Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Colin, A bit of Southern trivia. Mullet is called "Biloxi Bacon" on the Gulf of Mexico Coast. The fish of course can be found world-wide, but it is a favorite down on the "Red-neck Riviera," which brings me to the fact that I did not feel the same way as John and Alistair on your pics. http://www.availabledark.com/html/paw/02/paw0204.htm I know a few elderly Asians and given the age of the subjects, they were trying to strike a formal pose for you. IMHO, the shot is too tightly cropped, but otherwise I like it. It's hard to take pictures of strangers, especially when they are the foreigners. I think you succeeded on this. In the case of the basketball girls, http://www.availabledark.com/html/paw/02/paw0204b.htm I believe you captured the essence of a "time-out, " and could have knelt to make the shot a little stronger. As far as intruding during a coaches' time-out, you'd probably get tossed out of the arena. My favorite of the lot is http://www.availabledark.com/html/paw/02/paw0204d.htm A wonderful capture. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html