Alan Theise
AUGUST 2010
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Roadside Produce Stand

IMAGE CAPTION - Roadside Produce Stands are a fact of life here in Georgia. Blue Berries, Apples in North Georgia, Boiled Peanuts in the Fall, Vegetables in Season and Peaches. I captured this image after I asked permission. The vendor stood at his stand ready for a customer.  

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Technical Data: Olympus SP 570UZ 1/250s f/5.6 Focal Length: 4.6mm
ISO 64 12:15 P.M. on August 10, 2010
Location: I-75 Exit 171 North of Macon, Georgia
Bright Sun under a shaded Produce Stand. Handheld Camera 

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Brian Magor

 I think this is an opportunity missed. The salesman is too static - I would want to see more interaction - at least looking up or holding out some fruit. It appears to be somewhat at an angle using rotate on crop I would straighten up the salesman & crop up to the front of the table thus eliminating most of the car & the flag pole. I would darken down the white centre of the fan and using shadow/highlight brighten the man a little. Score 6.

John Larson

 This image has lots of nice color and interesting objects. It needs to have something going on either a customer or the vendor displaying his wares to make into a story. Score 6

Linda Speh

 I think I love these type produce stands. Your guy gave permission but he could have helped tell the PJ story just by reaching to arrange the produce. Just a little action could improve it. I would have tried to reposition myself with intent to make a better composition. I may have used the flash also in the shade of the tent. Those peaches look really good. I hope you bought some. 6
Alex Lane Very colorful and tells a story but - the inaction of the attendant -even to the point of looking down shows little interest on his part and takes away from the shot. ALEX (9)
Subhash Sapru The image looks static. I would have waited for a customer. Otherwise the colours are very attractive-6

 

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Alan F. E. Thiese - Biography
I was born in February 1940 and enjoyed being the oldest of six children on an 80 acre Iowa Farm until I avoided the Military Draft in 1961 when I joined the U. S. Navy. I served on an Aircraft Carrier, several Shore Duty Stations and two Guided Missile Destroyers as well as one Destroyer. I retired from the U. S. Navy on December 31, 1981 and worked as the office manager at a Nursing Home in Macon, Georgia for about two years. I was then hired to work as a production worker at Brown and Williamson Tobacco Factory. I retired from that opportunity on September 1, 1999. I have enjoyed my retirement ever since. At the time of my retirement I joined the Middle Georgia Camera Club. I enjoy my hobby of Gardening and I also capture flower shots. I started with a Digital Olympus Z-490 Point and Shoot. A week ago I upgraded my equipment and obtained an Olympus SP 570-UZ. I am now on a steep learning curve to learn all the options I have with this new Camera. I currently use Picasa to edit images and am also on a learning curve learning Elements Editing Software. I live in Macon, Georgia and enjoy the four seasons here. In addition to gardening and photography I fill my time with a part time job at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia each Fall. I now serve as the Chairman of the Photography Contest at the Fair. I am also a Standardized Patient at the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. I am one of many who act out various situations so that the Medical School Students can learn. I am also a Volunteer reader to Elementary School Children. I enjoy this opportunity to interact with Young People and read them interesting books. Since I joined the Photographic Society of America about five years ago I have become involved in three Study Groups. • PSA Slide Study Group 1 • PSA Photojournalism Division Digital Study Group 1 • PSA Color Projected Image Division (CPID) Study Group 21 These Groups allow me to learn from peers who have much more experience in the art of Photography. Recently my Bride of 36 years this October conducted a photo shoot of me.