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Subject: [Leica] The many temptations of a chef
From: mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:39:22 +0800
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20090525114539.03190b58@mail.threshinc.com>

Thank you Peter. I did just that actually - I prefer the first  
version. I guess that's a habit of mine; once I'm done editing I  
typically don't revisit stuff again, but also if I can't get it right  
the first time, I'll probably bin the shot.

Ming

On May 26, 2009, at 2:51 AM, Peter Klein wrote:

> Ming:  This is a matter of taste, I think.  I really like the  
> picture as is, perhaps because of its busyness--it shows the chaos  
> of urban life.  It's quite possible that burning in the chef a bit  
> might clarify things a bit more, but I'd look at the two versions  
> side by side to make a final decision.
>
> And belatedly, welcome to the LUG!   Your photos are great, and  
> it's wonderful to see the images of a working photographer in yet  
> another part of the world.  We are a far-flung bunch, brought  
> together by our common interests and the miracle of the Internet.   
> Sometimes we get a little testy, but that's just family arguments  
> at a very large dinner table.
>
> --Peter
>
> At 09:08 AM 5/25/2009 -0700, Thein Onn Ming <mingthein at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> Thanks for the feedback, Mark. I wonder if burning the chef a bit
>> more and dodging the rest might help to clear things up...windows
>> really give one too much subject matter to work with.
>>
>> On May 25, 2009, at 7:59 PM, Mark Pope wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Ming,
>> >
>> > I spent quite a while looking at this shot.  I really like the way
>> > you have developed it - the tonal range is very nice indeed.
>> > However, for me the shot is rather too busy and does'nt seem to
>> > have a main point of interest - my eyes darts all over the place -
>> > it seems a bit disjointed.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> >
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Mark Pope,
>> > Swindon, Wilts
>> > UK
>
>
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THEIN Onn Ming
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