I disagree with those who say the fisheye makes the picture stronger. Fisheye is fun. This is not fun. Fisheye is surreal, this is real.
This sayd: It _is_ a strong picture. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30. januar 2006 22:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PAW - Memorial for Janie > > On 1/30/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very moving Frank. Very effective use of the fisheye, it heightens the > > emotional impact of the scene. > > Thanks, Gonz, Dave. > > Gonz, I don't know if the fisheye affects the emotional impact, but > what I do like is that it allowed me to get the flowers and > expressions of sympathy, along with the signage ~and~ a passerby all > in the same frame. > > I've got another one of the many that I shot that turned out okay that > I've already printed up - I may post later, just for comparison. I > don't know that it's better or worse than this one, but it's > different, anyway. > > Thanks again for everyone's comments on this one... > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
