On 2/19/06, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I readily admit - I am reading yet another book on composition. I am > not sure how much I learn, but it does make me stop and think deeper. > > What I see is that I've much to learn from you. Here's why: > > 1. Two men - one on the platform and one in the train - they look to > me like two stages of the same process - boarding the train. You see, > they wear the same *tonal* kind of clothes and *amazingly to me, that > I see it now* the backpack's form is similar to that of coat or > whatever piece of cloth the man on the platform holds. > > 2. The "sequence" of a person sitting just beneath the sign, the > blurred moving person and person further to the right has same > transitional properties, very similar to what I described above. > > Together 1 and 2 give me a sense of frozen moment yet a process in > development, a motion of sorts. > > Further, the play of bright lamp and brighter-than-train floor > smoothly let me enter the frame... > > All together - marvelous piece... > > I wish someone would analyze my photos like I just did for you <bg>... > > Frank, how's your trip across the pond going? I am rather afraid you > cancelled it :-(. > > Boris
Thanks, Boris, You've noticed more about this than I did. I just snapped when it looked right. <g> One thing I did like was the "phantom lady" on the car, appearing to look at the camera. I am glad that you mentioned composition, because to me, this was more about composition than it was about the subject matter (if you know what I mean). As far as my trip across the pond, yeah, it looks like it's on hold for now. You'll be the first to know if it happens, don't worry! <g> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
