Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante: Exacto! Jim - http://www.hemenway.com DFangon@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 11/12/02 1:28:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, > happy.eyeball@verizon.net writes: > > << There's *almost* a cantilever-like balance toward the laughing man, > beginning with the woman on the far right. However, the 2nd woman from the > right breaks it up - I'd rather her not have been there, but that's the > nature of it. The picture might also work cropped to show just the two men > on the left. > > Cheers, Jeffrey >> > > I respectfully disagree. The two women's expressions provide an interesting > contrast to the main theme. The 2nd woman's blank expression contrasts with > the tickled expression of the two men who were "in on the deal" so to speak > while the curious expression of the woman at far right heightens the viewer's > amusement and finds himself sharing a laugh with the two guys even though he > has no idea what the joke is all about. Great picture. > > It is not a coincidence that this nice photo illustrates what Jim Hemenway > was trying to explain to me. My eyes started at laughing man, moves to his > friend and then to the 1st woman and the second woman directs my eyes back to > laughing man, all very naturally. Thanks James and Jim. > > Dante > > PS, my only wish is when it's my turn to go to the drugstore to buy > toothpaste, I won't be too busy thinking of my "point of departure" that I > will forget to bring my camera along. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html