Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/03

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Subject: [Leica] If Kyle can post dog pic...
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Wed Aug 3 11:14:31 2005
References: <3b839ce3b843a3.3b843a33b839ce@planet.nl>

Heh, I was of course being a bit tongue in cheek. For my picture though, I 
was trying to go for the motion blur to convey movement. I guess I fail in 
that aspect. Oh well, back to pushing that shutter...

At 04:44 AM 8/3/2005, nathan.wajsman@planet.nl wrote:

>Richard,
>
>Because sharpness is normally considered a desireable attribute in a
>photographic image. This is, after all, why we love Leica lenses. In
>some situations an unsharp picture is acceptable because of its strong
>visual content or the uniqueness of the situation--for example, Ted's
>picture of Pierre Trudeau sliding down a banister. In some other cases,
>unsharpness in the form of motion blur may be good if it adds a feeling
>of movement, making the image more dynamic. But in most cases--and the
>picture you posted falls in that category--a sharp image is better than
>an unsharp one.
>
>Nathan

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard at imagecraft.com) 


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