Submitter's name:	Chris Linek
Title:	Slap 'n Tickle at the Mall
Gear Used:	OM10Q with Tamron 28-200 Aspherical zoom
Diaphragm:	No idea
Shutter Speed:	No idea
Film Used:	Kodak Gold/Max, either 200 or 400. Probably 400
Technical Information:	Freehold. I rarely use tri/monopods, less'n I want to be in the shot myself. Reasonably sunny day.
Subject information:	Couple kissing on a bench in the Queen Street mall, Brisbane City Downtown, Australia. I was doing a theme roll of people in the mall. I would move around from place to place every 15 minutes or so, and sit and wait for someone interesting to wander past. Her eye is looking directly at me.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

It's a bit a pity that she spotted you, as the shot would have been more intimate if she hadn't noticed that camera being aimed at her :) Still, it's a nice shot and the yellow flowers on the right in the background are nicely out of focus so they don't distract from the composition.

Comment left by: Bill Barber (nsurit@aol.com)

I might have titled it "Stolen moment, stolen moment" or maybe "Stolen Moment Squared". It is one of those special moments of life captured on film. I find her capture of you to be more interesting than your capture of them. That IMHO is what makes the photograph. It puts a smile on my face and I suspect of that of others.

Comment left by: Eric Pederson (epederso@darkwing.uoregon.edu)

I agree with Bill Barber. I think it is perfect that the woman is looking at *us*. Otherwise it would just be a photograph of people kissing. This way it is a photograph about the relationship between her and the viewer -- and importantly, the man is not part of this relationship creating a dramatic imbalance.

Comment left by: Mark Lloyd (royer007@yahoo.com)

that's an awesome shot. I personally like the way the lady is looking right at the camera and her expression of amusement. Great shot

Comment left by: Gregg (no e-mail specified)

If it wasn't for the hand on the back of the neck, I might have suspected that she was not really "into the moment". But now I wonder if she isn't trying to surpress a grin at being caught by the camera.

Comment left by: Jerry "Smitty" Smith (proudtexan63@hotmail.com)

Very nice indeed, and yes, it does appear she is suppressing a grin if not an outright belly laugh. I like it alot.

Comment left by: Bruce Hamm (bhamm@magma.ca)

This is a wonderful shot...and yes, her smile for the camera makes the photo. The more I look at it, the more I have to chuckle. Simply well done.

Comment left by: Bill Pearce (bspearce@earthlink.net)

Her looking at the camera really makes it for me!

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jamesfc@gte.net)

I have to agree with those comments that her gaze at the photographer makes the shot! It works on so many levels, it almost makes me feel guilty for 'intruding'!

Comment left by: andrew fildes (afildes@netlink.com.au)

She has total control of the situation, doesn't she - you, her companion, her life in general. Great statement about a very assertive young woman.

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