Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/17

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Eric's latest
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon May 17 04:34:15 2004

I like the uncropped version best. Unless maybe ifyou crop it in a square,
and thus getting a 6x6-like crop. If you do so, do not be afraid to cut
something off from the head (I've send an example to your personal mail).
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> From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 06:05:58 -0500
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Eric's latest
> 
> Steve:
> 
>>  Eric   I love your photos of your little
>> girl..... I wonder what if you cropped the
>> foreground.....?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Also thanks, for the suggestion (and the example you emailed offlist).
> 
> Original:
> 
> http://canid.com/current/dishwasher.html
> 
> Steve's crop:
> 
> http://canid.com/pics/steves_crop.jpg
> 
> I go back and forth.  On the one hand, does the out of focus sink add
> anything?  If it doesn't, take it out.
> 
> On the other hand, I like her placement within the frame better in the
> uncropped version.  The framing was intentional so the edge of the sink
> would come out at the corner, and the bottom of the sink sorta plays off
> against the darker tones at the top.
> 
> In other words, I can't decide which way I like best.  :)
> 
> --
> Eric
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> 
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