Gallery Picks for the week ending Dec 24, 2012

[leica M2 fan]

Prayer- 2821 by icebear

Prayer- 2821 by icebear

Tremendously good composition and moment of prayer.

 

[leica M2 fan]

untitled by Tuna

untitled by Tuna

Harsh,harsh light well controlled here.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Surveying the damage by robklurfield

Surveying the damage by robklurfield

Excellent photo after the devastation by Sandy.

Fri December 21, 2012 13:42

 

[leica M2 fan]

Photographer by Jamie Pillers

Photographer by Jamie Pillers

Tough act to follow! Ellis is a busy, busy street.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Obon Matsuri by gho

Obon Matsuri by gho

Lovely interpretation of this commemorative festival.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Street Fashion by taemo

Street Fashion by taemo

Wonderful very natural pose, she does catch your eye with her fashion.

 

[kutitta]

Like the vertical motif of this shot a lot. But I don't know anything at all about this shot .

Tony, thank you very much for the mention, much appreciated.

I took the photo at Angel Place, a short back street at Sydney CBD. It features this art installation called Forgotten Songs with empty bird cages hanging in the sky accompanied by the sounds of Sydney's lost birds.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Thank you so much for the explanation which is a beautiful tribute to the birds. I knew they were bird cages but didn't know much else, now it makes wonderful sense ans such a nice tribute.

 

[lynnb]

thank you very much to Roland, Rob, Angelo for including my pictures in your favourites this week. I really appreciate it.

As usual I have great difficulty selecting favourites when the standard in the Gallery is so consistently high.

void by Paul

two from Richard (Semrich)

jukka

Malvin

Steve Kessel

Digoy Isleta

two by danielbelenguer:
landscape near Essaouira

morocco_000141 (very nice use of colour)

Fighting for their rights by silent1

 

[lynnb]

fidel by figuanzo

Fire Escape by Angelo

Drinking Buddies by Russ

the window by said. Notice the face.

Snart blir vi tre ('and soon we will be three', if Google translate works as advertised) by mudride

The Family Gathering by darthfeeble. Surreal; the dog makes it.

Thought.... by Stefan

Reader by icebear

Alex posted so many excellent portraits this week. I'll just choose one, but I could have included all here:
marjan_269_ek-m by Kiev Ilegelac

Shop Girls, Barcelona by elmarman

Night in London by Alex Krasotkin

 

[Lss]

Rob, a huge thank you for including my picture.


Monz for the recognizable simplicity:


Ezzie for the atmospheric scale:


rcwater for the fun:


and print44 for photographing a christmas tree in a way that actually works:


And couple of photos I have already seen earlier:

Russ


elmarman

 

[gho]

Thanks for the mentions!

One of my favourites from this week is this one:

 

[paulfish4570]

thank you, lynn ...

 

[robklurfield]

Tony, thanks.

 

[icebear]

Tony and Lynnb, thanks for mention two of my photos.
As pure amateur this is the only appreciation I get, besides myself being satisfied with on or the other shot.
Always a reward when I see someone also takes a moment for a closer look at a picture I have taken, or even a comment.
Thanks again and Happy Holidays.

 

[paulfish4570]

monz, my favorite of the week ...

 

[print44]

Many thanks Angelo and Lasse. It's much appreciated.

 

[luiman]

Thank you, Angelo, for the mention!

Digoy Isleta

steve kessel

Monz

barnwulf

jkrumsick

Kiev Ilegalac

StefanJozef

AusDLK

lynnb

 

[steve kessel]

Thank you for the mentions, Icebear, Robklurfield, lynnb and luiman - it's much appreciated

My picks:

raphaelaaron

hteasley

Alex Krasotkin

Malvin

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Tough act to follow! Ellis is a busy, busy street.

Thanks, Tony. Much appreciated.