Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I posted: >http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2004_07/index.html then B.D. Colen wrote: >I'm afraid that for me, there's too much going on and too much >blown.....BUT...even though I'm not a cropper, I'd try this as almost a >square - cropping right along the bottom and left hand side of the >building - so that you see the shadow, but not the man. and Ted Grant added: >Best bet? Forget this one and use "Freshly washed side walk!" It's a much >better picture lighting and compositionally compared to the guy and his >shadow. And "Freshly" is the only one that stops your eye dead in it's >tracks due to the light, water and reflections. > >The guy and shadow is way to confusing because your eye goes all over the >place looking for a place to stop and make something out of the picture. >It's one of those unfortunate see something shoot quick and it doesn't cut >it in the end. And when you start trying to crop here there and every where >to get something out of it, you know what? That means there's nothing there. >Sorry mate but that's life. File 13! > >Now "Freshly washed side walk?" That's a whole new ball game with nothing >much to do but print it. ;-) Good one. I was going to say it would've been >nice to have a human walking in the back ground framed through the posts, >but no need as the picture stands on it's own as is. Good on you. Fair enough on the PAW...I see what you both mean. I still, however, find myself drawn to it despite (or maybe because of) the busyness. I think maybe Ted hit it on the head: I'm still remembering the potential I saw when I was taking the photo. It's funny...sometimes it's obvious to me when a photo fails but sometimes I just can't admit it. Stubborn, I guess. I tried BD's cropping suggestion, but nothing has really hit me yet. I'll play around some more and see what happens. Or maybe Ted's right and I should move on! In any event, Ted, thanks for digging out the sidewalk photo (http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/New_Orleans_2003/pages/NO2003_08.html). At first I was a little disappointed to find the streets so deserted that morning, but then I found a few places like that one. That's definitely in the "to be printed" pile...perhaps I'll even consider moving it up a few spots on the list! Thanks for the comments, Aaron - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html