Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan: Dang, John beat me to that comment. I like both shots a lot, and that's the way I see them, not from an elevated position. If you were doing a portrait of the shopkeeper, then I would say go closer or use a longer focal length and lower the angle. But that did not seem to be the goal here. It is a document of how it feels to be in that shop, and I think it works well. I even like the texture that the ceiling and lights add to the shot. Makes me want to go there. The giants are ruining the experience of book-buying from eclectic shops like this; why I'll bet there's even the obligatory cat somewhere in the place. Regards, Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R. Fulton Jr." <JRFjr@compuserve.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 48 - what a real bookshop looks like > > This is only a minor annoyance in these shots but if you > >had gone down on your knees then this would not have happened. Sort of like > >taking pictures of children. > > > Nathan-- > Last I looked this was not Architectural Digest photo forum. > I think the "keystoning", "tilt-shelves", etc are not very offensive. > This is with a 24 not a 21, 15 or 12 all of which would have been > worse (I know that's no excuse, but it's true). > "Down on your knees" would probably have brought other stuff into the > foreground which might have been more of a problem. This is an > environmental portrait and a good one at that (I liked the 'main' one > best). > I don't deny that it's a good idea to avoid keystoning but it is very > inoffensive in your photographs. > John Fulton > Fort Worth > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html