--- Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not to me! > I thought the dancer, subject of the photo, mildly > interesting, but I spent > most of my viewing time observing the crowd and > their body language! > I've seen a ton of break dancers, and while I admire > their skill, I don't > find it worth my time. > However, look at that fat man in the background! > Each shot shows his > increasing pleasure in what he's watching. He's > getting more kick out of the > show than almost anyone else in the crowd! > Contrariwise, look at some of the other late > teenagers on the sidelines. > Connected to the dancers or not, they're the very > picture of boredom! Or > jealousy, or distain, or whatever else, but those > faces are a study in > feigned indifference, all by themselves! > Carefully look at the rest of the crowd. A spate of > expressions, for all to > study! <g> > <snip> > > True, but it depends on your point of view, doesn't > it. > I found the spectators far more interesting than the > performers! <g> > I'd want them portrayed sharply, so I can enjoy "the > rest of the show." > > I'm a people watcher. > In a crowd in a stadium, I watch the watchers as > much as the activity on the > field! > > To each his own... >
Good points, Keith. That's something that I should do more often: shoot the some of the crowd at events. Invariably, I like what I get, but for some reason, I don't do it often enough. That being said, I think getting a bit more separation between dancer(s) and crowd might be desirable, either by different points of view or by widening the aperture a bit (but focusing on crowd rather than dancer). And, of course, I'm talking about doing the crowd stuff ~and~ the dancer stuff, not an either/or situation. Reminding us to not forget about crowd shots is a good thing. thanks, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
