Phil <nizo1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> observed
>On Jan 4, 6:53 am, Michael J Davis <?...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> The fact is that, regardless of the tonal rendering, the compositions
>> are mostly excellent and the subjects at least look as if they have
some
>> joy in their lives.
>>
>> I wish my magic trickery was as good as these. But I agree I wouldn't
>> want to do it all the time!
>>
>> Now with added pictures atwww.flickr.com/photos/watchman
>>
>Using your own images as a contrast to these we are discussing, I find
>your formal arrangements appear to be well thought out and
>purposefully executed.
Well, thanks! Yes, composition is im****tant to me.
>Your "people" shots are highly interesting in
>that they are not only nicely arranged but one gets the feeling that
>he is eavesdropping on momentary slices of life frozen in time. For me
>they provide an emotion in which I can identify with. It is art
>without self-indulgence and manipulation.
>I'm not criticizing the
>work, initially presented, as much as I may be "critiquing" relative
>to how I respond to it.
>Where there may be a lot to see and contemplate in your images, I
>don't see that in the others. For me(and I emphasize, for me), beyond
>the sizzle there is no steak.
OK, that's a more balanced comment - and one which I would generally
agree with; it was just the negativity that was coming through this
thread in general.
His photos have inspired me to attempt to be bolder in some of my
'retouching'. ;-} So it's not all bad!!
Thanks for your views.
Mike
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Michael J Davis
Now with added pictures on http://www.flickr.com/photos/watchman
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