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Response to Boy and his father fishing on pier.

from Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au)
Tony, the your critique tells me you did get some of my intent with this photo, the fact that you doesn't do anything for you is another matter :)

I was trying to show the subtle relationships between Dad (keeping an eye on his son, making sure he's doing things right), the boy (attention solely on his line) and mum (reading a book, not paying attention but seemingly pleased to be there). I did play with some severe cropping but decided to keep the environment in. This was the only frame in 3 that the boy and dad's faces were visible. I had already wandered back and forth a couple of times at this stage and mum had been giving me uncomforatble sideways glances while I stood waiting for a "moment". A more stealthy camera might have allowed me to get closer and a bit more to the right to isolate them a bit more (not sure on this point, as I like some environment in the pic sometimes)

My fishing motto... any fish is a bonus...

Thanks for your critical analysis.. excellent feedback for me, really appreciated.

(posted 8410 days ago)

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