On 12/29/05, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't think this image worked initially, but it grew on me after > seeing how her eye is visible: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/78827292/in/set-1667678/ > > Thanks for viewing, comments welcome. >
I've looked at it a bunch of times now. >From the first time I saw it, I found it very disquieting. I still do. There's something about her open eyes that really bothers me. It's not just that they're open, it's the way she's staring: it's completely unnatural. It's like she's not feeling at all comfortable about kissing him. It's as if she's only kissing him because he leaned in for the kiss first, and she's responding out of some sense of obligation or something. Is she not comfortable with her surroundings? Does she not like showing affection in public places? Is there something about this particular place that makes her feel that she must not let her guard down? Does she not like this fellow? As I ask myself all these questions, I realize ~that's~ why I like this photo so much. It makes me feel uncomfortable, and any photo that makes me ~feel~ anything (let alone question a situation so much) must be saying something very strong indeed. Good one, Juan!! <vbg> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
