Re: Where do we draw the line?

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:22:33 -0700, "Frank ess" <frank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>>>
>>> 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.
>
>I guess you must have thought I didn't understand. That explains why 
>you posted this comment.
>
>Done and done.

No, I really didn't give any thought to whether or not you understood.
If anything, I assumed you did.  We're just voicing some parallel
thoughts along with some differences in reaction to the image.  Nuffin
wrong with that.





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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida