Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: Subject: [Leica] IMG: Puzzles >Plantain Lilies are very difficult to photograph, because the lower blooms >die before the top ones open. In this case, I caught them just prior to >opening. >http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6313 >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA =========================================================================================================================================== Here again, I wished you had watched the background more carefully. To me, the composition calls out for the camera to be moved to the left, so that the main flower would be seen against that nice dark patch in the background, and the blossoms wouldn't be lined up with the lighter tones. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA POY 1978 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt