On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:50:41 -0700, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/close.html > > Invoking the "rule of thirds" <LOL>
I have to admit, there's something vaguely threatening about this one, Shel. I think that the line on the wall gives this one the feel of a police ID line-up. And the expressions on the guys, especially the one on the left, are quite ambiguous, almost threatening. Not overtly threatening, but it's as if there's something bubbling under the surface. - "You talking to me? I don't see anyone else here, so you must be talking to me!" <vbg> All that being said, I like this one a lot, precisely because it makes me think. It's not the usual "pretty portrait", full of smiles. It may be as well that when I saw the title before opening it, I was expecting something different, maybe two people hugging and smiling, and I got something quite different. I just love the tonality of the greys. And, of course, the composition (rule of thirds <g>) is most interesting. So tell me, do you know these guys, or did you just bump into them on the street and ask if you could take their photo? A very very strong, emotional photo, IMHO. Thanks. cheers, frank -- "It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt
