[Leica] scenes from the OR ...paw 15

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

Ted Grant wrote:
> Steve Barbour showed a slightly improved version:  :-(
> 
>> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-81913.html
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: [Leica] scenes from the OR ...paw 15
> 
> 
>>>>> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-81911.html
>>>>> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-81912.html<<<<
>>
>>
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> 81911 on my screen is very dark? And if mine is correct then I'd almost
>>> scrub the picture as I'm loosing the important part and why you shot! 
>>> Her
>>> eyes and expression.!
>>>
>>> And I'd have cropped it tighter as some of the extraneous parts are
>>> distracting and take the viewers eyes away from the centre of 
>>> attention....
>>> her eyes!
>>>
>>> A little something hanging on the upper left edge... crop.
>>
>>
>> I am reposting the first,  less dark, hoping at least this is a modest 
>> improvement...<<<
> 
> 
> Hi Steve,
> Well it helps some, however given the lack of good light to start with 
> and even though one can kind of make out her expression, as much as I 
> hate to say this, it doesn't cut it!! :-(
> 
> It's as simple as comparing the first copy 81911 "lack of good light" 
> and the improved version ... 81913  "still lack of good light" compared 
> to the second photograph 81912 with the light - eye combination and 
> without question the improved version still doesn't make it compared to 
> the nurse with the face mask.
> 
> Sorry but that's photo life! :-( Some work right smack in the face while 
> others.... if you have to knock yourself out "trying to make something 
> out of it" then it just doesn't work. It will always be close.. but not 
> right in the face... "Yeah alright great shot!"
> 81913  is close. But close only counts in horse shoes! And when we can 
> compare the two shots it's very simple to see which works and which 
> doesn't.
> ted

right you are Ted... dang....

I was trying to make something more out 
of it... something that was not 
there...ie  smack you in the face, there..

Thanks for your help...I did learn 
something valuable from this.

Steve