Hi Frank ... I'm sure you'll have a chance to use the words "ho hum" soon
enough <LOL>
Thanks for taking the time to look again. Your comment brings up a very
interesting point that was made by a well respected photographer (whose
name has now flown out the window) on a discussion show I was listening to
a couple of weeks ago. He was describing a photograph as being very
dynamic, fluid, if you will. While the image is static on the paper, just
like written words are static on a page, the photograph allows one to enter
at any point, to start looking wherever they please, and wander throughout
the image's landscape at will, randomly, the eyes moving up or down, left
and right, in a circular motion ... the viewer chooses where to start
viewing, what path they will follow on the journey through the photograph,
when and where to exit.
]That said, I'm really glad you took the time for a second visit, that you
were able to see what I saw, that we shared something even though it was
years and a thousand miles apart. That's one of the great aspects of
photography.
Shel Belinkoff
> [Original Message]
> From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 5/18/2004 6:45:29 PM
> Subject: RE: PAW - Snack Time
>
> I gotta be honest, Shel,
>
> When I first looked, I wrote a rather dismissive comment. I didn't use
the
> words "ho hum" (which I'm waiting for the perfect moment to throw back at
> you <LOL>), but I thought the words.
>
> Then I noticed the young lady on the right, clutching her money, looking
at
> the snacks with great anticipation, like an addict must look awaiting
that
> first hit of the day.
>
> Then, I saw the lovely composition with those vertical dividers,
especially
> the divider that separates the couple ("the initiated", who are now in
the
> inner sanctum, choosing their candy) from the young lady.
>
> I then cancelled my first reply, and read the other comments to date.
>
> This is a photo that one (or at least I) had to work at to "get into",
but
> it was worth it.
>
> A genuine slice of life, with drama, comedy, romance. And, great
> composition and exposure to boot!! Definitely caught a moment there,
Shel.
> I'm glad I took a few moments to look a second time!
>
> 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: PAW - Snack Time
> >Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 22:56:41 -0700
> >
> >What do you do while waiting for your plane? Some people grab a snack.
> >
> >Wandering around an airport while taking pictures may be a little more
> >difficult these days.
> >
> >http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/snack_time.html
> >
> >
> >Shel Belinkoff
> >
> >
>
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