I strongly disagree. Perhaps Frank's choice of a title has the effect of making some think the guy with the book is the subject. I see the street scene as the subject, and the guy as a part of the scene. Plus, stripping away the traffic reduces substantially the feeling of a sense of place. Losing the bikes, as suggested, also diminishes the sense of place and upsets the balance of the photo, which, IMO, is just about perfect.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Kenneth Waller <[email protected]> > Date: 1/21/2006 7:44:53 PM > Subject: Re: Waiting with a Book > > I concur with Kenneth - that crop would strengthen the picture. Nice > shot. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Saturday, January 21, 2006, 4:36:44 PM, you wrote: > > KW> Knarf, I like it with exception that the inclusion of the street traffic is > KW> distracting from the subject "Waiting with a book". I would probably crop it > KW> just to the right of the bikes on the LH side. > > KW> HTH > KW> Kenneth Waller > > KW> ----- Original Message ----- > KW> From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > KW> Subject: PAW: Waiting with a Book > > > >> Nothing Big or Important, just a slice of street life, I guess. I'm > >> not sure how I feel about this one. Sometimes I like it, others I > >> don't, so your comments will be especially useful to me. > >> > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4048050&size=lg > >> > >> Thanks for looking. > >> > >> cheers, > >> frank > >> -- > >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >>
