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saltydogsaltydog Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
edited March 23, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Here's a shot I am torn about. Half the people I showed it to said that it doesn't really do anything for them because they can't tell what it is about. The other half says "great shot". For me, it was capturing the moment (when the little girl tossed her head back) and the tell-tale story about the "legs only", which is what made this shot special to me.

What do you guys think?

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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2008
    You have to look closely to see the girl is probably laying back so her upper torso is hidden. From the first couple of looks I couldn't see that until I read your text and then reexamined it. If you have to explain it with text, its not totally communicated in the photo.

    The other thing that is eerie about the photo is that the girls legs are as long as the lady next to here, so you assume that it would look as if her upper torso couldn't be hidden by laying back on that shallow of a seat. It almost seems like a illusion, that makes it kinda cool. I would have like to seen a wider shot.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2008
    saltydog wrote:
    Here's a shot I am torn about. Half the people I showed it to said that it doesn't really do anything for them because they can't tell what it is about. The other half says "great shot". For me, it was capturing the moment (when the little girl tossed her head back) and the tell-tale story about the "legs only", which is what made this shot special to me.

    What do you guys think?

    I see the funny side of the body of the legs in the middle,
    fallen over.... kids :D

    The shot doesn't do anything for me either... sorry.
    There are only 3 pairs of legs in the shot, and one has the feet cut off.

    Don't be put off by people saying it does nothing for them,
    go shoot some more, have fun, that's what it's all about thumb.gif .. Skippy :D
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2008
    Don't get me wrong I am not saying its a bad shot, especially considering you didn't pose and had to capture the moment.

    Is just my feedback of really having to study the photo and then still not realizing what was going on without an explanation.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    saltydogsaltydog Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2008
    Thanks for the input guys. I've had to think some more about what intrigues mit about this shot and I guess it was the spur of the moment capture of a seemingly headless girl - those little 1/10 sec. moments frozen in time which only a camera can catch. So maybe it's more the "thrill of the hunt" which makes this picture valuable to me and not so much for an objective viewer.

    And Bham's comments made me think of something else - monitor settings differ in brightness. On my display it seems easy to determine what's going on here (maybe just 'cause I know of course ;), but I can imagine that it's much harder to figure out if the picture shows somewhat darker.

    Thanks again, all opinions are always appreciated, so don't be shy :D.
    Jana
    all that we see or seem
    is but a dream within a dream
    - Edgar Allan Poe

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    The SlothThe Sloth Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited March 22, 2008
    I like it.
    You can see it all here.
    TralfazPhoto wrote:
    If they dont want their picture taken, then please hide or leave. :D
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    DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2008
    I like it to :D

    I see three sets of legs all wearing what I think are white shoes, but they all have on different colored stockings :D
    Mary
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    saltydogsaltydog Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2008
    Thank you Sloth and Dogdots :D!
    all that we see or seem
    is but a dream within a dream
    - Edgar Allan Poe

    http://www.saltydogphotography.com
    http://saltydogphotography.blogspot.com
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