'Caught in Passing'

Fashions, attitudes, and 'looks' in vogue change from time to time. One year Gothic

darkness prevails and beautiful young women are clad in darkness, but when the

first ventures forth in her dark costume she is met with hisses of disapproval by

many because it breaks the norm. Now, this photo shows the look of heavy, dark

lipstick and an attitude of insousiance . . . . is this the new attitude or just a rare

moment caught in passing? Your ratings, critiques and observations are invited and

most welcome. If you rate harshly or wish to be heard, please submit a helpful and

constructive comment; please share your photographic knowledge to help improve

my photography. Thanks! Enjoy! john

Good picture, John. Photographs are great liars; they may suggest stories but they're no closer to the actual truth than we are. Better just to relish a good image and let it infect the viewer according to their own predisposition.

Just something to consider. It's not just beautiful women who partook of the goth look. Many plain ones did as well.

I posted this not because it 'tells a story' but because it's a moment frozen in time that is merely suggestive, and one is able to reflect and make up one's own story.  You hit it right on the money.

 

Thanks for an able reflection.

 

john

 

John (Crosley)

I should have edited myself because i know better and written instead 'young women seeking beauty and/or acceptance maybe in an alternate and attention getting world' (or way) . . . . and just dropped the initial, careless use of beautiful as a modifier for 'girls or women rather than what they may aspire to.  Good edit.

 

Thanks for keeping me truthful and honest.

 

john

 

John (Crosley)

I don't see the purpose of the grainy look, smooth would be just fine!

 

Cheers

 

PDE

I'll mark you down as a negative at least on the quality evaluation.

 

That's what happens when you take a quickie in the bowels of the metro/ noise (grain) intrudes.  Ah, well, you can't please all the people all the time, and I do have high regard for your opinion(s).

 

But our opinions are not required to coincide; at least you didn't beat around the bush and were forthright.

 

Thanks for letting me know.

 

john

John (Crosley)