On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 06:47:56 +0200, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Yesterday we had rather summer weather - +26C at midday. So here is a > shot for you: > > http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/54189
I must be honest, Boris, the photo doesn't really move me. To me, it is like a family vacation snapshot or something. The expression on the boy's face is saying something, but I'm not sure what. From that angle, it's hard to see his hand which appears to be calling for the train to stop. The train is partially obscured by weeds. There are some blue and green blocks in the background that I'm not sure what they are and I find them distracting. The timing WRT the train coming into the frame was good, though. And, the framing in terms of the boy and the train is good, too. In fact, the framing is very good. But, not enough to save the photo for me, I'm afraid. I always feel better saying less than nice things about a photo when I see that several others like it, because then I think that the photo may be a good one, and it's just me that doesn't like it. But, as always, I think it's better to say what I think about something than to say nothing. Hope you don't mind, Boris. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
