Cotty wrote: > I was in Oxford (UK) recently waiting outside a shop, when this girl > came up and asked me for a pound for a cup of tea. I dug into my pocket > and found some change. I said she could have the money if I could take > her picture. She thought for a moment and said, "Okay. But I won't > smile." I told her that would not be a problem. I snapped one shot, gave > her the quid, and she was gone. The whole encounter took place in less > than thirty seconds. > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic33.html> > > Epson R-D1 + Voigtlander 28mm Ultron 1.9 > ISO 800, 1/40th sec about f5.6 > > I think I could have done better, maybe not. >
YAAAAAWN. :-) I find nothing endearing in this shot. Girl stands and pouts, Cotty snaps a pic. No composition, no connection with the subject. Sorry, Cot. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
