I'm not sure what you mean by the shape requiring an open shot. My comment about being closer relates to being at a distance where the background would blur a little more. I'd not consider making the framing tighter. I was at a distance where the pic had to be cropped a bit. Had I been even 10 feet closer I'd not have had to crop as much and the background would have been softer.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jack Davis > Shel, > The bike stand's repeating shape, I believe, requires > the open shot. Don't understand why except it may > represent the frequency of life's passing stages. > The doll will soon be collected and occupy an even > closer relationship to the girl for having shared > another experience. > Thanks for putting it up. > > Jack > --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Peter ... I'm getting to understand color a > > little better, but this was > > just a snap with no real thought about color. The > > composition and the doll > > were of greater interest. If the color works, so > > much the better. > > Personally, I think it's too busy with all the > > flowers and detail in the > > background. I'd have preferred getting closer and > > had the background a bit > > more OOF, but sometimes y'gotta snap 'em when y'see > > 'em, because, > > especially with kids, the shot's going to be there > > very long. Thanks for > > commenting.
