Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, It is so rare to get soft light on that church, and you nailed it in color. On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Robert D. Baron <rbaron at concentric.net>wrote: > As usual, Uncle Dr. Ted, you nailed it: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/NM_09/StFrancisAssisi/W_L1006967cT.jpg.html > > Thanks, > > --Bob > > p.s. Do you think some or all of these would gain or lose impact if > converted them to b&w, or would basically just be the same except for > the lack of color? > > (I'm not expressing myself very artfully here but I think you know what I > mean.) > > > > ==On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Ted Grant<tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Robert D. Baron showed: > > Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Famous Taos Church > >> > >> So many great painters and photographers have produced timeless images > >> of the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, it > >> seemed almost silly for me to try, but being a tourist with an M8 on > >> each shoulder I was undeterred. > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/NM_09/StFrancisAssisi/ > > > > Hi Bob > > An interesting series and croppings. > > I kind of like the front view that is nearly square 6967c1. > > But here is a crop to try that you might find OK? > > > > Frame 6967and crop the bottom off starting on left bottom edge of the > wall > > and go straight across? This maintains a rectangle format rather than > going > > square. I think it adds to the horizontal effect rather than the tighter > > square crop of 6967c1which kind of makes the charch feel sort of cramped > > space. > > See what you think. It's a minor crop change and until you try it??????? > > Well you know the rest! :-) > > cheers, > > ted > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA