On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:20:20 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Shel, > I think the problem is the white counter in sheer volume holds your eye so > you don't drift naturally from left to right - and it keeps pulling you away > from the > couple. The center holds your attention (the end of the coutner, the forms > there). > The white counter is an arrow that stops mid frame, so when you are looking at > it > you have to make an effort to look way over on the right. > > ann Thank you, Ann, for doing a better job of explaining the way I see the photo than I did! <vbg>. That's pretty much it, Shel. My eye keeps going to the left, away from the couple. It's not that they're in a dark corner, just that everything else is so bright, it feels dark in comparision. As to whether the couple is incidental, well, I almost get the feeling that they are. For me as viewer, the shop is the main character, with it's bright counter and ceiling, bold lines and angles, and the couple seem an afterthought (not to say that they are, but that's the way I as viewer feel, looking at the photo) As I said before, I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just the way I perceive things is all. Interesting, though, that you say "...it's nothing more than a Quicksnap...", as if since you didn't plan the photo exquisitely, or didn't shoot of 1/2 a roll or more during the session, it isn't worth much. Sometimes, Shel, (and I say this with great affection) you've gotta loosen up, and realize that just shooting from the hip has it's value from time to time. You may think of it as a mere snapshot, but it's obvious that this is a Photograph, taken by someone who knows what they're doing. You may not think that you accomplished much with this photo, other than to test a lens and work on exposure techniques, but it's obvious to me that's far from the truth. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
