I've got to admit I was inspired by "Citizen Rob's" photo "First Dance". I like the pose of her head, her upward glancing eyes. I took the basic poses, and changed gender on them, now the man is the one with the upward glance. I gave him a romantic mane of glorious thick red hair. Because of the original poses, the man is smaller than the woman, maybe he is 5ft7in to her 5ft10in. This happens in reality. However, her right hand is awful disproportionately big. Oops! Still I like the hand to make a visual circle enclosing them, so I'm leaving it big. Also, I wanted the woman to have a 'golden' quality about her, so her dress has gold accents and is pale yellow, rather than the traditional white. Whhoops, I errored more on that hand than the size. The thumb is in the wrong position. Thumb is right only if outer part of hand faces out, rather than the palm... Maybe I can fix this later... Tuesday, March 14, 2006 "First Dance -Thoughts About..." So I wake, thinking about my picture. The hand, I don't think I will change it. I think it came out that way because my intuitive side is trying to express both aspects, of the outer part outwards in a protective encircling and also palm outward, as in a receptive fashion. This morning, in reflection, this picture seems a metaphor. The lady represents Mystery, and then in this case, it makes sense she is larger than the man who loves her. Her eyes are shut, for she hides them. The man fiercely adores her and proudly. It is his 'First Dance', celebrating his love. He will always be wooing his love, and she will always be returning with her surprises.