Desaturated 'cause I couldn't make the colors look right on my monitor.

Fujichrome 1600, probably with 55mm micro Nikkor on an FM2n... t

-- tom meyer (twm@mindspring.com), September 11, 2000

Answers

have you ever seen Tony Schermann's work, Tom (a painter...)?

-- shawn (shawngibson_prophoto@yahoo.com), September 11, 2000.

I think I'll crop some from the top... t

-- tom meyer (twm@mindspring.com), September 11, 2000.

i wouldn't crop. the shape works great with the nose for me, the highlight of a very nice photograph :-)

-- shawn (seeinsideforever@yahoo.com), September 11, 2000.

Nope... where would I?... t

-- tom meyer (twm@mindspring.com), September 11, 2000.

uh, good question. i don't think I've seen him on the net. he shows in the states and europe, though, has books out. anyways, the only reason i mentioned him is because i think you'd like him, based on this photo. he does a lot of shakespeare ideas, with close-ups of faces, done in encaustic.

o well, did my "you might wanna check out..." duty for the day

ps i love the 55 macro. its the best for catching sleeping kids (with a blue 500W tungsten bulb, seems soft enough to not disturb their dreamy sleep...)

gosh i need a scanner!!!

-- shawn (seeinsideforever@yahoo.com), September 11, 2000.

Despite my love of negative space, I would crop this if it were mine, probably to a square. I like the intensity and design (with the diagonal line) with the tight crop.

The blue toning looks nice with this, brings out a cool moodiness that may not be there in color.

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), September 11, 2000.

Hmmm, a dark, grainy photo with the focus on the hair rather then the face. Seems vaguely familiar. . .

I like the shot. As a stand-alone photo, I think it would be better balanced with a little cropped off the top. The big black space would be great for text, though.

-- Mike Dixon (burmashave@compuserve.com), September 12, 2000.

You mean somebody's made a picture like this before? *What A Surprise! *... I'll never show it again (snif)... t

-- tom meyer (twm@mindspring.com), September 13, 2000.

Sorry Tom, but I don't think this is up to your usual standard. I have looked at this several times now and I still can't figure out why you want to concentrate my attention on the lock of hair. Quite apart from its poor seperation from the background it is not a particularly interesting shape and it doesn't interact with the face as part of any formal overall scheme. Perhaps this person's hair is an important part of their self image or personality, but the photo alone doesn't convey that.

-- Struan Gray (struan.gray@sljus.lu.se), September 14, 2000.