Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] Visiting Chicago
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue May 16 18:04:26 2006
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Hi Don:

I understand your point, I agree that the rectangular image is stronger 
than the square in this case.

I guess that I wasn't thinking so much of cropping as I was of doing 
just a little "cleaning up":

http://www.half-fast.com/DonD/Maryontariowindow.sized.jpg

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album337/Maryontariowindow

Jim

Don Dory wrote:

> Jim,
> Thanks for the commentary.  As to the cropping, one of the reasons to do a
> PAW is to find out how others see an image.  My gut feeling was that the
> more rectangular image was stronger than a squarer one without the lamp.
> Others feel differently and it is important to me to hear that reaction.
> Learning to see through others eyes is a valuable skill I believe.
> 
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
> 
> 
> On 5/16/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Don:
>>
>> Another nice photo of your daughter... being pensive/reflective.   It
>> has been a pleasant journey watching her grow the last few years.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> P.S. I would have cropped or exorcised that bulging something on the
>> right.



Replies: Reply from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Visiting Chicago)
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Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Visiting Chicago)
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