Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am sorry to say, but if a bakckgound / foreground (?) is <too active>, as a general rule, the image is ruined. Here framing steps in. Martin On Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 02:55 PM, Austin Franklin wrote: >> There images consist of a smallish sharp subject and the larger rest of >> the area is out of focus. >> Most of the area of the image is out of focus. This area serves to set >> up the subject. >> If its clumpy and bunchy then who the heck wants that? >> If it's smooth and creamy then so much the better. I'm all for it. >> Is it possible to ignore this stuff?. I cant see how. >> Sure the biggest thing is the subject. Getting the shot. >> But the way everything else looks comes in a close second. >> Figure/Ground. What do you figure the percentage of "published images" or sold prints is, Leica vs. everything else? While the bokeh of a mirror lens may be awful, not that many fine art photographers or pros are using them. The bokeh of a Canon/Nikon/etc. prime/upper-level zoom may not be as peanut-butter creamy as a Leica, but it's certainly serviceable. I still can't think of an image that was "made" because of its bokeh, and I've never seen an image that was rendered useless because of its bokeh. - -- 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