Gallery picks for the week ending 10th January 2011

[Carlos M]

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.

Anybody can join in, it's a community event!

[rob-vince]

Thanks for the mention!

There are many many really good pictures every day!

I´m "new" here on RFF and my English isn`t as good as it should be :-( -sorry-

[Arvay]

Sereghasu
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/40838/U40838I1294419743.SEQ.0.jpg
aaron.tam
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/20398/U20398I1294370144.SEQ.0.jpg
bobbyrab
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/12289/U12289I1294402768.SEQ.0.jpg
randomm
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/35919/U35919I1294218505.SEQ.0.jpg

[hteasley]

rob-vince, Leonie
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34501/U34501I1294484233.SEQ.0.jpg

Paul, zella at the playground
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

snausages, ***
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/13221/U13221I1294343105.SEQ.0.jpg

[semrich]

Here is what I especially liked this week:


rob-vince, with evidence of the number of comments, this shot is spectacular in every way. A real work of art.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34501/U34501I1294484240.SEQ.0.jpg



chris000, another landscape excellent for its composition, misty tones, and reflections.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14229/U14229I1294174573.SEQ.0.jpg



Tuna, with this I like the crop, and luscious silvery tones and details.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/2655/U2655I1294616876.SEQ.0.jpg



Carlos M, a common enough sight but captured in a way that it would make a nice "large" print to hang on a wall.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-048.jpg



furcafe, a unique and interesting shot of a commonly photographed subject. I like the "other-worldly" look of ascending into the open air and the out of context umbrella.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/736/U736I1294420981.SEQ.0.jpg



randomm, nice light that conveys the mood of waiting, that and the composition pull that off really well.


http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/35919/U35919I1294218505.SEQ.0.jpg



paulfish4570, an interesting perspective with selective focus, tones, and composition that adds the tension of wondering what the subject of interest might be.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img833rff.jpg



snausages, perhaps my favorite of the week. If you like photos, then this one says all that needs to be said within the image itself.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/13221/U13221I1294343105.SEQ.0.jpg

[petronius]

paulfish4570:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

Sereghasu in the tradition of Mr. Rodchenko:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/40838/U40838I1294141520.SEQ.0.jpg

Arjay: (the Coolpix 9xx series must be called digital classic!)
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/33376/U33376I1294152756.SEQ.0.jpg

CarlosM; only one example for the many great compositions he creates!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-032.jpg

l.mar; I like the motion and the crazy form of the front wheel!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/696/U696I1294199981.SEQ.0.jpg

Schlapp:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/1337/U1337I1294252614.SEQ.0.jpg

Keith:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/scubcreek03.jpg

[paulfish4570]

caseyjames:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/32865/U32865I1294099938.SEQ.0.jpg

tigerphil:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34170/U34170I1294149473.SEQ.0.jpg

Vince Lupo:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/17387/U17387I1294162392.SEQ.0.jpg

newspaperguy:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/20714/U20714I1294155046.SEQ.0.jpg

luiman:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/28407/U28407I1294182434.SEQ.0.jpg

Carlos M:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-032.jpg

randomm:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/35919/U35919I1294218505.SEQ.0.jpg

Rob Klurfield:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5326161278_9a06574248_z.jpg

[paulfish4570]

GeorgeH:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/20110101-IMG_7730.jpg

snausages:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/13221/U13221I1294343105.SEQ.0.jpg

freeranger:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/5363/U5363I1294339096.SEQ.0.jpg

mto'brien:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/37351/U37351I1294336521.SEQ.0.jpg

tuna:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/2655/U2655I1333578369.SEQ.0.jpg

Keith:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/laughter03.jpg

Bingley:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/7518/U7518I1294415489.SEQ.0.jpg

Rogrund:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/8900/U8900I1294409563.SEQ.0.jpg

dave lackey:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/Erosion_5x7_rff.jpg

Igor Semenov:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/img0580.jpg

ChEc:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/L1005606.jpg

Merciless49:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/31729/U31729I1294486790.SEQ.0.jpg

Rob-Vince:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34501/U34501I1294484240.SEQ.0.jpg

