Thanks Paul. I did the scanning and rendering several years ago, I know I can improve on the rendering now. It looks a little harsher than it ought to. :-)
As to the taking of it ... I was wandering in the streets of Pride with the Hassy on a tripod and these kids were being kids ... curious and badgering me with questions as I walked past. I enjoyed bantering with them: they seemed like kids used to be when I was that age, like human beings without that fearful, suspicious, haunted look that I've come to accept as the sad norm here at home. So I was set up to photograph an interesting gate next to the wall they were sitting on when they started to ask me to take their picture. Right about then, one of their parents stepped to the edge of the knoll above and called down to ask what was doing... "Just taking some photographs of the neighborhood. Is it a bother?" "No no, I suppose not. Are the brats annoying you?" "Not at all. They asked me to take their picture. Is that all right?" pause. "Whatcha going to do with the pictures?" "I don't know. Probably put them in my portfolio or on my web page if they come out the way I want. If you want, I'll send prints for your approval first." pause. "Oh, that's all right. Can't imagine that these kids are worth taking a picture of. Just don't let them bother you too much." That was it, she turned around, walked off, and never looked back. The kids hammed it up for a few frames, lost interest, and went on about their own affairs. Godfrey On Jun 29, 2006, at 12:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nice shot. Great tonal range and composition. This one is at least > safe to display, since there's no nudity other than a boy without a > shirt. Although one could easily get in trouble while taking it. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sadly, Paul is probably right. And it's not just in the US where this >> over-protective and prudish cultural aesthetic is becoming the norm. >> Same for this one: >> >> "In Pride, Isle of Man" >> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW2/37c.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
