The merits of this photo are of little consequence or interest, but the notion that good street photography has to show a connection is, to my mind, silliness. Most of HCB's pics are of unaware subjects. And if the subject doesn't see the photographer, the focal length of the lens matters little. To me, it's more important to be able to achieve some selective focus -- blur the background -- than to be in the proximity of the subject. I think the big advantage of wider lenses has nothing to do with "intimacy." It's a matter of not having to focus, or at least not having to focus accurately. Most often, when the subject sees the photographer, you get either stock pose or an angry response. Paul On Oct 16, 2007, at 12:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> Hadn't looked at this one, Paul, but I have to agree with David. > There's no sense of connection or intimacy to me. It's just a picture > of some women, nicely exposed and composed but otherwise of no > particular emotional merit. > > Godfrey > >>> I'm not sure what you mean, but I appreciate the comments. Thanks >>> for looking. >>> >>> From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> It generates a detached feeling for me, and as such doesn't draw >>>> me in & hold my interest. >>>> >>>>> Another shot with the K 135/2.5 at the farmer's market this >>>>> afternoon. >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6529425&size=lg > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