Chris7521:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/25696/U25696I1294474980.SEQ.0.jpg

[paulfish4570]

aldenfender:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/37402/U37402I1294471805.SEQ.0.jpg

lamarv916:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/13672/U13672I1294527371.SEQ.0.jpg

Greyscale:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/38424/U38424I1294519679.SEQ.0.jpg

brainwood:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/7854/breakwater-21.jpg

Haempe:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/ski1.jpg

hteasley:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8424/ektar_0006.jpg

my top shot for the week; perfect timing by chambrenoire:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/6728/U6728I1294614294.SEQ.0.jpg

[leica M2 fan]

Not at all surprising that this one was noticed by everyone.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/../photopost/data/500/blizzard2.jpg

[leica M2 fan]

This one gives us a perfect composition with great center interest.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/../photopost/data/500/centre_stage_rs.jpg

[paulfish4570]

thanks to Harry, semrich and Petronius for the mentions ...

[Brad Bireley]

These 2 from Petronius

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/7524/U7524I1294141652.SEQ.0.jpg

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/Rollei_35_133_12.jpg


zella at the playground by paulfish4570
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

Janesmoor by chris000
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14229/U14229I1294174573.SEQ.0.jpg

[paulfish4570]

thanks, Brad.

[leica M2 fan]

Like the placement of the person slightly off center and the darker foreground and well lit background.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/../photopost/data/500/P1090583.jpg

[leica M2 fan]

Intriguing! What's going down?
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/../photopost/data/500/P1090993.jpg

[mto'brien]

Thanks for the mention Paul.

[chambrenoire]

Paul - thank you for the mention! Very appreciated.

[leica M2 fan]

Very nice atmosphere adds to the entire picture.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/../photopost/data/500/L1005606.jpg

[ChEc]

Thanks for the mentions!

Frank Petronio: Oak
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/elizabethdion_g1_01052011_339.jpg

Luiman, ****
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/28407/U28407I1294334143.SEQ.0.jpg

Bobbyrab, Pattie
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/12289/U12289I1294402768.SEQ.0.jpg

[luiman]

Paul and Christian, thanks for the mentions!

snausages
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/13221/U13221I1294343105.SEQ.0.jpg

mto'brien
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/37351/U37351I1294336521.SEQ.0.jpg

GeorgeH
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/20110101-IMG_7551.jpg

paulfish4570
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

brainwood
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/7854/breakwater.jpg

Carlos M
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-057.jpg

[freeranger]

Thanks for the mention, Paul :)

I really like this fantastic double exposure by photony texas:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/25693/U25693I1294590014.SEQ.0.jpg

[Fawley]

luiman. Another great abstraction.

[Fawley]

luiman.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/28407/U28407I1294182434.SEQ.0.jpg

[Fawley]

Beautiful, serene landscape by chris000.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14229/U14229I1294174573.SEQ.0.jpg

[Fawley]

robklurfield. A very nice job spotting and composing an image of interesting shapes and textrues.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5328430204_162c9cd5a0_z.jpg

[divewizard]

Oak - Frank Petronio

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/elizabethdion_g1_01052011_339.jpg




IMG_00157 - mto'brien

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/37351/U37351I1294290652.SEQ.0.jpg



zella at the playground - paulfish4570

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg




Women - robklurfield

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5326161278_9a06574248_z.jpg




Twang ! - Michael Markey

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/27649/U27649I1294090006.SEQ.0.jpg

[filmfan]

Petro
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/7524/U7524I1294141652.SEQ.0.jpg

[hteasley]

Thanks Paul and Carlos.

More favorites of mine from last week:

bwcolor, Sisters
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/31436/U31436I1294436739.SEQ.0.jpg

Harrejesus, Pinapple
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/26229/U26229I1294274914.SEQ.0.jpg

cmedin, Coffee run
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14541/U14541I1294596658.SEQ.0.jpg

Tuna, Kelly
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/Kelly.jpg

[snausages]

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post their favorites and to those who mentioned me. Another great week of work on rff...

bw color

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/31436/U31436I1294638686.SEQ.0.jpg

tuna

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/2655/U2655I1294616876.SEQ.0.jpg

beramos

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/7240/U7240I1294579823.SEQ.0.jpg

keith

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/scubcreek03.jpg

rob-vince

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34501/U34501I1294484240.SEQ.0.jpg

carlos m

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-056.jpg

luiman

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/28407/U28407I1294334143.SEQ.0.jpg

frank petronio

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/elizabethdion_g1_01052011_339.jpg

freeranger

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/5363/U5363I1294234408.SEQ.0.jpg

chris000

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14229/U14229I1294174573.SEQ.0.jpg

[paulfish4570]

thanks, divewizard.

