On 5/5/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Excellent! The tilt works nicely for you here. The framing of the > strange woman between the turned backs of the other figures is very > nice. Well composed. Contrast and tonality look good. > Paul
Did I spell rhythm right? I can never remember if there's an h after the r. Just looked, and apparently I did. Good. Oh yeah, thanks, Paul, for your kind words. I know how tilt bothers you <vbg>, so to say it works here makes me feel pretty good! As for the composition, well, as I said above, it was rather accidental. I had the camera at arms length in front of me, and when Jane saw me and smiled, I just snapped. I kind of knew there'd be people either side of her in the frame, but really, it wasn't until I saw the contact that I thought, "Hmmm, this didn't turn out 1/2 bad..." She is a rather unique individual, although I don't know her that well. Tattoos cover pretty much all of her body (that I've seen). Her legs (at least from 1/2 way down her calves to her ankle are covered; Lord knows what parts of her aren't tattooed. She's very quiet and soft spoken, and her husband (or partner, as I notice from the pic she has no wedding band) is the absolutely "normal" looking. No tattoos to be seen, he looks like he could be an accountant or a lawyer. They're an interesting couple, to be sure. I think the fact that she knows me a bit made her relax and smile when she saw the camera pointing at her, and lessened the intimidation factor. Right after I snapped, she told me she'd like to look at this one if I print it; I think she'll like it. Anyway, thanks again. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
