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Monthly Masters' Discussion -May 2021 - Leifer's Photo of Ali vs Liston - Sports Photography

Last post by minniev « Wed May 05, 2021 7:46 pm

by minniev » Wed May 05, 2021 7:46 pm

Introduction
Now that sports are beginning to open up after a year’s lockdown, we will this month look at sports photography and consider an iconic...

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Wed May 05, 2021 7:46 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - March 2021 - Abbott's Flatiron Series

Last post by minniev « Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:11 pm
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by minniev » Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:25 pm

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After last month's feature of abstract art, we will move to another extreme: deliberate realism. We will look at two examples of urban...

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Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:11 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - December 2020 - A Christmas Truce

Last post by minniev « Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:39 pm
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by minniev » Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:51 pm

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This month we will be considering “A Christmas Truce”, an illustration based on a photograph published in the London News in January...

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Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:39 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - November 2020 - Stieglitz's "Winter on Fifth Avenue" - A Question of Cropping

Last post by PietFrancke « Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:45 pm
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by minniev » Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:03 pm

Introduction:

Born in 1864, Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer also known as the founder of the Photo-Secessionist and Pictorialist...

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Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:45 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - October 2020 - Whistler's Mother

Last post by minniev « Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:46 pm

by minniev » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:46 pm

love the tones with the dark dress giving a grounding base for the hands and face and veil thingy. Love the broken picture frames and how they...

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Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:46 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - September 2020 - Durer's Praying Hands

Last post by minniev « Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:26 pm
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by minniev » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:11 pm
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The image we will review this month is Albrecht Durer's “Praying Hands”. It is likely familiar to you in some form even if you aren't...
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Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:26 pm
Monthly Masters Discussion - July 2020- Paul Kleeâ€™s â€œAround The Fishâ€

Last post by minniev « Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:30 pm

by minniev » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:30 pm

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This month we will consider “Around The Fish”, a painting by Paul Klee. Among the most versatile and wide-ranging of modern artists,...

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Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:30 pm
Monthly Mastersâ€™ Discussion - June 2020 - Mathew Bradyâ€™s Portrait of Ulysses Grant

Last post by minniev « Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:02 pm

by minniev » Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:02 pm

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This month we will consider an historic photograph by Mathew Brady, one of the earliest photographers in America. Brady studied under...

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Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:02 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - May 2020 - Clarence White's "Morning" - Fine Art Photography At Home

Last post by minniev « Sat May 02, 2020 1:26 am
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by minniev » Fri May 01, 2020 2:02 pm

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This month we will look at the im age “Morning - the Bathroom” by Clarence H. White. A self-taught photographer from rural Ohio, White...

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Sat May 02, 2020 1:26 am
Monthly Masters' Discussioon - February 2020 - Michael Kenna's "Wanaka Lake Tree"

Last post by minniev « Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:33 pm
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by PietFrancke » Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:30 pm

he appears to be the master of silhouette. Or is he the master of three, grey - white - black? In this particular image (one of his that I really...

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Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:33 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - January 2020 - Grant Wood's "American Gothic"

Last post by minniev « Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:39 am

by minniev » Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:39 am

Introduction
This month we will consider an image familiar to almost everyone, Grant Wood’s painting American Gothic .
It was exhibited publicly...

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Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:39 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - November 2019 - Millet's "The Angelus"

Last post by minniev « Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:42 pm
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by minniev » Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:15 pm

As we approach the season of Thanksgiving, here is a familiar painting for us to respond to. You may find it interesting to look at all the...

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Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:42 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - October 2019 - Travel Photography - Eric's Hudson's Monhegan

Last post by PietFrancke « Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:32 pm
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by minniev » Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:52 pm

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I offer this unusual Masters from the island of Monhegan, off the coast of Maine, where my husband and I are spending the week with...

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Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:32 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - September 2019 - Can Surrealism Inform Photography? Dali's Melting Clocks

Last post by minniev « Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:02 am

by minniev » Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:02 am

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This month we will look at a painting by Salvatore Dali, one of the masters of surrealism in art. Dalí was born on in 1904 in Figueres,...

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Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:02 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - July 2019 - Thomas Kincade - Kitsch or Classic?

Last post by minniev « Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:02 pm
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by minniev » Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:01 pm

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Those of you who’ve followed the Masters posts from the beginning knew I’d get to Thomas Kincade one of these days. His work is too...

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Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:02 pm
Monthly Master's Discussion - June 2019- Welty's "Window Shopping" - Photography or Literature?

Last post by minniev « Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:56 pm

by minniev » Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:56 pm

INTRODUCTION
I confess that this is the Masters’ Critique offering I have most wanted to write. i began ruminating on the concept soon after I took...

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Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:56 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - Monet's Water Lilies

Last post by minniev « Mon May 06, 2019 10:37 pm
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by minniev » Mon May 06, 2019 7:08 pm

Can't get anyone interested in Monet?

Here's my effort, lilies at sunset.

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Mon May 06, 2019 10:37 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - April 2019 - Edward Curtis's "Chaiwa"

Last post by minniev « Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:09 pm
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by minniev » Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:42 pm

Introduction

Between 1900 and 1930, Edward Curtis traveled deep into Indian territories and lived among dozens of Native tribes. He captured the...

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Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:09 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - Jack Dykinga's "Stone Canyon"

Last post by PietFrancke « Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:25 pm
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by minniev » Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:29 pm

Introduction

This month we will look at Stone Canyon, an image by Jack Dykinga, a modern master in editorial photojournalism and...

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Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:25 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - December 2018 - Bruegel's "Census At Bethlehem"

Last post by minniev « Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:13 pm
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by minniev » Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:45 am

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For our December Masters, we will consider “The Census of Bethlehem” by Pieter Bruegel, an artist of the Northern Renaissance whose...

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Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:13 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - November 2018 - Fan Ho's "Approaching Shadow"

Last post by minniev « Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:45 pm
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by minniev » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:38 am

Introduction

Born in Shanghai in 1931, photographer Fan Ho won nearly 300 awards from international exhibitions and competitions worldwide between...

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:45 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion- April 2018 - Gordon Parks' "Drinking Fountains"

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by Charles Haacker » Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:51 pm
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I know this picture well. Too well. It makes me sad, and mad. Emotional? OH yes! Its continuing power, I think, is due to the fact that even after 60...
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Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:10 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - October 2018- Stephen Shore's "Presidio, TX"

Last post by vinnylepes « Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:39 pm

by vinnylepes » Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:39 pm

Here are a couple videos I think you would all enjoy as you dig into Steven Shore's work.

This video tells the story surrounding one of his images...

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Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:39 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - August 2018 - Edward Steichen's "Moonlight"

Last post by minniev « Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:10 pm
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by minniev » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:26 pm

Introduction
This month we'll be discussing the confluence of photography and painting. Study this image by one of the most influential...

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Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:10 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - July 2018 - From Picasso to Pulitzer, Art and Violence

Last post by minniev « Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:28 am

by minniev » Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:28 am

I'm not very deep so all I can say is for me they both depict a chaotic scene....one rendered after the experience and one rendered during.....and...

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Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:28 am

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