Response to The Decisive Moment (Response #64)

Uploaded 797 Days Ago by lbimaging - 4 comments

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zorilla said 797 days ago:

Is this some geezer stepping over his model railway?

To quote Peter Cook, "It's a lovely right leg. I've got nothing against his right leg. Unfortunately neither does he."

Delineated said 797 days ago:

I feel like there are a few missing elements to this shot...1) it's awkward with only one leg visible, 2) might've been more effective if we could see what was going on, ie. is he running away from something?

Delineated said 797 days ago:

Oh geez, I didn't even see the train! I actually thought I was looking at the edges of a wooden boardwalk!

lbimaging said 797 days ago:

Well, this is one of those image that you think "might" be effective but then really . . . isn't - or at least it doesn't seem to be resonating with anyone yet.

Some background: This is a sheer cliff behind me with a small spot below to brace oneself. I set the camera on a rock in front of my and set the timer, then climbed a bit precariously over the cliff and "jumped" back to safety. It was hard to catch a good shot. I agree that it would've been more effective if I could've caught part of my other leg and maybe some of my hands, but it wasn't in the cards. Also, the visual depth seems to be lost here. It's actually quite a long ways down, as evidenced by the train. I was thinking the train added the needed depth, but now I'm thinking it doesn't. Oh well . . . live and learn. At least I get more quotations from that zorilla guy. And who doesn't covet that? ;-)

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