Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom Finnegan wrote: > > . > > Arrival - 35/1.4 > I would have preferred either a slightly wider view with more of the Mother > and the person holding the infant, or a closer shot of just the infant and > hands > CORRECT - The lens guess, not the analysis. ;-) > Mother - 20/2.8 > The cut off foot bothers me a bit, I would have liked the frame shifted down > slightly CORRECT on the lens > > Juggling - 85/1.4 > I might have liked a view slighly shifted to the left to get a bit of the > baby's face and put the mother against the light background Wrong - 28 1.4 Nikon > > Take My Picture - 85/1.4 > The hand sticking out of the kid's head ruins it for me WRONG - 35 1.4 Summilux ASPH - > > TV - 50/1.5 > Shift slightly to the right, also the father looks to be blinking WRONG - 35 1.4 > > Sisters - 75/1.4 > take the shot from a tiny bit further back to get the tip of the chair back > and the one foot of the gal on the right WRONG - 85 1.4 > Secrets - 180/2.8 > the tops of the glasses and straw (?) are distracting, maybe a shot from a > slightly higher perspective (stand on a chair) could clean it up a bit > WRONG -85 1.4 > Over Tired - 85/1.4 > take one step to the right to eliminate the other young girls arm and the > dark object on the right(dresser?) CORRECT > > Reading - 28/1.4 > I find the chopped off feet slightly annoying and I don't care for the yawn > , with the highlights blown out it looks like some kind of freaky porcelain > doll > > Nick and Opus - 21/2.8 > I don't like the chopped off head, and I don't care for crotch shot > perspective, perhaps shot from a bit to the right or from a slightly higher > viewpoint CORRECT > New Dad - 35/1.4 > without the title I wouldn't have a clue as to what was in the bin, you need > to get in closer > You're probably right as to the lens, although I think it may have been the 21 > Mars and Venus - 20/2.8 > shift frame up a bit to get less empty table and more ceiling where the > light is now cut off, also maybe shift slighlty to the right or move a bit > to get more of the gal on the right, what is going on here? > WRONG - 28 1.4 > Flower Girls - 60/2.8 > shift frame up slightly to get top of door frame and tell the two yahoos in > the background to get out of the picture WRONG 85 1,4 > Fairy Princess - 35/1.4 > the bright out-of-focus object on the left is a bit ditracting CORRECT > Center of Attention - 20/2.8 > back up just a tad to get the baby's fingertips and feet as well as the > ladies head CORRECT > Close - 60/2.8 > This is probably my favorite, my only suggestion might be to play around > with toning down the bright spot between the boys CORRECT > Chasing Rex - 28/1.4 > hard to tell what the heck is going on here, the area around the kids and > dog(?) looks blotchy, was this dodged? WRONG - 21 ASPH > Big Brother - 28/1.4 > shift frame up a bit to get all of the trike in the background and perhaps > just a fraction to the right, good action shot WRONG - 85 1.4 > Napping - 75/1.4 > shift perspective a bit to the left to get some of the baby's eyes and face WRONG - 35 1.4 > Alicia - 75/1.4 > shift perspective to a slightly higher viewpoint to eliminate some of the > oof blanket (?) in the foreground that is so annoying WRONG - 85 1.4 > After Dinner - 50/1.5 > back up a half step and shift a bit to the left so that the lamp isn't > sticking out of the one gals head, and the gals foot on the right isn't > chopped off WRONG - 85 1.4 > Minus One - 21/2.8 > without the title I'd be hard pressed to know what was happening, looks like > just a record shot of who was there, maybe shift frame slightly to the left > and back up half a step to get a bit of the ceiling in CORRECT - I think, but it may have been the 35. > > Farewell - 35/1.4 > again can't really tell what the heck is going on, you need to move to one > side or the other to get a better view of the casket, small boy (?) and > three women CORRECT > > Ok, so had I do? > > Tom Finnegan > Seattle You can see how you did - pretty poorly for someone with such strong opinions about how given photographs should be taken and what would make them better. Now I know I it's bush of me to get annoyed at the kind of "constructive criticism" you've so freely provided. And I know that when I post photos I ask for feed back. So you are, of course, entitled to your opinions of the photos. BUT - Given your admission of having very little photographic experience, I'd suggest throwing away the books and the art 101 course and getting out and spending 15 hours with a family, or 17 hours in a labor/delivery room, or attempting to take photos at a funeral without outraging those whose loved one has died, and then look at your photos and see if they are shot "correctly" by the standards you set here. B. D.