No offense taken, Frank. I wouldn't eliminate all the background. Just enough to recrop after straightening out the verticals and perhaps a wee bit more to better balance the frame. I guess one could say there is some advantage in suggesting that the photo was taken quickly without having had time to determine a horizon. But I still feel it would communicate better if the viewer wasn't left to ponder the crooked horizon. However, I realize that an unplanned and informal look is frequenlty seen as a plus. I often find it an affectation. Here, I suspect it was an accident. Happy New Year, Paul
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:54:29 +1100, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Have a great new year, everyone, > > > > Here's my last PESO for the year. My best friend Jenny chatting with > > Aden Young at the Tilbury Hotel earlier this week. Aden was last seen > > onstage in Hedda Gabbler at the Sydney Theatre Company. If you are in > > New York in a 2006, don't miss it. > > > > TMAX 3200, 77mm Ltd, MZ-5. > > > > http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc/peso.htm > > > > stay safe, > > Derby > > > > > > I love it! > > You've captured an intimate little moment between them. Nothing big, > mind you, just a small moment of confidence, an understanding, a > meeting of the minds. > > I like the OOF bodies in the background - puts them in a context, > plus, makes it seem that everyone's ignoring them, or at least not > paying attention to them. It's like they're in their own little > world. > > As regards the tilt, I like it. Adds to the spontanaety of the scene > - it's like we're eavesdropping, like we shouldn't really be there or > something. > > Terrific shot, IMHO! > > cheers, > frank > > ps: I directly addressed two points raised by Paul in his comment > (something I rarely do - I usually comment without reading other > comments first). I hope you don't mind this Paul. My intention isn't > to criticize your lucid and well-considered comments, which are > entirely valid. I merely point out that my views are different from > yours, not that either of us is right or wrong. I hope you take no > offense. -frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
