Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right, Ted. In part, it really was an experiment to see if anyone would notice the wires. I apologize for wasting everyones time. I must say, though, that the spot removal tool can do ok on removing longitudinal things if the background is right. I had a picture where three strands of a barbed wire fence were between me and a donkey. In front of the donkey, it was a grass background. Both areas behind the barbed wire had structure and a certain average uniformity: the grass and the donkey's hide. About a dozen applications of the spot removal tool created an undetectable removal. But you can't do that against sky with bits of cloud. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Jan 19, 2013, at 8:50 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Herb, > I didn't see the wires in the first image and they completely turn this > into a "File 13 waste basket image not worth spending time on!" :-( The > time to remove the wires is better having a single malt Scotch and > relaxing for an hour or so! > > Pardon me for being so blunt! But quite simply? Why waste time trying to > make a sow's ear out of a pigs butt? > > I think the bottom line is..... "As you looked on the scene with the trees > on either side, you only saw a single tree in the middle! OBVIOUSLY IT > STANDS OUT IN THAT FASHION! That's life and we have all done that in some > variation or other in similar scene situations. But the crossing hydro > lines/wires would've killed the shot right away on first look before you > went "click!"! > > Sorry to put you through all this, particularly because the photo title > led me to believe and without looking in-depth............. it was > supposed to be a "single tree?" Of course the photo title creating a > situation for me to see all the trees and not notice the wires. :-( > > Which goes to show, sometimes we don't look as close as we should before > commenting or critiquing? Titles can quite often lead us astray! :-( > > cheers, > ted > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 7:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Lonely Tree > > >> I cropped the shot in accordance with Dr. Ted's suggestion. I don't like >> it as much as the original. From the size of the branching, it could be >> apparent in the original that the trees on each side are in the >> foreground, much closer than the lone one. >> >> I didn't attempt to take out the phone wire in LR with the tool for >> removing spots. If you look closely at the original version, you'll see a >> pretty damn poor job of removing it. My wife offered to take it out in >> Photoshop Elements, but I decided not to bother. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002763-2-2.jpg.html >> >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 19, 2013, at 11:58 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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