'm always pleasantly
surprised by the very high standard of submissions to the gallery. Always
a pleasure to view them all. Fast becoming a nice tradition for me. Big
thanks to all the PUGsters that make it happen. Like marshals on a track,
the race wouldn't happen without you. Thanks.
Til next month, cheers.
Cotty
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