On 4/1/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went into town this afternoon with my sister, who is visiting from > Arizona. Since she never had a Detroit Coney Dog, I took her to what we > call a "Coney" for lunch. Coneys sell hot dogs with chili on them and > various other fattening things, like chili cheese fries and some Greek > fast food like Gyros. They're a Detroit/Greek tradition. Anyway, there > was a young lady there with her mother. The young lady was wearing a > wedding veil. She's getting married later today and had gone to the > city with her mom to have her hair done. They stopped for lunch at the > Coney. I recorded the blessed event:-). FA 50/1.4, f3.5 @ 1/15th, ISO > 400 > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4285716
It's not working for me. For one thing, she looks like a beautiful young woman, but that's not a particularly flattering photo of her. Also, I'm not sure what she's doing with her right arm behind her head. Is she winding up to throw something? It's really hard to tell, especially in the context of a restaurant. With all the build up in your description, I was expecting that something in the photo would be unique to Coneys - a hot dog, a menu on which we could read the name of the establishment; in fact I thought it would be a shot of her eating one (but perhaps it's not fair to talk of such expectations - I should just comment on the photo, no?). I do like the dynamics of the photo - nicely blurred bottom parts, the tilt. I also like the booth partitions in the background - it gives the photo a sense of place. So, it's a mixed one for me Paul. Maybe your body of work is generally so outstanding that you've spoiled me for anything less than outstanding from you! <g> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
