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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: David Degner's park photos
From: Michael Gerard <geeman1066@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:51:07 -0500
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David,
    Your main is outstanding.  I like the way that the figures' hands are
silhouetted.  It lends a kind of timelessness and drama to the shot.  The
composition is also good, with all of the hands leading one to the ball, the
main subject.  Good stuff.
Regards,
Michael Gerard
geeman1066@earthlink.net

> david degner wrote:
>
> > I did some more shooting at the park.  This time I
> > took my 28mm 2.8 though.  It was getting cloudy so I
> > had some trouble keeping my shutter speed up for all
> > the action.  I got two keepers out of it I think.
> >
> > This is my favorite.
> > http://www.geocities.com/david_degner/gallery/bball_1.html
> >
> > This one I had to work at in the darkroom.  I wish at
> > the time I shot It I had bent my knees just a bit so
> > that the sky would seperate him form the bushes.  The
> > biggest problem I had with printing is I needed to
> > print the guys face with a 4.5 contrast and the sky
> > with a 3.  This is one time where it would have been
> > much easier to scan from the negative.
> > http://www.geocities.com/david_degner/gallery/bball_2.html
> >
> > I cropped the last photo a lot though Im not sure It
> > was the best way to crop it.  Here is the origional.
> > http://www.geocities.com/david_degner/gallery/bball_3.html
> >
> > Come on dig up some dirt, I only learn from criticism.
> >
> > David Degner
> >
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In reply to: Message from david degner <leicanews@yahoo.com> ([none])
Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> ([Leica] Re: David Degner's park photos)