Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK Uncle Ted. I'll do a re-crop and see if it flies. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Jan 19, 2013, at 11:41 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Herbert Kanner OFFERED: > Subject: [Leica] Lonely Tree > > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002763-2.jpg.html<<<<<<< > > Hi Herb, > Please, nothing personal...... it's a critique... my right or wrong? > > Title? Sometimes a title isn't worth the screen it's written on. As in > this case of the "Lonely Tree?" It isn't a lone tree as you've composed > the frame and what the title implies. You are close, but "close only > counts in a game of Horse shoes. :-) > > 1/ If you shot this in a slim tall vertical format.......... center tree > only with blue sky and some foreground? It would have been a "Lonely > tree." Purely in the singular and lonely aspect. > > But in this case what wrecks the title and completely takes away from the > photo simplicity of title and "single tree completely!" Are: > > 1/ The street lamp post! > 2/ The tree, trees? on the right hand side even more so eliminating the > "Lone Tree" aspect. > 3/ And over on the left side of frame another tree sticking into the frame! > > Adding titles quite often take away from the impact of any photo. By the > same token a "Major title fitting the content smack in ones face title > also increases the over all visual impact of the photo itself." BUT? > > No offense intended. May I suggest a re-crop and see what a difference it > makes? Maybe! One must always have a disclaimer attached! ;-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information