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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Will's PAW for Week 5
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Feb 6 06:31:14 2007
References: <2CECE0FD-E6ED-44F0-9B92-68B38C842445@triad.rr.com>

Will,

Sorry. I can't decide which one I like better either. Both are great  
shots for different reasons.

Very nice.
Len


On Feb 6, 2007, at 12:00 AM, William Ravenel wrote:

> This week I decided to work on people shots. I'm naturally shy and  
> find it a bit difficult to photograph strangers. I've got two  
> favorites taken during a shopping trip to a Charlotte, NC mall with  
> my brother and his family. Since I couldn't decide which I liked  
> better I've posted them both.
>
> The local SPCA had set up an adoption drive in the mall center.  
> Here are two of the volunteers admiring one of their favorite puppies:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Will+R/2007+PAW/SPCA.jpg.html>
> <http://tinyurl.com/2yp7mn>
>
> I took the next picture as I was passing a store. The scene inside  
> stopped me in my tracks. My wife taught dance and we operated a  
> dance studio for a number of years before she died. The young girls  
> inside the store reminded me of young dancers preparing for their  
> performance; a sight I'd seen and photographed many times in the  
> past. I took one picture before realizing that the mother on the  
> right didn't seem too happy about my action. I suppose a stranger  
> taking pictures of a little girl's dress-up party could be  
> considered alarming. Anyway, I wish there had been time to try to  
> capture a face in a mirror, but I like the picture as is.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Will+R/2007+PAW/dress-up.jpg.html>
> <http://tinyurl.com/296gtz>
>
> Comments and criticism are welcome.
>
> Will
>
>
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In reply to: Message from wmrav at triad.rr.com (William Ravenel) ([Leica] IMG: Will's PAW for Week 5)