Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/09

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Subject: [Leica] PAW Week 19 (Warning--Children!)
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Sun May 9 11:00:41 2004
References: <BCC3E401.E163%ron-price@curiousrobot.com>

Ron Price wrote:


> 
> It was one of those situations where I got excited when I saw it on the
> contact sheet, but then when I scanned it full-sized, I thought, "Oh well, a
> possibly-great shot marred by technical imperfection," and never touched it
> again. Then the other day, a friend of mine (himself a photographer who
> knows and values technical skills) saw this in my file browser and loved the
> shot despite its imperfections. I'm curious as to what others out there
> think of this... Is it worth doing something with, or just a sloppy
> snapshot? 
> 
> Any thoughts on either of these shots are, as always, appreciated...
> 
> 
> Ron
> 
> _
Hi Ron,

I like the shot very much. The lack of sharpness gives it a feeling of 
speed. I think that if it was sharp it wouldn't be that good.


Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema

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