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One of my clients in the late 1960's wa an evangelical church out to

save the world. In this case the preacher was talking to a young

woman who was smiling at passing drivers, trying to wave them to stop

at about one in the morning, making sure that lots of leg was showing.

The picture is way too dark. Otherwise it's interesting.

OK yea it is backlit which throws shadows on their faces but the light works well here. She has nice legs and knows how to show them and her smile is right out of Da Vinci. I like the composition the way they are framed in the window and the interesting shapes and light coming from the window as background. Actually that's pretty good lens performance under these low light conditions considering you were probably using some beat-up lens. Would like to see more like this.

I like the lighting as is and feel that if the photo was too pretty, or too nicely done, that it would detract from the message of the hard life on the streets. Therefore, I'd say -- very nicely done -- because it's grim, as it should be.

I found this link to an article about the minister and his ministry:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/1006/morsetom.html

I disagree with Frank. (was it Frank?) I don't think it's too dark. I think it honestly dark and well done! Glad I found my way to your work.

 

Janet Cull

This is possibly your best piece. It is perfect in every aspect. I don't even know where to begin. The exposure is just right. The scene is supposed to be dark to suggest: late night, a dimly lit street. There is some noticeable blur, which also adds to the sense of that 'darkness'. It's a known fact that the human vision loses a lot of its resolving power as the light levels drop. So in this picture the viewer literary has to 'look harder' in order to make out what's going on. The bright area of the window creates a powerful 'reversal' effect. It constantly pulls the eye away from the face of the girl, yet every time it returns to the face which has the most genuine expression of embarrassment. This visual movement creates a fair amount of tension, which in turn attributes some feeling of 'discomfort', something one would feel being in the position of the girl or just standing in the very spot the photograph was taken from. Without the caption this picture doesn't really work but in the proper context it can even do without one. This work is a classic, a true timeless masterpiece, in which genuine street photography is skilfully rendered using powerful visual elements. This photograph will stay with me forever. Thank you.