Hi Frank ... If you look closely, Sister Margaret is framed within the frame, in a nice trapezoidal shape. Create a line through "siete" from the top to the bottom of the frame, do likewise with the diagonal streak on the window, and, of course, connect them top and bottom along the frame line, and Sister Margaret becomes framed by the circumstances of the moment.
You may also notice that the angle created by the newspaper and the angle of her stance, are also similar, so there's a theme of diagonals running through the pic. frank theriault wrote: > What struck me at first blush was the geometry. The patterns formed by the > window, the sidewalk/wall joint, the words on the wall, her shadow. It all > seems very "angular" to me, jutting all over the place. It all fits in > nicely with your initial comment about it being taken during a time of > political unrest. > > And, of course, the other thing one notices immediately is the way the words > so perfectly frame the Good Sister. Beautiful! > > First viewing, I didn't know she was an activist, so I saw a juxtaposition > between her and the graffiti. Knowing what I now know changes that view, > but in a positive way. > > I hadn't noticed that it was the sports pages she was reading. Nice touch!! > > I think this is as strong a photo as I've seen in PAW for a long time! > Tremendous chronicle of those times, but oddly evocative of our times as > well.
