Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Despite the fact that I generally agree and adhere to Kyle's commandments regarding photography of the homeless, I think number two is a stunning shot. The details of the back and foreground present gritty and ugly surroundings for this individual, a lovely bit of environmental portraiture. That he appears headless, and his sole distinguishing feature is a cast on his right leg only make the photo more powerful. The first photo also contains a couple of good human subjects, but the background and foreground elements are quite distracting. Perhaps a larger aperture would keep these distracting elements out of focus, and less intrusive. You might be able to crop some of them out now. Regards, Michael Gerard geeman1066@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html