>This is a GREAT shot, imho. I don't care that it's not technically >perfect, there's a raw intensity and emotion here that just screams at me.
<blushing> This made me proud, so childish as I am, I had to highlight it. Thank you Frank! </blushing> Also thank you for your, from my point of view, liberal (read american) thoughts on the ethics. As I read you, you say: They invited you, therefore it's Ok. Can't say I follow you in this kind of logic. What if bloke invited me to run over him with my car? Would the fact that he invited me, make it the right thing to do? According to my ethics, no. Anyway, I tried to convert the picture to b&w as you sugested. Aren't good at it. The URL is the same: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=189705 a thumb to the b&w version is below the picture. CAAA (Comments As Always Appreciated) What do I do to do it better (referring to converting)? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 23. august 2005 04:43 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO: Out door "Piercing Studio" > > On 8/17/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I did a bit of street shooting during Malakoff Rockfestival. This is one > of > > the subjects I stumbled across. > > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=189705 > > It's not a really good photo. Except that I "like" the look of pain in > the > > girl's eyes. It makes it look authentic. (Please don't get me wrong, I > not > > into pain) > > > > The girls invited me in, wanted me to take their photograph. I > hesitated. > > Something was holding me a bit back when I was shooting, mainly because > what > > they where doing was a very private thing. I believe that's the main > reason > > why I did not make a better picture out of it. I did not want to get > > involved in what they where doing, didn't want to become a part of it. > > I may be old fashioned about this, but sticking holes in me is not what > I do > > in public. (I barely do it private, and when I do, I always wear my read > > rubber knickers). ;-) > > > > Comments please: Am I just being an old fart who doesn't understand > young > > people today? I choose to make this photo public. Does that make me a > > hypocrite? > > Ok, any comment please, I'm curious on your reactions folks. > > > > > > Tim > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.) > > This is a GREAT shot, imho. I don't care that it's not technically > perfect, there's a raw intensity and emotion here that just screams at > me. > > I wish it were b&w (for an even more raw look), but even in colour I love > it. > > Tim, I wouldn't worry about ethical issues. If they invited you in to > take photos, they are telling you that they want their private moment > to be captured and shown. I have no piercings myself (pain ain't my > thing), but I know lots of people who do, and they are anything but > private about them. The process and the pain are part of thrill of > it, and I don't know of any pierced person who thinks of the piercing > as a "private" thing. > > Great photo. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
