Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>On 2/1/02 at 11:50 AM, icommag@toad.net (Steve LeHuray) thoughtfully wrote: > >> Pigeon Lady feeds the pigeons: >> >> http://www.streetphoto.net/paw2002/paw2wk5.html >> > >I like the pigeons in flight - but the most important part of this photo, the >woman actually feeding the pigeons, is lost in the background clutter. Because >she is in profile and not isolated from the background the strong lines formed >by the park benches are almost lost. My eye travels back and then just sort of >wanders around because there's not quite enough of her to make me ponder so I >end up looking at bird wings, which while fascinating in themselves, >don't make >a strong enough photo because they are too far away. Exactly my impression Cheers - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html