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Strawberry Festival; Albion, NY 2012


Frank Sellitto

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Dare I say, Frank - nice....but not quite....? I think the left hand side of the frame doesn't really work. It needs just a touch more interaction - more face, less back, to put it crudely....

 

Alun,

 

That is the key to the photo for me. Out of curiosity I looked at parts of your albums and noticed how you favor backs of people. Go figure!

 

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Looking again at my own pictures, Frank, I can see there's truth in what you say - I do sometimes use people's backs as a way of framing the way into a picture or to highlight a face where I want the attention to be - backs can be 'architectural', adding shape and rhythm but not distraction....

 

cheers

a

 

Alun,

 

That is the key to the photo for me. Out of curiosity I looked at parts of your albums and noticed how you favor backs of people. Go figure!

 

~f

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Looking again at my own pictures, Frank, I can see there's truth in what you say - I do sometimes use people's backs as a way of framing the way into a picture or to highlight a face where I want the attention to be - backs can be 'architectural', adding shape and rhythm but not distraction....

 

cheers

a

 

Alun,

 

Thank you for making that all too clear. The problem is that you loose all credibility when you kick off your blog with a very average street image of yours and pronounce the creation as containing "..... A good sky, beautiful buildings offering a fine background, lovely action in the foreground." Sorry but it is difficult for me to take your criticism seriously when you use such an image as a shining example of.....?

 

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Frank, this is one of your very best. Beyond the beautiful composition and expert processing, there's a wonderful world populated with contradictions and surprise, a difficult recipe.

 

Ben,

 

Thank you for the comment. It truly resonates for me and is much appreciated.

 

Frank

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A little less sensitive, Frank? I wasn't getting at you or your pictures - I was just suggesting that compared with many of your pictures - which have really stopped me in my tracks and which I have enjoyed - this particular one wasn't of that same calibre.

 

If you think my comments can't or shouldn't be taken seriously, that's fine. I frankly couldn't care less but know not to bother in the future.

 

Alun,

 

Thank you for making that all too clear. The problem is that you loose all credibility when you kick off your blog with a very average street image of yours and pronounce the creation as containing "..... A good sky, beautiful buildings offering a fine background, lovely action in the foreground." Sorry but it is difficult for me to take your criticism seriously when you use such an image as a shining example of.....?

 

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A little less sensitive, Frank? I wasn't getting at you or your pictures - I was just suggesting that compared with many of your pictures - which have really stopped me in my tracks and which I have enjoyed - this particular one wasn't of that same calibre.

 

If you think my comments can't or shouldn't be taken seriously, that's fine. I frankly couldn't care less but know not to bother in the future.

 

Alun,

 

I'm just being very honest. Maybe I am a bit sensitive but your arrogance precedes my initial response. Thank you for not bothering in the future.

 

Frank

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