Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Gerry, Steve and Jeffery for your comments, They are much appreciated. I bought the CL specifically for street photography - - something that I'm learning and currently having much fun at. When I manage to take a photograph that I find interesting, it's heartening that others find some interest in it as well. Of course now that I have it, I use the CL for many things other than the street (it's really a lovely little camera), but it's small size does make it ideal for that! A comment about the Gay Pride thing (since two of you mentioned it). I simply happened to mention where I took it, but it certainly neither adds nor detracts from the image. I agree that there's absolutely nothing about the image that requires such description - that's just me using many words where a few would have sufficed <vbg>. In fact, Toronto's Gay Pride Day attracts many straight people (like me! <vbg>) It's basically a more or less inclusive party. So, I of course have no idea what the preference of the Asian Girl is, and in any event, it doesn't matter a whit in terms of how the image works. So, both of you are right - I'll just show the photograph to people, and leave it at that... Thanks again for your helpful comments, frank Gerry Walden wrote: > Frank > > This one appeals to me also, and it goes to show that an image does not > have to be sharp to work. There are, however, a couple of comments. > Firstly, the image stands very well on its own feet but does not say > 'gay pride' and therefore I feel that as an illustration of that event > it does not work, although this is not to distract from the image at > all. Secondly, ideally I would like to see some of the whiter areas of > the background taken down a bit to concentrate on the girl, I am > thinking particularly of the trainer just below her waist and also near > her left shoulder. For me a good image though! > > Gerry > - -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html