I agree that Poe's chair is a great photograph. My personal favorite, however, is John Coyle's "Refracted, not Reflected." It has a overall simplicity blended with sublte complexity in the details. The concept is powerful, and the esxecution, IMHO, flawless. I even love the title, both for the James Bond reference and for the purported "evasion" of the theme of the month.
frank theriault wrote: > Hi, > > As always, I had the best of intentions at the beginning of the month. > I wanted to, right off the mark, indicate my favourite, then, later in > the month, at my leisure, mention a few "honourable mentions". Of > course, the road to hell... > > Well, looks like I'll only have time to mention my absolute favourite. > I won't say that I may not come back in the next week with a few more, > but I at least want to give a "number one prize", which is (drum roll, > please): > > "Chair" by Bob Poe > > It hit me as I was going through the thumbnails, and the more I looked > at the larger image, the more I loved it. > > "It's so simple", I thought, "but then why the hell can't I do stuff > like this?" I think it's this deceptive simplicity that got me. What > it really is, though, is amazing composition. I'm a sucker for taking a > different look at everyday objects, and what could be more ordinary and > mundane than this well used chair? > > But, the beautiful angles of the chair itself, the lovely soft shadow in > the background, the shadows off the right leg, all come together to form > an almost abstract form. And, it could only work in b&w (and HP5+ is a > perfect choice here, imho). > > As always, my words fail to express my feelings here, but suffice to say > that I'm blown away by this one, Bob. Not to mention that it's up > against some pretty stiff "competition" (as always). > > thanks, Bob, > frank > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://geocities.com/dmatyola/ Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399
