He hopes to win her favour. It seems he may succeed.
Thank you, friends, for your insightful comments and good advice. I am trying to do my best, which I am afraid isn't good enough. I like the Aiptek camera despite its tremendous drawbacks (? it doesn't even have adjustable exposure, aperture or focus ?) because it is cheap, it is inconspicuous and its small stereo base makes it possible to photograph persons from a lesser distance than with the Fuji W1 and W3. You don't meet with the usual indignation of persons who don't want to be photographed. They simply don't notice they are being portrayed. This does not go for this particular photo, of course. I don't expect stunning photographic features from a bottom price camera. ? J.V.
