On the plus side the folks looking at you add a lighthearted and spontaneous air to the photo. And there is a little bit of a visual pun in the woman at the far left looking at you and how that mirrors the woman in sunglasses looking back at her apparent partner.
The eye contact with the camera also makes it easy for me to put myself in the picture. It makes me feel like I'm there, holding the camera.
But that's where the mixed thoughts come into play. As I looked at the photo I quickly seized on the couple and the many visual cues that results in the photo being ordered around and by them. But then I'm pulled away by the people looking at the camera, I start to imagine what it sounded and felt like to be there taking the shot.... Very quickly, the story in the photo is replaced by the story of the photo being taken, and my attention is no longer on the couple...
Like I said - mixed thoughts. I don't think it's a case of 'that would of been a great shot except for ....' because it still is a great shot. For me the shot works on a couple of levels, and I'm not sure if that is as strong as if it worked on just one level.
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: PAW PESO - Another Cable Car Pic
Hi Mark ...
What are those thoughts?
Shel
[Original Message] From: Mark Cassino
... I have mixed thoughts about the folks who saw you, but obviously they were cool with your photo taking.
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