Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, You're right, the bar does provide context - I wasn't thinking of cropping it altogether, just lowering it in the frame a little by cropping some of the out of focus area below it. You could then darken the remaining area a little so that it didn't call attention away from your main subject. As to your final image - the grandparents may not have liked it, but it certainly made me smile! Thanks for sharing. Regards, Richard *********************************************************************** Richard Ogden PAW Site: http://mysite.freeserve.com/paw2002/index.html *********************************************************************** - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:58 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Eric's PAW : Richard: : : >In week 1 main, I find : >the out of focus bar just a bit too intrusive, and would have liked to try : >to shoot from a slightly higher angle from slightly to the right, not so : >much that you lose the sense of being on the child's level, but just to : >lower the bar in the frame somewhat. : : >http://canid.com/pics/jbm_bouncy_smile.jpg : : What do you think if I crop right above the bar? I was afraid doing that : would leave a blurry, unidentified object biting into her hand. At least : with the bar, we have a little bit of context. :) I agree...up and to the : right would have been better. I'm thinking that parallex got to me here. I : don't remember the toy being in front of her. The camera was vertical and : the lens was below and a little to the left of where I was looking. Oops. : : >The directional : >light in Week 2 main is a bit strong for a baby portrait I think, and : >combined with the wide eyes somehow makes him look a bit startled. : : >http://canid.com/pics/jbm_hat_1.jpg : : <grin> The grandparents don't like that one, either. They *especially* : don't like this one: : : http://canid.com/pics/jbm_bed1.jpg : : It was taken last year, so I can't count it as part of my PAW. :) : : Thanks for commenting! : : : Eric : -- : 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