Princess the Goat
Some photographs are humorous without any effort on the photographer’s part. The subjects just strike our fancy and we see them as funny without them doing anything but be themselves. Animals in particular can have personalities just in their expressions that remind us of people we know.
This subject reminds me of my eight grade English teacher. It’s something in those all knowing, half awake, eyes that brings bake memories of someone I once knew. The photographer has managed to keep the background simple and out of focus. The lighting is flat but gives good detail. I like the cant of the head.
I would have like to see a little more of the long muzzle in focus but often that cannot be helped with the relative distance from the eyes to the tip of the nose, particularly in a subject with these proportions.
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August 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
Jim…Thanks again. I really appreciate your input. This pic was taken last week at the Fair. It’s of a Nubian goat named Princess. I’ve titled it “A Princess at the Fair.” The pic was a tad hard to get because she has an attention span of about 2 seconds, tops. This was the best of several attempts.