Did you try a long lens which would allow for compression of the foreground while bringing the face closer?
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jon Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I had an image last winter that I "worried" to death. There was a > sculptor who had his work displayed in the main market in Krakow. One > of his sculptures was a large face, staring into the main tourist > trap.... er, attraction on the center, called the "Cloth Hall." I > thought it was rather haunting, yet comical at the same time. I burned > about three rolls of film across several weeks, trying to make > something of this photo. The best I could come up with was this: > <http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/53435> > > Somehow, it just lacks the impact I felt while standing there. I tried > so hard to get the contrast between this large face, and the people > inside.... Finally, just the other day, my wife saw the photo, and > said... "The face is too small. You need to crop it." > > <http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/53462> > > Definitely an improvement, but still I feel I missed an excellent > opportunity. I don't know what I may have done wrong, or maybe, this > just wasn't meant to be. When you mentioned "worrying" an image to > death, Ann, I couldn't help but think of this...
