Re: worrying that image to death... (was: Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

[John Coyle]

I like the concept Jon - I think I would tackle this by using a much longer 
lens and trying to use the compression effect you get with long lenses by 
stacking up the people in the hall in front of the face:hope you can fathom 
that out!    I think then you might get the sort of effect that was seen in 
the film "Zardov", where the giant face dominated the humans in frame, and 
which is what I think you were trying to get?

HTH
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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From: "Jon Glass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:53 AM
Subject: worrying that image to death... (was: Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above 
the Gun Shop


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...

Any advice? comments? Complaints? ;-) TIA
(And thanks, Ann, for reminding me of this. I meant to post it as a PESO 
weeks ago.)

On Jan 5, 2005, at 5:51 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I kinda meant that the simple original image might be more powerful than 
one
that
has added bells and whistles - or at least as powerful.  Meaning that
"worrying" an image to
much may ultimately reduce the impact, or at least may not add to it 
(been
there, done that :) )
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-Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
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