[Stravinsky]

paulfish4570
window

Great composition

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/35015/U35015I1294596772.SEQ.0.jpg


merciless49
Candy Canes

Xmas spirit!

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/31729/U31729I1294486790.SEQ.0.jpg


enlo
Night hawk

Already mentioned but my fav from the week, like a frame from a 30s movie

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/24666/U24666I1294432476.SEQ.0.jpg

[Stravinsky]

Carlos M
11-01-05

I see a Google satellite map of the Po river in Italy!

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-050.jpg


RHD
Respite-Newspaper Break

A great moment taken and a farewell to the old 'bucks logo, I'll miss him

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/40602/U40602I1294235130.SEQ.0.jpg

[steve kessel]

Thanks for the mention Leica M2 fan.

Will now try and post some picks...

SteveM(PA)

83960

Petronius

83962

LeicaFoRever

83963

Still haven't worked out how to post full size pictures

[paulfish4570]

thanks, Stravinsky ...

[Greyscale]

rob-vince
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34501/U34501I1294484240.SEQ.0.jpg

paulfish continues to fascinate with minimalism
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/35015/U35015I1294596772.SEQ.0.jpg


paulfish has found his muse in Zella, several great shots of his granddaughter, it was hard to pick my favorite.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

Arjay
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/33376/U33376I1294152756.SEQ.0.jpg

[luiman]

Fawley, Snausages, Carlos M, thanks for mentioning my photos!

[paulfish4570]

thank you much, Mike ...

[Vince Lupo]

This one's a treat!

paulfish4570
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

[photony texas]

freeranger, thanks for selecting my pOlarOid double exposure. Always a honor to be in the monday gallery picks.

[gb hill]

Still haven't worked out how to post full size pictures

Easiest way I know to do it is to bring up the photo & right click on it. Then left click copy, come here & paste it in. I open another tab to get my favs for the week from the gallery. That way I can go back & forth without closing anything out. Might be an easier way of doing it. I just haven't figured it out yet!

[paulfish4570]

thank you much to Vince and Carlos.

[gb hill]

Carlos M
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/11-01-022.jpg
Arvay
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/21176/U21176I1294138023.SEQ.0.jpg
robklurkfield...this fellow knows how to decorate a mantle
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5322955890_8eb76af4a8_z.jpg

[gb hill]

dazedgoneby
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/6416/imgx683_sm.jpg

[gb hill]

Chris000
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14229/U14229I1294174573.SEQ.0.jpg

[gb hill]

aldenfender
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/37402/U37402I1294203961.SEQ.0.jpg

[gb hill]

f16sunshine
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/29969/U29969I1294687647.SEQ.0.jpg

[gb hill]

and my camera pick of the week is
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/Zorki_1e_top-s.jpg

[l.mar]

Thanks for the mention Petronius!

[leica M2 fan]

This shows wonderful structural composition.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/../photopost/data/500/bridge_2_1_of_1_.JPG

[robklurfield]

what a week. some terrifically good work as always, but more of it than in some weeks. perhaps the snow in so many places is stimulating great creativity or at least providing some nice high-contrast lighting challenges.

bwcolor
Great light on her eyes. The overexposure everywhere else works very nicely here.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/31436/U31436I1294639047.SEQ.0.jpg

enlo
the title, "A Bit on the Dark" has just enough double-entendre to it to make me wonder whether it's merely a comment on the lighting and exposure or to imagine that something nefarious is going in this very noirish scene.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/24666/U24666I1294621211.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

tuna
such beautiful shapes, tones and textures that, from the thumbnail image, I wasn't quite what I was looking at but felt utterly compelled to look at the bigger image.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/Goats.jpg

[LeicaFoReVer]

Thanks Steve for the mention!

