Manchester, 17 May 2019

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Reflecting

Apart from the excuse to revisit and post from my archives, I hoped the "Best of" pages would create an opportunity to review individual photos. I wanted this opportunity because I often think I am a poor editor, and I would like to improve.

I think I knew, sooner or later, I would come across a photo like this one, which is not short of flaws - unintended motion blur, some soft focus, and some other slightly distracting reflections - but which would not be greatly improved if the flaws were removed or fixed.

This is "just a moment", and I still think removing or fixing the flaws wouldn't significantly improve the shot and might detract from it because these flaws confirm it wasn't posed, merely "grabbed".