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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 48 - what a real bookshop looks like
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 07:01:58 +0100
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John,

Thanks for your comments. I also did not find the keystoning/leaning too bad,
and you are right that if I had adopted a lower viewpoint, the owner's desk
would probably occupy too much of the frame.

Nathan

"John R. Fulton Jr." wrote:

> >   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
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