Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chandos, For what this it's worth and as you know, I'm always open for rebuttal. ;-) Some comments on the PAW 12 pictures, On an over all basis I like the exposure and light look of all the images, no real problem with any of them. But what I do see that is obvious and it's illustrated in several frames and that is, "You are not holding the camera correctly where you should!" Or at least to say, the distortion is unwarranted as it doesn't add anything to the frames. The tilting throws everything off as it drags the eye away from the content. The children's swing ride. I find the lady on the right chopped a bit too tight where she might have added more depth to the frame rather than being cut in half. The bar with glasses would have worked incredibly well if you were stopped down and the glasses went crispy sharp from the right edge of frame right through to the back, as this kind of art subject really lends itself to that kind of "art picture sharpness" rather than the out of focus glasses which in reality become an out of focus distraction Obviously it would've entailed tripod use to acquire the greater depth of field to carry the sharpness to the background. If they were sharp, it would've led the eye into the overall frame much better. The lady framed through other body parts doesn't do anything, as it isn't a complete picture as she's cut off too tight with the overall feeling lost as it becomes an exercise in exposure rather than a photograph with content. The two ladies with cameras would more than likely have been much stronger if you'd bent your knees and gone for a lower angle. It also didn't help not holding the camera horizontally and vertically correct. Those wide angle lenses are killers unless you handle them squared off correctly. So there you go eh, I hope this isn't offensive, but that you find it helpful as you have produced some wonderful imaginative images here in the past. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu> To: <leica@topica.com>; <streetphoto@topica.com>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 12:31 PM Subject: [Leica] New stuff redux > Thanks for the feedback! I especially appreciate the technical comments > about contrast, tone, etc. Monitors vary, so it's tough to know what > anyone's *really* seeing, but I go back to the image in every case. Again, > thanks. > > Twelve black and white images are now up at: > > http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown/photography/New/new.htm > > All comments welcome. > > Chandos > Chandos Michael Brown > History and American Studies > College of William and Mary > www.wm.edu/cas/asp/faculty/brown > >