[Leica] Leap Day and the Design of a Photograph

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

Well, that's my first attempt to think seriously about the design elements,
so don't expect to get a masterpiece :-)

Thanks for looking

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:

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> The picture made me smile, mainly because of the HCB reference.  I like
> your thoughts about design in composition and agree for the most part with
> the direction you're taking, but for me the diagonals weren't very
> instrumental in making this picture work.  That may be because it was
> "content loaded" for anyone familiar with HCB -- once you get the joke you
> stop paying attention to the visual elements.  Also, your design
> (composition) has a lot of loose ends and doesn't entirely cohere.  That
> doesn't mean "bad" necessarily, just something to think about.  But I do
> think you're on to something worth exploring.
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