jimkramer <Newsreader1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> http://www.pbase.com/shootin/pov
Blame me for the mandate, folks. It's sad that I didn't submit anything
(I have got to get me a set of extension tubes). I'll have to make up
for it in critiques. (Naturally, the results are posted when I go off
for a camping trip...)
So, given that it was my mandate suggestion, one would think I had a
clue what I had in mind? Pshaw! Original thoughts are for wusses!
Tully - Cute Doggy Award! You got down to its level, but I think it
might have worked better had you tilted the camera upwards a tad, or
taken a photo of somoene handing you a bone. But that would be a
totally different photo. So ignore me.
Alienjones - Corrupted Youth Award! One has to wonder how many leagues
that fair maiden has watched slide by as she yearns for freedom.
Personally I'd loved to have a shot from beneath her, looking upwards,
form the POV of the ocean being cleaved by her mighty um, cleavage. But
that too would be totally different. So ignore me.
Bowser - Live Free or Die Award! If only there was more of a sense of
motion. And a mermaid on point. But then you'd probably ignore the
road. And me. (This is perhaps the closest to my original idea for the
mandate.)
Tom Gabriel - Downtrodden M***** Award! You demonstrate that life
really is rather boring, despite what the liberal elite media overlords
that run the shoot-in (and their co-consiprators) want you to think.
You showed them! Now take this tinfoil hat and ignore me.
Ken Nadvornik - Color-blind Commie Award! How dare you give hope to our
enemies by showing our them that our imperialist capitalist system is
fundamentally corrupt and unustainable. In all seriousness, a bit
of spot color would have really increased the punch here, especially if
the flag is as faded as it appears to be. IMNSHO, naturally, so ignore
me.
Wilba - You-saved-my-kitty Award! Or maybe it's the Self-****trait
#212.4 Award. I'm up a tree and confused. So ignore me.
Paul Furman - On Eagles Wings Award! About to pounce on a pixel-sized
jackrabbit. Perhaps the cleanest commercial airliner window I've ever
seen. With such pretty scenery, you'd have to be crazy to not ignore
me.
Rich Pos - The Shaken, not-stirred Award! I like the lighting and
general feel here. I can't help but think that a top-down view of the
martini (grasped by a hand clad in fire-engine-red nails) wouldn't have
been cooler, but I've been declared officially un-cool, so my opinions
are ignored anyway.
Doug Jewell - The I-don't-know-anything-about-art Award! If someone
paid for the um, illustrations, then it's art. The punchy colors are in
stark contrast with what feels to be a very depressing place. But since
when have art critics been worthy of not ignoring?
Walter Banks - The where-are-my-gl***** Award! - I can't seem to get a
feel for the depth or even a sense of scale. It's actually giving me a
bit of a headache to look at it, so I'm going to ignore it.
(I really liked the linked photo though...)
Jim Kramer - The 'mmm, tasty...' Award! - Another image that I think
could have benefitted from a spot of color (this time, in the eyes). I
just can't get my cats to stay still when I stick a camera near their
faces, so my hat's off to you. Now if only it had a feather sticking
out of its mouth or something. But that too would be totally different
so feel free to ignore me.
Helen Silverberg - The 'how does she do it?' Award - Once again, she
manages to punch us in the gut yet feel grateful for her doing it,
stealing the show yet again. If you ignore me here, you're a heartless
commie bastard. I'm still in awe.
Bret Douglas - The "We control the horizontal" award - I just can't
figure out the perspective or even what this is, so I ended up cheating.
And I still don't get it. Quite an accomplishment. No color needed
here, unless it's the blood of your enemies, trickling through the slats
as their bodies are shredded further with each step. But I cheated, so
ignore me.
What, you got this far? I thought I told you to ignore me?
- Solomon
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