Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 30 Mar 2006 at 18:41, B. D. Colen wrote: > Yes, of course I would have. Would it have been as good? It would have > been > different. As I said earlier, a photo of a guy in a pin stripe suit, > standing in a subway station clutching to his chest a binder that says CIA > Review whatever, is going to elicit a 'Say what?!' from most viewers - and > that's what I was going for. And I have to say I think you got it. Honestly, I just enjoyed the idea of someone, ANYONE, walking around in public clutching a notebook labelled "CIA Review Course - part 2." My first reaction was "Well, damn, someone just blew their cover..." and it wasn't until this discussion broke out that I went back and looked and saw that yes, she's in hijab, and oh well. It's interesting to see the reactions that brings out, but to me it really doesn't add much of anything to the photograph. I live and work in some of the most multicultural areas of Houston, which is a fairly diverse city, and I see women in hijab I guess pretty much every day. I can't say for certain because it long since stopped being anything to take notice about. The only time I really become aware of it any more is when it's the full veil (which I do see from time to time) or when, as here, someone else calls attention to it. I try to have friendships, or at least friendly relationships, with people from anywhere and everywhere and many of them like to wear traditional dress for personal, cultural, or religious reasons, and although most of those traditional outfits beat the heck out of jeans and a tshirt for visual appeal, they don't tell you anything much about the people wearing them. -- R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request