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| Mindy Leeds | I like the montage effect although I'm not sure I would have left in the fallen log as it sits on top of the bunch of flowers, which to me is somewhat distracting. Good color in the flowers and image overall. |
| Alastair Cochrane | I would have preferred the original image of the cluster on its own. I'm not convinced that the macro shot adds anything to the image. |
| Snehendu Kar | A very creative blending of images -- the macro and normal combination complement each other. The big tree trunk/branch is a bit distraction foe me; perhaps blurring it a bit morewould help? |
| Claire Riemer | I like the juxtaposition of the large and smaller flowers but the log/tree stem in the background keeps competing for my attention. It is sharper than the larger flower and I think this is why my eye keeps being drawn there. |
| Allan Fleischer | There is something that is almost in the center of the image that is very distracting. |
| Sukumar | A very intriguing image. At the same time I also find it disorienting (angle of tree trunk) and confusing (transparency of macro image). |
| Member Bio | |
Mark Southard | |
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Joined PSA in 1994; Served as International Publicity Director , then as
Vice President -Conventions. Ran Conventions in Orlando, Florida and
Toronto, Canada and selected Albuquerque, New Mexico and San Diego,
California as future sites.
Retired from Sears in 1993 after 35 years , mostly in corporate buying functions. Last assignment was as Managing Director of Purchasing for Northern Asia while residing in Seoul, Korea from 1988-1992. |
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Active in Chicago Nature Camera Club, the Wright Camera Club and the newest
club in Chicago, the Pixel Image Camera Club. Served in numerous capacities
for individual clubs as well as for CACCA, the Chicago Area Camera Club
Association.
I teach basic black and white fine art printing at Wright College. Also give workshops on matting and framing and since 1995, have been a Consumer Use Consultant for Polaroid, giving workshops on Creative Art Photography, i.e., Image and Emulsion transfers and Time Zero manipulation. I use a Nikon N-90, a Nikon 8008, an Olympus point and shoot (for prints), a medium format Holga (costs around $ 15), and a lot of Nikon lenses, my favorite of which is the 105 macro.. Latest toy is a Nikon Coolpix 990. The digital equipment consists of a Compaq Presario model with 256 RAM, 60 gig hard drive, a Nikon Slide scanner, a Umax flat bed scanner,an Epson Photo Stylus printer and an Epson 2000 printer. Software is Adobe Photoshop 6, Elements,and Picture It. I am a native of New Mexico but have lived in Chicago for 35 years (minus the time spent overseas in Asia).
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