I know this is something we've talked about off-list recently, but I really like the way the background "comes together" - the buildings on the left, the overhang on the right, the lamposts at the back of the square, the pedestrians off in the distance - it all works in a very pleasing way. Doesn't detract from or distract one away from the subjects, but enhances them, almost pushes the viewer back to the middle, if you know what I mean.
That wall in the foreground, the one she's sitting on is wonderful; once again, drawing the viewer right to the subject. Great angle.
I can see how you must work on all of this (where I don't - but this isn't about me). I'm sure this all didn't "just happen".
I just went and looked again, and noticed the plant on the right. This is all such wonderful composition!
As for the subjects, well, I have to admit, to me, they aren't quite as strong as the rest of the photo. I don't know why, but the fact that they seem to be looking off to something else, with one of them pointing in the direction that they're looking, for some reason I'm not thrilled with that. It doesn't make it a bad photo; far from it, but I wish they were looking at each other, or maybe at the camera. I keep wondering what they're looking at. Or is that the point?
Still, a very strong photograph, but I seem to be longing for an emotional connection between the two of them that I'm not feeling. Maybe it'll come. I do like it a lot, though.
I must now leave the house with my camera, and take piccies on the way down to the lab to get a PAW that I hope to post tonight...
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PAW - Best Friends Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:59:21 -0700
This is one shot of a series of six or eight. I'll put up a few more once my computer gets fixed.
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/paw/best_friends.html
as usual, comments and crits welcome ...
shel
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