Big thanks for the kind words, Frank--and Dave, Bob, Tim, Marnie, Jim, &
Derby. Right before I took this shot, the couple was disentangling from an
embrace, and as they came out of it, they spied me, and then I took the
shot. I think I startled them, which probably accounts for the "discomfort"
Frank is sensing--it also accounts for the softer focus since they were
moving, which is a disappointment for me--as is the raccoon look to their
eyes--more pronounced on the digital image than in the print. Jim: I'll
try the crop, and Derby, had a giggle over your guy/girl fashion comment!
Thanks again for the feedback everyone. Much appreciated. Cheers,
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "frank theriault" <[email protected]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: peso rush street couple
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Christine Aguila
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Everyone: In early Oct, my husband & I took a drive down Rush St.; I
hadn't been there for years. I tended bar on Rush st. for several years at
a place called The Hangge Uppe, and it's still there, though much has
changed on the street. Anyway, I took this pic--a real drive-by, though I
was stopped at a stop sign. The original pic is a mess--at 2500 ISO it's
grainier than an Iowa silo, and it has enough of those pink & blue
artifacts
to give a digital archeologist an orgasm. I think those 3 lights in the
background biased the metering causing the original pic to
underexpose--hence the grain/artifact issue when trying to brighten it up.
Since Oct, I've been rendering the heck out of it, and tonight I think
I've
finally settled on this rendering. Interestingly though, just now I
printed
this pic on some Illford Gold Fiber Silk, 8 1/2 x 11, and it looks A LOT
less grainer than this digital version.
http://tinyurl.com/ygzuu7m
http://www.caguila.com/caguila/rushstcouple/content/20091010__IGP5336_large.html
I think this is a stunning photograph! At first blush it's a simple
snapshot of a young couple out for a night of fun, but the more time I
spend with it, the more it becomes.
Beyond the wonderful composition (love the traffic in the background),
there's something about the body language and facial expressions of
this young couple that's absolutely captivating. It's as if, while
they obviously know each other and are (on some level) comfortable
with each other, neither of them ~really~ wants to be there right now.
There's a fascinating disconnect between them, as if they're out on
their "date" because they ~have~ to, not because they ~want~to be
together.
There's a strange discomfort that I sense between them - it may have
been a fleeting thing that was only there for the moment that you
snapped the photo, and maybe all this stuff that I'm "getting" is only
an illusion, but I've got to tell you, your photo makes me ~think~.
This is one hell of a photo!
cheers,
frank
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