Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Graham - Looks like my first intuitive crop is the one I should have stuck with. I really like the head tilt in the third but from what you're saying that doesn't outweigh the centered subject. I might try cropping that one a bit tighter to see if I can get the subject off center a bit more. Thanks for the feedback. Dick >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> > >Subject: [Leica] Cloisters/Alternate Crops > > >> Spent more time looking at one of the shots I posted earlier this >> week and decided on two alternate crops that work better for me. >> Here's the original: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/06_02_0177_web >> >> In this alternate I cropped the original negative more loosely and >> feel it gives a stronger impression of the environment the gal is >> enjoying. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/06_02_0177_alt_crop1_web >> >> And, from a different negative, a vertical crop that focuses >> attention more on the woman than her environment. I like the slight >> upward tilt on the subject's face here, too. That's missing from the >> other shot. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/06_01_0176_alt_crop2a_web >> >> To me either alternative works better than the first crop though they >> have different emphasizes. >> >> Comments welcome as always. >> -- >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Hi Richard, > >I prefer the first one. The only gain for me in the two alts is the tilt of >the head. The original has a very strong sense of soaking up the sun which >would get an extra boost from the head tilt but overall I think the first >one has everything needed for a fine shot. I think that having been >impressed with it at first viewing I sort of fixed on the original. > > >--Graham > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information