Hey, thanks for the insightful comment, Mark. It made for a very enjoyable read with my morning cuppa cawfee.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Mark Cassino > I see the couple in sunglasses as the centerpiece of this image - they are > the story behind the photo. > > On the plus side the folks looking at you add a lighthearted and spontaneous > air to the photo. And there is a little bit of a visual pun in the woman at > the far left looking at you and how that mirrors the woman in sunglasses > looking back at her apparent partner. > > The eye contact with the camera also makes it easy for me to put myself in > the picture. It makes me feel like I'm there, holding the camera. > > But that's where the mixed thoughts come into play. As I looked at the photo > I quickly seized on the couple and the many visual cues that results in the > photo being ordered around and by them. But then I'm pulled away by the > people looking at the camera, I start to imagine what it sounded and felt > like to be there taking the shot.... Very quickly, the story in the photo > is replaced by the story of the photo being taken, and my attention is no > longer on the couple... > > Like I said - mixed thoughts. I don't think it's a case of 'that would of > been a great shot except for ....' because it still is a great shot. For me > the shot works on a couple of levels, and I'm not sure if that is as strong > as if it worked on just one level. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: PAW PESO - Another Cable Car Pic > > > > Hi Mark ... > > > > What are those thoughts? > > > > Shel > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Mark Cassino > > > >> ... I have mixed thoughts about the folks who saw you, but > >> obviously they were cool with your photo taking. > > > > > >> > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/cable2.html > > > > > >
