Hi, Marnie, Thanks for taking the time to critique my photo. I have to admit, I wasn't feeling very inspired - maybe the word is adventurous - when I submitted that one. After I submitted it, I had misgivings, but decided to let it stay. I was planning on submitting a sort of "companion" shot for October, but then, after I'd already submitted September's, I changed my mind on October. Whatever...
I don't think it's a bad shot as a PJ chronicle of the event, but it's not really inspired, is it? I hate cropping. Despite that, I did so already with this shot. Cropped about 1/4 of the left side out, because it was basically all street with no people, and the demo looks much bigger than it really was with that cropped out (ethical problem with that? maybe! <g>). So, I would be loath to crop out the back of the fellow on the right. And, I kind of thought that him having a bullhorn added something to the shot. But, I think you're right, I'd crop at least part of him out, sort of like this: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1774996&size=lg Geez, you know, Marnie, I like that much much better! You're right, it brings John (the guy with the scowl - I was actually a participant, and brought my Spottie along <g>) away from the centre, which looks better, and it brings the largest placard into the centre - I like it there, draws one into the photograph. Thanks for the comments and the suggestions. If you want to take the time to comment on the crop (and you still may be lukewarm, that's fine) I'd be intrigued to hear your comments. All in all, a very even-handed and fair critique, Marnie. thanks, frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <snip> > > The Demonstration by Frank Theriault > > This one doesn't do as much for me as some of your other stuff that I have > seen, frank. I do like the sort of angry-looking (hmmm, committed-looking) guy > in the cap. He looks in-your-face confrontational. The couple next to him are > good too. But I am bothered by two things: the guy in the cap is dead center (I > may always now be affected by my photography teacher who didn't like that), > and I find the back of the guy on the right pretty distracting. If I was doing > it (qualification, if I was doing it and I was a much better photographer than > I am -- I haven't done successful people shots yet or street photography at > all), I'd crop it tighter. Or I would have moved the shot more to the left. (I > know, you probably couldn't move it to the left, garbage cans or something and > I know you got to take a shot when it is there, you couldn't move the guy's > back.) And, while, this seems to tell a story, I need a bit more of the story. > Or somehow the back is sort of subtracting from the story -- it certainly > isn't adding to it. This one isn't quite *it*, IMHO, frank. > <snip> -- "Hell is others" -Jean Paul Sartre
