Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As the great Alfred E. Neuman said: "Even castanets don't click every time." There are so many things that can go wrong with a photograph, sometimes it seems a wonder there are any that turn out right at all. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] PESO: sharpness is a bourgeois concept Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 10:23 pm I don't know about sharpness being a bourgeois concept. I do think not thinking that sharpness is an important issue means you 've got your head up your ass. In purely a photographic context of course. I posted a shot the other day which is very much not sharp. But its rare for me. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/fallrabs/071104_201619.jpg.html Or http://tinyurl.com/bhyrvwm Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 12:40:02 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: sharpness is a bourgeois concept > > I am with Frank, personally. > > After a shoot, I go through them on Lightroom, and if it's not sharp, > relevant, or otherwise bothersome, they don't get a single star. If they > are at least interesting, they get a star. Every iteration, the duds are > weeded out, and only a very few get 5 stars. > > Yet, I find this image quite compelling. The blurriness of the subjects is > primarily due to the slow shutter, not from inaccurate focus or camera > shake. In addition, the rain between the subjects and the camera create > additional blurriness. > > Nicely done. > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at > verizon.net>wrote: > >> A Different point of view...... >> >> I like Nathan's image. It has character, mystique, etc. >> >> In my world, and YMMV, if it is not sharp, it gets tossed. First pass. I >> don't care what the subject, what the feeling, etc. Not sharp = Out. >> >> I did some IR pictures with my M8 a while back... that look of softness, >> foggy softness, bothered me a lot. I did keep the images, but they bother >> me because they are not tack sharp. >> >> I know in this Group, sharpness is not always esteemed as being the #1 >> criteria, and so be it. Your photos are yours. Mine are mine. We agree >> to >> have differing >> criteria of acceptance. >> >> Yes, if the shutter button is not pressed, the image is nonexistent. >> But sometimes, existent images should not .... exist. >> >> My opinion... and nothing to do with Nathan's shot.... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> >> >> The lesson? Maybe none, but I think it is something along the lines of >> "just >> take the damn picture"! >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Ken Iisaka > first name at last name dot org or com > > _______________________________________________ > 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