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I'll start with a photogrpaher stumbled upon in flickr earlier... absolutely breathtaking, her use of colour is simply stunning.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37043062@N00/











Continuing on amazing use of colour with William Eggleston, probably my fav photographers. There's simply not a fault that can be picked in hhis compositions

http://www.egglestontrust.com/







And just cos it's late and i've had a few whiskys, Chas ray krider


http://www.motelfetish.com





Great colour and composition once again!!! Probably not the best photos to post for any of these guys, but their work is worht a look

http://www.craigmcmaster.com/

Cracking idea for a thread.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=34300

My Flickr faves (so far)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollowhorn/favorites/

Don't know if anyone's came across this site before. The colour photos from World War 1 are stunning. Some are just coloured postcards but others are amazing.

Please be aware if you go into other sections of that site there are some pretty horrific photos. They show the photos that were never shown at the time.

Reims 1917


No Man's Land 1917


French Soldier 1917


Belgium 1917


French Soldier showing mustard gas burns


French Navy Gunners


Northern France 1917


Murmansk Railway Russia 1915


From another part of the site, here's a couple of soldiers being humiliated for straggling and deserting.


Check out Frank Hurley's amazing pictures too, but as I say, if you're squeamish, stay clear of the forbidden war pictures.

http://www.greatwar.nl/

lost america on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostamerica/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/garythegit/

Thank's for the WW1 site link, Schiehallion. Very interesting stuff.

This portrait by Bill Brandt was very important in my life. Titled FRANCIS BACON ON PRIMROSE HILL, I saw it some time in my early teens. I think it must have been in the NME. At the time I had never been to London or even particularly had much idea of who Bacon was (or even what his paintings looked like).



However, the winter bleakness of the landscape and sense of sheer tension in both the framing and the expression of the subject's face had a powerful effect on me. It made me realise that photography could do and say things with as much gravity and complexity as painting (ironic as it's subject was a painter who used photography a lot as his inspiration. Not that I knew this at that time). Basicaly it made me want to pick up a camera and attempt to make pictures like this.

Eventually I realised that there was no point in trying to imitate another man's style, and I'd have to find of of my own, but this photograph above all started me on the road to image making, for better or worse...

The first three photos posted are fucking awful, Sharon. The third is an especially bad example of HDR.

The motelfetish ones are great, however, as are the Craig McMaster ones which we've probably all seen already, though.

conn75 wrote:The first three photos posted are fucking awful, Sharon. The third is an especially bad example of HDR.

Beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, conn
One man`s meat and all that !!! I personally don`t give a shit what you think about other peoples work... but hey, your entitled to your opinion.

conn75 wrote:The first three photos posted are fucking awful, Sharon. The third is an especially bad example of HDR.

Who gives a flying fuck. If you like a photo post it.

Yes, by all means post it. And by all means post an opinion if you have one.

I'm glad there are so many people here to remind me that I'm allowed to post mine...

brickwall wrote:

conn75 wrote:The first three photos posted are fucking awful, Sharon. The third is an especially bad example of HDR.

Who gives a flying fuck. If you like a photo post it.

Well said BW and even if you don`t like it, post it anyway, coz someone will see another slant to it.

scaryman2u wrote:

brickwall wrote:

conn75 wrote:The first three photos posted are fucking awful, Sharon. The third is an especially bad example of HDR.

Who gives a flying fuck. If you like a photo post it.

Well said BW and even if you don`t like it, post it anyway, coz someone will see another slant to it.

Post things you dont like! :). You took that too far.