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PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
edited November 14, 2012 in Street and Documentary
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The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
... I'm still peeling potatoes.

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  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2012
    I feel this could have been stellar except for a few things. The left side of the frame is empty and the boy's face is buried in the shadow. A slight turn to the right might have really helped. But wow, the intent and the message still comes across very clearly.
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2012
    michswiss wrote: »
    I feel this could have been stellar except for a few things. The left side of the frame is empty and the boy's face is buried in the shadow. A slight turn to the right might have really helped. But wow, the intent and the message still comes across very clearly.

    Thanks Jen. I totally agree. I was afraid of risking engaging the boy by getting any closer to the front but now wish I had. Live and learn. Glad I still got the message across.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • stphotographystphotography Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2012
    Touchy!
    My site: http://stphoto.smugmug.com
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2012
    I think the space on the left adds to the feeling that this
    is a parade route. Swinging the camera to the right would
    have brought in more people and lessened the impact of
    the featured two.

    Face shadow? Yeah, but this isn't a studio shot. It remains
    poignantly obvious what the boy is doing there.

    Good capture.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2012
    stphotography wrote: »
    Touchy!

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    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    I think the space on the left adds to the feeling that this
    is a parade route. Swinging the camera to the right would
    have brought in more people and lessened the impact of
    the featured two.

    Face shadow? Yeah, but this isn't a studio shot. It remains
    poignantly obvious what the boy is doing there.

    Good capture.

    Thanks Tony. I would like more of the boy's face seen but the space on the left was a deliberate move to give context to the shot.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
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