Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/20

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Subject: [Leica] That 50
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue Sep 20 15:21:04 2005
References: <BF52325B.5DC5%philippe.orlent@pandora.be> <a2f8f44705091712543ede1ca0@mail.gmail.com> <64ecc61916ee3159a4fdcaf4a63c90b5@paulhardycarter.com> <CAC4D410-5AE3-40DE-B372-18CB902745E8@mindspring.com> <52ae05aee8663e67d95459e763644a40@paulhardycarter.com> <BAB373CE-6DE7-40F1-8BD9-14877032062A@mindspring.com> <476e98ec3612ba1927f9fdda53407884@paulhardycarter.com>

As I said, I've no argument with setting rigid working rules for  
oneself. I even find it pretty entertaining when groups of artists  
cook up a manifesto of rules they will live by for certain projects.  
Dogma '95 springs to mind.

"altering the perspective symmetry of the composition" sounds like  
such a manifesto in incubation. I look forward to it hatching. Until  
the manifesto is delivered, Paul saying, "I just like making  
everything fit in 2:3," works just fine for me, so long as we don't  
try to sell it as a superior way of looking at the world. Users of  
other than 35mm film may find it difficult to swallow 2:3 as the  
"standard." Come to think of it, "standard" focal length on 35mm is  
closer to 40 that 50 isn't it?

Paul Carter fits pictures to frames. Ric Carter & Sonny Carter fit  
frames to the pictures. No difference, just personal preference.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies



On Sep 20, 2005, at 5:53 AM, Paul wrote:

> For the same reasons, Ric. If you crop a picture you're altering  
> the perspective symmetry of the composition as much as if you used  
> a different focal length.
>
> For me that standard frame is the window through which I see the  
> world. Where ever I go, whatever I see, it's the same window. I  
> frame of reference, if you like.
>
> P.
>
> *******
> Paul Hardy Carter
> www.paulhardycarter.com
> *******
>
> On 20 Sep 2005, at 00:42, Ric Carter wrote:
>
>
>> Okay, that makes good sense artistically, and certainly financially.
>>
>> What about not cropping?
>>
>
>
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