Actually what you see back there is the Fourchon river. This is a significant waterway for commercial vessels, especially fishing vessels to get to the Gulf of Mexico. I've been thinking about spending some time one day hanging out there and trying to get the same shot, except with a big shrimper in the background dwarfing the shrine. The photograph was taken from just off the road. It's very likely that the people for whom the shrine was built had some connection to the commerce on that river.
That aside, I really appreciate your opinion on this composition being better. If I make it back, I'll try some more like it. Thanks for taking time to comment. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: My second PAW Kevin, I've looked at the first one, but now having seen this one, won't comment on #1. I'd only be echoing other's comments. I do like this one a lot more. Seeing the road behind it puts it into context as being a "roadside chapel" in the truest sense of the words. Also, the trees help us to see how small it is; we didn't get that sense in the first one. I like the shrine off-centre a bit, too. I think this photo tells us much more about this building than the first, and for that it's a much better record, and a much better photograph. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer >From: "Kevin Thornsberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: My second PAW >Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:27:59 -0600 > >Thanks. I think it's a really interesting little building. It is >pretty >much >in the middle of nowhere. Just place to pull off the road. Unfortunately, >the >picture is not so interesting. The crop is tight because 1) I lost a >little >when I straightened the picture and 2) the surroundings seemed to make the >picture even less interesting. Here's another perspective I tried. The >only >edit I've done is to level it. (Again, I don't want the salt-water to run >out >and ruin all your monitors.) > >http://thornsberry.smugmug.com/gallery/88862/1/3103760/Small > >So between the two pictures maybe someone can give some suggestions on >how >to >approach this subject, including, I guess, pass it by. > >OT: Every time I drive by this little shrine, I wonder, "What's in >there?" > So, >I did step inside the door. There were no lights and the sun was getting >low on >the horizon. Fortunately, I had the little pop-up flash on my *ist-D. If >you >are curious, here it is:(this is not a PAW, just documentation of the >inside--no >need to critique) > >http://thornsberry.smugmug.com/gallery/88862/1/3103776/Small > >It just sits there, unguarded and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff >Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:22 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: My second PAW > > > >Hi Kevin ... > >This one doesn't do much for me. The shrine is too close to (and even >clipped >by) the edge of the frame. A little more space would help the photo quite >a >bit. Looks a little flat on my monitor, too. > >shel > >Kevin Thornsberry wrote: > > > > Please forgive my posting two PAWs at one time. I did take the > > first PAW about a week before the second. > > > > As with the first, I am hoping for lots of suggestions. > > > > http://thornsberry.smugmug.com/gallery/64097/1/3095033/Medium > > > > Before posting the picture, I rotated it slightly and applied a > > light skew to get the tipping out of the chapel. In retrospect, > > maybe it has a little lean to it which I should not have altered. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 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
