'Mirroring' at the Bus Stop**+

This young girl, foreground, bears a striking resemblance to the

hair care poster model behind her attached to a shelter on a bus

stop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I don't read many books on

photo 'techniques' but I personally call this technique 'mirroring' -

- is there a different or better name for it? Your comments and

critiques are invited and most welcome. If you rate harshly or very

critically, please submit a helpful and constructive comment; Please

share your superior photographic knowledge to help improve my

photography. Thanks! Enjoy! John

This photo was taken from a passing taxi, as some substantial number of my photos have been.

 

The taxi, however, was not moving quickly, and I did get several photos, with single shots, all of them quite good (assuming this is good.)

 

John (Crosley)

This is one of my very best photos of people -- ratings or not.

 

This may not easily fit into any recognizable 'category' for which neophytes can fit it, and it therefore may not fit into a 'box', but in my mind it's a wonderful photo.

 

I've been showing it to people for a long time on my digital camera, along with some other photos, and each agrees it's one of the very best of those I've taken.

 

I trust those who view and give me personal feedback after viewing ALL my captures, as they will 'stop' me when they see one they like and invariably people have liked this one -- very much (as well as others taken at the same time -- this is a one of a series of single photos.)

 

I reject the low ratings and will keep it posted -- my judgment trumps low ratings in my view. And I challenge those who have rated it low to leave critiques to explain any rating below 4/4 and lead me to their portfolio to show me why they consistently take much better photos (especially 'on the fly')

 

John (Crosley)

What a delightful instant you have caught... this is indeed a decisive moment. Lovely as always.

 

Best regards.

Thanks for the encouraging comment. One could look at the ratings and never know it; but frankly, they're full of it. I just know better.

 

I'm with you. I like it -- very much, and that's really all I need.

 

I'm glad you do too.

 

John (Crosley)

This photo was taken in Buenos Aires, not Barcelona.

 

The error was caused by a computer 'prompt' that went unnoticed, until now.

 

It has been fixed now.

 

John (Crosley)

Ratings... I almost forgot that there exists the ratings. Personally I always put the ``critique only'' option on most of my pictures.

Ratings are something I seek because, pro or con, they tell me roughly the popularity of a particular photo, whether I like it or not.

 

And, in the process, I learn something -- it's not always something I WANT to learn, but I learn it nevertheless, and it's something about popular taste, or just sometimes about people who subtract supposed 'faults' (like with the above photo' and come up with a 'subtractive score' rather than looking at the whole photo for its message and its uniqueness, which may be something entirely different).

 

For instance, this photo is supposed to score below 4/4, but it's among my best, and a sure pleaser of those who review my captures -- something everybody stopped at and remarked on, but it doesn't have a level horizon, there's another head in the photo, there's writing on it, and some reasons to 'subtract' -- hence a 'subtractive' rating.

 

But I still like it, an will defend it as among my better photos, regardless of any supposed faults, because I don't think they detract significantly -- maybe I'm wrong, and that's what ratings are all about -- but also that's why I review frequently my better captures with others -- lay people and subjects -- so I know what others, who don't pretend to be critics, think.

 

It's a good counterbalance to the fishbowl that is Photo.net.

 

Thanks for the helpful comment.

 

John (Crosley)

 

 

A beautiful shot, John! Best regards, Ruud.

Not one of yours is less than beautiful. (No payback, just a genuine compliment, unsolicited.

 

John (Crosley)