Tina's
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Comment by ShannonLee:
far too awesome. one of the nicest compositions i've seen in a long time. a great story.

reminds me of when i was a kid and my mom always used to go get her hair done and i'd go with her to get mine trimmed. the lady who did our hair's name was Gale and she used to call me Sinead instead of Shannon because i used to sing Sinead O'Conner's "Nothing Compares" nonstop!

Message edited by author 2007-05-03 13:16:41.

Tina's
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Comment by sevilduvarci:
i love this, the way you composed this picture makes it so interesting and stand out from a regular slice of life shot. i love the symmetrical feel the mirrors give to the picture. at first look you feel like you might be looking at a mirror image, but then you realize the differences between each side. feels like this is a time lapse mirror image of this person, forwarding the time from childhood to adult image.

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Comment by LanceW:
That's your son...pore kid, LOL ;-) Very interesting perspective you have captured here. Well done.

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Comment by TDCollins:
I love how the lines seem to point to those beautiful skies. Very nice!

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Comment by SandyP:
How fun. A girlie day (son included) playing with hair do's with your best friend. I love it. Her shop is very photogenic. It has just a touch of that urban look I love so much.

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Comment by KarenNfld:
That's really neat. I might crop out the ceiling

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Comment by jonfrommk:
A very nice slice of life (although I have to say the hairdressers looks a bit bleak). You have got some lovely vibrant blacks in this picture...Putting the critical hat on it may be that there is almost too much going on in this picture, but that some of it gets lost in the dead space especially towards the top where the ceiling enters the frame

A few possible cropping thoughts for you to take/disgard as you see fit

Crop from top down to the top of the machine on your sons head

Alternatively crop even further down (to the top of the mirror) and from the left to the centre point of the mirror (obviously this would lose your son but MIGHT give a nice image focused on your mum and tina. Tina would probably still hit a rule of third line). If you want to get even more radical then you could also crop a bit of the floor and from the right to Tinas back. Final though go even more tight and focus on your mums head and tinas hands (possibly back to her face)

Having said all this, I do like this pic and am just sticking in my 2ps worth as alternatives

J

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Comment by UNCLEBRO:
exactly every five weeks?
wow that's very routine!!!!

it's a great picture.
a very good enviromental portrait as well as great depiction of a "slice of your life"

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Comment by Dirt_Diver:
This looks like a rally cool place to have your hair done.

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Comment by alexjack:
Really cool, and I like the little feet on the other side! Another easter egg!

Jack