Seeing Double
For those of you wondering if I’m beginning to “lose it” (beginning?), I am indeed aware that I put two photos of the same New York scene on my photo page today. In fact, to be technically correct, they’re both the same photograph… it’s just that one is heavily cropped (which thankfully isn’t as painful as it sounds.)
So why did I decide to upload both versions simultaneously? Two reasons:
1. Because if I placed the two photos on two separate days there are those among you who would accuse me of trying to evade my photo-a-day responsibilities by pulling a twofer… two pictures for the price of one. (And don’t even think of giving me that innocent “who me?” look.)
2. Because I really couldn’t decide which of the two versions I liked better. I don’t even want to tell you how much time I spent trying to decide which of the two to choose. It’s sad, really. I’d rather not talk about it.
Anyway, let me know what you think. Unless, of course, you think both versions suck. In which case, feel free to remain exceedingly silent. Like they say: “ignorance is bliss”… and bliss is ok by me!
Here they are:
New New York and Old New York 1
New New York and Old New York 2
Posted by elcanche at October 7, 2004 11:38 PM
For compare and contrast, New New York and Old New York, the cropped pic is better. It is dramatic. The 2nd pic has "personality," but the effect of comparison is detracted by the overall activity of the picture.
Love, Mom