I think this is true for all of us, but there are some people whose name on a post draws my immediate attention. Stretch is one of those people. For example, I love his ability to inject humor into situations where you wouldn?t expect it. And for my inner ear, everything Stretch writes comes through with the voice of Jean Luc Picard. I hope I needn?t explain why.
Stretch-I have read what you have written, but my dial-up connection is so slow and unreliable that I had never seen your work until I spent a week in civilization, where a hi-speed connection made your web-site spring to life. It isn?t like I have been living under a rock, but I have concentrated so much of my attention on landscape photography that I haven?t paid any attention to the eloquent faces of the amazing people that surround me. When I saw your photos, I dearly wanted to expand my own horizons. When I am carrying my camera I am going to pay more attention to the people around me. I am not trying to compare myself to Stretch-just trying to say that seeing excellence should be instructive, and I am making an effort to learn.
This is the first time I have taken a picture simply because the face tells such a story. Even though I know this man well, and love him dearly, I think it would be a mistake to add any details. If the face tells a story, let it be told without words. And thanks you Stretch, for teaching someone you have never met.
Stretch-I have read what you have written, but my dial-up connection is so slow and unreliable that I had never seen your work until I spent a week in civilization, where a hi-speed connection made your web-site spring to life. It isn?t like I have been living under a rock, but I have concentrated so much of my attention on landscape photography that I haven?t paid any attention to the eloquent faces of the amazing people that surround me. When I saw your photos, I dearly wanted to expand my own horizons. When I am carrying my camera I am going to pay more attention to the people around me. I am not trying to compare myself to Stretch-just trying to say that seeing excellence should be instructive, and I am making an effort to learn.
This is the first time I have taken a picture simply because the face tells such a story. Even though I know this man well, and love him dearly, I think it would be a mistake to add any details. If the face tells a story, let it be told without words. And thanks you Stretch, for teaching someone you have never met.