Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:04 AM 8/6/01 -0500, you wrote: Was it unseasonably cold that day? I notice the player on the right is wearing a head warmer such as one might see when people are skiing or iceskating. Yet others in the photo seem to be enjoying a mild day in shirtsleeves. Just struck me as odd. Interesting photo. Mike Gardner > > Steve, > > > > I love the chess picture because it keeps me looking. At first, I thought >"hmm, > > the composition is a bit too busy". But as I looked at the picture I > realized > > that everyone except the black guy in the far background, is intensely > focused > > on the chess game and thus an integral part of the scene. I kept looking at >the > > shot for at least 1 minute, and then I came back to it. > >That makes me very happy Nathan. If somebody even pauses for 10 seconds to >look at one of my photos I consider it successful. Thanks. > >sl