Eyes

[JNB_Rare]

I think it was JMR who mentioned he'd spent a rainy day processing some older images. I don't do this often enough (go back to have a look). But I found a couple...

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

That's a powerful pair of images.
They should be displayed together.

-Eric

[Bob_B]

That's a powerful pair of images.
They should be displayed together.

-Eric

+1, and the dof is spot on

[JNB_Rare]

That's a powerful pair of images.
They should be displayed together.

-Eric

Thanks, guys. I don't have a third image, so perhaps a diptych.

[John R]

The second image looked disappointing as thumb nail image. But once opened you can see the look is quite powerful and engaging. I would say the opening in the veil repeats in the outline of the eyes and makes the two images more interesting.

JR

[RSL]

These images could be powerful if they had context. It's the kind of thing you try to catch in a street shot, but the eyes alone don't get the job done. I think you need a reason for the look in these eyes. The shots are good as far as they go, but do they really go far enough?

[JNB_Rare]

These images could be powerful if they had context. It's the kind of thing you try to catch in a street shot, but the eyes alone don't get the job done. I think you need a reason for the look in these eyes. The shots are good as far as they go, but do they really go far enough?

A fair point, Russ, and perhaps many would agree with you. In this case, the lack of context was deliberate on my part. Though I may risk diminishing the impact for some, my intent was to leave interpretation (or imagined context) to the viewer.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

A fair point, Russ, and perhaps many would agree with you. In this case, the lack of context was deliberate on my part. Though I may risk diminishing the impact for some, my intent was to leave interpretation (or imagined context) to the viewer.

I think they have just enough context as shown.

Eric

[RSL]

Okay. Fair enough. It's Rare's picture, and it's up to him. But I'd ask you, Eric, other than a pair of pis.ed-off female eyes (admittedly a genuine rarity), what's the context?

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Okay. Fair enough. It's Rare's picture, and it's up to him. But I'd ask you, Eric, other than a pair of pis.ed-off female eyes (admittedly a genuine rarity), what's the context?

As the pair of images stand, there are several possible interpretations. All additional "context" would do, in my opinion, is restrict the viewer's reading to a single interpretation (such as, for instance, the one you are suggesting.)
I like evocative ambiguity, which I think this pair has.

Eric