W/NW The Look

Sigma Sd Quattro H, Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H), ISO 100
Yokohama,Japan - November 2018

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Mike
 
I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...
 
lawrence said:
I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...
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I think you will find the interpretation of "the look" to mean different things to different people. At least that's what this thread indicates. To me it is a facial expression that shows very strong emotion. As to say the person does not have to say a word for you to know exactly what they are thinking. It can be pointed at the photographer, but does not have to be.

My two cents.
 
lawrence said:
I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...
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I have long since reconciled myself to the idea that once a thread is started on RFF it is in the public domain and can take a thousand different interpretations and go off in a million different directions.

It kind of reminds me of one of those free association conversations we sometimes have with close friends when everyone has had a few beers and are relaxed and feel comfortable with their companions. :p
God knows where those topics will go once started.

So I suggest relax and go with the flow. If this were the kind of site where moderators pawed over every word and deleted those that were a little off topic then I would be out of here and I suspect half the people here would be too.
 
lawrence said:
I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...
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Thanks for the comments, clearly it's a look rather than the look!
 
I had to look up the word "pedantic". Clearly I'm not as smart as most others here.

However, I do know "the look" when I see it.

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And, I know "a look" when I see it too!

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Mike
 
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