Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Peter-- It's close, but I think I like the tighter crop. But, then I have a thing for that long, low proportion. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Dec 10, 2005, at 6:47 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Ted Grant wrote: >> Peter Dzwig showed: >>> ...spotted taking themselves home, as the sun went down. >>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album177/GoingHome200512 >>> > Leica IIIf 5cm Summarit Kodak BW400CN f11 1/200th<<< >> Hi Peter, >> Well done and an even better picture by taking a half inch of >> foreground off! Increase the whole photograph impact and the line >> of cattle! >> ted >> Ted Grant Photography Limited >> 1817 Feltham Road >> Victoria BC V8N 2A4 >> 250-477-2156 >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Ted, > > the wonderful thing about PS is that you can try all sorts of > things and no, I didn't PS the cows in (just get that in before > anyone suggests it. I have cropped this picture every way. > > In the end I felt that taking out more of the foreground made it > too long and narrow, more so than it is now. True, that stressed > the cows but.... > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album177/GoingHome200512Crop > > Several things: > > I feel that the foreground gives it an additional feeling of depth. > It is probably 150 yds up the track that they are taking and I > wanted that sense of distance in the picture. To be honest I had > already taken quite a bit out - as you can tell. > > Cropping as tight in **most** cases doesn't seem appropriate for > 35mm. I crop most shots - in the absence of a true telephoto on an > RF it's the only thing to do. > > I'd like to hear what you think of this version, now you've seen it > - and I'd also be interested to hear what others have to say. Hence > the change of title. > > All the best, > > Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information