On 5/2/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This week's photo is now available for viewing and comment:
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> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18.htm
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> All comment and critique appreciated.
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I wonder if I'm in a pissy mood tonight or something ('cause I just
trashed one of Dave Mann's photos, and I always like his stuff).
This is another one that really doesn't do much for me. Two things bother me:
First, I find it distracting the way the two subjects are placed. The
smaller child directly in front of the lady rather obscures her, plus
I find that the larger adult behind the child makes it difficult for
me to pick out the child's form. I'm not explaining myself well, I
know, but there's something about that arrangement that I don't like.
Second, the lady's face is a bit OOF, but not enough so for me. It
should either be in focus, or more OOF, but the way it is seems to be
wrong (well, "wrong" is not a good word, but rather there's something
"not right" about it).
I like the greytones, and I like the perspective of the bench and
table edges, but those aren't enough to save it for me.
Maybe I shouldn't look at any more PAWs tonight! <vbg>
Again, sorry, but I gotta be honest, and I fear that it might "just be me".
cheers,
frank
--
"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
