Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Victor, The motion blur is an important part of the success of this picture -- it reinforces her laughing and gives the picture the sense of spontaneity and real life that is its essence. It would be a failure if it were all tack sharp. This is very well done. Robert > Victor Rubin showed: > Subject: [Leica] Paw10 (1) Nancy with the laughing face > > >> Grab shot- less than pristine for sharpness- but Nancy got the joke- and >> I got a shot off. vroger >> >> http://vroger.smugmug.com/gallery/2321992/2/134769572/Large<<<< > > Sorry Victor but this is one of those pictures as nice as, "it could have > been" it hurts ones heart to drop into file 13! .... that's what you > should've done. In the basket! > > Yer not alone having to throw a shot like this away, but even if you put > it in a darkened drawer for 6 months it'll never be what you really > wanted. Sharp! Or your eyes will continue to fight and try to ....... > sharpen it! By not turfing it now all you do is keep making yourself feel > bad each time you look at it or show it to a viewer. Then making an excuse > why it's blurred! Do you really want to do that? Surely not? > > Trust me...... I've been there more times than many! They never get any > better keeping them! :-( > > It'll never sharpen, ease your feelings and file it quietly and quickly > saying to yerself... "Damn and it was such a great moment! Oh well better > luck next time." Shed a small tear and get on with life! :-) > > It's never easy to dump it, but editing your own work is always tough and > this had the potential to be a very good re-action photo ........ So bite > the bullet old buddy and dump it! > > Making an excuse for any picture isn't going to make it any better whether > she got the joke or not. > > Sorry mate, it's cold cruel real life editing and if you continue to try > to use it, in the end you pull your record for making very interesting > pictures down with it. Editing can be horrendous at times. > > All you're doing here is showing a "blurred picture" and a play on > words... "Nancy with the Laughing face." Better luck next time. > > I know I'm a mean assed SOB! ;-) > > ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >