[Leica] Christmas Tree Adjustments

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Richard S. Taylor asked and showed:
Subject: [Leica] Christmas Tree Adjustments


> After looking at two of the pictures I posted a few days ago a while 
> longer I wasn't happy with how poorly the ornaments stood out against the 
> trees.  New versions below.  Do these have more impact?  Are they more 
> interesting?  Comments and suggestions welcome as always.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000064_adj_web
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000065_adj_web<<<<

Hi Richard,
The other day when I looked at these the first frame was clicked off screen 
without even a blink! It still does that, corrected or not. Why?

Well it appears way too wide a shot with wasted space and all the trees with 
dead sky. And kind of gives me a "So?" kind of re-action as a picture. And 
as hard as this maybe, it looks like.. "here I am walking through the 
park... oh look at that, click!" Exposure made with not a thought.

However at the same time my thought was, before the second tighter picture 
came on screen, .... "Why didn't he move in tight on the coloured balls and 
branches?"

And bingo you had!!! :-) Quite possibly you did shoot more than these. 
Actually possible for a few rolls of film to be burned using ones 
imagination and bracketing frames for best effect and edit on the light 
table.

Now in 2 your beginning to make something out of it. I think I'd have moved 
in tighter on some of the coloured balls with snow on them, certainly as it 
appears there are picture possibilities in the reflected images in some of 
the silver or gold ones. Might need a macro for these?

I'd worked it with longer lenses also as this subject is a fertile picture 
play ground when looking through various lenses, it will beget you some very 
magical photos. Actually I bet a 200 or 280 would make some very interesting 
moments! :-)

A few thoughts as you requested.

ted