Emily wrote - in another context: <<... grow up by bits and pieces without thought of how they don't go together, but on the other side with too much planning things don't have any soul. >> That can be the case for photographs too. A little bit of chaos - a few imperfections - are not always a bad thing. The digital era has taken us to a phase where every telegraph wire in the street, every every piece of litter (garbage) in the countryside, every facial blemish in a portrait can disappear on the altar of perfection. The clone tool is just all too tempting. For something as simple as a still life (?). No arrangement looks a mess for sure. Too much looks contrived. The happy balance is what makes the shot work ... <<But I hate New York. >> I thought ILNY was de rigeur over there. What's wrong with the place - as opposed to any other big city that is? Bob
