[Leica] Slightly OT: To Crop Or Not

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

> I may disagree on the fine art print. To me I do place some value on how
> the
> photographer got to the final image.
>
> Others may of course disagree as it's a highly personal preference but
> between two IDENTICAL looking photos where;
> 1) was taken with a dSLR and printed on printer, and
> 2) was taken with a rangefinder camera from 1950 and printed in a darkroom
>
> I personally 'value' #2 more (regardless if the photographer was me or
> someone else).
> On the wall they will look the same but to me I will still find some
> inherent values in #2 that I prefer.
> May just be nostalgic and ludditesque - and I may be the only one that
> feels
> that way.

No 2 may in future become more sought after as "art", but as the Lug print
exchange has shown, the digital print is every bit as fine. I still print
in the darkroom, so I would like to believe my prints might have rarity
value ;-) they often lack artistic value !!!!

Cheers

Alastair