On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 13:16:49 -0400, Alan Browne
wrote:

McLeod* - http://www.pbase.com/image/32611103

The old lady running the old style lunch counter. Says it all.
Shot seems a little out of focus or shaky and the pose is very
contrived. Would have perhaps been more interesting if she were
active, belying her age. One of the finer restaurants in your
area, I take it? (jab at Ontario boy).


The image was shot with a soft/warm filter. Illumination was open
shade through front window of the diner so it would have been blue
without it. The soft filter was as a kindness. Unfortunately, most
of the softness in the submitted image was due to a very quick scan
job and a quick blast with the dust and scratches filter. As for the
pose, I asked permission to take her picture and she posed herself. It
is her usual pose when working. The burger and fries in the
foreground are mine; the other is my wife's. The restaurant isn't in
ON, it's in Winnipeg's North End.