Gallery Picks for the Week Ending January 6,2014

[biomed]

Gallery Picks is an opportunity for you to post a heads up to what you have seen during the past seven days at RFF that you like.
There's no membership requirement, no criteria (except past seven days), no voting, no limit to the number of photos mentioned, and everybody mentioned is a winner.

Anybody can start the thread on a Monday.

 

[biomed]

Tree (Three) © 2014 Taskoni

 

[Jimbot]

Biomed

This one haunts me.

Lynnb

The wall to the skin to the fabric to the light to the shade... Fantastic Lynn

 

[Richard G]

siracusa

dotur

Doug

Pet905

Brainwood

Barnwulf

Richard Berter

Mark Schretien

thart2009

Kiev Ilegalac

Maiku

Luiman

Lawrence A

Tuna

Jimbot

 

[lynnb]

thank you Jimbot, much appreciated.

I appreciate Richard mentioning this earlier - I like it too:
Untitled - Photo 221273 © 2014 Pet905

I liked Greyscale's Rolleicord II picture for its moodiness.
Untitled - Photo 221283 © 2014 Greyscale

SteveH's picture of the swimmer from above grabbed me with its composition and colour, and of course the swimmer
Pool © 2014 Steveh

I liked seeing so many stories in the one street picture from Alex. This little girl on the right, the boys around the monument, and the embracing couple against the fence.
Untitled - Photo 221324 © 2014 Kiev Ilegalac

remarkable picture from Thart2009. Impact is best appreciated in the large size in the Gallery.
Untitled - Photo 221345 © 2014 Thart2009

I liked the rich tones, reflections and composition of Chris's shot
Dark Lane © 2014 Brainwood

The more closely I looked at this the more I liked it. Interesting play with reflections, depth, space and colour.
Untitled - Photo 221334 © 2014 Mlehrman

Beautiful colour nature shot with a 45A and Ektachrome 100. Reminds me of Elliott Porter's work.
Air Bubbles in Clear Pond Ice. © 2014 Rangefinder 35

already mentioned, and one of my favourites this week too
Lock 51 © 2014 Brainwood

Richards' powerful and unsettling portrait stays in my mind!
Untitled - Photo 221410 © 2014 Richard Berter

Mike's Ghost Koi blurs the line between photo and art
Ghost Koi © 2014 Biomed

my favourite portrait of the week, from Keith
new year's day #2 © 2014 Keith

I found Robert's fog photo moody and beautiful
Fogwalkers © 2014 Rhl-oregon

more picks to come..

 

[lynnb]

a great photograph from Taskoni
Coutryards © 2014 Taskoni

Fabulous story tale picture from Johan
Årets första promenad © 2014 Mudride

so much to like about this - the blowing snow and mood, the solitary figure leaving..
Tonight, 2nd Avenue © 2014 Mlehrman

I like how Ivan captured the exuberance and the lines and angles of the skaters in motion, and the girl's flowing hair.
heart & ice © 2014 Dotur

Beautiful picture, so well framed, and I can feel the cold.
Untitled - Photo 221495 © 2014 Maiku

love the light, and the framing.
Sunlit Porch,'13 © 2014 Tigerphil

Richard's excellent street catch. What a pair of characters.
How to hold your boyfriend's hand when 'round your shoulder. © 2014 Richard G

Luigi's masterful eye for composition
Nouvelles vagues © 2014 Luiman

I liked the colour, composition and droll doll humour.. to my eye this is very sophisticated and effective colour photography
hotel view © 2014 Jamie Pillers

Beautiful colour, mood and composition in Angelo's winter picture
Overpass © 2014 Angelog

this was a good week for portraits!
Untitled - Photo 221604 © 2014 Baby Of Macon

 

[Mlehrman]

Thanks, Lynn, for the mention. Truly appreciated. Some of my favorites.

Richard G's sociographic study of youth:

Two from Dotur:

Richard Berter's:

Keith's drain. A little spiral of crimson and, well, Psycho!

Rhl-Oregon:

Brainwood's:

Siracusa's:

Luigi's:

Lynn's:

I agree, this is simply a classic, great photograph. Taksoni's:

Jamie Pillar's:

Doug's:

 

[leica M2 fan]

yesterday by dotur

yesterday by dotur

An appealing composition and beautiful tones.

 

[filmtwit]

AWilder

From Mudride

From Maiku

From Pet905

From Mlehrman

From Tuna

From Dotur

From Hac

 

[siracusa]

Thanks, Richard (Richard G), Michael (MLehrman) for noticing and mentioning my images. I am still narrowing down my picks but shall upload them today or tomorrow.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Untitled-Photo 221398 by kiev Ilegalac

Untitled-Photo 221398 by kiev Ilegalac

Eyes Right!

 

[angelog]

thanks Lynn for including my photo.

My favorite color shot last week:

Rangefinder 35:


My favorite Black & White from last week,

Maiku:

 

[biomed]

Untitled - Photo 221380 © 2014 Mlehrman

 

[biomed]

Air Bubbles in Clear Pond Ice. © 2014 Rangefinder 35

 

[Jimbot]

Thank you Richard for my first mention.

Two more classics:

taskoni

Mlehrman

 

[Richard G]

Thanks very much Lynn and Michael. Fine company to join. As usual I missed so many gems in my run through the Gallery.

 

[barnwulf]

Thank you, Richard for including my photo here.

Roof line - Siracusa

Untitled - Mlehrman

Fogwalkers - Rhl-oregon

Untitled - Semrich

Lock 51 - Brainwood

heart & ice - Dotur

Årets första promenad - Mudride

Untitled - Lawrence A.

More later. - jim

 

[barnwulf]

A few more.

How to hold your boyfriend's hand when 'round your shoulder. - Richard G

Sunlit Porch - Tigerphil

Untitled - Maiku

tonal study - Lynnb

My favorite of the week.
Nouvelles vagues - Luiman

All for now. - jim

 

[biomed]

Fogwalkers © 2014 Rhl-oregon

 

[biomed]

Untitled - Photo 221530 © 2014 Richard Berter