I disagree with Bulent. Events of this nature always feature a lot of waving flags, so that is part of the event, and part of the atmosphere in which the people are situated. I definitely think the flag belongs in this image and enhances it.
Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Bulent Celasun <[email protected]> wrote: > > Compositionally speaking, I believe the partially seen flag at upper > right corner alone would suffice. > We could then see the people and after a short while, reach the clue > about the context. > This way it is too obvious and (I agree your wife) distracting. > > Bulent > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun > > > > > 2011/7/11 Ira Bryant <[email protected]>: > > > > My dad is always a part of the Choctaw (a Native American tribe) float for > > the > > July 4th Libertyfest parade in Edmond, OK. This year, he drove the pickup > > truck > > that pulled the float. I grabbed a photo of the bed of the truck: > > > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihbryant/5925306456/> > > > > I find it very rare that when I take a picture that everyone in it has an > > interesting expression. I think I got lucky this time. However, I would > > like > > some input on the American flag in the center of the picture. My wife (who > > is > > not American) thought that the flag dominated too much and was a large > > distraction. I think it is par for the course for a 4th of July parade and > > it > > doesn't bother me at all. Please let me know what you think (whether you are > > American or not :) ). > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Ira > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
