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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: JDClements on January 08, 2009, 07:51:53 pm

Title: Too Close For Comfort
Post by: JDClements on January 08, 2009, 07:51:53 pm

Check out this incredible photograph by David Proeber. Talk about a good "grab", but he had to hightail it out of there.

(http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/images/2009/01/07/picture_10.png)

Story is here. (http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/01/too-close-for-c.html)

Title: Too Close For Comfort
Post by: Petrjay on January 09, 2009, 10:55:33 am

I suppose the fact that the fugitive had a cigar clenched in his teeth would indicate that running around brandishing a pistol wasn't enough of a health risk to keep the man's adrenaline surging. For his sake, too bad he was caught. That photo could have been the basis for a lucrative endorsement deal with Nike. The photographer should run out and buy a lottery ticket while his luck is still holding.

Title: Too Close For Comfort
Post by: mahleu on January 10, 2009, 04:26:14 am

Quote from: Petrjay

That photo could have been the basis for a lucrative endorsement deal with Nike.

Those would be New Balance shoes.

I can't believe some of the comments on that site. Especially the ones about not publishing
the pic as it might worry his family and the others about the exposure?

Title: Too Close For Comfort
Post by: JDClements on January 11, 2009, 06:58:39 pm

Quote from: mahleu

I can't believe some of the comments on that site. Especially the ones about not publishing
the pic as it might worry his family and the others about the exposure?

I think the "highlights are blown" comment was meant as a joke, but it is hard to tell.

But the "shouldn't be published because it might upset his family" comments are ludicrous in my opinion.

I showed the picture to my wife, and she thought the same thing I did when I first saw it: It's a still from a movie set. If the criminal's eyes weren't locked on the camera, a lot of the picture's power would be lost.