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Selectors for POTW.
Over the next few weeks the following ppf’ers will be acting as selectors for our POTW. Let’s make their task difficult!!...read more
Over the next few weeks the following ppf’ers will be acting as selectors for our POTW. Let’s make their task difficult!!
July 6th Simon Gardner
13th Dave Henderson
20th Mark Bradshaw
27th Scott Robertson
Aug 3rd Steve Pratt
10th Karen Palmer
17th David D
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Making his Mark
What an interesting week of photographs. There has been such a wide range of types of work posted that making comparisons in search of the POTW seems (as usual) such an inappropriate thing to do. I’ve selected eight images, and that could easily have been many more. ...read more
What an interesting week of photographs. There has been such a wide range of types of work posted that making comparisons in search of the POTW seems (as usual) such an inappropriate thing to do. I’ve selected eight images, and that could easily have been many more.
Visiting exotic locations is no guarantee of producing interesting photographs. It is all too easy (I know from personal experience) to return with shots which record all the ‘must see’ sights, and not much else. We have seen several shots recent from the much travelled David D from his recent trip to Peru. The one I have singled out this week is ‘Last Light on the Pass’ which demonstrates the critical role played by modelling light on the landscape . . wherever it is in the world.
Whilst most of us will claim that we really only take pictures for ourselves, it is always nice to know that others appreciate them. For that reason I have chosen ‘Howick Hall’ by Sue Rutherford This image appeared on TV screens around the n-e last week and was seen by countless thousands of people. Sue was rightly ‘chuffed’ that this should happen
There were several strong natural history postings this week and I draw attention to two of them. ‘What a Mouthful’ by the Ghost showing a bird in flight and ‘Powerful Owl’ by Karen which gives us an rare glimpse of wildlife on the other side of the world.
‘Cheesegrater View’ by Scott Roberson is one of a series based on the building in Sheffield. Some shots tend to present themselves, but once they are out of the way, the more personal work seems to emerge.
Most of us are happy to get our hands on new piece of kit. ‘Bellied’ by Dave Henderson was produced using his newly acquired very wide angle lens. But with a lens which is so extreme in its effect it is easy to be blinded by the effect, at the expense of the content. This particular image is a good match of subject material with equipment. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing the sorts of situation that Dave finds to put this lens through its paces.
But for me the two strongest posting this week both came from Mark Bradshaw. ‘The Last Show’
and ‘Mad Frankie’ Whilst different in many ways these two pictures do however both have a capacity to get viewers (as I see it anyway) to look way beyond what can be seen. I might even suggest that they are successful because of what we can’t see just as much as for what we can see.
Alan
