Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, that makes sense to me Ted. I agree with you. Thanks - I learn from that kind of critique no matter whether the image is my own or not. Tom - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 2003, Week 2... > > > Rob Mason's PAW 2003, Week 2... > > >Here is my second offering to the PAW for the year: > > >http://www.leica-gallery.net/rcm/image-37730.html<<<<<< > > > Tom Smart offered in response: > >> > To me it looks like there is indeed a point of interest - the guy > crying, or > > scared, or whatever on the far right; the one everybody is looking at. > I'd > > say it wasn't captured in a way to carry the composition, but I bet that's > > the point.<<<< > > Hi Tom, > Not to get into a long winded discussion, certainly without Rob here, but > with my humblest apologies, the guy isn't crying, he's looking down at what > appears the hands of a woman helping with his life preserver. I could read > into the shot... "a crew member." And he isn't the point of the focus, > that's my point! Because, the couple are and you can't really see what > they're looking at in a meaningful manner. > > The couple who are in focus maybe kind of looking at him, but more than > likely just in front of him, as the "helper person" is adjusting his life > vest straps. And if the guy being assisted is the "centre of the photo" he > still isn't in focus in any event. > > Whatever ones attempt to make something out of this picture, it's completely > a non-event and my point was to explain to Rob why it doesn't work > regardless of either of our points of view. It's far too easy to read things > and interpret events trying to make something out of a photograph, than just > looking at the content in a .... "does it work or not?" > > To make it work he should've moved to a better shot angle, possibly a step > forward or used a wider angle lens. But at the moment it just sits there and > doesn't wash as a meaningful photograph. > > ted > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html