Gallery Picks for the Week Ending August 1 2011

[gho]

Thank you very much for the mentions!

Here are my picks:

petronius - 2011-07-28_10
I could have easily added some more. What I like here are the deeper dark tones of the harsh background contrasted by the whites of the light feather. The black frame around the image is also very effective .

carterofmars - beachrays
This one I like for its overall mood, the glistening reflections in the water and the wet sand with its nice texture, the people supposedly enjoying themselves at the beach and last but not least the interesting sky with its rays.

jordanstarr- watching
I find this one is simply a witty, well done and well seen street photograph.

lynnb - rainy day #P1020748
I like reflections and here the mirror like qualities of the wet pavement are effectively used to convey the rainy theme. I find the composition is very balanced.

 

[gho]

Here is my color pick:

zauhar
Full spectrum of colors here with nice shadows and projections. I also like the "abstract" qualities induced by the shadows and the architecture.

 

[barnwulf]

Thanks to hteasley for the mention. Jim

 

[porktaco]

stillkicking. i liked the way the gradating light as the eye moved down the frame. and the woman at the bottom has lovely poise.

aldenfelder. i really liked this whole series, and this one most of all. the half-naked seem as if they past caring about being rained on. this is my favorite of the week. full of contradictory feelings.

brainwood. pretty, pretty tones. serene summer evening in a lovely green place.

mlehrman. i'm a new yorker by upbrining, and i lived out in the direction of the 7 train for many years. i love the line and the vista, the crowd on the platform, and the bend in the tracks. i can hear the screeching of the wheels as the train makes that corner.

steve kessel. i give in to my base pictorialist temptations here. this is just pretty. sharp right on the flower, pastels everywhere else.

duncan b. could that cat be any bigger? he got a great moment on the girl's face, nicely focused on her face and clothes, pretty bokeh everywhere else. also, this is for frank and his love of cat pictures.

 

[barnwulf]

More Picks

More Picks


lynnb
This is my second pick for Lynn.

jbielikowski

luiman
This is a second mention for Luigi

tennis-joe

Steven Veit

Mlehrman

paulfish4570

 

[tennis-joe]

Thanks Barnwulf for selecting my photo this week.
Joe

 

[raid]

hteasley: I am very happy! Thanks.

 

[tigerphil]

from Doug

from Paulfish

another from Paulfish

from mlehrman

another from Mlehrman

from luiman

from semrich

from nzeeman

from Petronius

from Brad Bireley

from tuna

from ferider

from barnwulf

and a final one from one from Paul

 

[L David Tomei]

Here are a three I'd like to mention, although I enjoyed many more that have been cited by others here.
From Petronius:

From Lynnb: Waiting.

From mlehrman: Long Island City.

 

[L David Tomei]

Thank you very much robklurfield for mentioning my photograph.

 

[luiman]

Rob, Harry, Jim and Tigerphil, thanks for mentioning my photos. For me it's always an honor to be here.

ferider

Jim (barnwulf)

Tuna

Lynn

tigerphil

gho

Paul(fish4570)

Mlehrman

Rob(klurfield)

quicksilversmile

 

[Brad Bireley]

Thanks tigerphil .

 

[leica M2 fan]

daverowland 00124

daverowland 00124

She just escaped being swallowed by the monster mouth!

 

[steve kessel]

Thanks Porktaco

My choices

from Duncan B

from jbielikowski

water lillies from Peter ^

Web-566 from ChrisP

Fun at Sea from jcrutcher

 

[ChEc]

Paolo Bonello - Orphan Girls Sleeping Quarters #0 - vintage edit

StefanJozef - Walking in the old town....

Tuna - Gray

 

[lynnb]

Thank you very much to Jim, gho, Tony Pio and Luigi for mentioning my photos.

SciAggie - Population 1. Is there a photographer in the world who wouldn't stop to take this picture?

Alex Krasotkin - After Service. Beautiful, emotional photo.

taskoni - a friend.

Petronius

paulfish4570 - scores of houses. After the tornado; it's hard to believe that a community lived here.

ChEc. So satisfying, both visually and mentally.

Tony Pio - Proprium de tempore. Lovely portrait.

Reala fan - the summer pond. This IR photo reminds me of fairytales.

semrich - by 3 fingers. the "invincibility" of youth caught in an instant. I wonder if he was there the next..

taskoni - girls. Timeless.

Cocal - Streepher. A new generation of street photographers shows how it's done!

 

[lynnb]

SciAggie - Population 1. Is there a photographer in the world who wouldn't stop to take this picture?

 

[barnwulf]

A couple more

A couple more

Thanks Phil and Luigi for the mentions.

These two have been mentioned by others but I would like to add these.

tigerphil

paulfish4570

 

[gho]

reala fan - The Summer Pond ...
Indeed, summer pond really deserves a thumbs up. I find that it has a quite otherworldly quality and the composition and treatment is simply good. Personally I am preferring the straight approach (mostly), but good is good.

 

[gho]

Petronius

This one is also so cool. Against the light, long shadows, a pair of ducks and great processing. 🙂