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I'd appreciate your opinion on the two pictures linked above; which do you prefer, and why? As a hobbyist photographer, I'm trying to gain a better idea of what, on average, makes a straightforward portrait image attractive to a pair of watching eyes. I'd like to have avoided decorating the images with text, but I've had my pictures stolen and published in the past; my bad for being naïve. Hopefully it won't be a hindrance to your forming an opinion. Thanks for your input if you do participate!

In an effort to combat the exceptional greyness of the day, I took a stroll around the nearby botanic gardens armed with a digital camera in the hope of capturing a little cheer. ISO set to 400 to avoid using the horrible, horrible flash... not too shaky!

      

      

      

      

    

I appreciate the kind words; I'm doing just fine now that my shoulder is back in one piece, though the soreness is keeping me on pills and my arm in a sling. An assessment in the next week or two will govern whether or not surgery will be carried out to stabilise the joint in the long term, a distinct possibility since this dislocation is a more severe repeat of one I had in 1998 whilst climbing in Borneo.

EDIT: caught The Incredibles today and enjoyed it immensely, so if you've enjoyed any of the Pixar productions, I suggest you take a look. I don't think I'm off the mark in thinking that it was largely inspired by the classic graphic novel, Watchmen, as anyone who has read it will be reminded of various similarities there (the anti-superhero political movement, the cape thing, the criminal who gets off on being beaten up, the villain who sets up his own stunts to achieve fame), not to mention the influence of Lee and Kirby's Fantastic Four. And if I ever have kids, I want my baby to pull the same trick that theirs does. At least on Hallowe'en.