Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, the strong reflections on the water in the vertical would be good in the square one. Different day, different sun. Maybe I'll go back a third time. Thanks, Robert On Apr 22, 2011, at 12:16 AM, afirkin at afirkin.com wrote: >> Alastair, >> >> Thanks very much for your comment. You are in the majority, >> preferring the vertical, and liking the light in that one better. >> Looking at the original prints, I prefer the square one, I think, >> because of its greater simplicity in structure and design -- the >> superstructure rising above the RR track in the vertical one seems >> too fussy for me. The square one has a simpler and more >> straightforward composition, which I like. >> >> Thanks, >> Robert > > As I said the composition only gives me different feelings. Neither is > really better. In some ways I like the strength of the vertical on the > left in the 35mm shot just because it is vertical and not slightly > sloping > out of the square image, but the triangles are stronger in the > enclosing > square for me. Horses for courses, but the water does look very > flat in > the second by comparison. > > Cheers > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information