I'm going to agree that a slight shift to the left may have helped a bit. However, it was obvious to me that the person in the background was pointing with the umbrella handle (at least I think that's an umbrella). I like this photograph, Godfrey, and must disagree with the rest of the field that the second person is distracting.
On Apr 5, 2005 4:35 PM, Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you had shifted your camera's position to the left a little, so that > her profile was even a full inch forward of his would probably been > okay. As it is, the overlap is visually confusing; the two profiles meld > and is not "clean." > To have this work, you need two profiles as well as two hand gestures. > Otherwise, it's a fine image. Seriously... > > keith whaley > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > > On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:53 AM, Frantisek wrote: > > > >>> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/14.htm > >> > >> > >> Great gesture and moment. But the partly visible face behind the man > >> ruins this photo to me. I see the other hand looks interesting, > >> perhaps it was your intention, but if so, it doesn't work for me. > > > > > > The point of the photo was indeed two people's gestures together, seeing > > just enough but not too much of the woman behind the man to react to her > > very different gesture was important. > > > > Godfrey > > > > > > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com
