Hi Shel,
Thanks for commenting. To me, this screams out for color (to paraphrase
Frank:-). From the hair color to the rose to the handbag, the color is
what makes this interesting from my point of view. I'm not sure why her
arm is a lighter, cooler color below the elbow. In the full-frame
version, all of her arm is revealed but it juts quite a ways out to the
side and seemed to throw the frame off balance. It almost looked as
though she had been in the sun with long gloves on. I could have warmed
the whole image a bit more, but I looked at it and found they were
getting a bit too rosy looking. The light was warm to begin.
Paul
On May 28, 2005, at 10:25 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Paul,
That's a must interesting shot on several levels. My first reaction
was
that I didn't care for it, but I took a second and a third look, and
realized that I ~did~ like it, essentially. For the most part, the
color
works, although I think it may have been a stronger photo in B&W,
although,
while for the most part the colors don't detract from the faces and the
expressions of the kids - the colors are fairly muted and rendered
nicely -
the bright green top and purse worn by the blonde girl really pulls my
eye
away from the group, and is quite jarring as well. Perhaps bringing
the
green down a bit would help the overall balance of the photo and
change my
though about a B&W version.
Also, there's something odd about the arm of "Green Girl." Had you
noticed
the off color (looks a little blue-ish) just below her elbow? It seems
to
have some relationship to the slightly blue highlights on the young
man's
face and right hand. Those highlights might render better if slightly
warmer.
Overall I like the pic a lot - it really catches a nice moment - and
the
rose adds a little something special to the scene.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: 5/28/2005 5:09:11 AM
Subject: PESO: Friday Night
I was in downtown Birmingham, Michigan last night, hanging out at the
gallery. (The owner asked that I come by now and then on busy nights.
I've been neglecting that duty.) Anyway, on warm Friday nights the
streets of Birmingham are full of teenagers, the majority of whom are
very pleasant and quite colorful. I caught this attractive trio
hanging
out around a mailbox near the theater. They happily posed for me when
I
raised my camera. It was the *istD with the FA 35/2. Open shade at
dusk
f8, 1/30, ISO 200.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3402700&size=lg
Paul
