Gallery Classics

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This one just caught my eye in the random gallery.
 
Fimlfan, if you could see the original...

Fimlfan, if you could see the original...

filmfan said:
Leica M2fan,
Really? It's an okay shot, but it's kind of empty... well, to each their own.
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Sorry if the sepia toned version which Raid posted left you cold but the original was Color with fantastic looking Gold arches to the end of the hall. The pillars have a very soft ,very light blue hue and it is spectacular. I look at it every day and am grateful to Raid for it.
 
Great idea for a thread. Over the years I've been hanging around, there are a number of photos from the Gallery that stick in my mind. Here are some of them:

Marc-A:



Tuna:

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Nico:

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visiondr:



Bud Green:

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gian:

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There are many others... some have been deleted from the Gallery, alas...
 
There are so many I like. Here are a couple young classics:

Martini:
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OurManInTangier (pretty much anything from his gallery would have worked, but I chose this one):
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Certainly a well-intended thread, and has its rightful place, but now we struggle with finding a common denominator amongst us for what makes a "classic" a "classic", in order to avoid some of the subjectivity.
Is it the particular composition? an emotion expressed? a decisive moment? perhaps we could write a Brief description of why we think the image we post is a "classic"?!

I garnered this one from my favorites list: I love the composition, tonal dynamics and creamy clouds, I just want to crawl inside the picture and roll around.
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fotomeow said:
Certainly a well-intended thread, and has its rightful place, but now we struggle with finding a common denominator amongst us for what makes a "classic" a "classic", in order to avoid some of the subjectivity.
Is it the particular composition? an emotion expressed? a decisive moment? perhaps we could write a Brief description of why we think the image we post is a "classic"?!
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"I just want to crawl inside the picture and roll around." Wonderful reaction, Gary! :)

Do we need a common denominator though? How can we avoid being subjective when we look at an image? We're human! I alluded to emotion in my text accompanying graksi's pic and for me (but not necessarily anyone else) that's a fundamental requirement for something (pic, music, whatever) to speak to me. When I look at gian's shot of the girl in the forest I find a lot of distraction, especially the OOF on the left. But I look at her expression and especially her eyes and I am haunted.

One thing that I find very refreshing about these images so far is that many of them lack sharpness. That's a common denominator I suppose, but one that I like given all the thousands of words wasted on sharpness in camera forums...
 
+1 for me on these comments!

+1 for me on these comments!

peter_n said:
"I just want to crawl inside the picture and roll around." Wonderful reaction, Gary! :)

Do we need a common denominator though? How can we avoid being subjective when we look at an image? We're human! I alluded to emotion in my text accompanying graksi's pic and for me (but not necessarily anyone else) that's a fundamental requirement for something (pic, music, whatever) to speak to me. When I look at gian's shot of the girl in the forest I find a lot of distraction, especially the OOF on the left. But I look at her expression and especially her eyes and I am haunted.

One thing that I find very refreshing about these images so far is that many of them lack sharpness. That's a common denominator I suppose, but one that I like given all the thousands of words wasted on sharpness in camera forums...
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When i look at a photo I am very subjective, after all it either pleases or it doesn't. If it draws my interest that is enough for me, I like it. If it doesn't I pass on it and don't comment. I have found pictures here I would have never taken but they have been an inspiration to me. I say keep them coming!
 
No offense intended, but in this thread can we refrain from the "thanks for the mention" replies?
It gets kind of annoying after awhile to visit the newest post in the thread thinking someone has posted a new photo to look at but it's just a quick thanks.
Let's just assume that anyone mentioned is grateful.
I hope I don't come across as sounding mean or cynical! :eek:
 
photogdave said:
No offense intended, but in this thread can we refrain from the "thanks for the mention" replies?
It gets kind of annoying after awhile to visit the newest post in the thread thinking someone has posted a new photo to look at but it's just a quick thanks.
Let's just assume that anyone mentioned is grateful.
I hope I don't come across as sounding mean or cynical! :eek:
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Point well taken.

My nomination (or whatever you want to call it) by "gho":
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Thanks for posting these Peter. Simon is, indeed, one of our best here at RFF Gallery. I spent some time yesterday looking at OMiT's offerings and there are so many great photos I couldn't pick just 2 or 3 so I am happy that you did such an excellent job of selecting.
 
photogdave said:
A great shot from telenous:
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A shame Alkis doesn't seem to post anymore...
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I agree, sadly. I went looking the other evening for some of the memorable photos I'd seen over the last three or four years from Telenous and some other members, and was disappointed to see they were no longer in the Gallery. :(
 
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