Well heck, Frank, I really like it. I like the intense expression on the subject's face, his obvious engagement with a mysterious something off-camera, and the framing that includes the two out-of-focus figures. Portrait? Maybe yes, maybe no. Nice shot? Definitely.
Rick --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the most beautiful portraits I ever saw was > out of focus, showed > nothing of the man's features, and was shot from > behind. It was apparently > an old man, walking along a path in a landscape > bleached by the sun, and to > his right, a bit behind him, was a dead or dying > tree, bent in a shape > similar to the old man's. While stark and sparse, > this photo told more > about this man, his life, and his journey, than many > great photos and > portraits I'd ever seen. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Cotty > > > Take 'Portrait of Tofu' (next PESO from Frank) for > instance. Because > > there is more than one person in the frame, are we > to assume that the > > subject is the closest person to the camera? Is > there any rule to say > > that it couldn't be one of the people in the > background? Yet a portrait > > of a person does not preclude there being anyone > else in the frame. > > Questions..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > _____________________________ > > > > > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
