Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/24

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Subject: [Leica] Cloisters/Alternate Crops
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Mon Oct 24 07:26:44 2005
References: <p06230915bf7d598b2053@[131.142.12.152]> <a9e12f2f6e6c01c5a5e064a24d9ff5aa@bellsouth.net>

Thanks Frank (and Graham).  I suspect if my post proves anything it 
may be that the first intuitive cut is often the best.


>I think the first one is a beautiful photo.  I love the highlights and 
>tones.
>
>Frank Farmer
>Jackson, Miss.
>
>On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:38 AM, Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>
>>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.
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dick
>>Boston MA
>>


-- 
Regards,

Dick

In reply to: Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Cloisters/Alternate Crops)
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