[Leica] PAW 4 comments by Ted Grant

[Matt Kollasch <matthew.kollasch@uni.edu>]

Thank, Ted, for your comments.  You make some good points.  I especially
needed help in thinking about the sunset photo
<http://www.uni.edu/kollasch/photo/paw/pages/alt02-wk4.htm>.  We get
some great ones in Iowa so perphaps the next time out I will be able to
better capture one.

On my PAW 4 you said the following:
<http://www.uni.edu/kollasch/photo/paw/pages/week-04.htm>

>Improvement:
>Either not take it in the first place realizing it's kind of interesting,
>but too confusing. Look for something more tangible within the frame by
>using a longer lens to isolate on the eyes and face . Or going as wide an
>aperture on the lens, which may allow a greater isolation of the face and
>eyes dropping more of the peripheral areas out of focus,  as the left side
>and corner of the frame is creating visual confusion as it's "too much in
>focus" and tends to drag your eye there because it is in focus while the
>centre of the picture isn't strong enough to hold the eye..

I wonder if a polarizing filter would be useful in this situation?   
Also, the way you broke down the possible ways to make it better helps
me look back on this photo (which I still like :) as well as ahead.

>comments ... hopefully are not found offensive nor demeaning in any way.
>Ted Grant Photography Limited
>www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

*Not* in the least.

/matt