Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I liked this image. Very nice portrait in difficult light (shaded subject with full sun background). The image is sharp and focus is good. I have two recommendations. First, if possible remove the guy in the background on the right. The wine bottles are eyecatching and he's right amid them, and distracting. Too late for more narrow dof. A little gausian blur in Photoshop could eliminate the entire background. (cheating perhaps, but it does wonders). Secondly, subject could use some hue adjustment. Lots of red, reflected from above perhaps. (Or maybe it's my monitor calibration). I'd give up some color correctness in the background for a more natural skintone. You definately captured the subject's expression at just the right moment. Great photograph! It tells a nice story. DaveR. >>http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-35022.html was taken during a Sunday market in the village close to the gite we were hiring. The gentleman in question owns a small vineyard and produces an excellent range of wines. They are certainly good enough for us to buy 60-70 bottles to keep us going through the winter!<< - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html