On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Obviously, I can't enjoy the shot in the same way you do. It's you personal > nostalgia at play. ;) > As a photo, the DoF is a little shallow and I'd liked to have seen the > complete length of the lace in the shoe on "my" right.
Hi Jack, I'm certainly not here to say that you're wrong, you're only saying what feels right for you, and that's always valid. However, I have to say, the two things that you commented on are exactly the details that I like about the photo! ;-) I purposely focused on the white star, with the resultant sharpness and detail in the laces. The more I looked at it the more I liked it. The OOF toes and heels of the shoes seem to emphasize their age and state of decay to my eyes. And that lace going out of the frame on the right works for me, though I can't say why. just gives a certain "flow" to the photo, I guess. I certainly appreciate your comments, and this post is not a "counter-critique", rather an explanation as to why I like the photo despite those characteristics that (with some validity) bothered you a bit. Thanks! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
