I like the lighting and the range of gentle colors. I like the expression on the woman's face. I like the second woman just peeking in from the left. It's a moment in time in an interesting place. When I opened it, I found that I was interested enough to study it for a minute or two. To me, that means it's a good photo. But it's all very subjective. Paul
> Wow, thanks Cotty! > > Shel: I only posted it to my blog and here because I liked the colors > of the light and the girl. Technically, the focus could be about 15cm > farther, and maybe the girl behind the main subject could be more to > the right. But that's the way it was, and obviously I liked it enough. > > Anyway--no need to try to like it! If we all liked the same photos > the world would be even more boring than it already is :-) > > j > > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:42:31 +0000, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 15/1/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > <http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/00000166.html> > > > > >OK, since I find this to be very much less than a good shot, would you (or > > >anyone) be kind enough to explain what makes it good and why you like it. > > >I'd like to keep an open mind on this. > > > > > > > Sure. I like the placement of all the subjects, people, bar, walls, > > shapes etc. I like the colours, some slightly odd hues etc. I like the > > expression on the main subject's face - looking for a friend / bartender > > / whatever, the hands clasped with appropriate blur. I like the slightly > > tilted angle. It all adds up to a good shot - although in a way it's too > > good - hence it could easily be used by a stock house. If I had half a > > dozen extras, lighting kit, a whole bar, and an hour, I could maybe come > > up with a similar shot (and a few dozen others). It would sit nicely in a > > picture library, and be used for a feature on credit card fraud in the > > business pages of a Sunday paper. > > > > Instead, Juan popped it off in a few seconds. He da man! > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > _____________________________ > > > > > > > -- > Juan Buhler > http://www.jbuhler.com > blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog >
