I looked at the pic again, and I was obviously panning up, not down. Whatever...
Someone just gave me two 6's on photo.net - I guess he "gets it" <g> -frank frank theriault wrote: > Hey, Pat, > > Thanks for all your comments. I can't disagree with any of them. I think I was > panning at an angle, because she was so short, and I only noticed her at the > last minute as she walked by, so the camera was travelling right to left to > follow her, but down a bit, to get her framed. But, you're right about the fact > that horizontal "blur lines" would have been better (or at least different). It > was the down movement of the camera that probably put her less sharp than she > could have been. > > I have to admit, when I took the shot, I'd hoped for her to be sharper, but once > I saw it, the fact that she was blurred appealed to me somewhat. But, that's > taste. Makes her more dream-like, almost an apparition (she ~was~ very pretty > in real life - that's why I snapped <g>). > > All I was looking for here was some reassurance, and you more than gave me that > when you said "overall I like the shot". And, your criticisms are all more than > well-accepted. And, I know you like pretty Asian girls (I've seen some of your > model shots) <vbg>. > > thanks, > frank > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
