Hi, This has the making of a very nice street portrait. I disagree with those who suggest the photo be cropped further on the right side. Actually, seeing a bit more of the street traffic and the surrounding area would put the boy in context, and tell a more complete story. As it is now there's not enough or too much information depending on one's take on the scene. This isn't just about a boy playing an accordion, it's also about where he's playing the accordion, and, perhaps even why he's playing the instrument. You could, however, lose some off the bottom of the pic, which adds nothing to the impact of the photo and which provides no added information of any value.
Now for the big question: How many frames did you shoot of this scene? Did you shoot both horizontally and vertically? Did you move your position at all? It might have been worthwhile to move a little further towards the street and photograph in, towards the lad, as well as the perspective you've got here. One of the biggest mistakes people make when doing this sort of photography is to focus too tightly on the principal subject, excluding the surrounding environment.. The other is not shooting enough frames. It's a once in a lifetime shot ... shoot film, expose a lot of frames, work with the subject from different angles and perspectives, move closer physically and use a wider lens, step back and use a wider or longer lens. Use your feet, not your zoom. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 10/28/2004 6:11:14 AM > Subject: PESO: Boy > > > Hi folks, > > My first PESO, be ruthless. It was taken in Heraklion, Crete this > October. I saw him, thought of Shel and shot. Pentax MZ-50, FA50/1.7, > Kodak TMax400, scanned (unfortunately) by my lab on a Noritsu colour > machine (thus the grain) as jpg, then resized to 50% (no crop). > > http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~kavousan/boy.jpg > > Kostas
