johninjapan2000

This is really cool. But, scary. I think I am glad we are not neighbors. :-) Just kidding.

 

This photo made me think of Anne Boleyn, one of Henry VIII's many wives. And, it made me shiver.

 

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John

I agree. This photo is sooo strong on its own. A simple frame is best. Otherwise: Wow! Great job.

 

John

Oh my. This photo has some strange power I can't put my finger on. Maybe the way the circle of women curves around, down the steps? I immediately liked this scene. It is fortunate that the men are partly obscured and don't grab our attention. The variety of postures in the group on the right has natural interest, with the lady in the midi-length, light-colored skirt pulling the two groups together. Also, the setting! It reminds me of a Roman ruin or similar dramatic location. Great title! It's almost...scary. :-) I suspect this is one of those photos that will strike some people as very evocative, others as mundane. For me, very much the former.

I really like the spare, abstract quality of this photograph. The tilt to the fish's head is...suggestive? Whimsical? Nice.

Actually, knowing that the title derived from the subject makes me feel much more positively about the photo. Charming!

There are some photos which need a little explication to reach their full potential. For me, this is one of those. Now I like it.

Thank you, Marc

I'm sorry, but the Emperor has no clothes. This is a garden variety grab shot, and not a terribly good one. The leg on the right ruins the cohesiveness of the composition; the photographer should have waited for a better moment. Don't tell me he was forced into it; nobody forced this individual to put this photo online.

Also, the caption is indeed derogatory. This is just common sense. However, the photographer is probably innocent of any intention to speak negatively of his subject. He no doubt is more familiar with the subject than we are (at least slightly, as he was there with her). He, therefore, has a context in which to place her. We, however, can only judge her by the caption.

Think about what would have made the photo better: at a minimum: no distracting leg, background either more in focus or more out of focus (I think the photog chose/was forced to choose a rather unfortunate compromise). And a better caption (one suggestion: 'Dressing Up for a Flea-market Morning' which contains rather harmless irony, places the pic in time which carries charm --obviously the time word could be changed to suit the reality, though reality is not necessarily the standard-- and has no derogatory implications. It also would kind of tickle us because we all can imagine ourselves in that situation. The word 'budget' is just too personal).

I suspect this photo was partly chosen because of the mistakes it contains.

Let's put some clothes on this Emperor!