Re: Where do we draw the line?

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:47:09 -0700, "Frank ess" <frank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Dudley Hanks wrote:
>> "Alienjones" <Alienjones@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Dudley Hanks wrote:
>>>> Crop lines, that is...
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>>>> http://www.geocities.com/hanks.dudley/Dima.html
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>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dudley
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>My quick selections are at:
>http://www.fototime.com/inv/E680732CA59D9AD
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>The portrait-style seems nice, but trite; the "Tribute" includes some 
>background that may be distracting to some; the only thing that really 
>bothered me was the dark object behind the dog's right ear. I did a 
>little non-meticulous cloning there; a better, more fastidious 
>craftsman might make it even better.
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>I didn't mind the tree pointing up and away from the dog. I see it as 
>a not-so-subtle metaphor, something of a consoling apparition 
>regarding the dog's and your circumstances.

This observation is why I posted my earlier comment about what Dudley
is trying to do; provide an image of his dog, or provide a composition
that includes an image of the dog.  If you view it from the
"composition that includes an image of the dog", then the symbolic
arrow - formed by the trees - pointing to the heavens over a dog that
is terminally ill becomes a vital part of the composition.  If it's
intended as an image of his dog, then I feel the trees become a
distraction.


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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida