Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:37 PM 2/28/98 -0500, you wrote: >I like the "MOMENT" when you pressed the shutter. I like the way that >woman lay on the stairway. I spent a long time looking at the "duck". >Without the duck, this photo would be less interesting. She looks lonely >in the photo and only the duck would listen to her. Were she feeding the >duck? > >Regards, >Tony Chang > Thank you for your comments, Tony. I chose this shot because of the duck. I had six or seven very similar shots, but this was the only one where the duck had his foot up. Salina wasn't feeding the duck. The duck was just hanging around hoping she would drop some of the beans she is cleaning. Your feeling that she is lonely is very perceptive. Salina is a beautiful, graceful girl, but the whole right side of her face is disfigured by a horrible birth defect. She has a loving family but no hope of ever marrying and having a family of her own. I had the feeling that she is very lonely. Thanks for seeing what I tried to communicate. Tina ______________________________________________________________________ Tina Manley, ASMP <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> <http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm>