yes, I got your point Marshall but removeing other " distracting" elements around her, she becomes alone, maybe my daughter or friend sitting there and posing for me maybe following my proposal to do that pose!  Brian's proposal image made of my anaglyph is a good example of what I am saying, a good image and fine cut but without that specific atmospher of the scene which I photographad. Yes I called that image Tourist Self Portrait... because she is the MAIN element but not the ONLY element of that image! She needs others to become the main and not the sole element of the picture! ;-) Anyway, fortunatly all of us look to the images with different "eyes" and see different contents according to our tastes and expectations. Thank you so much, Dariush --- Mer 29/12/10, Marshall Rubin <mrubin(-at-)hvc.rr.com> ha scritto: Da: Marshall Rubin <mrubin(-at-)hvc.rr.com> Oggetto: Re: [Anaglyphs] Brian and Marshall/Tourist Self Portrait with a Mobilephone A: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com Data: Mercoledì 29 dicembre 2010, 15:11   Dariush--   Of course it's a subjective call, but I believe that views can sometimes include too many elements, making for a less effective presentation.  To me the woman and her activity is far more interesting than the extraneous things going on around her.  The man standing to her left adds nothing of interest, and actually distracts from the woman.  Perhaps a second picture, concentrating on other people/activities should have been posted.  That way you might have TWO very good pictures, instead of one that's less effective.   One other thing:  Your picture title is only about that woman.  It seems to me that is adequate reason to believe that she was the intended main subject.   Marshall From: Dariush Radpour Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:20 AM To: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Anaglyphs] Brian and Marshall/Tourist Self Portrait with a Mobilephone Dear Brian and Marshall, to be very frank I don't see any "main subject" in that image! She naturally became the main element just because she is young and pretty woman acting a gesture different ... but the other "ordinary" elements present in the image has their weight and counter weight balance to enrich the lady's gesture and complete the whole scenario, but of course if one photo can trigger some new ideas or creative proposals, that's more than good and are welcomed here. Cheers, Dariush --- Mer 29/12/10, Marshall Rubin <mrubin(-at-)hvc.rr.com> ha scritto: Da: Marshall Rubin <mrubin(-at-)hvc.rr.com> Oggetto: Re: [Anaglyphs] Tourist Self Portrait with a Mobilephone A: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com Data: Mercoledì 29 dicembre 2010, 05:23   Great capture of a moment in time.  I believe that the gentleman at left foreground could easily be vertically cropped from the view, allowing greater impact of the main subject.   Marshall

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