Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wasn't there a National Geographic photo editor who insisted on having something red in the picture, such as a red canoe? dan c. At 06:46 PM 25-01-01 -0500, Emanuel Lowi wrote: >While I've sometimes noticed bokeh and all that jazz, while shooting I'm much more >concerned about the placement of objects or features in the background, especially if >they have a distinctive colour relative to the rest of the background. A little >splotch of red or yellow or whatever somewhere well behind your principal subject in >the right spot can add that touch which distinguishes an excellent shot from the >ordinary. But perhaps this is elementary for Leicaistes? > >Emanuel Lowi >Montreal >