[robklurfield]

collarge
this is one of those images that sparks a sense of recollection -- dim a memory almost -- that I can't pin down. anyway, I like the picture, but can't explain why.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/31800/U31800I1294608106.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

caseyjames
looks like a dream. is this a reflection or a double exposure. it makes me think of editing in the films of Eisenstein.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/32865/U32865I1294604808.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

beramos,
in the summer, I sometimes enjoy swimming in the dark as it more peaceful and solitary than swimming during daylight. it kind of evokes a sense of the primordial and puts me into kind of dream-like trance where I seem to have (temporarily) unending endurance. this image brings me to that state of mind instantly. you moved me. good work to do that.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/7240/U7240I1294579823.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

Keith
the hazy light and the leaves of the fern make these seem as if it were some prehistorical tropical forest (which it probably is, right?), as yet unspoiled by man (not likely, right?). nice mood here, Keith.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/5265/U5265I1294573221.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

finding the beauty in this metal fixture, Semrich makes me think of some of Irving Penn's still lifes. nice work.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/5622/U5622I1294491241.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

rob-vince
nothing to say about this one that hasn't already been said. wow.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/34501/U34501I1294484240.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

ricnak,
apart from not knowing at whom the message on her bottom is directed, I love this image. makes me want to jump in.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/35060/U35060I1294441597.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

bingley
guarding his tire... so simple, but so nicely rendered.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/7518/U7518I1294415489.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

elmer 3.5
from his description: As i looked this scene my first feeling was to be in a Cathedral...

The parking man eats a sandwich as he looks the resting machine and it´s work...is he impressed? is he sorry about the mess?

elmer is right. this shot would be nothing without the gentleman in the foreground. as he has composed it, it does have a sense of reverence from something in the process of being lost.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/29615/U29615I1294407351.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

benmacphoto
evidence of patience paying off.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/17588/U17588I1294392289.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

snausages
it's all been said by others. superb.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/13221/U13221I1294343105.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

filmfan
she flatters the camera and the camera returns the compliment.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/v2.jpg

[robklurfield]

chris000
gorgeous image. chris does Jerry Uelsmann without any manipulation. very cool.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/14229/U14229I1294174573.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

Vince Lupo
I'll just second what everyone else has said. very nice.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/17387/U17387I1294162392.SEQ.0.jpg

[robklurfield]

lovely fog from harry teasley
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8424/L1027855.jpg

[robklurfield]

Paul, you are going to have make many more images before you make one as good as this one. really great on a lot of levels, not least of which is the look on zella's face.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8390/img849rff.jpg

[robklurfield]

thanks to the folks kind enough to include me here this week. flattered beyond words when I see how good so much of the work from others is in the gallery each week. I could post about a hundred images from all of you to this thread each time.

[chris7521]

Thanks Paul!

[paulfish4570]

thank you, Rob. you are too kind.

[merciless49]

Thanks very much for the mention, Paul and Stravinsky! Truly flattered as I see so much good work here!

[randomm]

Thanks very much for the mentions... really makes one feel warm on these cold cold mornings.

[Bingley]

Many thanks, Paul and Rob, for the mentions!

[semrich]

Thank you Carlos and Rob, it is an honor to have a photo show up in this thread.

[brainwood]

Thank you Paulfish4570 and luiman for the mentions

[bwcolor]

Thanks hteasley, snausages and Robklurfield.

I always find this thread to be inspiring, but I like so much of the work that I give up when trying to narrow things down to post.

I really wish there could be another format for this weekly thread. What I mean is that I wish that once a photo was suggested, that others simply comment on the suggestion. This would mean a weekly gallery rather than a thread. I say this because the multiple copies of photos within this weekly thread makes this thread a bit difficult to get through and the comments are often informative, but buried within the often repeated images.

[Arjay]

Thank you Petronius and Greyscale for mentioning my 'digital classic' picture!

I apologize for not having participated in selecting pictures this time - I'm having a very busy week.