Re: [Leica] Some new photos...Thanks

[Jon Gresham <jongresh@yahoo.com>]

Thanks Neil & Michael for your comments!!!

I agree with your comments, Michael, re the kicked
ball being overwhelmed by the background. A trap I
fall into in a 'target rich environment' like Bangkok
where everything is so interesting & different that I
want to keep it all in & end up losing simplicity.

I must confess I rotated the picture 5 degrees in
photoshop to straighten the composition a little (due
to my tin leg)... Er ... Is this considered cheating?

The two kids are actually sitting in the entranceway
to a Chinese hospital. He is wearing roller blades
(captured in another shot).

The 'one eyed sweeper' is kind of eery, Neil, and he's
giving me an intense look. Probably because I didn't
get his permission ... but I did ask him in my
kindergarten Thai if he liked Manchester Utd. 

He's an Arsenal fan.

Cheers
Jon
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"Neil wrote:

 I really like the train picture.  The position of the
sweeper with the 
end
of the train behind him makes the shot. I think you
could have gone in 
a
little tighter and cut out some of the space to the
right but that's 
being
really picky."

- --- Michael Gerard <geeman1066@earthlink.net> wrote: >
Jon,
>     Welcome to the LUG.  Congrats on your decision
> to emerge from
> the shadows; being in the light can have its trials
> and
> tribulations, but it is a great place to learn. I
> like the moment
> you captured in the first shot.  The caption is
> clever, but I'm
> not sure that the girls' expressions fully tell the
> story you
> intend.  You capture a great moment here, but the
> central
> action--the kicked ball--gets overwhelmed by all of
> the
> background.  IMHO, a wide aperture would help keep
> some of the
> background out of focus and less of a distraction to
> the main
> action.  I also like the two kids seated on the
> chairs.  It's a
> simple shot, but the kids have really appealing
> expressions.
> They know they are being photographed, but they
> don't look
> awkward.  It could be any bus station anywhere;
> you've captured a
> very human moment.
>     Keep snapping and posting.
> Regards,
> Michael Gerard
> geeman1066@earthlink.net


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