On 5/2/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This week's photo is now available for viewing and comment: > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18.htm > > All comment and critique appreciated. >
I wonder if I'm in a pissy mood tonight or something ('cause I just trashed one of Dave Mann's photos, and I always like his stuff). This is another one that really doesn't do much for me. Two things bother me: First, I find it distracting the way the two subjects are placed. The smaller child directly in front of the lady rather obscures her, plus I find that the larger adult behind the child makes it difficult for me to pick out the child's form. I'm not explaining myself well, I know, but there's something about that arrangement that I don't like. Second, the lady's face is a bit OOF, but not enough so for me. It should either be in focus, or more OOF, but the way it is seems to be wrong (well, "wrong" is not a good word, but rather there's something "not right" about it). I like the greytones, and I like the perspective of the bench and table edges, but those aren't enough to save it for me. Maybe I shouldn't look at any more PAWs tonight! <vbg> Again, sorry, but I gotta be honest, and I fear that it might "just be me". cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson