I wondered about the flash, but then I thought, "No... frank wouldn't use a flash in a pub... how uncouth." :) So I charitably assumed that there must have been a bright light on a low ceiling just behind you, but now that you've admitted to using flash in a bar I guess the gig's up. <g>
But it's still a disturbing photo. I can't decide if they're going to embrace or fight. chris On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Chris, > > Where to start? > > First of all, it wasn't available light, it was with a flash. That's why > shirt of the person on the left is so bright - it was the closest thing to > the camera (I was using a non-ttl flash on auto). > > Second of all, I wish the hand weren't behind the beer cup either. > > Third, there is lots of context here, but I'm going to tease you, and not > say anything for now, and just let the photo speak for itself. > > As far as the angle, well, I was actually "shooting from the hip", as I said > in the first post. The camera was down around my belt buckle, the zoom was > at 24mm, and I was just pointing in the general direction and shooting. > > Glad you found it interesting. Thanks for your thoughts. > > More, later. > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: PAW #6: Tough Boy > >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:06:59 -0600 (Central Standard Time) > > > > > >Great expression on the boy's face, and I like the angle. The way the > >table emerges from the bottom of the frame really works for me. I don't > >like the way the other guy's right hand is hidden. I'm not sure what > >exactly is going on here, but the concealed hand is a bit disconcerting. > > > >That large expanse of white on the left is a bit distracting, and it would > >be nice if the boy's jacket didn't disappear into the background. That > >being said, you did an excellent job with the available light, and that > >weird metal thing on the wall is pretty cool, too. I just wish I could > >figure out what the context was. :) > > > >chris > > > > > >On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, frank theriault wrote: > > > > > Shooting from the hip. Uncropped > > > > > > I couldn't get the scan to come anywhere close to the print, for some > > > reason. > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2215439 > > > > > > As always, comments are encouraged and appreciated. > > > > > > cheers, > > > frank > > > > > > > > > > > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > >pessimist > > > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > >http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee� Security : 2 months > FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines >
