Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] asking cropping advice
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:58:35 +0100 (MET)
References: <004e01c3ae7b$d5603b90$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <002201c3aecf$e8e08f40$87d86c18@gv.shawcable.net> <00a001c3aedc$7c097aa0$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <3FBBF2B9.4070703@hemenway.com>

They're right Simon. Just do it again. Film is cheap.

Daniel


On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> C'mon Simon... don't bouday... no pouting!
>
> Just get back out there shooting pictures. For most people it means
> taking hundreds or thousands of photos before you find your "eye".
>
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>
>
>
> animal wrote:
> >> > > Hello,
> >>
> >>>>I cut out this
> >>>>http://www.leica-gallery.net/apekop/image-56489.html
> >>>>from this one
> >>>>http://www.leica-gallery.net/apekop/image-56517.html
> >>>>allthough i dont like it i cant get it any better?
> >>>>Apart from throwing away both,would any of you help out with a better
> >>>
> >>>solution?<<<<<<
> >>
> >>Hi Simon,
> >>How would I treat this if it were my shot. Dump it!!!!!!  Why?
> >>
> >>Well when you "have to work" to find an image fit to print, 99.9999% of
> >
> > the
> >
> >>time there isn't anything there to start with. It's the same as looking
> >
> > for
> >
> >>pictures and all you are doing is knocking yourself out recording nada for
> >>any number reasons. Usually nothing hits you between the eyes as in....
> >>"WOW! Look at that! Click" Good one in the can.
> >>
> >>Looking at this frame there isn't anything there simply because that's
> >
> > what
> >
> >>happens sometimes.
> >>
> >>You didn't hold the camera straight to start off with tilting the
> >>background, the guy walking by is just walking by with nothing of interest
> >>or anything about why he's in the frame. Almost like he walked into your
> >>frame as you tripped the shutter. Right? And I'd bet a shilling that's
> >>exactly what happened.
> >>
> >>Save yourself a lot of time fussing and fiddling trying to make a silk
> >>purse, out of road kill!. ;-)
> >>
> >>Dump it! Chalk it up to , "Oh well one of those exposures that didn't
> >
> > work."
> >
> >>And move on finding something better.
> >>
> >>ted
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the advice.
> > Maybe i should stop uploading and switch to the political discussions.
> > simon
> >
>
>
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In reply to: Message from "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> ([Leica] asking cropping advice)
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] asking cropping advice)
Message from "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> (Re: [Leica] asking cropping advice)
Message from Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> (Re: [Leica] asking cropping advice)