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Subject: [OM] Re: New photo essay posted
From: paul <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:30:25 +0100
Moose wrote:

>AG Schnozz wrote:
>  
>
>>Feeling a little inspired, I wrote a little essay about a tiny
>>community here in Iowa. I hope you enjoy it.
>>
>>www.image66media.com
>>
>>bottom of page, click on "Killduff - Disappearing History"
>>  
>>    
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>I've been wondering why this nice essay doesn't hold my attention very 
>well, my eyes sort of wandering about, instead of staying on task.
>
>I'm thinking it's because the images are too flat, not interesting 
>enough to be, at some non-intellectual level, worth reading about.
>
>I hope you will take this as constructive commentary, letting you into 
>the head of an occasional picture book buyer who saves old calendars and 
>sometimes pulls them out just to look at the pictures.
>
>I tried it out on 3 of them, and I, at least, am more attracted to 
>punchier pics <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/KillDuffWeb/>.
>
>Moose
>  
>
Have to say, I think I prefered the original images. There's just a bit 
'*too* much contrast and burning in your reworked examples  for my tastes.

An interesting essay, by the way!


Paul


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