Hi Frank ... These were two really gentle and accommodating fellows. I was walking along, grabbing shots in almost (for me) a Winogrand fashion, saw these two leaning against the wall, and could see something interesting. In an instant we made contact, they saw the camera, acknowledged that it was OK to make the photo, and the guy on the (viewer's) right stiffened into the pose you see while the other guy just "hung loose."
The seam on the wall does lend a certain feel to the photo, that's for sure. Police lineup .... <LOL> The idea crossed my mind, but in a somewhat different context and for a different reason. So glad you enjoyed the pic. Shel Belinkoff "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 9/7/2004 10:12:54 AM > Subject: Re: PAW - Close Friends > > 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
