On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 02:44:27 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Theres a story involved with each of these. > > As Joe Tainter asked, "Ouch! Does it hurt that much to use a Canon?", > the answer is apparently yes, > and it causes permanent lines on the forehead, as we can see in Canon > Girl Revisited... > (Well I struck up a conversation and got a very tight head shot) > > http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_canongirlrevisited.html > Technical Information: > Pentax *ist-D ISO 800 Shutter speed 1/10sec > Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm f2.8 varifocal @85mm f2.8. > > I was getting out of my car on the way to the post office and this kid > asked if he could take my picture. I said sure > if I could take one of him. Turned out he was a student at the local > community college taking a combined art and photography > course. So without further ado here 's Sony Boy: > > http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_sonyboy.html > Technical Information: > Pentax *ist-D iso 200 Shutter Speed 1/45sec. > smc Pentax-F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 @70mm f5.6 > > Finally here's a guy with a brand new haircut, and an attitude... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_haircutwithattitude.html > Technical Information: > Pentax *ist-D iso 800 Shutter Speed 1/45sec. > smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 @35mm f4.0 >
Hopefully, this weekend I'll be able to catch up on some old PAWs and PESOs that have been kicking around my inbox for a while. I think this is the oldest. Let's start from the top: Canon Girl Revisited: I can't say I like this much, Peter. It just isn't very flattering for the poor girl. Bloodshot eyes, wrinkled brow, focus on the wrong (back) eye. I suspect that she's quite a pretty girl, but one would never know it from this shot. She might have a lovely smile in this photo, but who would know? You've cut off the bottom 1/2 of her mouth! The lighting doesn't help much either. Sorry to be brutal, but I have to be honest. Just doesn't work for me (or her, I suspect). Sony Boy: I like this one a lot!! Here's a kid with 'tude. My father, some 30 years ago would have said, "Get a haircut, turn the hat around the right way, get that crap off your neck, use yer viewfinder, and GET THAT BUTT OUTTA YER MOUTH!" I like it, though. You framed the cig perfectly between his hands, and it looks like you caught him at or near the moment he pressed the shutter release. A fun shot!! Haircut with Attitude: A photo with real personality. If a portrait is supposed to tell us something of the personality of the subject, I suspect you've succeeded here. Terrific grab, wonderful photo. See, I started off nasty (but honest), but I finished with a flourish of kudos. I guess that ain't all bad... <vbg> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
