Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 > From: "Jim McIntyre" <mcintyre@ca.inter.net> > Subject: [Leica] The cat came back... > So I'm back. And to put my money where my keyboarding is, I've posted a > PAW: > http://members.rogers.com/jmcdesigns/jamesstreet/2004-33.htm > Slam away, lambaste me for using my nieces and daughter as convenient > subjects, but please, let me know you took the time to view my work, and by > all means let know what I can do to improve. No photographer should work in > vacuum...except to remove the dust from the negatives! > ciao... > Jim ................................................................................ What a nice, fun picture. I like the pretty much composition as it is, with breathing room outside the elbows. Normally, I would go for tighter framing, but here there is something that intriques my eye with the repeated shapes thoughout, and those two pointy light areas on the right make the image more quirky than just a snapshot for me. I would like a bit less on top and to be able to see the front edge of the bowl instead; and although the electrical socket and that other thing on the wall are distracting, they don't spoil my enjoyment of the photo. For situations like this, I use a cheap (manual) Morris flash that has a weaker capacitor installed (I think a 16 mf) to only put out enough light to give f/2.8 at 5 feet with 400 ISO film. It just fills in the shadows slightly, and puts a nice catchlight in the eyes. Keep shooting to please yourself and keep posting. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak Senior Photographer Visual Imaging Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee Information & Media Technologies amr3@uwm.edu (414) 229-4282/6525