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Hi Tony. This is from an original--the Holga 120S from which the 645 plastic frame was removed for a square format; developed, printed, split toned in the dark room; then scanned. I've been exploring more of Photoshop and other apps and plug ins in which the physical technology is reproduced in software. Gradually, I'm accepting (enjoying) the digital method. Toy cameras are cheap, fun to play with, and still around. New cell phone cameras are so good they may not longer may the cut for "crappy". Develop and/or scan, one may find inspiration for work with computer, contact printing or enlarger. Thanks for your comments.

Good eye seeing such interesting detail and framing it nicely with differently brighter or darker, detailed, or colored (browner/blacker/bluer) corners. Strong diagonals draw my eyes around the whole picture. I like the narrow range of color.

I can almost feel the coarse, gritty surface of the rusting old truck. Details in the brick wall seem more smoothed out. A pleasing image all in all, I think.

Sculpture photographed with the artist's permission. These images are made up close with a telephoto lens and large aperture for the narrow depth of field and indefinite sense of scale, and to use available gallery lighting to capture the multidirectional illumination and shadows on curved surfaces. Comments are welcome.

How his head is cropped out of the frame brings my attention to the young man's face, especially the pensive look in his eyes. Also, his stare into the empty area in the frame makes me wonder what is beyond it.

Pretty neat use of selective focus that includes scratches on the glass or reflective surface in the foreground while the background is unfocused or in deep shadow. I find the composition is interesting as well--right side portrait of a woman, left side setting. Preservation of detail and texture in the shaded side of her face and hair is well done, I think.

The, on average, dark tones of this image together with how the fencing chops up the image into static blocks contrast with splashes of sunlight that reflect off the child's hair and face, her fluid, leaning (running?) posture, and her smile--just visible in one square opening in the fence. The contrasting elements make for creative tension that I find interesting.

Comments welcome. Kind of exploring in this one: During editing I softened the contrast with a warm platinum effect and tried to keep shadow details.

/photodb/photo?photo_id=17980376Thanks Larry. Is this sort of what you were thinking? I hope the image or URL appears with this. It is http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17980376

Infrared capture. Looking North across a beaver pond on a late winter afternoon recently. Comments welcome.

Infrared capture. Does the lens flare detract from this image? I'd like to know what you think. Thanks.

Infrared capture, late winter afternoon sun. Comments welcome.