Thanks Mark - very kind of you to say so. I shot a lot of film of that woman, from very tight head shots with the 85/1.4 to the one you see, with the 21/2.8. I wanted to make sure I had the shot, and this one seems to me to tell the story.
http://www.web-options.com/Image2.jpg -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I remember the story, but for some reason I must not have > looked at the photo the first time it was posted. I'm glad I > did just now. That's a > *great* photograph. Even without the backstory (and not > needing a backstory is one of my personal requirements for a > great photograph). > The look of that woman is riveting and yet the rest of the > shot is so fascinating that you eye just gets pulled around > all over it and than back to the main subject. I see a lot of > good photos posted by PDML members, but very few that make me > say "damn, I wish I'd taken that one!" This is one. >