Once again, you and I photograph the same subject in differing ways. You choose to stress the vertical flow of fabric, which echoes the vertical pole. You use matrix metering to expose the image evenly, revealing detail to describe his character. In my portrait of the same man, athttp://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/95787883, I move in with a horizontal frame, simplifying the image. I use spot metering, exposing on the brightest spot of the picture, the sun on the white drape. This keeps the fabric from burning out, and makes all else darker and more mysterious. By abstracting him in shadow, I show less of him, and hope that what is left will prod the imagination of the viewer to enter the image and think, feel, and wonder.
