Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would also crop it a little further dow on the right hand side if it were my photograph, but it is Luis's if I remember well . Phx Michiel Fokkema wrote: > Hi Ted, > > I do not agree with you. > I really like this picture and poetry as Philippe calls it is in my > opinion a good description. > I don't need much stretching of my imagination to make something of it. > I suggested to crop it even more as was already done. > > Best regards, > > Michiel Fokkema > > Ted Grant wrote: > >> Philippe Orlent posted: >> >> Subject:Subways lovers cropped version >> >>>> The poetry stays. Whatever the crop IMO.<<< >>> >> >> >> >> Philippe, >> >> I have looked at this image, cropped or not each time it comes on screen >> trying to see what you see? And quite frankly whatever crop or not >> it's a >> major stretch of imagination to make anything out of it worth while. :-( >> >> I know that's a hard cut on your exposure, but honestly an awful lot >> of your >> time has been wasted on this exposure. I even have a difficult time >> calling >> it a photograph, reflection or other wise. >> >> This is purely an image only you can truly appreciate because you >> were there >> and saw this clearly. As a photograph there's so much detail lost one >> has to >> use more imagination than actually seeing an understandable photo. >> >> Sorry mate no one learns when others are telling you to do different >> things >> with this to make it work, maybe? >> >> When the hard nose killer truth is. are you ready? "Delete it!" and >> remember >> it as a memory lost! >> >> I can well understand if you get pissed off with me, that's your >> prerogative >> and right because you made the exposure! >> However look at how much time you've spent trying to make it work and >> look >> like what you saw reflected in the window. >> >> I praise you when you shoot some of the wonderful photographs you've >> taken. >> But in this case I will not give false praise when there's nothing >> there to >> give any positive commentary. Other than, "well done for trying!" >> Chalk it >> up to, "Oh well it didn't work this time and move on." >> >> ted >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >