You'll get no argument from me, Paul. Just to put the pic in perspective, I was walking with a friend, and for the most part I photograph alone. That allows me the luxury to get a little closer and more personal with my subjects, and regardless of whether or not one likes that type of photography, it's easy to see the difference in the results comparing this shot to some others that have appeared here. In addition. I just grabbed this while walking by, one quick snap and that was all, hardly breaking stride, so there wasn't much thought to composition. Anyway, that's how the pic came to be ... more an afterthought, or at least made with little thought - kind of a reaction to the irony more than anything else.
Thanks for looking and for your candor. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > I was wrong about the tonality. I had forgotten that I looked at this > pic at work on my crappy monitor. I just reviewed it again on my > calibrated monitor, and t's pretty close to spot on. But I still don't > think it's one of your best in terms of composition or even subject > matter. However, I'm relieved to see that your technique is not out of > whack. <vbg>.
