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Oh my! I have been so happy with the HC, and now this!! Many many thanks.
The colour version looked so good, and I was so tempted to submit that. However, I love B&W, and am just so glad that this site represents a credible and appreciating audience. Never mind the choice of medium.
Thank you to all that voted and commented on this picture of Willy, and an even bigger thank you to those members that make up the selection panel, and who are willing to take lots of time out every day to see that all of us get a fair deal on epz.
When I feel that a picture has received a good level of acceptance from other members, I usually print the comments out as well, and attach that to the back of the prints that I give back to the dear people that I photographed. I have prepared this for Thomas and others, and now I shall do the same for Willy. In his lounge he has lots of framed pictures on his wall, and this one will now take its rightful place there amongst the other faded ones. I shall post a picture of Willy and his framed photo some time after May.
Thanks again, this is so motivating.
Andre
The colour version looked so good, and I was so tempted to submit that. However, I love B&W, and am just so glad that this site represents a credible and appreciating audience. Never mind the choice of medium.
Thank you to all that voted and commented on this picture of Willy, and an even bigger thank you to those members that make up the selection panel, and who are willing to take lots of time out every day to see that all of us get a fair deal on epz.
When I feel that a picture has received a good level of acceptance from other members, I usually print the comments out as well, and attach that to the back of the prints that I give back to the dear people that I photographed. I have prepared this for Thomas and others, and now I shall do the same for Willy. In his lounge he has lots of framed pictures on his wall, and this one will now take its rightful place there amongst the other faded ones. I shall post a picture of Willy and his framed photo some time after May.
Thanks again, this is so motivating.
Andre

Thanks Chris & Chris 
Chris (Roberts) - yes, I was torn between a more horisontal '35mm' and the square crop. However, as I usually include a fair amount of background, my subjects sometimes become a touch small in the frame, and sensitive detail can be 'lost'. So I opted for the more square 'Bronica' crop, both to preserve more details, and partly also to create a different format feel to the image. There was so much character in the wall and the plants that I felt that the extra wall space will simply waste the potential of this one, and what's more - the boy in the window will then become too ineffective to sensibly contribute to the composition. My 1st attempt was just that, but this more cropped version is more powerful.

Chris (Roberts) - yes, I was torn between a more horisontal '35mm' and the square crop. However, as I usually include a fair amount of background, my subjects sometimes become a touch small in the frame, and sensitive detail can be 'lost'. So I opted for the more square 'Bronica' crop, both to preserve more details, and partly also to create a different format feel to the image. There was so much character in the wall and the plants that I felt that the extra wall space will simply waste the potential of this one, and what's more - the boy in the window will then become too ineffective to sensibly contribute to the composition. My 1st attempt was just that, but this more cropped version is more powerful.