Giggling At A Goof - Robert Mirani




Taking my daughter every Saturday to ballet and watching the learning and the antics of her and her fellow six-year old students counts as one of my favorite activities ever. My daughter is in black on the far right. Neopan pulled to 1200 for this one.

Camera:   Contax G2
Lens:   90mm 2.8
Film:   Neopan 1600
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Posted:   27-Feb-2002

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Nice capture!

what were they looking at? Cheers Matthias

Matthias Rueger     28-Feb-2002 at 22:44

Unconscious of

the photographer's presence. Why is this so much harder with adults. Well done.

Charez Golvala     01-Mar-2002 at 01:01

"Ooops. . ."

Robert,my wife, whom despises, photography (no smile) found this whimsical human scene--comical. She, actually, laughed--she seldom laughs when I share the Contax-site-pictures.
Take a bow. By-the-way-the twist with the neopan is quite appealing---I like the sheer whiteness of the entire frame--or more technically the un-even-flow of graduated gray scales.

Jerome Belthrop     01-Mar-2002 at 05:51

Crop it

This is a great picture that can be made even better by cropping out the stack of mats on the right. They add nothing to the image and are a visual distraction. If you remove them, then this is superb.

glen     01-Mar-2002 at 08:44

Robert

I agree with Glen. It makes a stronger image without the pillows RH. I would have liked to have seen this shot in a less black and white version. Loose a little on contrant and bring in a bit more information in the white areas. Well that's my 2. Euros. Otherwise: lovely picture.

Knut Skjærven     02-Mar-2002 at 09:45

Some Notes and Thanks All

Thanks to everyone...didn't quite expect this strong a response, even though the setting and subjects were very compelling to me personally. Matthias, Jerome, Charez...thank you for the kind words. The girls were looking at one of the others making a mistake, and having the teacher slap her head in mock frustration. Lincoln, Glen and Dana: Thanks as well, and your advice on the crop is reasonable. I left the pillows in because when I originally toyed with a crop, the window felt too centered for me, and since this is part of a series of images, the pillows to me added to the ambience of the studio environment. Knut: I'll have some additional comments on the lighting conditions with my next image post, but frankly, the conditions weren't optimal for a graduated range of whites, blacks and grays.

Robert Mirani     03-Mar-2002 at 11:17

It's great!

Can it be made better? Yes, but what cannot?

George Shadoan     27-Jun-2002 at 15:46