[Leica] Re: Picture of week 22 (Nathan)

["Eric" <ericm@pobox.com>]

Nathan:

>I snapped this shot of her with boyfriend, trying to capture their
>attention and fascination with the proceedings in the arena. See at:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/22.jpg

I believe you succeeded!  I like their expressions.

I don't like the shadow of your daughter's chin on her friend.  I remember
going round-and-round with Mark (Rabiner) about separating the flash from
the lens.  He finally convinced me that pencil-thin shadows from flash are
generally better than more noticeable ones.  Give that forensic evidence
look to your photos!  (What kind of chalk is best used for the outlines,
though?)

I'd also crop in from the left to eliminate the half-dozen or so bright
spots in front of the row of kids.  They take my focus away from the two
subjects.  I'd also be tempted to crop a bit from the right and bottom, and
then burn in the remainder of the lady's arm.  Put more focus back on the
kids.


Eric