Hi Frank ... Thanks for the comments.
I sometimes feel that we see more, and our mind interprets more, than we know when we first glance at a scene. Here was an incredibly fast snap, it all happened so fast, yet it seems to have come together pretty well. The T shirt advertising Ralph Lauren / Polo, the casual, but studied, way the phone user is carrying his sun glasses, his expensive-looking watch band, seem, in some way, to counterpoint the rougher surroundings and the less "studied" look of the guy across the street. Note the "One Way" street sign above the phone guy's phone arm, as if to indicate that this is the way, the intense look in phone guy's eyes, as though I'm intruding into his private space (which, of course, I was). What does it all mean ... I'm not sure. Perhaps a commentary on the self-important? My dislike for public cell phone use? Maybe nothing at all other than what might be a neat composition. Hell, this is one of those pics that just exist, and capture a fleeting micro second of time and light and thought. Sharpness comment = <LOL> shel Frank said: > > Wow, it's got a real "PJ" feel to it. I mean I know there's no story > > there, but it looks like there ~should~ be. It's as if you said, "there > > was a horrible construction accident across the street, and this guy was > > fleeing, seeking help, calling 911 for assistance..." > > > > Yup, it's a pic that needs a story! <vbg> > > > > All joking aside, I think it's a wonderful capture. Just kind of a > > slice of life - a guy walking along talking on his cell. Who knows who > > he's talking to, where he's off to? It all means nothing to us, and in > > fact it may mean nothing to him. But it could also be life and death to > > him. Whatever, it's his life, and we'll never know. But for that 125th > > of a second or so, we were able to join him. > > > > I know it's just a grab, but I like the building in the background. I > > also like that the whole thing is slightly tilted - adds to the > > spontanaety (sp?). > > > > I think the guy is a bit too sharp though. Work on your camera movement > > as you snap <LOL>. > > > > cheers, > > frank
