Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've made discoveries like that too, when looking through old negatives. I never throw away a film or a digital camera file. Like you said, you might find a masterpiece in one you originally dismissed. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 1/15/12 3:42 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >I rarely chimp and delete on my digital cameras, unless it's clearly a >mistake. Since I normally use 16 GB card and never machine gun shoot, I >rarely use up more than one or two GB per day. > >With film, of course, chimp and delete are not an option. > >This photo starts as a panoramic frame, and a brief look at the (digital) >contact sheet confirms that I missed the position and it's a nothing photo >and I wouldn't bother to scan it in high res. Then when I examined the >contact sheet more carefully, I noticed the boy in the store and severely >cropped to get this version. The man adds a nice balance. > >Not a great photo, but at least it's half decent and shows the importance >of not deleting things. > >http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20120115-63.jpg > > >-- >// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information