Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ------Original Message------ From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com> To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: May 29, 2001 4:56:43 PM GMT Subject: [Leica] Digital cropping >>> In a post I just sent out I mentioned that I don't like cropping. I think one of the negatives aspects to digital photography is that I've really become lazy in my framing. I mean, if I want a black border in a silver print I must print full frame. (I know there are some work arounds, but they're a pain and they just don't look the same). With digital I can crop to my heart's content and then just push a key and my macro places a black border. (Heck, I can even crop my Leica 35mm negs square and put a Hasselblad notch border on them). But is cropping good or bad? I always feel as though I missed the mark -- i.e. got lazy in my seeing -- if I have to crop. Just curious as to what other people think. Dave <<< I prefer to use the full area of the film for the composition but sometimes I gotta grab what I can before it runs/flies away and crop later for a reasonable composition. Digital makes a difference with extreme tonal ranges, and where the slide has been neglected or damaged: with digital I make a print; before digital printing I used to put the slide away and wait for a better printing technology. I'm getting those slides out now and printing 'em. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com