On 2/22/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for your comments, Boris. You may have been late commenting, > but I was even later getting back to you (I'm just now catching up > after having fallen behind over the past week or so). > > As far as the distractions on the left, well, first of all, I don't > crop unless absolutely necessary, and in this case, I didn't think it > was necessary. You wouldn't necessarily know it, but this was taken > mid-December, and people were on their way home from Christmas > shopping, carrying bundles and bags of gifts. The subway was crowded > and bustling. So, the bag with the tube of gift wrap on the lower > left, along with the blurry coat on the upper left are part of what I > was trying to capture in the scene - the hustle and bustle of holiday > shoppers heading home, and, of course, this poor young mom, trying to > deal with her brood. <g> > > I don't know that those elements necessarily make it a better photo, > but they make it a more complete and accurate photo, for me. >
Oh, BTW, Boris, I wan't trying to criticize your comment, nor was I trying to say that you're wrong to think what you may think, I was just giving my side of the story, and explaining why I did things the way I did. I may very well be wrong (probably am <g>). cheers again, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
