Lote gives my daughter something to boast about...

[leek]

Something different for this weeks Class News item!!!

Not the best photo quality, but I salvaged what I could... Sioned will love it anyway...

[gstark]

John,

Not the best photo quality, but I salvaged what I could... Sioned will love it anyway...

With an image such as this, the technical quality is not a major issue.

But this is a vitally important photograph, and it brings us back to our photography roots: why is it that we do this ? I think that, especially today, with mobile phone/cameras and every man and his dog having a camera of some sort, it is essential that we not only make this image, but print it out too. That way Sioned will always have access to the image, and to the memories that it will bring to her, and in the future, her family.

[DebT]

I like it ,
it captures the moment and the excitement in her face - totally agree, print it, frame it and hang it in her room ...would also suggest you frame the T Shirt -you never know what autographs may be worh in the future and once washed they are gone forever.
If you want to PS would only suggest you blur the background slightly and burn the white shirt & hat to make them less obvious
DebT

[leek]

but print it out too.

An A4 print went into her school bag this morning...

[ozimax]

Great photo!

A couple of years ago I was waiting for a flight in Wellington airport with a friend of mine and his handicapped son, who is a huge rugby fan. All Black captain Tana Umaga was walking by; I stopped him and asked if he would mind being photographed with the boy. I took the photo, got an enlargement and posted it back to NZ. It now proudly sits on the fridge door!

These moments are treasured, and you've done well. Now, if only it had been a Rabbitoh player...

[DaveB]

The Philistine in me wonders "What's a Lote? Is that a term for having your T-shirt grafittied?"
I presume it's a rugby thing...


It's not a _bad_ photo. Maybe it could have been improved with a bit more illumination in the middle (in the shadow of the giant) and those bright white background elements (shirt & hat) do distract a bit (give Deb's advice a go). But it's presumably significant more for content than technique!

[gstark]

The Philistine in me wonders "What's a Lote?

Dave,

That is the artiste in you, actually. It's the Philistines who would know the answer, but they then have trouble counting beyond 15.

[rookie2]

The Philistine in me wonders "What's a Lote? Is that a term for having your T-shirt grafittied?"
I presume it's a rugby thing... !

Jocks, Philistines, God forbid even Female AFL commentators.....whatever......those of us tied up in sport do tend to mix our metaphors, misinterpretate stuff and speak good English sum of the time so my guess is

..... Lote = Languages Other Than English

R2

[leek]

Yeegods... Just in case you people are really being serious... Lote = Lote Tuqiri (rugby player extraordinaire)...
Lote plays (understatement) for the Waratahs & the Wallabies...

Now if anyone has to ask who the Waratahs or Wallabies are, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to shoot you...

[DaveB]

It's all right John, we know about the local flora and fauna.

[leek]

It's all right John, we know about the local flora and fauna.

Groan!!!

[ozimax]

Lote is an ex-Bronco, who could have been a GREAT player if wearing cardinal and mrytle and playing league....

[rookie2]

Yeegods... Just in case you people are really being serious...

now when has this site ever been accused of that!!!!