On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 18:55:52 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank, > > The frame around the image isn't white. It matches some of the grey tones > in the image.
Now that you mention it, I now see that you're right. The photo is supposed to be oppressive. I was thinking that, right after I posted. Shooting heroin is > a very serious business. Yeah. I've no personal experience with it, either using, or watching anyone use. I've seen what it does to people, however. I've seen people high on it, and I've seen people desperate for their next hit. It's not pretty (as you must know better than me). The print looks a lot better than this cheesy web > image ... the black is richer, the grey tones glow, the specular highlights > add more life to the scene than can ever be conveyed here in pixel-land. > And, of course, the print is bigger - much bigger, which puts the viewer > into the scene a little more, becoming more a participant than an observer. I have no doubt whatsoever that's the case. I'd love to have a look at it some day. If the web image is as powerful as it is, I can only imagine the impact that the actual print would have. How big is it? > > It's not unusual to have someone help you when shooting smack. I'd say > that in more than half my experience with smack shooters there's another > person helping out, most often to help the shooter tie off. That sounds about right. Horrible thought that people come together doing such a terrible thing to themselves. I guess there's a co-dependency thing happening in most or all cases. > > Thanks for your comments, Frank. Really appreciated. Your welcome. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
