Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Take out the phone wires and the tree branches on the right. Should work then. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 9:27:04 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 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