Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Murillo's
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:48:38 -0500
References: <73301d6b1002141915w7aeb9762nf0895723d51bba67@mail.gmail.com> <8815A31C-A73B-4926-A34A-1696BCC12414@frozenlight.eu> <36172e5a1002150138m64a72cd1x298590c6c1499084@mail.gmail.com> <73301d6b1002150154o27a89e24uaac79ce15305c6d3@mail.gmail.com> <30db39f21002150724o2ddbefa7j53bfb15d706e8a21@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks, Bob.
I had rejected it for the same reason, but it was one of Maggie's favorite
photos.  She said the mother's look just added to picturing her
responsibilities and the fact that her work is never done.  In that case, I
guess this would be an example of factual concerns trumping aesthetic ones
(for Maggie, anyway)?

Tina

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Robert D. Baron <rbaron at 
concentric.net>wrote:

> However, the outward gaze of the mother is very distracting to me.  It
> leads me straight out of the photograph.  That's very unfortunate and
> for that reason I'd put it in the reject pile, unless it is part of a
> story, series or flow that justifies its inclusion.
>
> --Bob
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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