Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny Carter wrote: > > Sam said, among other things: > >>I left it there for a number of reasons. The most > important was that the other eleven images were all full > frame with the black border. > > SonC pulls out his soapbox, and climbs aboard: > That's an editing issue, not necessarily just a cropping > issue, but cropping is also an editing issue. Does a "no > cropping anytime" stance mean you don't also burn or dodge > shots in the darkroom? How about pushing or pulling the > film? What about paper types? Contrast filters? What if > you just hate the picture for no discernable reason? How > much of a purist are you going to be, and where do you draw > the line? > > Reminds me the joke about the girl who would not do "it" for > ten dollars, but reconsidered when offered $10,000. Either > you are a cropper, or you're not. > I'd do it for less. and have done so. :) Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/