Response to What's the Story (Response #69)

Uploaded 461 Days Ago by mooch - 6 comments

Photo © mooch (tobias "Maximus Decimus Meridius" reynolds) - www.moochuk.com
Unauthorized reproduction not permitted.

User Comments

King said 461 days ago:

I think this is rather well done. I think cropping out a bit from the top would help, because the scene is pretty clear without seeing the coffee cups on the other table. I would go pushing things around on the table, getting just the right relationships. I don't you've done much of that (nor is it necessary--that's just what I am inclined to do), but the composition works for me. High marks, in general.

Montage said 461 days ago:

I like this a lot. I think I would like it more if you cropped a bit off the top to remove the slightly distracting tables in the background. That said, high marks from me.

kadenajack said 461 days ago:

I guess the big question is who's the letter to?

mooch said 458 days ago:

There are two stories:

1. I was writing a letter to a friend in Australia

2. I was writing it whilst visiting a city called Bristol. I took a moment to gather my thoughts and sup my coffee and thought that this image would document a genuine moment, so, I leaned back with my DSLR (always at my side) and took a shot.

To conclude, the shot wasn't contrived and shot as I meant it.

kadenajack said 458 days ago:

mooch, you still write letters? I can't remember the last time I put pen to paper and stuck it in an envelope to mail. Is this a very special friend, or just one that isn't connected to the net?

Oh, and one more question, what's in the box? I wondered that when I was rating this shot.

mooch said 458 days ago:

I have a love of fine fountain pens and what better way to utilise such craftsmanship than by writing a letter. I try to write letters as often as possible but I tend to ramble and they at times trail off, never to be delvidered. The frined, is just that, a friend and they have all of the technological pharaphenalia that you would expect of today's society. For me a letter carries far more weight. It is tangible and can be cherished for years to come.

The box contains my bottle of ink.

You could comment on this photo if you were logged in.