Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Lea's PAW #3...BD
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:47:30 -0500

LEA said: 
> 
> <That is what I conveyed...that she is happy the decision is behind her. The
> shots of the days leading up to this one (from my pic a day series) show us
> traveling, hoteling in MN and visiting the college. So yes, taken in context
> of the entire project (of which my paw images are only weekly snippets),
> <this image will show exactly what was going on.
>

B.D. replies:

> I'm sorry, Lea, but none of what you have explained is conveyed in that
> photograph - to anyone but you and your daughter. It is also not conveyed in
> the context of having seen the previous PAWs of your daughter. It is a nice
> informal portrait of a smiling girl - not a girl bursting with glee, not a
> girl jumping up and down waving her arms, not a girl who has traveled to MN,
> visited colleges, etc. etc. - just a happy girl smiling.
>
> Unfortunately, explaining does not make it so.
>
> B. D.
>
.....and I think this kind of constructive criticism is one of the main
values of the PAW.

sl 
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