I agree that the ap<pi>arent disruption and the woman's response make for a very interesting photo. I'm not sure that I'd want to violate someone's space to that degree. But perhaps it's all worth it for the sake of art? A difficult question to my mind.
> That the woman was kissing with her eyes open and looking about is > ~exactly~ the point of the photo, if I know anything about Godfrey's intent > and vision here. I saw the same scene, perhaps a fraction of a second > later, or maybe I was just a bit slower to grab the shot. She's pulled > away from the guy, is looking about with a careful eye, and he's still got > his eyes closed and seems to be in smooch mode. > > FWIW, here's my shot, a fraction of a second later - no attempt to adjust > the pic - it's pretty much as it came from the RAW converter: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/almost.html > > Shel > "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Charles Robinson > > > The pic of the couple kissing - I find it really distracting that > > she's got her eyes open! Not your fault or anything, but it makes me > > think that her heart just wasn't in it. > >
