Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, Thank you very much for the suggestions - I will try them. I like this image but am always looking for ways to improve. Here is a better view of the entrance to the graveyard: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1673.jpg.html As I mentioned, these were taken with an early Canon digital Rebel and turned out better than I would have expected. Ken On 7/2/2011 5:50 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Ken, > > I have been looking for a while at this photo. Firstly let me say that I > think > it stunning. I really wouldn't do much with it. With respect to Nathan, I > don't > agree with cropping the "tall tomb" which is I think the cross over the > entrance > to the churchyard. If it is then I think that it is too integral a part of > the > image to cut. > > FWIW it's worth, can I offer a choice of two other crops? Both yield > strong images. > > (i) crop so as to renove all but a thin strip of snow along the foot of the > wall. This throws the wall into dark relief against the snow and increases > the > isolation. > > (ii) Crop up from the bottom as in (i) but also crop down from the top to > just > above the right hand hilltop. This gives a much stronger effect than in > before > which, combined with the curve of the wall, is even more powerful and > almost > fish-eye like. > > Try and see. In either case, the original remains a great photo with strong > light and tonal values. > > Peter > > On 30/06/2011 22:59, Ken Carney wrote: >> Thanks, Nathan >> >> I'm not sure about the tilt (there aren't many straight lines in NM >> structures) >> but I will try the crop. The structure on the right is the gateway to the >> graveyard. It does sort of intrude now that I look at it. >> >> On 6/30/2011 12:59 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> Great sky, but I would tilt the image a bit clockwise and also crop off >>> the >>> tall tomb on the right. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 26, 2011, at 1:02 AM, Ken Carney wrote: >>> >>>> Here is an oldie I ran across. This was with an early Canon Digital >>>> Rebel >>>> and kit lens, which I took along for an experiment. Other cameras on >>>> the >>>> trip were Voightlander rangefinders with the 50 and 15mm lenses, and a >>>> Contax >>>> with 50 and 25mm lenses. Traveling light, that was about the end of >>>> the view >>>> camera days. C&C welcome as always. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/taospuebloBW2011.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>