VanOeyen's Ruth eyes photo, your opinions please

[ethicsprof]

I think Graig is correct in his understanding of the various factors that play important parts in the minds of most folks who choose particular photos of
Ruth. I appreciate very much the diplomacy with which Graig articulates his
position.
I have to say that I find myself drawn to photos which illuminate a depth of meaning to the person or scene photographed.
Obviously, attention to the personal history of the player and the historical context of the scene becomes most critical.
I am drawn to your photo for these very reasons. I recently bought and had framed a scene
of Ruth in a !935 Boston Braves game, in large part, because his last gasps
of attempted immortality in the sport are painfully battling the onslaught of
human finitude seen too vividly in his prematurely aged countenance.
The photo which you are displaying does the same and more for me. The
desperation of Ruth is still heroic as he stares and stands with a strength that
only he could muster. I congratulate you on seeing an example of where the depth of meaning grounds an aesthetic rather than being one of the great number of photos bearing an aesthetic derived from ordinary discernments of the extraordinary.
all the best,
Barry