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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 11/9/2005
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Thank you Saad. I enjoy your portfolio and think you have an excellent photo eye. Simplicity seems to be your style and I think you should pursue that path. Thank you again!
Gary
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Saad Almansour
{K:1101} 11/9/2005
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great color .
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 11/9/2005
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Thank you Sam, very much for your comments. I must tell you it's about the kindest thing that anyone has said about my work. After taking a look at your portfolio, I was even more blown away. Your work is fantastic. Your animals, especially the cats are the best I've seen to date. Your style is definitely signature work and I look forward to going back and visiting each of your photos. Thanks again for taking the time to review my work!
Gary
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Sam Graziano III
{K:14064} 11/9/2005
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Hi Gary, Congrats on making the front page.
I Love so much about this image. I do not know where to begin. First thing I noticed were the Awesome tones of the Roof tops. A person could get lost just looking at them. There is so many shape and angles and shadows. The Puffy Clouds are spot on and seem to be traveling the direction of the lines in the shot. A person could look for a shot like this for a thousand years and never find it.
I Like the composition and cropping of the shot very much.
This is truly one for the Wall!
Well Seen, extremly well taken.
Thanks for sharing!
Kind Regards
Sam III
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Erik Neldner
{K:10846} 11/9/2005
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love all of these colors together. and those weird clouds.....very nice!
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 11/9/2005
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Thanks Brian. That was a pleasant surprise this morning! Thanks for looking in.
Gary
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 11/9/2005
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Gary How nice to see this on the front page, with it's great contrasts in colours, shapes and textures. A great composition
Margaret
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Brian Fillmore
{K:4016} 11/9/2005
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Very colourful photograph.Nice composition also. Congradulations on being featured on the homepage today....Brian
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Len Webster
{K:25714} 10/24/2005
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Bright and cheerful colours, as they should be - well done!
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 10/23/2005
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Thanks Roger! Looks like I was singing to the choir. Good eye for noticing the inconsistancy. Ya gotta admit most would never notice, but I understand that I should be more careful with continuity. Continuity is a big issue in film making where I work as a SAG actor, so it's kind of the same thing, that I can appreciate. And since you brought the subject up, in my portfolio, all other things besides sky enhancement is real. Thanks again for your input and I'm happy to hear that you understand and appriciate today's technology.
My appreciation,
Gary Riedel
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 10/23/2005
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I think you may have misunderstood my comment "doesn't seem quite right." I didn't mean wrong/right I meant inappropriate/right. The sky has no gradation from horizon to near azimuth, and the clouds give no sense of depth. In other words it looks like what it is... I have absolutely no problem with using PhotoShop (or in my case PaintShop Pro) for everything I used to do in the darkroom, and for some things that were quite beyond my skills in those days. I am very grateful that digital technology makes it all so much easier (and less smelly). But I don't recall ever lifting a sky from one shot and implanting it in another. And if this IS done, preferably the result should be imperceptible, i.e., it should work as a complete image. Sorry for the misunderanding and thanks for the detailed reply. I trust my own position is a little clearer now.
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 10/22/2005
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Yes Roger, the sky is Photoshoped from another day. I did not intend for the category to mean that, however, I am a proud user of Photoshop Elelments. Having been in the dark room for many years in the 1960s, I'm well aware of what the film users do there with dodging, burning, modifying contrast, heating and chilling chemicals for special effects, etc. Today, digital photographers do in the dry light what we used to do in the dark wet. We use the technology that is available to us. I say that enhancing a photo in anyway is an art in the eye of the creator and if done well is an art unto itself. I hope that answers your question truthfully.
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 10/22/2005
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"Photoart" is often an indicator of a highly manipulated image. Does this mean that that sky was taken from another shot? I ask because it doesn't seem quite right, somehow, although the blue is a gorgeous contrast with the yellow roofs... Very strong composition and excellent framing.
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 10/21/2005
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Thank you Roberto. That is very kind of you.
Gary
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 10/21/2005
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oh... marvellous and impressive 3D effect gary.. very cool the colors, composition and also the cut..
i like it so much, so eloquent and descriptive, wonderful colors and atmosphere!!!
see you later, take care
roby
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 10/20/2005
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very nice contrast, tone and composition. Well done.
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 10/20/2005
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Thank you Naomi and thank you for the welcome!
Gary
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Gary Riedel
{K:979} 10/20/2005
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Thank you Endre!
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Endre Novak
{K:12666} 10/20/2005
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Extreme rich colours,
nice post.
Endre
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Naomi Weidner
{K:6636} 10/20/2005
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Striking image, Gary. The yellow really pops against the blue sky. I like the contrast of the popcorn clouds with the various lines of the structures. Welcome to UF. -- Naomi
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Roberto Bertone
{K:13239} 10/20/2005
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Eccellente e descrittiva immagine, bellissimi colori e definizione!!!!
Saluti.
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Marco Maresca
{K:14418} 10/20/2005
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Excellent shot!! Ciao
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