[Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy -Ted- with link this time

[scoutfinch at chartermi.net (Susan Ryan)]

Ted,

Thanks for you comments. See if you prefer this crop -  which I  
considered posting at the outset. (I thought including more street in  
the foreground added to the  feeling of depth, but I went back and  
forth about it.)

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5crop.jpg.html

It was definitely a grab shot. I was in a crowd of people and had to  
take what I could get. I was able to plop down on the street but  
didn't have room to lie flat. Lying flat would have gotten me more of  
the guy's eyes, too.


Thanks Ted!

Sue



On Jul 19, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Susan Ryan showed:
>
> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy
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>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-4.jpg.html
>
> M8
>
> CV 21 color skopar - F8 and be there<<<<<<<<<<<,,
>
>
>
> Hi Susan,
>
> Interesting angles. But here's a couple of things. Nit picking maybe  
> but
> what I feel might be an improvement even as minor as they are.  
> Obviously and
> always "Others may not agree!"
>
>
>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5.jpg.html <<<<<<<<<
>
>
>
> Positive:
>
> Interesting angle, the verticals are straight without any picture  
> spoiling
> tilts. Quite easily to happen with  21mm lens, certainly at this  
> angle.
> Which points up excellent camera handling to avoid tilting.
>
> Negative:
>
> Minor nit picking -- This would entail probably lying on the road at  
> similar
> angle but closer to the big end of the horn to accent it more and  
> visually
> making the horn look even longer. Not only that, make it, maybe?? a  
> more
> interesting photo?
>
> Even at this angle I'd have tightened the cropping at the bottom  
> eliminating
> some of the open space.
>
>
>
>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-4.jpg.html<<<<<<<<<
>
>
>
> Positive:?
>
> OK you moved closer and the angle is---- "somewhat better." but  
> leans more
> to file 13 delete! :-( Because you cut off part of the horn  
> eliminating the
> uniqueness of the instrument..... It's length! Now it's too tight! :-(
>
> Negative:
>
> You chopped off the bulb of the horn!!! What were you thinking? I know
> tighter image! But you spoiled the angle you had seen in the  
> previous photo.
> Imagine a photograph of Louis Armstrong with the front end of his  
> trumpet
> chopped off while he was playing??? Never happen!
>
> Look at the two women passing right behind his head and hat..... A  
> complete
> distraction! Could you see this coming as you shot the picture???? Not
> likely, possibly? But in editing you just delete it unfortunately.  
> Don't
> even think of putting in a cabinet for 6 month hoping for  
> improvement, I've
> emotionally tried it and it doesn't work. :-( Just bite the bullet and
> delete! :-(
>
>
>
> The women are in such a distracting location combined with the hat  
> your eye
> goes directly there because everything points up towards them! You  
> can't
> miss this first! Or if you did see them as you went "click!" and  
> reacted
> accordingly, that is if you noticed. One doesn't always, no matter  
> whom they
> are or think they are?  Your immediate reaction should've been..  
> "Damn!"
> And shot again without people.
>
>
>
> I hope this critique helps, and please take no personal offence as  
> it's
> about the photographs.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Dr. ted
>
>
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