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Subject: [Leica] Berlin Photos
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri Feb 11 22:47:27 2005
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Hi Chris,

As with all vacation snaps, some are good, others less so. The picture 
with the mirrors in the Reichstag rotunda falls in the former category, 
that place is a gold mine for photographers. I was there in early 
January and could have spent the whole day there.

But a general comment: you make the comment that you have not edited 
these and therefore "no whining". On other occasions, other people have 
announced new galleries with similar caveats, or something to the 
effect, "I know the scans are crap, I will fix them later". So my 
"whining" below is addressed not just to you, but are meant more generally.

I feel that when you post pictures on a web site with a world-wide 
audience, you are doing yourself a disservice by not editing or by 
posting what you know in advance are inferior images. What is the point? 
If you do not have time to edit or to scan well now, then wait and post 
the shots after you have taken the time to do so. I do not claim to be 
the master photographer and even less the master editor. But when I 
select images for public display, like my own Berlin gallery from January:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexberlin.html
I try to make the photos the best I can make them, and I edit carefully, 
in two stages--I make an initial selection, sleep on it, look at them 
again the next day and finally put the gallery together. Even at that 
last minute stage, I often remove images that I am not sure should be 
included (when in doubt, don't include). The end result may still not be 
up to the standard of the masters here, but at least I know that I have 
tried to do the best I can with the material at hand.

I would encourage everyone to edit, and edit again, before posting 
images; and to do the best you can and then let the chips fall where 
they may. Otherwise you will not improve your photography, and will miss 
out on one of the major benefits of being on this list.

Nathan

Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics wrote:

> Well I left my film camera home for this one, not on purpose I forgot to 
> grab it in the frenzy to get everyone to the airport on time.  Luckily I 
> had the Canon G5 in another bag>  For anyone interested in family vacation 
> shots check it out:
> 
> http://www.saganich.com/Vacation%202005/Berlin/Berlin%20Pages/Berlin%20Thumb%20Page%201.htm
> 
> I didn't edit these all that much so no whining please.
> 
> Chris Saganich
> 
> 

-- 
Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands

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