It was a long time ago, and I can't recall what was on her left. However, I don't find the people in the background at all distracting. I think they add something to the scene.
IAC, I'm so pleased you can recognize what her gesture and expression convey. That's often lost on those unfamiliar with the customs of the place, and over the years a few people have wondered why I'd make a photo with her hands over her face. shel Gonz wrote: > > Beautiful. I wonder what was to the left and whether framing her on the > right to get rid of the distracting people in the background, leaving > only the arches above her, would have looked. Her is expression is > fantastic. You cannot see her direct smile, because she is covering > it, (I am familiar with this gesture of shyness in Mexican people when > their pic is taken), but you can see the smile in her eyes. > >http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/mexican-girl.html > > > >shel > > > > > > > >
