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Subject: [Leica] IMG: ? Crop-no-crop ?
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:19:51 +0200
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Thanks Ted

next time will be vertical long lens pano then ;-)

As stated on the other list, I can take negative comments, well, when  
as well grounded as yours ;-)

Thanks again mon ami
Philippe

Le 6 sept. 10 ? 20:12, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> a ?crit :

>
> philippe.amard showed:
> Subject: [LRflex] IMG: ? Crop-no-crop ?
>
>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Switzerland/Semi+Abstract+Waterfall-1010584.jpg.html
>> > slight crop of the top
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Switzerland/Waterfall-1010584.jpg.html
>>
>> What do you think?
>
> Philippe mon ami,  (once again.) ;-)
> The tighter crop for sure. WHY?
> First of all this is a scene that is more beautiful to the eye than  
> in a B&W
> photograph because it is extremely busy and confusing!
>
> The water fall when you were standing there shooting was one
> of those very easy to see. Not only that, one can be affected by the
> surroundings, therefore the "water fall aspect" becomes of a greater  
> effect
> to the eyes.
>
> In a photograph, in this case B&W, much of the waterfall is confused  
> with
> the general over all background and land fall about it. It probably  
> requires
> a greater volume of  splashing water to make it of greater  
> visibility than
> we see here.
>
> I'm sorry but thus is one of those, if I'd shot it, I'd put it a  
> side as one
> of those that was a nice place to see, but not one of my better
> photographs in B&W. :-(
>
> When you have to  "working and cropping to make a photo work?" In many
> cases there isn't a good photo there to start with. Looks great to the
> eyes, but in print?
>
> Actually it can fall into the more you fiddle trying to make  
> something out
> of it...... it generally means there isn't a solid photograph in the  
> first place. UNLESS???
>
> Maybe longer lenses to tighten on the waterfall subject and or the  
> main stream of
> water.
>
> However mon ami,  nice try! However? :-(
>
> Dr. ted
>
>
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