Originally uploaded by RXAphotos
One of the things I find fascinating about flickr is you never know which of your photos will have the most impact on others.
This is a sentiment shared by a few people I know and it always surprises us which photos get the least & most comments. I guess it really does come down to personal taste.
My case in point is this photo of L. It still remains one of my favorite photos of her. There is nothing special to the composition, it was captured at a totally natural moment and I love the way her hair falls on her face. The towel slung over the head is a bonus. Her expression is not forced, it is as natural as she is. This is a pure and natural look of a beautiful woman. To me this is a winning portrait photo.
Yet this photo has received only moderate views and no comments. Most of my photo’s attractive a few comments (often before I finish adding descriptions) and it always amazes me which ones do not get any.
Obviously I am emotionally connected to this photo as I am with any photo I take … and I would not be telling the truth if I said I was not more emotionally connected to this photo than most, therefore I see it in a different light.
Another example: David has a photo of a Major Mitchel Cockatoo that has had over 1000 views (and climbing). He has no idea why this of all photos is streaks ahead of the rest.
Just wanted to write this down as I find it both strange and funny.
Update (19.10.7): Someone has asked that the photo be included in a flickr group called ‘Beautiful Women’. Nice to know someone else has good taste.
October 15th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
I posted a screen shot to Flickr of a web site design I was working on. Within hours it had 35 views. I still have no idea how or why people would want to look at it.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
This one is my fave of L