Hi Frank,
Well... what can I say?
You make me feel very proud of my shot.
Anyway, I think that your critique is very close in its way to
the mood I tried to photographically draw (one handed, the other
hand on the steering wheel, as you pointed out).
And I thank you for that and for taking the time to elaborate
it.
Ciao,
Gianfranco
PS: I wish to point out that I didn't pay Frank for expressing
his wonderful comments about my submission :)
Frank Theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Wow! I love it!
>
> Everything about it speaks to those first few hectic moments
of a storm
> when everything is helter-skelter. That feeling is reinforced
by the
> non-horizontal horizon, the fact that the front of the lead
scooter is
> cut off, and just a little bit fuzzy. It appears (and is
probably the
> case) that the photographer is basically in the same situation
as the
> subjects. It doesn't surprise me, Gianfranco, that you took
the image in
>
> the way that you did, probably with one hand on the camera,
and the
> other on the steering wheel.
>
> The riders of the scooters are still trying to shelter
themselves from
> the rain, as evidenced by the driver trying (in vain, no
doubt) to
> shield himself with a t-shirt or towel. They are obviously in
a hurry
> to reach their destination, or at least a shelter, and one
gets the
> feeling that they may be driving somewhat recklessly to that
end.
>
> It would appear that no one here was prepared for what was
apparently a
> quick summer deluge, and you've captured that feeling
beautifully.
>
> I don't think that my little critique has done this dynamic
image
> justice. It seems to break all the rules, but works in spite
of, or
> perhaps because of that.
>
> Thanks for it!
>
> -frank
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