Gallery Picks for Week Ending Mon 28th, 2012

[ferider]

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!

[ferider]

My picks this week:

Whooper Swan, Iceland, by Pete Chipman



Lena II, by Arvay



Gypsies, by mrtoml



Ally & Scott, by JHutchins



tram 3, by dotur



Best,

Roland.

[Jay Decker]

BlackCamera~S.Smyth - composition and light



quicksilvermike: Sarah - light and the look captured in her eye...




Frank Version Two: Fun girl in great shape.... - for the playfullness in this beautiful young woman...



dotur: tram 3 - beautiful tone and intamate moment captured in public place



dotur: unbearable lightness - composition, tone, light, and moment...



Arvay: Darya - light, her look, those lips, and the look in those eyes...



bungup: ....better than one - the gross, but beautiful color contrast is well seen...




luiman: Traces of time_03 - the contrast, texture, tone, and shapes



Chris Bail: Billiards - the mood captured, good work!



JHutchins: Joe Page - the light and sense of who Joe is captured



JHutchins: Ally & Scott - the lighting and moment captured




enzocositore.co.uk: The Business Man!!! - this fun photo, composition, color, and a good dose of snark



mrtoml: Street seller - tones and composition



Martini: Untitled - composition, color, and it is cool



mep: Haniwa - fun, composition, and color

[Jay Decker]

dotur: M.P. - excellent portrait gives a sense of who he is... well executed!



j.scooter - lovely composition and tone



mwooten - the color and contrast



Etabeta: Mission - tone, composition and contrast




Arvay: Lena II - mood, tone, composition, lighting, and did I mention the mood? Excellent work!



DanT: waiting fo the train - love the composition and her sly smile...



mudride: Kvinnan jag älskar - love her "look"



Keith - composition and tones



lynnb: resigned - the look captured and the tonality



Walter Leporati: Horses of Central Park - fun environmental animal portrait!

[Rogrund]

Crazy Fedya

[Greyscale]

mudride's wonderful portrait is my favorite shot of the week:

[jesse1dog]

- a stolen picture in many ways. Would the woman have let the photo be taken if she had known her strap was showing?
And to capture that colour so vividly in what is nearly a black and white photo! Great photo.

[Richard G]

By the look of the picks so far, I don't have to justify why my first few picks are all girls. I'ts the photographers' fault.

quicksilvermike


Arvay


lynnb


luiman


Keith


hoddy


Martini


tigerphil


Mlehrman


semrich


print44

[gb hill]

tbarker13

Keith (friends #2)

dotur

Mudman chess

Greyscale

Chris Bail

mrtoml

[luiman]

My deep thanks to Jay Decker and Richard for mentioning my photos.

Keith


quicksilvermike


Rob Klurfield


tigerphil


Etabeta


Mlehrman


semrich


Jay Decker


dotur


Lynn


direwolf101

[direwolf101]

Thanks for the mention Luigi, Mr T appreciates it!

[j.scooter]

Thanks for the mention Jay Decker!

Her are my picks:

Although this wasn't posted in the Gallery, I feel this picture needs to be included. It is my favorite for the week.

Michel.Roth (new to RFF, talk about making an entrance!!!)



tbarker13 Wonderful environmental portrait



hausen Great use of the square format, good composition and timing the boat in the background adds interest



Greyscale Eye catching color



Arvay Stunning beauty, great eye contact and expression



Martini one of many fine night/light painting shots of yours



semrich I like the movement and action



dotur: devine light the name says it all!

[Mudman]

Thanks for the mention GB Hill!

[lynnb]

many thanks to JayDecker, Richard G and Luigi for mentioning my photos.

My favourite was Kvinnan jag alskar, by Mudride. Such a sweet and tender capture of the look of love.



Mr. T, by direwolf101. Mr T's personality grabbed my attention.



Egon mit Radfahrergruppen, by MRohlfing's father. A fascinating look back in time to everyday life in 1930s Germany. Less formal and comprehensive than, but reminding me of August Sander's brilliant series. What strikes me is how people dressed up to present themselves well to the world, in contrast to the common habit of casual dress nowadays.



Miss Pea Swinging, by Jay Decker. The exuberance of youth, captured with an interesting viewpoint



6th Avenue, by Mlehrman. Great street shot. Love that expression on the chap on the right.



Lena II, by Arvay. Mysterious and a bit foreboding, the maiden's glance suggests apprehension about what may be following her... (perhaps it's a stalker with a GX). I liked the tonal cues to depth, in addition to the dof cues.



another of Arvay's portraits - Darya. Words not necessary.



Glynallyn Castle Gardens, by Rob Klurfield. Interesting subject, depth, lovely light, and tonality.



the bridge, by Print44. Beautiful study in light, texture and composition.



**, by Keith. Captures the imagination - I liked the comment: 'porthole to Fairy Land'. Lovely tonality.



another of Keith's RD-1 shots - I liked this for its composition, tonality and depth



Gabriela, by Crazy Fedya. This little lady would steal anyone's heart. Delightful photo by Sam.



tram 3, by dotur. Ivan's candid photo in a tram is much more than just a snapshot. Beautiful and timeless.

[DanT]

Thanks for the mention, Jay.

[Martini]

My thanks to Jay Decker, Richard G, and J. Scooter for the mentions.

[JHutchins]

Thank you to ferider and Jay Decker for including my photos. There are lots of things I really liked posted in the last few days but I like including things that haven't been highlighted by anyone else:

Graski:




Dotur:



Jay Decker:



I said I liked including only things that hadn't been highlighted yet, but I laughed too much at this one not to include it -- as did my girlfriend:



lynnb:



print44



zuikologist:



luiman:

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mrtomi (and possibly my favorite of the week):

[mrtoml]

Thanks to ferider, Jay Decker, GB Hill and JHutchins for the mentions.

Some I noticed last week:

Dotur


Mlehrman


enzocositore


Mudman

[dotur]

Many thanks to ferider, Jay Decker, GB Hill, luiman, j.scooter, lynnb, JHutchins and mrtoml for the mentions.

Cheers,
Ivan

[luiman]

My thanks to JHutchins for the mention.

[tigerphil]

from print 44



from zauhar



from Martini



from luiman



from hoddy



another from luiman



from keith

[Mlehrman]

My deepest appreciation to Luigi, Richard G, mrtoml, lynn, and jesse for posting my photos.

[semrich]

Here are my picks,

luiman, he's got all the angles covered with these 2.







zuikologist, more angles make for a fine image to print and hang from that little gem the XA.





print44, It's all about the light with this one, thought the tones and composition aren't to shabby either.





dotur, speaking of light there's some divine light going on in this one, a nice moment.





Arvay, with this one I like the sharpness, detail and the fog is the icing on the cake.





stratcat, it's the color and composition that got my attention and held it for a while.

[Mudman]

Thanks MrToml for the mention

[luiman]

My deep thanks to Phil and Richard for mentioning my photos.