peter_bull

This looks so like a monochrome shot, but it isn't. There is a pink

highlight and a pinky glow to it and the lack of other colour is

natural and not a result of any processing on my part. These

creatures move in the most other-worldy way, and look like something

from an entirely different planet.

The original was shot with an RB67 so the extremely fine textures of

the mosquito netting and the bum of this beautiful (take my word for

it) girl contrast wonderfully. A lot of the detail is inevitably

lost in digitizing, even though I have left the image fairly large

for you. But I am interested in what you all think of it.

I love that special place where the curve of the pectoral muscle

changes direction and becomes the outer curve of the breast. I don't

think I am alone in particularly appreciating that. Am I?

Serge, this is a wonderful image. The only disappointment is that even enlarged it is too small. It is powerful. I want to see the details.

This fountain pool near the city centre distorts the reflections of

the buildings around it in a very crisp and unusual way. You could

take dozens of pictures of these effects (as I have) and all of them

will be unique and interesting. I thought that my enthusiasm for

these sorts of almost abstract environmental details would not be

shared by too many others, but the initial reaction to this picture

was so positive that I thought I would ask the critique forum what

they thought. I like textures and reflections, do you?

Details out of context like this can deliver wonderful textures and

patterns, and I love them. Several members liked this image more

than I thought they would. What do you think?

It wasn't till I enlarged this that I realized it was in colour. Very nicely muted. What I really like is the yellow coat, a little bright spot of cheer in the bleakness.

When you see personal interactions from an unusual angle they seem to

me to offer a different meaning - the body language gives clues that

you might not have got if you were sitting on the same level as this

couple, for instance. These two know each other, but Mr Pushy wants

something that Ms Maybe hasn't yet decided to agree to. Or is that

just my overfertile imagination?

The chap on the left could not be anything other than English. I feel sure that the jpegs that photo.net produce flatten B&W images a lot. I bet this has more contrast and bite than I can see here. It is a very nice image.

A beach is such a familiar subject but one with infinite image-making possibilities. I love them for their strong horizontal base and for their reflective light effects. This is a really nicely observed image, I love it. I have a folder just of beach pictures, I might steal this one to put in it! :-)

I like the scabby elbow too. It's a shame that the arm is so burnt out, you need more detail in it to get the most out of the rotting end bit. So only 5 for aesthetics, but I gave you 7 for originality - for the angle and for spotting the scab.

I was surprised at the positive first couple of ratings to this

image. This frondlet seemed to be saying to me "No, I want to be an

individual, I don't want to run with the pack!" but at the same time

it seemed to be a naive protest as, clearly, it could really go

nowhere. So I gave it the obvious Jimmy Dean movie title, and I

guess that appealed to some people. What do you think? Is is a

striking image anyway, or only because of the title?

This was taken under moody red light conditions at the Isle of Wight

Festival in 1970. It has never been published apart from here. This

image was scanned from the original 35mm Tri-X neg which was pushed

to 800ASA. The big bromide prints from the neg that I did at the time

on fairly hard paper have a very sixties rough grainy feel, but this

scan has softened the grains, so this is a smoother look to the image

than I am used to seeing. I tried to recapture the original feel

digitally, but Photoshop grain effects don't get the right

grittiness, so here it is...