Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Alan, We coincide in our favourite, and I thank you to signale the effect of the "two noses"... I didn't appreciate it. The only point I not completely coincide with your opinion is as said before on the concept of the essential, for my taste I don't see these pictures cropped..., but of course this is a personal option of everybody Thank you very much for all your time and detailed opinion, very interesting to discuss, Saludos desde Barcelona Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Alan Magayne-Roshak Enviado el: martes, 20 de marzo de 2007 20:29 Para: lug@leica-users.org Asunto: Re: [Leica] 3 New pictures posted >Luis Ripoll wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I have posted three new pics >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/070201-15w.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/070201-16w.jpg.html >> >> and this one of a man smoking his Sunday cigar (this is one is my >> favourite) >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/070201-24w.jpg.html >> >> All with Leica MP, Summilux 75 and Plus X >> >> Thanks for looking, C&C will be appreciated >> >> Saludos desde Barcelona >> Luis ............................................................................ .... My favorite is the cigar smoker, but I'd like to see a version with a bit of the left cropped off, as well as the small point sticking in on the right. It's hard to get rid of every distraction when street shooting, but I think it is worth striving for the clearest possible image. I've heard this discipline called macro composition. As an example of what to look for (when time permits), examine your picture #16w. The light triangle behind the man's nose bothers me; it looks like he has two noses. These things happen in an active situation, but if you are aware of possible mergers, etc. it will become second nature to scan the scene even as you compose, and your shooting will benefit. One of my personal obsessions is making sure that there are no tonal mergers in the important parts of the picture. I like to put dark against light, or light against dark. This probably comes from taking so many pictures for B&W publications, where I had no control over the quality of reproduction, and thus wanted the image to speak even with bad printing. I hope you don't mind the extended comments. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak Senior Photographer Photo Services Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee Information & Media Technologies amr3@uwm.edu (414)229-6525 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information